Motown Caps 50th Anniversary With Hometown Gala Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock. Jeff Karoub, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Canadian Woman Loses Benefits Over Facebook Photo A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave says she lost her benefits because of photos on Facebook and she’s fighting to get them reinstated. Staff, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
5 Long Beach Students Arrested in Alleged Groping Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school. Staff, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Mumbai Still Vulnerable 1 Year After Terror Attack The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors. Erika Kinetz, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
2 Dead After Shooting at Ore. Intersection A gunman fatally wounded a passenger in another vehicle at an Oregon intersection Saturday, setting off a police chase that ended when the suspect crashed and was killed by officers, authorities said. Staff, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Ukraine’s ‘Hot Air’ Bedevils Global Climate Deal Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he’s a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance. Arthur Max, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
AP Reporter Caught Up in Stalin Family’s Agony Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George Krimsky sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced. Larry Heinzerling, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Afghan Road Builder’s Dream Thwarted by Violence Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives. Todd Pitman, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Today in History - Nov. 22 Today is Sunday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2009. There are 39 days left in the year. The Associated Press, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
Hugo Chavez Invites Fidel Castro to Venezuela Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months. Staff, AP NEWS - 45 minutes ago
UC Santa Cruz Protesters Still Occupy Building Dozens of protesters are occupying the main administrative building at University of California, Santa Cruz in the third straight day of protest over fee hikes and cuts to campus services. Staff, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Historic Health Care Bill Clears Senate Hurdle Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. David Espo, AP NEWS - 61 minutes ago
Biden Says Senate Handed Obama a Big Victory Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation’s health care system. Mike Glover, AP NEWS - 77 minutes ago
Police: Man Fatally Stabbed Over NYC Subway Seat A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said. Staff, AP NEWS - 77 minutes ago
International Emmys to Honor David Frost British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. Charles J. Gans, AP NEWS - 81 minutes ago
South Africa Rugby Team Relieved to Be Back on Track South Africa coach Peter de Villiers and captain John Smit agreed that the world champions were back on track following their 32-10 win over Italy here. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 85 minutes ago
US Regional Banks Grow on the Cheap Amid Crisis The 20-year record high bankruptcy rate for US banks and businesses is giving regional banks on sound footing the opportunity to expand swiftly and on the cheap. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 85 minutes ago
US ‘Helps Build Anti-Taliban Militias’ in Afghanistan The United States has begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias in several parts of Afghanistan in hopes for a large-scale tribal rebellion against the radical Islamic movement, The New York Times reported late Saturday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 85 minutes ago
Separated Twins Beat the Odds Bangladeshi conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna appeared on Sunday to have beaten the odds with their miracle story of survival, both awaking from landmark separation surgery happy and well. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 85 minutes ago
Japanese Temple Resorts to Manga to Woo Visitors Girls clad in maids' outfits are not traditionally associated with Buddhism, but that has not stopped monks at a centuries-old temple using Japanese pop culture to woo visitors. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 85 minutes ago
Senate Health Bill Passes Key Test A sweeping healthcarereform bill passes its first U.S. Senate test, with a procedural vote to begin debate on the bill on November 30. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 92 minutes ago
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