Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops
12:51
President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide...
Obama's "crustmaster" shares his pie recipe
12:23
White House pastry chef Bill Yosses' light, flaky pie crusts have earned him the nickname "The Crustmaster" from President Barack Obama. His trick to making fruit pies worthy of a president is to bake the bottom crust...
CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama pastry chef the Crustmaster
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Poor Bill Yosses. He's the White House pastry chef. He makes desserts for a living. He works for Barack and Michelle Obama. They talk about healthy eating. All the time. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? Not...
US to send envoy to NKorea for nuclear talks
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The Obama administration has decided, after months of deliberation, to accept an offer by North Korea to send a special envoy to Pyongyang for direct talks on nuclear issues, two administration officials said Monday. ...
AP sources: Bill Clinton to speak to Dem senators
9:35
Former President Bill Clinton plans to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss health care legislation with Senate Democrats. Officials says the former president is scheduled to speak during the Democrats' weekly...
Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter
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A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday. The posting on...
Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter
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A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday. The posting on...
Obama encourages federal hiring of veterans
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The White House launched an effort Monday that it says will turn the government into a model employer of military veterans and possibly provide encouragement for private employers to do the same. President Barack Obama...
Rains hitting Gulf Coast ahead of tropical storm
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Squalls ahead of a rare late-season tropical storm that was crawling toward the Gulf Coast blew in heavy rain Monday as residents hunkered down mostly at home to ride out high winds and anticipated flooding. Ida had...
Teen killed while sleeping at Ore. hunting camp
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Authorities say a 14-year-old boy is dead and his cousin is in custody after a bullet came through the wall of the motor home the boy was sleeping in at a central Oregon hunting camp and struck him in the head. Crook...
Man confesses to shooting Kan. abortion provider
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Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn children. Scott Roeder, 51, of...
Mallahan concedes Seattle mayor race; McGinn wins
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Cell phone executive Joe Mallahan conceded defeat Monday in the race for Seattle mayor, handing environmental attorney Mike McGinn a victory in the state's biggest city. Mallahan conceded after the latest batch of...
Today in History - Nov. 10
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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2009. There are 51 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. On...
NYPD: Suspicious powder sent to 3 NY consulates
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Envelopes containing suspicious powder were sent to three foreign consulates in Manhattan on Monday, but initial tests suggested the mailings were a hoax, police officials said. A field test done on the powder sent the...
Obituaries in the news
11:32
Vitaly Ginzburg MOSCOW (AP) _ Vitaly Ginzburg, a Nobel Prize-winning Russian physicist and one of the fathers of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, died Sunday. He was 93. The Russian Academy of Sciences said Ginzburg died of...
Investigators say Fort Hood suspect acted alone
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The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre is believed to have acted alone despite repeated communications _ monitored by authorities _ with a radical imam overseas, U.S. officials said Monday. The FBI will...
Asian stock markets follow Wall Street higher
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Asian stocks extended their gains Tuesday after Wall Street touched its highest level for 2009 amid optimism low interest rates would continue to power this year's rally in global markets. It marked the third straight...
French envoy meets with NKorean foreign minister
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The French president's special envoy on North Korea held talks Tuesday with the country's foreign minister during a visit to Pyongyang to explore the possibility of establishing diplomatic ties with the communist...
Japan plans additional $5 billion for Afghanistan
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Japan said Tuesday it plans to provide up to $5 billion in aid to Afghanistan, effectively replacing its naval refueling mission that supports U.S.-led coalition in the region in a commitment announced days ahead of...
Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire
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The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said. There were no South...
Israeli president visits Brazil, ahead of Iran
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Dueling visits to Brazil by the presidents of Israel and Iran are showing the South American powerhouse's growing role in Mideast diplomacy. Israeli President Shimon Peres opens a visit to Brazil on Tuesday, in the...
Toppled Thai leader arrives in Cambodia
11:52
Thailand's fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived Tuesday in Cambodia following his appointment as economic adviser to the government, fueling tensions between the neighboring countries. The toppled...
Gunmen kidnap 3 workers in southern Philippines
11:18
Gunmen in camouflage stormed a plywood factory and abducted three workers Tuesday, a day after suspected Muslim militants beheaded a kidnapped schoolteacher on a nearby southern Philippine island, officials said. About...
Oil falls below $79 as Ida drops to tropical storm
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Oil prices drifted below $79 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as a storm threatening oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico weakened and investors eyed a volatile dollar. Benchmark crude for December delivery was down 49...
Petters associate explains how alleged scam worked
11:38
A key figure in the case of a Minnesota businessman accused of orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme acknowledged Monday that he was a disbarred lawyer with a criminal record who had entered the federal witness...
Different views of slaughterhouse manager offered
11:21
Prosecutors and defense attorneys for the former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse offered starkly different portraits of the man accused of defrauding a bank Monday in the closing arguments of his nearly...
LA man gets prison for repackaging plane parts
10:53
A Los Angeles businessman has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for selling uncertified aircraft manufacturing parts that were used to make Boeing 737 airplanes. Prosecutors say 74-year-old Duane Lepire...
Feds seize assets of Fla. lawyer in Ponzi probe
10:34
Federal prosecutors accused a high-profile South Florida attorney of concocting a Ponzi scheme that lured millions of dollars from investors with promises of big payoffs from legal settlements that never existed,...
Abortion could roil Senate health care debate
9:41
Abortion opponents in the Senate are seeking tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil a shaky Democratic effort to pass President Barack Obama's signature issue by year's end. Sen....
Judge: Evidence allowed in ex-KB home chief trial
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A federal judge in Los Angeles has rebuffed an effort by the former chief executive of building giant KB Homes to exclude materials related to his marriage settlement and other evidence during his upcoming trial for...
Judge: Evidence allowed in ex-KB Home exec's trial
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A federal judge in Los Angeles has rebuffed an effort by the former chief executive of building giant KB Home to exclude materials related to his marriage settlement and other evidence during his upcoming trial for...
Hawker Beechcraft to close Salina, Kan., plant
7:53
Airplane maker Hawker Beechcraft Corp. announced Monday that it will close its Salina operation. The company, one of the nation's leading business jet manufacturers, said in a news release that it informed its Salina...
Joseph Jackson lobs accusations
12:58
Michael Jackson's father is making accusations of fraud against the administrators of the singer's will as he intensifies his campaign to get money from his son's estate. Joseph Jackson's attorney, Brian Oxman, filed a...
Maya Angelou, Rihanna among Glamour mag's honorees
12:32
There was a huge pop star, a tennis phenom, a top fashion designer, a key U.S. diplomat and three Beatle wives. But the biggest ovation at Monday's Glamour Women of the Year awards, a star-studded affair at New York's...
Mutual of Omaha settles 'aha' suit against Winfrey
11:23
Mutual of Omaha may have had its own "aha moment." The insurance company has decided to settle its lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey's production company over rights to the phrase. Jim Nolan, a spokesman for Mutual, and...
Mya tops fellow celebs on 'Dancing With the Stars'
10:41
Mya is tops on "Dancing With the Stars." The 30-year-old Grammy winner was the top scorer Monday on the hit ABC show. She finished a point away from perfect, earning 59 points out of 60 for her two dances and beating...
Lawyer: Woods' brother did not get proper care
10:10
A hospital did not do enough to care for the brother of James Woods when he went to the emergency room complaining of a sore throat and vomiting in 2006, a lawyer for the actor told jurors Monday at the trial of a...
Comedian Katt Williams jailed in Ga. over burglary
10:03
Comedian and rapper Katt Williams was released on bond Monday after police said they arrested the entertainer for breaking into a home and stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and coins. Williams, who police...
Another Disney studio executive exits
8:09
Another executive at The Walt Disney Co.'s movie studio is exiting hurriedly as the company's troubles continue at the box office with a weak opening for "A Christmas Carol." Mark Zoradi, president of Walt Disney...
Iranian father-son musical perform for peace
7:49
It's a seemingly simple approach to one of the modern world's most complicated political problems: By marrying the dainty lutes of the East with thrumming violas of the West, composer Hafez Nazeri says he wants to...
Fla. Baptists to brave Ida winds & rain
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (BP)--When Hurricane Ida was downgraded to Tropical Storm Ida on Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center's announcement left residents of coastal Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida a bit...
Liberty students swing election, get lesson in democracy
5:45
LYNCHBURG, Va. (BP)--If any Liberty University students wondered if their vote could make a difference on Election Day, they now know the answer.With on-campus residents voting in a general election only for the second...
BERLIN WALL RETROSPECTIVE: True freedom
5:45
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--The memory is clear in my mind. I was standing looking at the Berlin Wall. It was a cold January night in 1977. Snow was everywhere, but the wall dominated the foreground of the landscape....
BERLIN WALL RETROSPECTIVE: One down. One to go.
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EVANSTON, Ill. (BP)--For my generation, the fall of the Berlin Wall was astonishing, even stupefying. We had lived our lives in the shadow of communism. In the two years before I was born, Winston Churchill had...
BERLIN WALL RETROSPECTIVE: The wall became a door
5:45
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--I clearly remember watching the evening news, spellbound as jubilant Berliners danced upon the Berlin Wall the night of Nov. 9, 1989. East Berliners were flowing through Brandenburg Gate, and a news...
Gov. urges community to mutual support
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KILLEEN, Texas (BP)--Texas Gov. Rick Perry called for mutual support among soldiers at Fort Hood and residents in Killeen, Texas, in his remarks to a community memorial service Sunday night at First Baptist...
Fort Hood-area churches offer refuge
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KILLEEN, Texas (BP)--A couple of Southern Baptist congregations near Fort Hood served as rallying places for the community and offered messages of hope Nov. 8 following a shooting on a military post that left 12...
Chaplains at Fort Hood face range of needs
5:45
FORT HOOD, Texas (BP)--Army chaplains working at Fort Hood have been in near perpetual motion since Thursday's deadly shootings, providing immediate support to the wounded at area hospitals and to first responders,...
Medical association backs health system reform
10:02
The American Medical Association on Monday rebuffed dissident members and voted to stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts, while reiterating wariness over proposals that threaten doctors' pocketbooks and...
UK starts study on using human DNA in animals
7:33
British scientists begin a new study on Tuesday to consider how human DNA is used in animal experiments and to determine what the boundaries of such controversial science might be. Though experts have been swapping...
WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women
3:39
In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44. Unsafe sex is...
Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts
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Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries _ signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It's work that...
Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches
11:46
The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., is worried about a recent outbreak that killed...
In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
5:50
In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or...
Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine
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Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday. That's true even for people who are at extra risk for severe...
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine
6:53
Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first...
Nobel-winning Russian physicist dies at 93
11:27
Vitaly Ginzburg, a Nobel Prize-winning Russian physicist and one of the fathers of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, has died in Moscow. He was 93. Ginzburg died late Sunday of cardiac arrest, the Russian Academy of Sciences...
EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun
9:18
European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S. The so-called...
Cisco Systems sells $5 billion worth of debt
7:39
Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, said Monday it will sell three series of senior unsecured notes worth a total of $5 billion. The offering is expected to close on Nov. 17....
Google snaps up mobile ad startup for $750 million
7:03
Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web on...
High court considers what can qualify for a patent
6:59
Should techniques for training horses be eligible for a patent? What about a system for choosing a jury or fail-proof method for speed dating? Supreme Court justices raised the questions Monday as they struggled to...
EA posts 2Q loss, cutting 17 pct. of work force
6:56
Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry. The company announced the layoffs of 1,500 people just hours after it said it is...
Deadline in Google book deal extended to Friday
5:46
A judge has given Google Inc. more time to revise a legal settlement that has drawn government scrutiny because it would give the Internet search leader the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books. Under a...
Nobel-winning Russian physicist dies at 93
11:14
Vitaly Ginzburg, a Nobel Prize-winning Russian physicist and one of the fathers of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, has died in Moscow. He was 93. Ginzburg died late Sunday of cardiac arrest, the Russian Academy of Sciences...
The nation's weather
4:43
A strong storm in the center of the country was expected to continue bringing wintry weather to the Central Rockies and Plains on Thursday. A strong low pressure system that developed over the Rockies would continue...
The nation's weather
5:18
Unsettlement was expected over most of the country Friday as two strong systems were forecast to continue kicking up wet weather. In the East, a strong low pressure system was expected to sweep eastward from the...
The nation's weather
4:57
Wet weather was forecast to sweep through the Central U.S. on Thursday as a strong low pressure system pushed off the Rockies and into the Plains. The system that developed over the Great Basin and spread light...
The nation's weather
5:26
Drier conditions were expected for the Eastern U.S., while a strong storm would continue tracking over the Rockies. A high pressure system would continue building over the East Coast as a low pressure system slowly...
The nation's weather
4:54
Wet weather was forecast to persist in the Northeast while diminishing across the Southeast as a front pushed off the East Coast on Tuesday. A strong low pressure system would continue to track over the Great Lakes and...
The nation's weather
5:05
Monday's main weather event was forecast to develop in the Midwest as a deepening area of low pressure in the northern Great Lakes swung a cold front through the Upper Great Lakes. Significant precipitation with...
The nation's weather
7:29
A low-pressure system will begin Sunday over the Ohio Valley before tracking over New England into the Atlantic Ocean by the end of the day. This storm will carry a significant amount of moisture that will produce...
The nation's weather
7:35
The Eastern U.S. will continue to see unsettled weather Saturday as a cold front lingers over the region. A low pressure system will continue tracking eastward, over the Mississippi River Valley and into the East...