Latest Breaking News Headlines For Tuesday Oct 7, 2008

Latest Breaking News Headlines For Tuesday Oct 7, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has raised about $3.3 million from contributors who did not list a home state or who designated their state with an abbreviation that did not match one of the 50 states or...

After weeks of limited contact with the news media, Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin ventured to the back of her campaign plane Tuesday and answered several questions from reporters. The Alaska governor...

Republican Sen. John McCain served on the advisory board to the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America in the 1980s. The U.S. Council for World Freedom also...

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's practice of charging the state when she stays in her home must be reviewed to determine if she should pay taxes on the payments, state Finance Director Kim Garnero said Tuesday. Palin, the...

Quotes from Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois during their second presidential debate on Tuesday at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.: ___ On mortgages: McCAIN:...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned Tuesday of future cuts to the state budget that was signed into law just two weeks ago and insisted something must be done to address California's mounting financial problems. The...

A man pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct Tuesday for writing on a newspaper Web site that he was going to shoot up a shopping mall one day after a shooting spree in another Washington state town. Jeffrey Gargaro, 28,...

Days after it got a federal bailout, American International Group Inc. spent $440,000 on a posh California retreat for its executives, complete with spa treatments, banquets and golf outings, according to lawmakers...

The widow of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide while in outpatient care for depression at a Veterans Administration hospital has sued the federal government for negligence. Tiera Woodward, 26, claims in her...

Dozens of police officers disrupted the work of a road maintenance crew Tuesday when they heckled civilian flaggers who have replaced law enforcement officers at construction sites under new state rules. Woburn Police...

Instruments aboard a Qantas airliner warned of a glitch in its stabilization system when it suddenly rose and plunged, tossing unbelted passengers to the ceiling and injuring more than 70 people, Australian...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, sliding in the polls a week before elections, on Tuesday released modest legislative goals saying now is not the time to boost spending. Harper's Conservative Party has faced...

The U.S. is set to suspend a trade deal with Bolivia that is worth 20,000 Bolivian jobs and $150 million a year, but President Evo Morales says South America's poorest country shouldn't worry. "We don't have to be...

!!-- pobj:NY4C-1007081215 -->Tropical Storm Marco roared ashore on Mexico's Gulf coast with near-hurricane force winds on Tuesday, prompting a shutdown of some oil platforms and forcing the evacuation of some 3,000...

Laura Bush decried illiteracy among women Tuesday, saying that midway through a decade-long U.N. education push nations have failed to make a dent in the numbers unable to read and write. "The percentage of women who...

The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrials to more than 875 points amid escalating worries about credit...

Gold prices kept rising Tuesday, approaching $900 an ounce after another day of turmoil in financial markets encouraged buying of safe-haven assets. Silver also rose. Investors remained skittish even after the Federal...

The grip on the credit markets loosened just barely on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it would buy commercial paper, the unsecured short-term debt that companies sell for their short-term cash needs. In the...

Fast-food company Yum Brands Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit grew 5 percent as surging sales in its overseas operations more than offset a sharp decline in U.S. results and the continued strain from high...

Alcoa Inc., the world's third-largest aluminum producer, on Tuesday reported a 52-percent drop in third quarter profit and said it would conserve cash by suspending its stock buyback program and all non-critical capital...

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 29-Oct. 5. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses...

Britney Spears may have to stand trial for driving without a valid license after all. A three-judge panel in Los Angeles on Tuesday denied a motion by Spears' attorney seeking a delay in the trial and a possible...

Dan Rather could have made millions of dollars more per year if CBS had not defrauded him before firing him, his lawyer said Tuesday. Martin Gold discussed the finances after a hearing on Rather's ongoing $70 million...

Director Mike Leigh has a knack for putting relatively unknown British actresses into Academy Awards contention, as he did with "Secrets & Lies" and "Vera Drake." His latest find is Sally Hawkins, who co-starred in...

Rocco DiSpirito will serve seconds on "Dancing with the Stars." The celebrity chef came in last place on the ABC dancing competition, but he wasn't dismissed because injured contestant Misty May-Treanor dropped out of...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (BP)--Many babies admitted to this neonatal intensive care unit —- those born unexpectedly early, some even before their own baby showers -— receive their first gifts from Dana Gallahair."Yes, I'm the...

KALISPELL, Mont. (BP)--A new executive director, new strategy and newly revived newspaper were key highlights of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention's Oct. 1-2 annual meeting at Easthaven Baptist Church in...

WASHINGTON (BP)--The Bush administration has cut off federal aid to a leading international provider of abortions because of the organization's alleged support of China's coercive population control program.The U.S....

!P>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP)--A proposed constitutional marriage amendment in California has taken a lead in a new statewide poll, days after supporters of the proposal began airing their first statewide television ad.The...

!P>HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (BP)--For perhaps the first time in my life since the final exam, I wish I had paid more attention in Economics 101. About all I can now recall is that economics has something to do with guns and...

Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for...

Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force _ in a...

Don't give over-the-counter cold remedies to kids under 4, drug companies said Tuesday. What sniffling little ones need, doctors said, are plenty of fluids and lots of tender, loving care. "The best thing a parent can...

Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for...

Get moving: New exercise guidelines released Tuesday set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that's 2 1/2 hours a week. How much physical activity you need depends largely on age and level of...

Among all the profiles on MySpace, the social networking site's users have uploaded almost 4 billion photos. Now through an agreement with Hewlett-Packard Co., MySpace hopes people will increasingly print these images...

AMD'S SPLIT: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will now focus on designing chips and spin off a new venture focused on making them. Chip-making factories are massively expensive, and AMD can't afford to compete...

Online video leader YouTube has opened up its version of a home shopping network in its latest effort to wring more revenue from its massive audience and justify the $1.76 billion that Google Inc. paid for the site two...

U.S. Internet advertising revenue dipped slightly in the second quarter from the previous three-month period, which likely is a ripple effect from the bad economy given that prior to 2008 the market had seen several...

For years, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s scrappy image was best summed up by an insult that founder Jerry Sanders lobbed against rivals: "Real men have fabs." Sanders meant that while many chip companies design...

Rain clouds stretched from North Dakota to Texas early Monday, while storms also made for a wet commute in the Northwest. The Northeast was to stay cool. Low pressure will sweep through the central portion of the...

Most of the East was expected to remain dry Sunday, while showers and thunderstorms were forecast for the northern Rockies, the Great Basin, the Southwest and the central and southern Plains. Snow and rain were...

Showers were forecast across the Pacific Northwest and Northern California on Saturday and a winter storm warning was issued for parts of Northern California, Utah and Colorado. Mostly sunny skies and cool conditions...

Light rain and clouds covered parts of the West on Saturday as low pressure moved across the region, also generating periods of heavy rainfall with isolated thunderstorms. It was cooler than usual in Southern...

Severe weather was to continue sweeping across the Plains on Tuesday, while thunderstorms slipped over the Mississippi Valley and high pressure kept the interior West clear. A cold front was to extend from the Upper...