Latest Breaking News Headlines For Thursday Oct 9, 2008

Latest Breaking News Headlines For Thursday Oct 9, 2008

!!-- pobj:OHAB139-1009081840 -->Domestic issues _ policy and bliss _ were on Barack Obama's mind Thursday as he campaigned in Ohio. The Democratic presidential nominee delivered speeches on the economy in Dayton,...

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, touted by GOP presidential candidate John McCain as his expert on energy, seemed to have problems Thursday explaining whether the government bans oil exports _ especially from her state's North...

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Ohio's top elections official to verify the identity of newly registered voters by matching them with other government documents. U.S. District Judge George C. Smith in Columbus...

Law enforcement officials in a southwest Ohio county populated with Democrat-leaning college students are seeking information on hundreds of people who registered to vote and cast ballots during the state's weeklong...

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican John McCain keeps switching responses to the economic crisis and now advocates a plan for troubled mortgages that would "reward banks and...

In an Oct. 8 story about a woman struck by ammunition that fired accidentally from her stove, The Associated Press, relying on a report by the Peninsula Daily News, reported erroneously that the fragment came from a...

A woman is recovering in Florida after a dolphin hit her when it leaped aboard the boat she was in. The Coast Guard says witnesses called 911 Thursday after seeing the dolphin jump from the Intracoastal Waterway and...

With the economy in a slide and the credit markets seized up, states are slashing budgets, eliminating jobs, putting major construction projects on hold and nervously waiting to see whether their shriveled pension funds...

In an Oct. 8 story about a woman struck by ammunition that fired accidentally from her stove, The Associated Press, relying on a report by the Peninsula Daily News, reported erroneously that the fragment came from a...

A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished...

Five state police officers were killed in the western Mexican state of Jalisco by grenade-lobbing gunmen who fired more than 800 bullets in the attack, authorities said Thursday. The officers came under fire Wednesday...

Britain will compensate more than two dozen women from its Pitcairn Island territory in the South Pacific for decades of sexual abuse carried out by male islanders, the governor there said Friday. The islanders are...

Japan's benchmark Nikkei index falls more than 7 percent in early trade following massive losses overnight on Wall Street. ...

Smoke was detected Friday at a Japanese nuclear power complex that suffered a major accident a decade ago, but the operator said there was no release of radioactivity. The smoke was found at a solid waste facility at...

A government report released Thursday said the cost of Canada's military involvement in Afghanistan could eventually hit $15.7 billion by 2011, a much higher price tag than the government had announced in the past. ...

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is laying off 567 state workers as the state's budget outlook worsens amid the global financial crisis. The cuts are the deepest in at least five years in Virginia. Kaine also said Thursday...

Wells Fargo emerged as the apparent victor in the battle for control of Wachovia bank Thursday night, after rival suitor Citigroup broke off talks with Wells Fargo and federal regulators but vowed to have its day in...

Stock markets across Asia posted sharp losses in early trading Friday on the heels of a steep sell-off on Wall Street. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 974.12 points, or 10.64 percent, to close the morning...

Stocks plunged Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down 679 points _ more than 7 percent _ to its lowest level in five years. Stocks took a nosedive after a major credit-rating agency said it might cut...

A towboat was so erratic it appeared its operator "had had a stroke" as it pushed a barge into the path of a tanker before a collision that shut a major shipping waterway over the summer, the tanker's pilot testified...

The highly public divorce battle between Christie Brinkley and her ex-husband may be settled, but the couple's bitter dispute is heating up again. Brinkley asked a Suffolk County court to shield the couple's two...

A judge has ordered the 23-year-old son of actor Ryan O'Neal back to rehab weeks after he and his father were arrested on suspicion of drug possession. Redmond O'Neal appeared in a Malibu courtroom Wednesday on a...

If you're wondering what was going through Britney Spears' head during her erratic era, you are not alone _ so does she. "I sit there and I look back and I'm like, 'I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?'"...

A woman who moved to Louisiana to help Hurricane Katrina survivors, a marathon runner who gets homeless people on their feet and several community organizers will be honored by CNN in its second Thanksgiving night...

We've already seen the baby pictures _ now see the photo of Angelina Jolie apparently breastfeeding on the cover of W magazine. Jolie appears on the cover of the W's November issue in a sleeveless top, which has been...

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Historical and contemporary Baptist views on the doctrine of the church were examined during Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's fourth annual Baptist Distinctive Series at the Fort...

NEW ORLEANS (BP)--He'll be knee-deep in weeds at the Interstate 10 underpass at Franklin Avenue in New Orleans or setting sod at a neighborhood home, but one thing is certain: Robert Claverie, 64, won't be in one place...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--It's a unique partnership between two institutions of higher education -- one tasked with theological education and the other offering a master's degree in business administration, with both...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Southern Baptist Theological Seminary student Michael Diaz recently faced the most arduous day of his seminary career.But it wasn't difficult because of tests, papers or staying up late to parse...

EDITOR'S NOTE: An audio version of this column is available here.RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Stock markets are tanking. Banks are struggling to survive. Credit has all but dried up. A worldwide recession looms as overseas...

A German farmer who received the world's first complete double arm transplant said Wednesday that incredulity gave way to joy when he woke from surgery to discover he had arms again. Karl Merk, who lost his arms in a...

Cells taken from men's testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific field. The new type of stem...

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...

One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday. The figures represent the government's first substantial study of...

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...

IBM Corp. sold $3.9 billion in bonds on Thursday, a sign that the stalwarts of the corporate world are still finding lenders. "The markets were open to us at this time, so we decided to enter," said IBM spokesman Doug...

Even after IBM Corp. surprised Wall Street with a healthy profit in the third quarter and a reaffirmation of its earnings outlook for the rest of the year, the broader technology sector dived again Thursday. There's...

Micron Technology Inc. will cut about 15 percent of its global work force as part of a restructuring of its computer memory chip operations, the company said Thursday. The bulk of the job losses will be in Boise, where...

Flash memory drives, the size of your thumb, are dirt cheap and offer gigabytes of storage. It's tempting to fill one of them with important computer files, clip it to a key chain and hit the road. But what if you lose...

If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say...

Strong storms buffeted the Southeast on Thursday, downing power lines and trees, pelting towns in Georgia and Florida with quarter-sized hail and spawning a tornado near Fargo, Georgia. Up north, cold fronts settled...

Gusty winds, rain and early season snow were forecast Thursday for parts of Washington, Oregon and Northern California as a strong storm system moves into the Northwest. Snow was expected only in the higher elevations...

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...

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...

A cold front was to trek across the Mississippi Valley Wednesday morning before making its way across the Ohio Valley, the Northeast and the Southeast by the afternoon. The Great Lakes and the Ohio Valley were to see...