| Intel: Offensive starts in Pakistan tribal area (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:09 AM PDT  AP - Pakistan launched a much-awaited ground offensive in the al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan early Saturday, officials told The Associated Press, the toughest test yet in the nuclear-armed U.S. ally's struggle against militants aiming to topple the state.
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| Obama administration to unveil new Sudan policy (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:31 PM PDT  AP - The Obama administration plans to roll out a new policy toward Sudan with an eye toward engaging the government in Khartoum but also warning that continued violence in Darfur will result in penalties, U.S. officials said Friday.
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| Family at center of balloon saga under scrutiny (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:46 AM PDT  AP - A couple who frantically told a 911 dispatcher their 6-year-old son had floated off in an inflatable balloon remain in the spotlight, but now it's for a series of bizarre TV interviews about the escapade, a previous 911 call and efforts to land a reality TV show gig.
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| Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:42 AM PDT  AP - As the swine flu outbreak strikes the U.S. early and hard, health officials note a worrisome number of child deaths and warn that supplies of vaccine will remain scare for at least the next couple of weeks.
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| Obama poster artist admits error (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 11:27 PM PDT  AP - Artist Shepard Fairey, who designed the famous Barack Obama "HOPE" poster, admitted Friday that he didn't use the Associated Press photo he originally claimed his work was based on but instead used a picture the news organization had claimed was his source.
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| Peanut products doing just fine after health scare (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:34 AM PDT  AP - Go figure: Food makers processed more peanuts over the past year than nearly any other time on record despite a national salmonella outbreak blamed for killing nine people and scaring consumers away from peanut products for months.
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| 2009 federal deficit surges to $1.42 trillion (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:16 PM PDT  AP - What is $1.42 trillion? It's more than the total national debt for the first 200 years of the Republic, more than the entire economy of India, almost as much as Canada's, and more than $4,700 for every man, woman and child in the United States.
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| O'Brien, NJ mayor turn facetious feud into comedy (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 11:25 PM PDT  AP - Conan O'Brien and Newark Mayor Cory Booker turned their frivolous feud about the gritty city into comedy on NBC's "Tonight Show" on Friday.
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| Stopped cold: Sabathia, Yankees top Angels in ALCS (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT  AP - CC Sabathia ignored the cold, pounding the strike zone. Inside. Outside. Fastballs. Changeups. Whatever he threw Friday, the Los Angeles Angels hardly touched him.
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| Walk in the park: Dodgers rally on Happ's walk (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:39 AM PDT  AP - Keeping the Dodgers down through seven innings is no guarantee of a victory. Philadelphia found that out the hard way. Pedro Martinez allowed just two hits over seven shutout innings for the Phillies, but once he left, the Dodgers staged their latest postseason rally in the weirdest, wackiest way.
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| U.S. charges billionaire Rajaratnam with record insider trading (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - Billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and executives from some of the most prestigious U.S. companies were charged on Friday with the largest hedge fund insider-trading scheme ever. |
| BofA swings to $1 billion loss (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 01:48 PM PDT  Reuters - Bank of America Corp posted a $1 billion quarterly loss on Friday as consumer credit woes eclipsed investment banking earnings, underlining why the bank remains on a government respirator.
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| Pakistan army starts South Waziristan ground assault (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:21 AM PDT  Reuters - Pakistan's army began on Saturday a ground operation against Taliban militants in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border after weeks of air and artillery strikes, a senior government official said.
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| Florida man sentenced to 24 years for Ponzi scheme (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:12 PM PDT Reuters - A Florida money manager was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday for orchestrating a Ponzi fraud scheme that took in $44 million from investors by purporting to make profits by currency trading. |
| Congress calls on BofA directors to testify: source (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:28 PM PDT Reuters - Two Bank of America directors have been asked to testify before Congress on the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch and ensuing fallout, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. |
| New flu can kill fast, researchers agree (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:00 PM PDT  Reuters - The new H1N1 flu is "strikingly different" from seasonal influenza, killing much younger people than ordinary flu and often killing them very fast, World Health Organization officials said on Friday.
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| U.S. bank failure tally hits 99 for 2009 (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:59 PM PDT Reuters - One more U.S. bank was shuttered on Friday, as the tally of failures so far this year inched closer to 100. |
| U.S. budget gap hits record $1.4 trillion (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:02 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. budget deficit hit a record $1.4 trillion in the just-ended fiscal year, the government said on Friday, as the deep recession and a series of bank rescues cut a gaping hole in public finances. |
| Pakistan moves troops to Taliban bastions: officials (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:33 AM PDT  AFP - Pakistani ground troops backed by warplanes and army gunships thrust inside Taliban bastions in South Waziristan on Saturday to ready an all-out assault against the militants, officials said.
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| Afghan vote decision expected amid horse-trading (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 07:17 PM PDT  AFP - Two months after Afghans voted in controversial presidential elections, electoral authorities are expected to announce on Saturday if they have a winner or if another poll is needed.
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