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'Inglourious Basterds' wins SAG film award (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:09 PM PST

Alec Baldwin accepts the best actor in a comedy series award at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - While Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock's chances for Academy Award gold were advanced with their trophies at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the blockbuster "Avatar" may have felt a touch blue.


Oil spilled at east Texas port as ships collide (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:18 PM PST

A barge is seen engaged with Eagle Otome after the two vessels collided causing as much as 450,000 gallons of crude oil to spill, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Port Arthur, Texas.  Officials contained the spill, but were still assessing the scope and cause. No injuries were reported from the collision. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Julio Cortez) MANDATORY CREDITAP - A crude oil spill in a southeast Texas port that happened when a tanker and towing vessel collided Saturday was not expected to spread beyond a two-mile area, the U.S. Coast Guard said.


Storms trash Calif. beaches, bring snow to AZ, NM (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:47 PM PST

Steve Masoner, co-fonder of the non-profit 'Save Our Beach', removes a tire from the beach, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 after a week of storms washed debris ashore in Seal Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)AP - The sky was blue and the sun bright for the first time in days after a week of powerful Southern California rain storms, but all Victoria Macey could see was the mountain of steaming trash and twisted debris on her favorite beach.


Flight diverted to Denver due to unruly passenger (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:48 PM PST

AP - A United Airlines jetliner carrying more than 100 people en route to Las Vegas was diverted to Denver Saturday after a passenger tried to open an exterior door on the plane while it was in flight, officials said.

2 killed when plane crashes in suburban Chicago (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:16 PM PST

AP - Authorities say two people were killed when the small plane they were in crashed in suburban Chicago.

Crumbling cliffs don't deter Pacifica residents (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 01:07 PM PST

In this  Jan. 22, 2010 photo, workers looks over a cliff next to an apartment building where six units were evacuated on Thursday, in Pacifica, Calif.   (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - It wasn't the thunderous sound of a massive chunk of ocean bluff plummeting to the beach that jarred Marva Seaton to life Thursday at 5:30 a.m., but a rap at her door.


Homeless veteran who saved 5 in fire laid to rest (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:48 PM PST

Honor guard members carry the remains of Raymond Edward Vivier, a homeless man living in Cleveland, who died in a boarding house fire with three other homeless person, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.  (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP - Ray Vivier had been an adventurer, a Marine veteran who explored the country from South Carolina to Alaska, the father of five children.


Tax the rich? Ore. voters scratching their ballots (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 12:49 PM PST

Rachael Townsend holds a sign at a rally of supporters of Oregon's Measures 66 and 67 in Portland, Ore., Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.  The two ballot measures, which would raise taxes on high-income earners and corporations, will be determined next Tuesday in Oregon's vote-by-mail special election. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)AP - If any Americans are willing to fork over more to state governments in 2010, it might just be those of Oregon, where voters are deciding the fate of two proposed tax increases that target the wealthy and corporations.


Experts: Police botched 1st Peterson investigation (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:57 AM PST

FILE - In this May 8, 2009 file photo, former Bolingbrook, Ill. police Sgt. Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill., for his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his former wife Kathleen Savio. One thing became clear as a police officer testified Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, about the 2004 investigation into Savio's death: They pretty much blew it, failing to collect a shred of forensic evidence and allowing her ex-husband to sit in on interviews with potential witnesses. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - From nearly the moment the lead investigator stepped into the suburban Chicago area home where former policeman Drew Peterson's third wife was found dead in a dry bathtub, he treated her death as a tragic accident.


Student pranked by Philadelphia airport TSA worker (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 07:05 PM PST

AP - A college student returning to school after the winter break fell victim to a prank at Philadelphia's airport by a Transportation Security Administration worker who pretended to plant a plastic bag of white powder in her carryon luggage.

Union: Chrysler delays plan to close Ohio plant (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 02:46 PM PST

AP - Union leaders say Chrysler's stamping plant in Ohio will stay open until June 26, three months longer than the company had planned.

Chief backs 911 caller in Ohio roadside rape case (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:22 AM PST

AP - An Ohio police chief is defending a driver who called 911 but didn't do more to stop a woman from being raped along a street in broad daylight.

A view from the winners' table at the SAG Awards (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 07:38 PM PST

Actress Tina Fey poses backstage with the award for actress in a comedy series at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - Inside the Shrine Exposition Center, banquet tables filled with A-listers sat side by side as stars of TV and film honored their peers at Saturday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards.


Man charged with slaying mom, 2 tots in Brooklyn (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:25 AM PST

AP - A New York City man faces charges that he slaughtered his girlfriend and her two young children in a frenzy at their Brooklyn home.

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Haitians in Mass Exodus from Capital Port-au-Prince - Voice of America

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:01 AM PST


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Haitians in Mass Exodus from Capital Port-au-Prince
Voice of America
With Haiti still in a state of emergency after last week's terrible earthquake, many residents of Port-au-Prince are leaving the city, trying to get out any way they can. The exodus from Port-au-Prince has begun. With food and water scarce, ...
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Obama visits Ohio, defends healthcare agenda - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 08:02 PM PST


Malaysia Star

Obama visits Ohio, defends healthcare agenda
Los Angeles Times
In a stop reminiscent of his campaign trips through the battleground state, he admits his agenda has 'hit a little bit of a buzz saw along the way.' The president made an unscheduled stop in Elyria, Ohio, as he admitted his agenda had "hit a little bit ...
Obama receives custom-made football helmet in OhioWashington Post
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Obama, Biden to tout economic recovery plans in Tampa Bay - MiamiHerald.com

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 04:06 AM PST


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Obama, Biden to tout economic recovery plans in Tampa Bay
MiamiHerald.com
President Barack Obama is slated to appear in the Tampa Bay area on Thursday, one day after the State of the Union address and nearly one year after he pitched his economic stimulus plan in Florida. Vice President Joe Biden, ...
Advocates hope Obama-Biden visit is to award rail fundsTampa Tribune
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Gates Sees Fallout From Dysfunctional Relationship in Pakistan - New York Times

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:43 AM PST


Xinhua

Gates Sees Fallout From Dysfunctional Relationship in Pakistan
New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Nobody else in the Obama administration has been mired in Pakistan for as long as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. So on a trip here this past week to try to soothe the country's growing rancor toward the ...
Car bomb attack kills four in PakistanAFP
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NRA Endorses Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry - FOXNews

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:41 AM PST


MiamiHerald.com

NRA Endorses Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry
FOXNews
Incumbent Texas Governor Rick Perry hopes National Rifle Association endorsement will help position himself as the true conservative in the primary race to keep his seat against fellow Republican, US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. ...
Credibility can be a factor, but it isn't the only oneHouston Chronicle
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Rescues adds glimmer of hope to Haiti's grief (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:49 PM PST

Emmannuel Buso rests at the Israeli Defense Force field hospital after being rescued from the rubble of a building where he was trapped for 10 days in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.  According to Israeli Defense Forces, an Israeli search team pulled Buso from the rubble of a home and is in stable condition.  A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, killing and injuring thousands and leaving many homeless. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Two people emerged from beneath the rubble of the stricken Haiti capital a stunning 10 days after its devastating earthquake, reviving fading belief that others may have survived.


Top Democrats: We will push ahead with health care (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

President Barack Obama takes questions during a town hall style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats insist they will push ahead with efforts to overhaul health care, though they aren't explaining how they will proceed in that uphill fight.


Obama vows to fight for jobs in retooled message (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:38 PM PST

President Barack Obama visits a wind turbine manufacturing and fabrication lab at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22,2010, as part of his 'White House to Main Street Tour'. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama tried to revive his battered agenda and rally despondent Democrats on Friday with a renewed emphasis on jobs. His visit to this struggling Rust Belt city capped a tough first-anniversary week for a presidency that suffered jolts at the hands of Massachusetts voters and the Supreme Court.


On high court's big issues, 5-4 split is the rule (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 12:53 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2009 file photo, the Supreme Court poses for a portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated, from left are: Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, and Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Standing, from left are: Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak. FILE )AP - It comes down to this at the Supreme Court: If you've got Justice Anthony Kennedy on your side, you can pretty much do what you want. Without him, you're the author of an angry dissent.


Storm lingers over Ariz. after battering Calif. (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:39 PM PST

As onlookers watch, flood waters wash out a road and parts of a bridge Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, in Salome, Ariz. The remnants of the biggest storm to hit Arizona in nearly two decades lingered over the state Friday after drenching California, while authorities in both states continued to tally the damage. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The remnants of the biggest storm to hit Arizona in nearly two decades lingered over the state Friday after drenching California, while authorities in both states continued to tally the damage.


Balloon boy mom's interviews contradict husband (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:39 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2009 file photo, Mayumi Heene, left, leaves her home escorted by Larimer County Sheriffs in Fort Collins, Colo. Mayumi Heene, the mother of the 6-year-old boy purported to be in a runaway balloon in Colorado, repeatedly told authorities it was all a publicity stunt, contradicting what her husband told media before he reported to jail. (AP Photo/Will Powers, File)AP - A newly released video shows the mother of the 6-year-old boy purported to be in a runaway balloon finally acknowledging to authorities it was all a hoax — contrary to her husband's repeated public denials just before reporting to jail.


UK raises its terror threat level to `severe' (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:38 PM PST

Home Secretary Alan Johnson, seen here on January 21, said Britain raised its terror threat level from 'substantial' to 'severe' on Friday, suggesting that an attack is AP - Britain raised its terror threat alert to the second-highest level Friday, one of several recent moves the country has made to increase vigilance against international terrorists after a Christmas Day bombing attempt on a Europe-U.S. flight.


Stars unite to help Haiti in telethon (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:40 PM PST

In this image released by Hope for Haiti Now, John Legend performs at the 'Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief', on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Davis/Hope for Haiti Now)AP - Though the all-star telethon was titled "Hope for Haiti Now," for most of its two hours, it was filled with tear-jerking, depressing moments, from mournful songs and grim-faced pleas from celebrities to the suffering faces of the quake-battered victims themselves.


O'Brien ends run on 'Tonight' show after 7 months (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

FILE -  This Nov. 7, 2007 file photo shows Conan O'Brien in New York. On his final 'Tonight' show, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, Conan O'Brien said walking away instead of accepting a demotion is the hardest thing he's ever had to do. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - Conan O'Brien ended his brief tenure on the "Tonight" show with a wide smile and a guitar in his arms.


Serena, Federer advance at Australian Open (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:41 PM PST

Roger Federer of Switzerland  waves to the crowd after beating  Albert Montanes  of Spain during their Men's singles third round match  at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday Jan. 23, 2010. ( (AP Photo/Mark Baker)AP - Serena Williams moved a step closer to successfully defending her Australian Open title and extracted some family revenge Saturday with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Carla Suarez Navarro.


Haitians to mourn Catholic leader killed in quake (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:56 PM PST

A woman sits with her child in a camp for displaced people in the south coast city of Jacmel January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Logan Abassi/UN Photo/HandoutReuters - After more than a week of searching for trapped survivors, Haiti prepared on Saturday to mourn its dead amid signs that daily life in the earthquake-shattered country is beginning to resume.


U.S. warns against having same airport security systems (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 04:54 AM PST

Reuters - The United States does not want countries to use identical airport security systems which could make it easier for potential attackers to elude them, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.

Britain raises international terror threat level (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 01:11 PM PST

Home Secretary Alan Johnson, seen here on January 21, said Britain raised its terror threat level from 'substantial' to 'severe' on Friday, suggesting that an attack is Reuters - Britain raised its international terrorism threat level to 'severe' -- its second highest level of terror alert -- from 'substantial' on Friday, Home Secretary (interior minister) Alan Johnson said.


From spas to banks, Mexico economy rides on drugs (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 04:40 AM PST

Reuters - At a modern factory in a city whose main claim to fame is an image of the Virgin Mary revered for granting miracles, Mexican pharmaceuticals firm Grupo Collins churns out antibiotics and other medicines.

Feisty Obama: "I won't stop fighting for you" (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 02:55 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall style gathering at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama rejected criticism that he has spent too little time trying to generate jobs and vowed to keep working on healthcare in a speech that showed a feisty tone at the end of a tough week.


UK PM to appear before Iraq War inquiry before vote (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 07:14 AM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves after a delivering a speech at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre London January 11, 2010. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed on Friday he would appear at a public inquiry into the Iraq War before this year's election, a move which could damage the ruling Labor party at the ballot box.


Two Haitians saved from quake rubble after 10 days (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:41 PM PST

A Haitian walks past burning rubbish along a street in Port-au-Prince. An elderly woman and a young man were rescued after spending 10 days buried in the rubble of Haiti's quake-hit capital, as the death toll from the disaster soared to more than 110,000.(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)AFP - An elderly woman and a young man were rescued after spending 10 days buried in the rubble of Haiti's quake-hit capital, as the death toll from the disaster soared to more than 110,000.


Obama wants 'answers' from China over Google attacks (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:02 PM PST

US President Barack Obama is AFP - US President Barack Obama is "troubled" by cyberattacks on Internet titan Google and wants answers from China, the White House said.