| Sheriff: Charges will be filed in balloon saga (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:12 AM PDT  AP - Deputies searched the home of a couple caught up in Colorado's "balloon boy" saga Saturday night after the sheriff said he was pursuing criminal charges in a case that at first sparked fear for the child, then relief he was okay, then suspicions of a hoax.
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| 3rd person dies in Ariz. sweat lodge ceremony case (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 11:30 PM PDT  AP - A Minnesota woman who was hospitalized with damage to multiple organs after she was overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony died Saturday, sheriff's officials said.
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| Taliban fight back against Pakistan offensive (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 11:54 PM PDT  AP - Militants clashed with Pakistani troops advancing into their main sanctuary near the Afghan border Sunday amid signs the army faces a far tougher fight than in other assaults against al-Qaida and the Taliban in the northwest.
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| Air Force: Missing pilot likely died instantly (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 10:10 PM PDT  AP - An Air Force pilot likely died instantly when his F-16 fighter jet collided with another over the Atlantic Ocean, authorities said Saturday.
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| Brazil pledges Olympic security after Rio violence (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:40 AM PDT  AP - Brazilian officials are insisting security won't be a problem for the 2016 Olympics, despite drug-gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into a day of bloody chaos just two weeks after it was picked to host the games.
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| House, Senate Dems at odds on health care overhaul (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 10:55 PM PDT  AP - You may think Democrats and Republicans are at odds over health care. Well, they've got nothing on House and Senate Democrats going after each other.
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| Afghan president under pressure over fraud rulings (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 10:55 PM PDT  AP - Afghanistan's election crisis deepened Saturday as President Hamid Karzai resisted international pressure to accept fraud rulings that could force him into a runoff with his main challenger.
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| Depp, Richards light up Spike TV's 'Scream 2009' (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:14 AM PDT  AP - A larger-than-life snowglobe filled with murderous little girls, a "Battlestar Gallactica" spaceship and comic-book legend Stan Lee flying overhead on a bouquet of giant balloons — just a few signs that Spike TV's "Scream 2009" is different from other awards shows.
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| NASA photos show moon strike created plume (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 10:56 PM PDT  AP - NASA's much-hyped mission to hurl a spacecraft into the moon turned out some worthwhile data after all, scientists said.
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| Rodriguez, Yankees edge Angels on error in 13th (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:06 AM PDT  AP - Alex Rodriguez is putting all those playoff failures behind him. The Los Angeles Angels are turning the AL championship series into a defensive debacle.
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| Diplomatic wrangling delays Afghan vote decision (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 11:27 PM PDT  Reuters - Global pressure mounted on President Hamid Karzai on Sunday to accept a possible runoff in Afghanistan's disputed election as extended diplomacy delayed the announcement of official results from the August poll.
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| Pakistani forces in heavy clashes in S.Waziristan (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 09:41 PM PDT  Reuters - Pakistani forces fought fierce battles with Taliban militants on Sunday, a day after launching a long-awaited offensive aimed at bringing the writ of state to lawless tribal lands on the Afghan border.
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| FAA probe of American Airlines may widen: report (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 09:16 AM PDT Reuters - AMR Corp's American Airlines operated jets later found to have substandard repairs, and federal regulators are probing allegations that at least one plane was considered unsafe to fly at normal cruise altitude, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. |
| U.S. must live within its means: Geithner (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:33 PM PDT Reuters - The United States must live within its means once its economy recovers if it is to preserve global confidence in the U.S. dollar's status, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday. |
| Pay rules complicate GM CFO search: report (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 01:28 PM PDT  Reuters - General Motors Co's bid to find an outsider to replace its chief financial officer is being complicated by pay restrictions imposed on companies that got big U.S. government bailouts, The Wall Street Journal said on Saturday.
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| Health insurers "deceptive and dishonest": Obama (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 08:01 AM PDT  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama lashed out on Saturday against the "deceptive and dishonest" efforts of health insurance companies, who he said are trying to kill healthcare reform, no matter the cost to the country.
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| UN nuclear chief calls for U.S.-Iran talks on nuclear dispute (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 02:15 PM PDT Reuters - Direct talks without preconditions between the United States and Iran are the only solution to the conflict over Tehran's nuclear program, the U.N. nuclear agency's head was quoted as saying on Saturday. |
| Maldives sends climate SOS with undersea cabinet (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 02:53 AM PDT  Reuters - The Maldivian president and ministers held the world's first underwater cabinet meeting on Saturday, in a symbolic cry for help over rising sea levels that threaten the tropical archipelago's existence.
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| About 20 killed in attack against Iran Guards: report (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:45 AM PDT  AFP - About 20 people were killed, including senior military officers of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps, in an attack early Sunday in the south-eastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Fars news agency reported.
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| Pakistan pounds Taliban for second day (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 10:36 PM PDT  AFP - Pakistani forces pounded Taliban positions with heavy artillery on Sunday, pressing a major operation in South Waziristan for a second day and reportedly killing up to 20 militants.
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