| Haiti detains Americans taking kids across border (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:12 AM PST  AP - A group of 10 American Baptists were being held in the Haitian capital Sunday after trying take 33 children out of Haiti.
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| Haiti workers hand out 'women-only' aid coupons (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:24 AM PST  AP - Relief workers began handing out women-only food coupons, launching a new phase of what they hope will be less cutthroat aid distribution to ensure that families and the weak get supplies following Haiti's devastating earthquake.
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| U.S. beefing up missile defenses in Persian Gulf (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:34 PM PST  AP - As the Obama administration edges toward imposing tougher sanctions on Iran, it has begun upgrading its approach to defending its Persian Gulf allies against potential Iranian missile strikes, officials said Saturday.
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| Watchdog: Bailouts created more risk in system (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:47 PM PST  AP - The government's response to the financial meltdown has made it more likely the United States will face a deeper crisis in the future, an independent watchdog at the Treasury Department warned.
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| Report: No sanctions for lawyers who OK'd torture (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST  AP - Bush administration lawyers who drafted legal theories that led to waterboarding and other harsh treatment of terrorism suspects showed poor judgment but won't face sanctions for professional misconduct, according to a published report.
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| Many obstacles to choosing a site for 9/11 trials (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST  AP - Now that President Barack Obama's administration is considering moving the Sept. 11 trial away from a courthouse in Manhattan, the question is: Where to?
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| AP Sources: Govt blesses Toyota gas pedal fix (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:37 PM PST  AP - Toyota Motor Corp. plans to start sending parts to dealers in the coming days to fix a sticky gas pedal problem that has tarnished its image and led to the recall of 4.2 million cars and trucks on three continents, according to people briefed on the matter.
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| Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with `Hurt Locker' (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:47 AM PST  AP - Kathryn Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" became official awards-season front-runners Saturday after Bigelow won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America.
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| Miss Virginia wins 2010 Miss America crown (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:37 PM PST  AP - Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title Saturday night after strutting in a skintight yellow dress, belting Beyonce's "Listen" from "Dreamgirls" and telling kids they should get outside more often.
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| Murray hoping for best vs. Federer in Aussie final (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:37 PM PST  AP - Andy Murray understands what it will take to beat Roger Federer in the Australian Open final and finally fulfill the hopes of an entire nation.
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| U.S. halt to Haiti evacuations stirs fears for sick (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST  Reuters - Critically injured Haitian earthquake victims are no longer being flown by the U.S. military for treatment in the United States, raising fears some will die in a dispute over where to treat them and who should pay the costs.
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| Obama says deficit could jeopardize recovery (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 03:05 PM PST  Reuters - President Barack Obama renewed his pledge on Saturday to make job creation his top priority in 2010 but said it was also critical to rein in a record budget deficit that threatened an economic recovery.
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| U.S. satisfied with recall fix, Toyota chief apologizes (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 08:47 PM PST Reuters - U.S. safety regulators are satisfied with a Toyota Motor Corp. plan for fixing an accelerator problem that is part of a widening global recall and unprecedented sales and production halt, a government official said on Saturday. |
| China: U.S. arms sales to Taiwan hurt national security (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:27 PM PST  Reuters - U.S. arms sales to Taiwan hurt China's national security, its foreign minister said, escalating the rhetoric in a dispute threatening to deepen rifts between the world's biggest and third-biggest economies.
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| Seized North Korea arms were bound for Iran: Thailand (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST Reuters - A shipment of weapons from North Korea seized by Thai authorities last month were headed for Iran, according to a confidential report the Thai government sent to a U.N. Security Council committee. |
| NATO troops clash with Afghan allies (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 07:39 AM PST  Reuters - NATO troops clashed with their Afghan allies in a so-called "friendly fire" incident on Saturday, calling in air strikes that killed four Afghan soldiers and stoked anger among villagers.
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| Americans arrested taking children out of Haiti (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 02:22 PM PST Reuters - Haitian police have arrested 10 U.S. citizens caught trying to take 33 children out of the earthquake-stricken country in a suspected illicit adoption scheme, authorities said on Saturday. |
| Thousands rally to urge Russia's Putin to resign (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:00 AM PST  Reuters - Up to 10,000 people rallied in the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad Saturday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin over living costs and unemployment, a rare show of anger with the popular figure.
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| US, China locked in dispute over Taiwan arms sale (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:38 PM PST  AFP - China and the United States were Sunday locked in an escalating dispute over US arms sales to Taiwan, with Washington rebuffing Chinese protests and insisting the deal will add stability in the Taiwan Strait.
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| US airlift halt sparks fears for Haiti victims (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 08:05 PM PST  AFP - Haiti's injured earthquake victims have suffered a potentially deadly setback after the US military said it had suspended evacuation flights because of a dispute over medical care costs.
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