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8.8-magnitude earthquake hits central Chile (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 12:43 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 16, 2006 file photo, geophysicist Vindall Hsu studies mock seismic data from a mock earthquake off the coast of Chile during the first Pacific-wide tsunami drill at the NOAA's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. A reader-submitted question about predicting earthquakes is being answered as part of an Associated Press Q&A column called 'Ask AP.' (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)AP - A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck central Chile early Saturday, shaking the capital for a minute and a half and setting off a tsunami. Buildings collapsed and phone lines and electricity were down, making the extent of the damage difficult to determine.

Health care odds long, but Democrats push ahead (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:07 PM PST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Democrats pushed hard to revive President Barack Obama's stalled health care overhaul on Friday — and pointed to glimmers of hope — but the long odds facing them seemed little changed after Obama's extraordinary summit with both parties' leaders.

Bam! Bam! Bam! 3rd blizzard this month smacks East (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:25 PM PST

A snow-covered motyorcyle is parked next to a slot in New York late Friday night Feb. 25, 2010 as a solitary figure walks down the snowy sidewalk. A winter storm lumbering up the Atlantic coast is delivering a powerful dose of wet snow, heavy rain and damaging winds near 50 mph in the Northeast for a second straight day. (AP Photo/Rich Kareckas)AP - A slow-moving winter storm smacked the Northeast on Friday, unleashing heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds as it knocked out power to more than a million homes and businesses. It turned Maine beachfront streets into rivers and piled on the misery in places hit by three major blizzards in less than a month.

Ohno grabs 8th career Olympic medal in relay (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 12:52 AM PST

USA's Apolo Anton Ohno holds up eight fingers, representing the number of medals he has won, after the U.S. won the bronze medal for the men's 5000m relay short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP - Apolo Anton Ohno held up eight fingers, smiled and basked in the cheers from the crowd on the final night of his so-called "home" Olympics.

Rangel refuses to step aside after ethics slap (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:11 PM PST

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., leaves the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Rangel says he will not step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee even though the ethics committee found that he violated House rules by accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Rep. Charles Rangel said Friday he won't step down as chairman of the powerful House tax-writing committee after being admonished by an ethics panel for accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean. The public rebuke of one of the Democrats' most outspoken leaders posed more woes for a party that had vowed to end a "culture of corruption."

NY governor abandons bid for full, 4-year term (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 12:46 AM PST

New York Gov. David Paterson, accompanied by is wife Michelle, speaks at a news conference in New York, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, where he officially ended his election bid, citing an accumulation of distractions, but saying he had never abused his office. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Calling himself an everyday fighter, Gov. David Paterson is quietly putting an end to the talk that he would prolong his long-shot bid to stay in office.

Infatuated man kills Wash. teacher outside school (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:14 PM PST

A forensics investigator looks at the blanket-covered body of a special education teacher who authorities say was shot and killed Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at Birney Elementary School in Tacoma, Wash. Authorities say the suspect in the shooting was later killed in a shootout with a Pierce County Sheriff's deputy. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - A man apparently infatuated with a special education teacher he knew from college shot and killed her as she walked into her elementary school Friday, shortly before students began arriving.

SeaWorld set for 1st show after trainer's death (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 12:06 AM PST

Jim Atchison, right, President & CEO of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, speaks during a news conference at the killer whale underwater viewing area of SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. SeaWorld will restart its killer whale shows this weekend after Tilikum, the largest orca in captivity, dragged a trainer to her death in the water at the Orlando park. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)AP - Throngs of people will crowd the crescent-shaped SeaWorld amphitheater Saturday to watch the first killer whale show since an orca named Tilikum killed a trainer a few days ago.

Ousted 'Idol' contestants swing back at judges (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:19 PM PST

In this publicity image released by Fox, the 12 female finalists for the ninth season of the reality singing competetion, 'American Idol,' seated from left, Katelyn Epperly, Lilly Scott, Ashley Rodriguez, Lacey Brown, Janell Wheeler, Haeley Vaughn and, standing from left, Didi Benami, Michelle Delamor, Katie Stevens, Crystal Bowersox, Paige Miles and Soibhan Magnus, are shown. (AP Photo/Fox, Patrick Ecclestein)AP - After dishing out tough criticism this week, the "American Idol" judges got some feedback from ousted contestants. Ashley Rodriguez, one of the first four singers voted off by viewers, chided the panel Friday for being hard on contestants during their first live shows.

Jordan reaches deal to buy Bobcats (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 12:49 AM PST

Charlotte Bobcats forward Stephen Jackson (1) goes to the basket against Memphis Grizzlies forward Sam Young (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)AP - He has been called the NBA's greatest player and one of the country's top pitchmen.

Heavy winter storms wreak havoc in Northeast (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:31 PM PST

Reuters - A record-breaking winter storm slammed New York and much of the U.S. Northeast on Friday, forcing businesses, schools and transportation systems to shut down as nearly two feet of snow fell in the city.

Huge 8.8-magnitude quake hits Chile - USGS (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 12:14 AM PST

Reuters - A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck near the coast of south-central Chile early on Saturday, shaking buildings and causing blackouts in parts of the capital Santiago, 200 miles away.

NY governor withdraws from election bid (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:13 PM PST

Gov. David Paterson listens to a question during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 in New York. Paterson is under pressure to drop his run for a full term this year after a report about a domestic abuse complaint against a top aide David Johnson stemming from a Halloween 2009 argument between the aide and a woman, according to a police report. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Reuters - New York Governor David Paterson on Friday abandoned his campaign to seek a new term in November, battered by questions of impropriety and growing pressure to quit the race.

Democrats struggle to advance jobs bill (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 11:53 AM PST

Reuters - Democrats in the Congress on Friday struggled to make headway on their top legislative priority -- job creation -- as the government prepared to shut off funding for many of the measures they hope will bring down the unemployment rate.

Congress panel cites evidence of Toyota concealment (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:01 PM PST

Toyota Motor Corp's logo on a car is seen in Tokyo February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - A U.S. congressional panel has found evidence Toyota routinely withheld company records it should have turned over in court and settled personal injury cases to avoid revealing key engineering data dubbed the "Books of Knowledge," the panel's chairman said on Friday.

Strong quake hits Japan's Okinawa, no major damage (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:14 PM PST

Reuters - A strong earthquake hit Japan's southern island of Okinawa early on Saturday and Japan's weather agency issued a tsunami warning for up to 2 meters, but this was later lifted and there were no reports of major damage.

Colombia's Uribe blocked from re-election (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:37 PM PST

Colombia´s President Alvaro Uribe gestures during a health meeting in Barranquilla February 26, 2010. REUTERS/Jairo CastillaReuters - A court blocked Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Friday from running for re-election, making his former defense minister the favorite to succeed the Washington ally in a May presidential election.

8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 12:19 AM PST

File picture of a seismograph. A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean off the coast of central Chile early Saturday and US authorities warned it could generate a tsunami.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean off the coast of central Chile early Saturday and US authorities warned it could generate a tsunami.

Suicide attack in Kabul deadliest against foreigners (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 11:04 PM PST

The broken windows of the AFP - A Taliban suicide bomb attack that targeted guesthouses in Kabul on Friday, killing 16 people including Westerners and Indians, was one of the deadliest attacks on foreigners in the Afghan capital.
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