| Major attack on Taliban stronghold launched (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:34 AM PST  AP - U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers stormed the Taliban-held town of Marjah on Saturday, as a major offensive began to break the extremists' grip over a wide area of their southern heartland and re-establish government control.
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| Prof. charged in 3 fatal shootings on Ala. campus (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:51 AM PST  AP - Students and staff at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus gathered to comfort each other after news that authorities had charged a faculty members with gunning down colleagues in a staff meeting.
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| Probe: Track didn't cause Olympic accident (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:32 AM PST  AP - It took only three seconds.
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| Despite luge death, opening ceremony goes on (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:51 AM PST  AP - The show went on — with grief and a closing glitch.
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| Doubts about adviser snag Americans in Haiti (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:51 AM PST  AP - Preparations for the provisional release of 10 Americans detained in Haiti on child kidnapping charges may be on hold after questions arose about a Dominican man who served as their legal adviser.
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| Pa. police mum on motive in disabled woman's death (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:52 AM PST  AP - Jennifer Daugherty's mom and stepdad didn't press for details when she mentioned she had made some new friends. The 30-year-old had the mental abilities of an adolescent but wasn't the kind to get in trouble, and she was even thinking about getting her own place soon.
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| New uncertainty surrounds Sept. 11 trial (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:53 AM PST  AP - The Obama administration appears increasingly unsure what to do with professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after officials indicated they are reconsidering not just where he should go on trial, but whether he should face civilian or military justice.
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| White House sends out invites for health summit (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:52 AM PST  AP - In a make or break move, President Barack Obama on Friday challenged three dozen Republicans and Democrats to participate in a one-of-a-kind televised summit this month to thrash out a deal on health care.
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| AP source: Obama to announce nuke plant loan (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:52 AM PST  AP - President Barack Obama next week will announce a loan guarantee to build the first nuclear power plant in the United States in almost three decades, an administration official said Friday.
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| 3-legged dog wins 1st place in NYC shelter contest (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:52 AM PST  AP - A three-legged pitbull mix that played in a game of doggie baseball has won "Best in Show" at a talent competition held by one of New York City's largest animal shelters.
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| NATO launches major Afghanistan offensive (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:04 PM PST  Reuters - U.S.-led NATO troops launched a crucial offensive on Saturday against the Taliban's last big stronghold in Afghanistan's most violent province and were quickly thrown into a firefight with the militants.
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| Three killed in University of Alabama shooting (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:19 PM PST Reuters - Three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville were killed on Friday when a biology professor started shooting during a faculty meeting, police and university officials said. |
| Luge death darkens mood as Winter Games open (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:15 PM PST Reuters - A Georgian luger died in a horrific crash on a training run on Friday, casting a shadow as Vancouver opened the Winter Games with a daredevil snowboarder, an aboriginal welcome, and Wayne Gretzky lighting the cauldron. |
| White House to post health bill before Feb 25 meeting (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST  Reuters - The Obama administration on Friday invited 12 Democratic members of Congress and nine Republicans to a February 25 conference on healthcare and said it would post its proposal for a legislative overhaul online before the event.
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| Clinton back at work on Haiti after heart procedure (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:23 PM PST  Reuters - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was back to work on Haiti relief and doing 'very well" on Friday a day after a successful heart procedure to open a blocked artery to his heart that caused him chest discomfort.
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| Obama plays bigger role in picking 9/11 trial site (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 01:21 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama is taking a more direct role in the decision where to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, the White House said on Friday. |
| U.S. reviewing terrorism suspects procedures: paper (Reuters) Posted: 12 Feb 2010 09:21 PM PST Reuters - The White House is reviewing a plan that would require the Justice Department and FBI to consult with the intelligence community before deciding whether to inform terrorism suspects arrested in the United States that they have the right to remain silent and to consult with an attorney, according to the Washington Post. |
| Flying laser zaps missile in first for U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:55 AM PST Reuters - A high-powered laser aboard a modified Boeing Co 747 jumbo jet shot down an in-flight ballistic missile for the first time, highlighting a new class of ray guns best known from science fiction. |
| Casualties claimed in Afghan assault: military (AFP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:05 AM PST  AFP - A massive assault force taking on the Taliban in southern Afghanistan claimed its first kills Saturday within hours of launching its biggest operation since US President Barack Obama's troop surge, an Afghan army commander said.
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| US refuses to cancel Obama's Dalai Lama meeting (AFP) Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:22 AM PST  AFP - The United States has escalated a mounting row on multiple fronts with China, refusing Beijing's demand to cancel President Barack Obama's meeting next week with the Dalai Lama.
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