| You have everything to fear, including fear itself Fear again. Not hope, nor patriotism, nor progress, nor any of the nobler emotions and impulses by which human beings are driven. Nope. None of those. Instead, fear. Again. We've seen this movie... | |
| Government signals concerns about baby slings because of deaths A baby sling is displayed in Washington, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings _ those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can... |
| Obama Tells Haitian Leader That U.S. Aid Will Continue President Barack Obama with President Rene Preval of Haiti during a news conference outside the White House on Wednesday. “The situation on the ground remains dire,” Mr. Obama said... |
| In Kabul, Iran Leader Criticizes U.S. KABUL, Afghanistan — The Iranian president visited Kabul on Wednesday and shot back at American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents, accusing the United States of... |
| 6 Employees of U.S. Charity Killed in Attack in Pakistan Police inspected the offices of aid group World Vision in Oghi, Pakistan on Wednesday after militants killed at least six people there in an... |
| At War: For Iraqis, Suffering Is a Reason to Vote Her older brother Kamil was an army general. Exactly 19 years ago, in 1991, he was serving in the Iraqi army when Saddam Hussein ordered his defeated army — pushed out of Kuwait by the United... |
| Iran and U.S. Trade Barbs in Kabul Visit KABUL, Afghanistan — The Iranian president visited Kabul on Wednesday and shot back at American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents, accusing the United States of... |
| Deforestation Conference to Turn Plans to Action Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed... |
| Italy Parliament Passes Justice Measure Silvio Berlusconi's allies pushed a controversial measure through parliament on Wednesday that shields the Italian premier from prosecution in two ongoing trials. The measure is highly... |
| Palestinians Delay Honor for Attacker Palestinians had planned on Thursday to name a square in the West Bank city of Ramallah after Dalal Mughrabi for her part in the 1978 hijacking on Israel's coastal highway. Thirty-eight people were... |
| Iran Tops List of Jailers of Journalists in World Filed at 2:31 p.m. ET BEIRUT (AP) -- Journalists have become a prime target in an Iranian government crackdown on the opposition following last June's disputed presidential election, with 52 of them... |
| Brazil Leader Blasted for Stance on Cuba Prisoners Filed at 2:06 p.m. ET BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners... |
| Public Memorial Planned for NH Activist 'Granny D' Filed at 3:28 p.m. ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Doris ''Granny D'' Haddock turned a mother's critical remark into a springboard for a lifetime of adventure. Haddock was seven when she overheard her... |
| Officials: Ohio Death Row Inmate Sought Suicide Filed at 3:24 p.m. ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Officials say an Ohio death row inmate was attempting suicide when he overdosed on pills two days before his scheduled execution. Spokeswoman Julie... |
| Va OKs 1st Bill Banning Mandated Health Coverage Filed at 3:15 p.m. ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks federal health care reforms by banning mandatory health insurance... |
| On Dance: Have Crash Helmet, Will Choreograph Jody Oberfelder in a still from a video of “Crash Helmet Brigade. During a recent rehearsal on the Lower East Side, the choreographer and dancer Jody Oberfelder came tearing across a small... |
| Riley McDonald: An abundance of change is plaguing L.A. schools entirely new themes rather than strengthening existing themes. It would provide a scripted ninth-grade curriculum, ignoring the work that teachers have already done in developing common English 9... |
| State employees are paying their share of health care Washington's state employees already are shouldering their share of the burden as state officials solve the state's budget crisis, writes guest columnist Diane... |
| Andy Frank's unfinished business Baltimore First Deputy Mayor Andrew B. Frank leaves City Hall this spring after three years of handling economic development, one of the most crucial issues in a city with chronic high unemployment,... |
| Aid Group Attacked in Northwest Pakistan Police inspected the offices of aid group World Vision in Oghi, Pakistan on Wednesday after militants killed at least six people there in an... |
| China's Troublemakers Bond Over 'Drinking Tea' Filed at 1:00 p.m. ET BEIJING (AP) -- Like the United States, China is having its own tea party movement, but this one has a very different agenda. Police have long tried to shush and isolate... |
| Turkish Officials Lower Quake Death Toll to 41 Filed at 12:27 p.m. ET KAYALIK, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish officials on Wednesday lowered the death toll in this week's magnitude 6 earthquake from 51 to 41. A statement issued by the governor's office... |
| Russian Drivers Forced to Act as Shield Filed at 12:28 p.m. ET MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian traffic police are under investigation for ordering civilian motorists to park their cars across a highway -- and remain inside -- to block a fleeing... |
| East Jerusalem Lies at Core of Conflict Filed at 12:15 p.m. ET Israel's plan to build 1,600 new apartments in contested east Jerusalem has thrown a spotlight on the city at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. --What's the... |
| Fights Between Islamists and Somali Gov't Kills 17 Filed at 12:29 p.m. ET MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Fighting between Islamist insurgents and government forces killed at least 17 people in the Somali capital on Wednesday, a medical official said. ... |
| Disaster Experts Praise Chile Quake Response Michelle Bachelet leaves office on Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins -- and her popularity in the clouds. Despite complaints that aid was slow to reach the hungry and homeless, experts... |
| Charges: 2 Gave Kids Sleep Supplement at Day Care Filed at 1:25 p.m. ET CINCINNATI (AP) -- Two former Ohio day care workers have been charged with a misdemeanor for slipping an over-the-counter dietary supplement into candy and giving it to their... |
| House Democrats Ban Earmarks to Corporations More Politics News WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democratic leaders announced Wednesday that they will ban the much-criticized practice of using annual spending bills to direct pet projects to for-profit... |
| Clinton, Gates Say US Help Abroad Improves Image Bill Gates have told a Senate panel that U.S. investments in fighting AIDS, malaria and other diseases in underdeveloped nations play a vital role in improving America's image abroad. Clinton said... |
| No Noise is Good Noise MDR-NC300D noise-canceling earbuds , retail price $300, and plugged them into an iPod. I know, more earbuds. Sony advances the noise-cancellation art for tiny buds by a level or two. The NC300Ds... |
| 'The Cove' Puts Japanese Fishermen on the Defense Filed at 11:42 a.m. ET EDITOR'S NOTE -- Miles Edelsten is a senior producer for Associated Press Television News and has covered Japan for 10 years. OTSUCHI, Japan (AP) -- As soon as the fishermen... |
| 2 Men Held for Theft of Cyprus Ex-Leader's Corpse Filed at 11:48 a.m. ET NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- A suspect's remorse over his alleged role in the theft of the body of Cyprus' former president led to the corpse's discovery and three arrests, a... |
| European Parliament Backs UN Report on Gaza War Palestinian probes into alleged war crimes in Gaza. The parliament also called on Israel to immediately open border crossings with the Gaza Strip, saying its blockade is worsening the humanitarian... |
| Israeli Supermarket Ad Inspired by Hamas Slaying Filed at 11:21 a.m. ET JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli supermarket commercial is looking to cash in on the infamous surveillance footage of an assassination team killing... |
| Nigeria Protesters Demand to See Ailing President Filed at 10:17 a.m. ET ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Hundreds of protesters in Nigeria's capital are demanding to see the ailing president, who has not appeared publicly since returning from hospital... |
| Workers Stuck on Open Drawbridge in Fla. Rescued Filed at 11:49 a.m. ET POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Four workers are safe after getting stuck on a drawbridge that went up unexpectedly in Florida Pompano Beach city spokeswoman Sandra King says... |
| Police: Calif. Robber Holds Up 11 People, Gets $6 Filed at 11:34 a.m. ET THERMAL, Calif. (AP) -- They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did -- but not much. Authorities in Riverside County say a woman with a gun robbed 11... |
| Police Probe Toyota Prius Crash in NYC Suburb Filed at 11:43 a.m. ET HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) -- The driver of a Toyota Prius told police in suburban New York that the car accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into... |
| Female Lawmaker Quota in India Causes Uproar So Muslim politicians are against the bill because it will cut Muslim representation? Why don't they just ensure that Muslim women fill part of the quota? Of course, I know the answer to this but I... |
| Yoink If You Want Free Stuff Freecycle , a much larger and older site for listing giveaways. But it adds a useful combination of mapping, messaging and sharing features. Got something to give away? Map it and it’ll show... |
| Corey Haim Dies At 38: 'Lucas' Was Much More Than Teen Idol Fare has plenty of formula elements -- a climactic football game, a wildy corny ending, a bookworm with big glasses -- but it's much, much better than it should be, because everybody in it gets to be an... |
| Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Says World Food Program’s Somalia operations . It suggests that the program rebuild the food distribution system — which serves at least 2.5 million people and whose aid was worth about $485... |
| Novel Idea for Japan: Airport for Budget Travel MITO, JAPAN — The diktat from the governor was the kind of sweeping order that gives Japanese bureaucrats heart attacks: plans for a three-story airport terminal, painstakingly laid over years,... |
| Italy-FBI Raids Crack Down on Mafia in US, Sicily Filed at 9:43 a.m. ET ROME (AP) -- Italian police say several Mafia suspects have been arrested in raids in Sicily, New York and Miami. Police in Palermo say the crackdown on the Cosa Nostra crime... |
| UN: 90 Rwandan Rebels Killed in Eastern Congo United Nations official says 90 Rwandan rebels have been killed in restive eastern Congo. Spokesman Madnodje Mounoubai said Wednesday that Hutu rebels from neighboring Rwanda were killed during a... |
| Libya Accepts US Apology Moammar Gadhafi's call for holy war, against Switzerland. Last week, Libya summoned the U.S. charge d'affaires and threatened negative repercussions if the U.S. failed to apologize. Libyan Foreign... |
| Ex-Wife Criticizes Mandela to UK Newspaper Nelson Mandela's ex-wife bitterly criticizing the anti-apartheid icon has prompted outraged headlines in South Africa. In Tuesday Evening... |
| Analysis: Greece's Crisis Could Presage America's More Politics News WASHINGTON (AP) -- Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road? Many of the same risky financial practices that now... |
| 'Lost' Watch': Able Was I Ere I Saw Elba The episode’s primary accomplishment, though, was the (perhaps) final humanization of the once pure-evil Ben Linus, a process that’s been going on for several seasons and that may have... |
