WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would let people who get federal subsidies buy insurance plans that include abortion coverage.
National headlinesCarnival-like atmosphere leads up to official Barack Obama holiday in poor Alabama countyMARION, Ala. (AP) — The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: "Closed for the Obama Holiday." Colorado man who threatened to kill Obama last year makes weapons plea, faces 10 years prisonDENVER (AP) — A man who threatened to kill Barack Obama last summer just before the Democratic National Convention in Denver has... Tiny Alaska island village struck by suspected swine flu isolated without regular flightsANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island —... NJ jurors convict Fla. man who claimed he was too fat to kill former son-in-lawHACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that... Baltimore mayor faces trial for stealing gift cards; case could end her political careerBALTIMORE (AP) — The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may... Ida returns to tropical storm strength, packing winds of up to 45 mphMIAMI (AP) — Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that... In year since Ecuadorean's death, other immigrants' reports of abuse put spotlight on problemPATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping." |
World headlinesIn Pakistan's decrepit school system, some advocate private option to shut out the TalibanQUTBAL, Pakistan (AP) — The schoolhouse is so tiny that dozens of pupils have to sit outdoors. They're lucky if their teachers have... Guyana president alleges 'mastermind' in US behind arson, shooting attacksGEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Recent arson attacks and shootings in this violence-wracked South American nation are the work of a... Police: Florida graffiti artist spray-paints note, explaining why work is incompletePALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted... Madagascar's political rivals reach agreement on transitional government posts following talksADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold... Memorial for 228 victims of Air France crash dedicated in Brazil amid criticism of airlineRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an... UK foreign secretary chides Obama's critics, says US leader has right approach to world's woesLONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly... LatAm Indians struggle to keep identity, native tongues aliveHUAMPAMI, Peru (AP) — In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class. Hovering on extinction's edge, West Africa's last giraffes make a surprising comebackKOURE, Niger (AP) — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a... |
