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On Capitol Hill, Obama's new economic measures confront harsh reality
6 Sep 2010 at 10:32pm
Top Democratic and Republican leadership aides on Capitol Hill say President Barack Obama's two new economic proposals have almost no chance of passing Congress before the midterm elections, even before he's formally announced only one of them.
High winds fuel wildfires in Colorado, Oklahoma
6 Sep 2010 at 10:27pm
High winds helped fuel fast-moving wildfires in Colorado and Oklahoma on Monday, prompting evacuations in both states, officials said.
Retrial in Travolta extortion case halted at actor's request
6 Sep 2010 at 10:23pm
A retrial in the case of two men accused in the Bahamas of attempting to extort millions from John Travolta over the death of the actor's son was halted Monday just as it was about to get under way, according to the Bahamian attorney general's office.
Planned Quran-burning could endanger troops, Petraeus warns
6 Sep 2010 at 10:23pm
The U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Monday criticized a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran on September 11, warning the demonstration "could cause significant problems" for American troops overseas.
Djokovic destroys Fish to reach U.S. Open quarters
6 Sep 2010 at 10:22pm
Novak Djokovic breezed into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open with a straight sets demolition of home hope Mardy Fish in their fourth round match at Flushing Meadows on Monday.
Dutch paper: Van der Sloot admits extortion
6 Sep 2010 at 10:22pm
Joran van der Sloot admitted in an interview with a Dutch newspaper that he extorted money from the family of Natalee Holloway, but his attorney in a Peruvian murder case suggested Monday that his client's comments may have been mistranslated.
Obama plans big economic push: Too little, too late?
6 Sep 2010 at 10:21pm
President Barack Obama is rushing to roll out a new economic plan this week, but his fellow Democrats are confronting a difficult question: Is it too little, too late?
Sharron Angle: 'I'll be a mainstream senator'
6 Sep 2010 at 10:20pm
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle just might be the Tea Party's biggest gamble yet.
One rescue operation temporarily halted at Chilean mine
6 Sep 2010 at 10:10pm
Rescue officials reported Monday they had to temporarily stop one of two drilling operations to reach 33 men trapped for more than a month inside a Chilean mine.
Obama pushes infrastructure spending to spur growth
6 Sep 2010 at 10:03pm
President Barack Obama unveiled on Monday a $50 billion plan to renew the country's transportation infrastructure, create jobs and spark economic growth.
Reports: Google considering iTunes-like music service
6 Sep 2010 at 10:02pm
Apple may get a nasty surprise this holiday season; rumors are swirling that Google's Andy Rubin is planning on a holiday-season launch for the search behemoth's new music download service.
IAEA: Iran still enriching uranium
6 Sep 2010 at 9:22pm
In defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, Iran continues its uranium enrichment activities, according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency released Monday.
Spain's government says separatists' cease-fire statement insufficient
6 Sep 2010 at 9:06pm
The Basque separatist group ETA's cease-fire statement is insufficient, Spain's interior minister said Monday.
Australians evacuate as rain and floods hit Victoria
6 Sep 2010 at 9:04pm
Heavy rain and flooding have prompted the evacuation of hundreds of households in Australia's second-most-populated state, emergency officials said Monday.
Death toll continues to climb in Guatemala landslides
6 Sep 2010 at 8:56pm
The toll from torrential rains and landslides in Guatemala moved higher Monday, with disaster officials reporting 44 dead, 56 injured and 16 missing.
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