AP 2011-10-28

1. It's the first in a series of steps being outlined this week by President Barack Obama in hopes of jumpstarting the economy. He's in Las Vegas announcing new rules to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages. 2. Five people have

AP 2011-10-30

1. A Misrata military council official says Moammar Gadhafi, his son and a top aide have been buried in a secret location. The three bodies have been held in cold storage in Misrata since Gadhafi was captured near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday. L

AP 2011-08-28

1. Tourists have started evacuating Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, the first test to see if people will get out of the way of potentially major Hurricane Irene. Forecasters say Irene could approach the U.S. as a monster Category-4 storm. 2. A 5.8

AP 2011-09-28

1. Two Americans jailed for two years in Iran arrived in Oman today on their way back to the US. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal released on bail of $500,000 each. Sarah Shourd who was freed a year ago greeted the men. 2. President Barack Obama said it i

AP 2011-07-24

[1]Shuttle Atlantis touchdown the Kennedy Space Center put the final time early this morning. The landing ended NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. The shuttle grand finale comes 50 years to the day after Gus Grissom became the second American in s

AP 2011-11-25

1. Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other after the super committee failed to reach a deficit reduction deal. President Obama warns that he'll veto any attempt to undo spending cuts that are now set to go into effect. 2. Protests are contin

AP 2011-10-26

1. Rescuers are working into the night to try to find survivors of an earthquake that struck Turkey Sunday. The 7.2 magnitude quake hit the eastern part of the country, killing scores. 2. Libya's transitional leader has declared liberation of the cou

AP 2011-10-25

1. Nevada Republicans have decided not to move their state presidential caucuses after all. They had considered moving them from February 4th to January 14th to gain more influence on the race. However, they relented after the party threatened to pen

AP 2011-08-29

1. Forecasters say Hurricane Irene is getting a little stronger as it turns over the Bahamas, heading toward the East Coast. The storm is expected to grow over warmer waters. Now, vacationers are leaving parts of North Carolina. 2. Earthquake damage

AP 2011-08-26

1. A spokesman for Libya's rebels says forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi are posted just outside Tripoli and it wouldn't take long for them to get to the center of the capital. There's still no word where Gadhafi is, but his son Saif, who was reported

AP 2011-08-24

1. There are still pockets of resistance, but rebel fighters have taken control of almost all of the Libyan capital Tripoli. The rebels stunning advance met little resistance from the regime's defenders, but some tanks have rolled out from Gadhafi's

AP 2011-10-31

1. President Barack Obama is trying to give some help for those with student loan debt. He says the executive actions will allow borrowers to get lower interest rate and will reduce their payments. 2. Hurricane Rina has weakened some as it nears Mexi

AP 2011-07-26

Norwegian police say a gunman fired at young people on an island retreat for an hour and a half before surrendering to police. Police say he has admitted firing weapons on the island. Hes also linked to a car bombing in XX. More than 90 people are de

AP 2011-07-25

1. For the first time in more than 30 years, there is no space shuttle in orbit or waiting to take off. The program ended today with the return of the shuttle Atlantis to Earth. NASA's long-term goal now is to send people to asteroids and to Mars. 2.

AP 2011-11-29

1. Pakistan is demanding that the US vacate an air base where it's suspected that has been launching drones attacks. This come after NATO helicopters and jet fighters allegedly attacked two Pakistan army posts, killing 24 Pakistani soldiers. 2. NASA

AP 2011-09-30

1. On the day after Iran released two Americans it had held for more than two years on spy charges, US diplomats have walked out of the UN General Assembly during a fiercely anti-American speech by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran. 2. Presi

AP 2011-09-25

1. The military's 18-year ban on homosexual serving openly is over. The policy known as Don't ask, Don't tell was officially repealed at midnight. Gay rights groups are planning celebrations throughout the country today. 2. An explosion in Turkey's c

AP 2011-09-26

1. The man who was heading the Afghan government's effort to engage Taliban insurgents in peace talks has been assassinated. President Barack Obama says the killing of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani will not deter the US and Afghanistan

AP 2011-09-24

President Barack Obama wants 1.5 billiondollars in new taxes as a part of deficit reduction plan. The proposal mostlyhit in up the income tax payers. Republicans were quick to attack the plan, sayit's not a recipe for economic growth. Ten persons has

AP 2011-08-27

1. Parts of North Carolina all the way up to Massachusetts have been rattled by an earthquake. The 5.9-magnitude quake was centered in Virginia and has caused minor damage and some injuries. 2. Hundreds of Libyan rebels have stormed one of Muammar Ga