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1. Tens of thousands of worshipers packed Nationals Park in Washington for Pope Benedict's first public Mass of his US pilgrimage. The pontiff praised America as a land of opportunity and hope. He expressed grief that the nation's promise fell short
1. Senator Ted Kennedy's doctors say he will stay in Massachusetts General Hospital for the next few days as they plan a treatment course for his malignant brain tumor. Additional testing is expected to determine the specific type. The average survi
1. It's the latest storm to threaten the southeast. Hurricane Ike is barreling toward islands near the southern Bahamas. Florida's governor says he's making sure relief supplies are ready in case Ike hits the state next week. 2. Tropical Storm Hanna
1. Torrential rains from Tropical Storm Fay trigger new flooding along Florida's northern Atlantic coast. Jacksonville residents are now being told to expect the brunt of the storm later today. 2. Two little girls from New Jersey were reunited with
1. Residents in South Florida are getting a taste of what Tropical Storm Fay has in store. Officials say about 25,000 tourists have evacuated the Keys. Fay is responsible for at least eight deaths in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. 2. Russia says
1. No change from the Fed as expected. Federal Reserve policymakers have decided for a second straight meeting to leave the federal funds rate at two percent. The Fed decision means that commercial banks' prime lending rate will remain unchanged at
This is AP News Minute. I. New fighting in Basra, Iraq. Reports indicate militiamen have overrun a number of police stations and an oil pipeline has been blown up. Also today more rockets were fired into the heavily-fortified Green Zone in Bagdad. I
1. 'Motive is a very important issue for us.' Illinois authorities are still looking for answers one week after Steven Kazmierczak killed five NIU students before killing himself. On top of their minds, they don't know why he did it. Kazmierczak lef
1. For the first time, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says he supports the idea of a second stimulus package. The White House says President Bush is open to the idea of direct payments to Americans. Bernanke told Congress that the economy is likely to st
1.The Dow Jones is continuing its volatile ride at the time when the Dow was down over 500 points putting it below 10000 for the first time in four years. Despite the government's Wall Street bailout plan, credit markets are still strained.The Feder
1. On Wall Street, another volatile day. The Dow Jones Industrial is falling 733 points, the second largest point loss ever. Stocks dropped on disappointing economic news including a big drop in retail sales. 2. Tonight is the last time presidential
1. World leaders have descended on Washington where talks continue today on potential ways to combat the global financial crisis. The economic summit is the largest gathering of its kind in the nations capital in nearly a decade. 2. The economy is a
1. It's down to the wire for the race for president. John McCain is in battleground state Pennsylvania today where he told supporters he can feel momentum on his side. Polls show McCain behind in the state that has 21 electoral votes. 2. Democrat Ba
1. Israel assassinates a top figure in Hamas, one of the first assaults on the leadership of Gaza's rulers. The airstrike targeted an apartment building. Palestinian officials say 18 others were killed. Israel is escalating its air offensive and see
1. Iran's supreme leader is dismissing overtures from President Barack Obama. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says even though Obama congratulated Iranians on the Persian new year, US policy toward Iran hasn't changed. Obama has offered to ease relations if
1.Members of this community are praying for the safe return of an Idaho soldier, 23 year old xxx is heard saying in this taliban video, he is scare he won't be able to go home, xxx went missing from his base in east Afghanastan late last month. 2.Fe
1. Tourists in New York are getting a view they haven't seen in years. The Statue of Liberty's crown is once again open to visitors. It had been closed since the 911 attacks. Only 30 people are allowed up per hour. Some 14,000 tickets have already b
A March snowstorm is heading for the Northeast after dumping snow on the Midwest. New England, New York, New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic region can all expect snowfall beginning Wednesday. Secretary of State John Kerry is taking part in the 3rd day o
A US airstrike has killed Al-Qaida's second most powerful leader. Nasser al-Wuhayshi was the head of Al-Qaida's powerful branch in Yemen. Police of the Italian-French border forcibly moved some Afircan migrants who have been camping out for days. The
1. Investigators are conducting a forensic examination of the final recorded conversation between ground control and the cockpit Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 before it went missing 3 weeks ago. It has been revealed that the final words of flight 370