AP 2010-07-31

1. It's official: BP CEO Tony Hayward will step down as about October 1st. He will be succeeded by American Bob Dudley a first for BP. Meantime, the oil giant has released its earnings, saying it lost 17 billion dollars in the second quarter. Same qu

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AP 2010-02-09

1. The military's top uniformed officer says gays should be allowed to openly serve in uniform. Admiral Mike Mullen tells the Senate Armed Services Committee that he is troubled by a policy that forces people to lie about who they are in order to def

AP 2011-04-18

1. Congress is moving forward with passing this year's budget. The House has approved a 38-billion-dollar package of spending cuts. House Speaker John Boehner says this deal is a move in the right direction. 2. The head of the Federal Aviation Admini

AP 2011-11-20

1. New York is girding for a day of potential unrest. Occupy Wall Street organizers say they are planning to go ahead with a show of civil disobedience Thursday. They will be joined by city leaders who have denounced the raid that cleared the park pr

AP 2011-09-10

1. A gunman has killed two National Guardsmen as well as a third person at an IHOP restaurant in Nevada before taking his own life, six other people were wounded. Officials say this appears to be an isolated incident. 2. Officials in Texas say wildfi

AP 2011-12-08

1. President Barack Obama says Congress needs to extend a payroll tax cut. Since the economical recovery is still fragile, he says, and middle-class families need the money. But tax cut will expire at the year's end. 2. The Postal Service says it's s

AP 2010-02-01

1. Authorities say an Ethiopian Airlines jet was in flames before it plunged into the Mediterranean Sea minutes after takeoff. It had 90 people on board when it left Beirut Airport Monday. The cause of the crash is not known, although terrorism is no

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This is AP news minute. 1. While some parts of Louisiana are beginning to recover from devastating flooding, other areas are preparing for high waters. Louisiana's governor says 40,000 homes are damaged by the floods, which left at least eight dead.

AP 2010-02-02

1. Insurgents are gaining the blame for attacks in Baghdad. At least 37 people were killed and more than 100 hurt in the bomb blasts. They came shortly before state TV announced the execution of a cousin of Saddam Hussein, known as Chemical Ali. 2. A

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AP 2010-02-03

1. President Barack Obama is expected to ask for a three-year freeze on part of the federal budget during his State of the Union address tomorrow. The freeze would affect almost five hundred billion dollars in programs, but not touch the Pentagon, ve

AP 2010-02-12

1. Ten Americans detained in Haiti for trying to take 33 children out of the country have been charged with child kidnapping. The church group says they were just trying to help the quake victims. 2. Authorities say the Nigerian suspect in the failed

AP 2011-04-07

1. Libyan rebels say they will agree to a cease fire if Muammar Gaddafi pulls his forces out of all cities and allows peaceful protests. Libyan opposition leaders also say theyve struck a deal with Cartel to sell rebel-held oil. Proceeds would be use

AP 2011-04-12

1. The countdown is on to a Friday deadline for a federal government shutdown. President Obama wants to avoid the shutdown and he is now actively involved in trying to get a spending cuts deal. He says he will call Speaker Boehner and other leaders b

AP 2011-05-13

1. River watchers say the Mississippi is starting to level out around Memphis and it could crest tonight, just shy of a record. More than 1,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. 2. Pakistan's prime minister is echoing President Barack Obam

AP 2011-08-11

1. Anxiety has overtaken the market in the aftermath of the SP downgrade of US debt. The Dow dropped more than 600 points on Monday, closing below 11,000. 2. Despite its credit rating downgrade, the US always has been and always will be a triple-A co

AP 2010-03-06

[1] Chile's president says the death toll from Saturday's 8.8-magnitude quake has topped 700. Deaths are expected to be highest in Concepcion, a city of more than 200,000 near the epicenter. [2] President Barack Obama's doctor says the commander-in-c

AP 2010-07-11

1. The federal government is suing to block Arizona's new immigration law. The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit arguing that Arizona's law targeting illegal immigrants is unconstitutional. 2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israe