| Obama offers Sudan incentives to end 'genocide' (AFP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 07:19 AM PDT  AFP - US President Barack Obama unveiled a new policy on Sudan Monday and warned Khartoum of more US pressure if it failed to respond to his fresh incentives to stop "genocide" and "abuses" in Darfur.
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| USDA confirms H1N1 in Minnesota pigs (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:19 AM PDT  AP - At least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, the first case of a pig contracting the virus in the United States.
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| Yankees-Angels Preview Torii Hunter grabbed his hat, tied his spikes and … Posted: 19 Oct 2009 08:08 AM PDT ![]() Officials say 36-year-old Daniel Langdon collapsed at about 9:02 a.m. Sunday between the 11- and 12-mile markers and 65-year-old Rick Brown collapsed at 9:17 a.m., near where Langdon went down.
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| QB's big mental lapse Posted: 19 Oct 2009 07:44 AM PDT  Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb calls for a time-out ? with embarrassing results.
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| Dodd offers protection from bank overdraft fees (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:39 AM PDT ![]() Bank customers who overdraw their checking accounts would get new protections from excessive penalties under legislation proposed Monday by the Senate banking committee chairman.
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| Elisabeth Hasselbeck Talks Nip Slip, New Baby In Return To "The View" (VIDEO) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:43 PM PDT  Elisabeth Hasselbeck returned to "The View" Monday two months after the birth of her third child, Isaiah. Hasselbeck showed off a picture of Isaiah and told a story about sending out a photo of the baby that included her nipple. "You know when your baby smiles for the first time?" she said. "I reach for the iPhone — I had just been feeding him — and I took the photo. And he had this huge, huge smile and it was the cutest picture, so immediately I forward it to everyone on my family distribution list," she said, rattling off a list of family members. "I get home and I open up the photo...N
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| Higher jobless rates could be new normal (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:19 AM PDT  AP - Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could linger for years.
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| Somali pirates seize Chinese ship with 25 crew (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 07:17 AM PDT  AP - Somali pirates seized a Chinese cargo ship Monday with 25 people onboard, a naval spokesman for the European Union's anti-piracy force said, in the first successful attack on a Chinese vessel since the country deployed three naval warships to the region.
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| Dozens Of "Earth-Like" Planets Discovered Outside Solar System Posted: 19 Oct 2009 06:43 AM PDT  WASHINGTON — Astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Scientists using European Southern Observatory telescopes didn't find any planets quite the size of Earth or any that seemed habitable or even unusual. But their announcement increased the number of planets discovered outside the solar system to more than 400.
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| Teachers strike at 3 Catholic high schools in S.J. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:12 AM PDT ![]() Teachers at three Catholic high schools in South Jersey went on strike this morning in a dispute over wages and health benefits.
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| Government unveils new mortgage help for states (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:55 PM PDT ![]() The Obama administration on Monday unveiled a new program to support state and local housing finance agencies. The plan will help the agencies finance mortgages for first-time homebuyers and develop rental housing.
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| Energy Star Products Aren't Actually Meeting Energy Star Requirements Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:16 AM PDT ![]() Is this little fridge running from Energy Star auditors? Hummm... Image via Matheus Sanchez Energy Star is regarded by consumers as one of the most reliable raters of electronics and appliances in terms of knowing how much energy a device consumes. The organization continually raises the bar (little by little, but still raises) on energy efficiency and tests products to see if they meet requirements for an Energy Star ranking. However, looks like a recent audit shows that Energy Star isn't so reliable after all. ...
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| Sotomayor Says White House Even Picked Out Her Clothes Posted: 19 Oct 2009 05:54 AM PDT  Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's nomination process was so controlled that the White House even approved her clothes, she told Yalies when she appeared at her 30th Yale Law School reunion on Saturday. Sotomayor described her grueling nomination process privately when she spoke to 1,800 alumni, students and faculty, the New Haven Register reports. State Sen. Ed Meyer attended the event and said Sotomayor became teary at times, but kept the crowd laughing. The Yale Law School grad talked about shopping for clothes to wear to her acceptance ceremony, but government officials took over t
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| Burned soldier portrait to show at Smithsonian Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:55 AM PDT ![]() SAN ANTONIO – Retired Army Sgt. Richard Yarosh has gotten used to the stares. His face is blanketed in knotty scar tissue. His nose tip is missing. His ears are gone, as is part of his right leg. His fingers are permanently bent and rigid.
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| The ViewEmbarassing Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:16 PM PDT ![]() Ten remaining celebs compete. Can the team save a detective? Kate takes three of the girls to Florida.
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