| Obama says stimulus bill saved troubled economy (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:19 PM PST  AP - President Barack Obama hailed Wednesday's one-year-old economic stimulus law as an accomplishment that staved off another Great Depression and kept up to 2 million people on the job.
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| American Airlines to resume Haiti service starting Friday Posted: 16 Feb 2010 02:08 PM PST ![]() American Airlines says it will resume regular flights to Haiti on Friday, the first commercial flights since the island nation ...
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| 3 Tesla workers die when plane hits N. Calif. home (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 09:35 AM PST  AP - A twin-engine plane carrying three employees of electric car maker Tesla Motors struck a set of power lines after takeoff Wednesday and crashed into a fog-shrouded residential neighborhood, raining fiery debris over homes, sending residents running for safety and killing everyone aboard.
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| Tiger calling the shots, as usual (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 02:08 PM PST ![]() Instead of baring his soul to Oprah, Tiger Woods will speak Friday in the kind of controlled environment he prefers.
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| Glenn Beck On Captured Taliban Commander: 'Shoot Him In The Head!' (VIDEO) Posted: 16 Feb 2010 02:43 PM PST  Glenn Beck had strong words Tuesday morning on the subject of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban commander who was captured in Karachi, Pakistan. "The first thing out of my mind? Shoot him in the head," Beck said on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday morning. "Shoot him in the head before it goes into a court and we're doing all this nonsense back and forth. He's a bad guy. Shoot him in the head." Beck said that his advice would be different if he were running the country. "If I were in charge, we'd be interrogating him," he said. "And we'd interrogate him and interrogate him and interrogate
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| Vonn, Mancuso go 1-2 for US in downhill Posted: 17 Feb 2010 01:11 PM PST ![]() If this is how Lindsey Vonn skis with a bruised shin, then the rest of the field has no chance. Vonn showed no signs of discomfort when she won the Olympic downhill by more than half a second Wednesday, with childhood rival and American teammate Julia Mancuso taking a surprise silver medal. "This is everything I've wanted and hoped for," Vonn said, her voice choked with emotion.
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| Scottish Terrier Sadie Wins Westminster Dog Show Posted: 17 Feb 2010 09:55 AM PST  "This is the complete dog." The results are in and the queen has been crowned. Roundtown Mercedes of Maryscot, better known as Sadie the Scottish terrier, was awarded Best in Show at the 134th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
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| Fed: Unemployment will stay high over next 2 years (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:55 PM PST ![]() The Federal Reserve expects unemployment will stay high over the next two years because recession-scarred Americans are likely to stay cautious, making for only a moderate-paced economic recovery.
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| Alexander McQueen Died of Asphyxiation Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:30 AM PST  An inquest confirms the renowned fashion designer hung himself in his London apartment.
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| NJ man tells police he tossed baby off bridge (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:57 AM PST  AP - A man who snatched his infant daughter from the arms of her maternal grandmother while the child's mother was in court getting a restraining order against him told police he threw the baby off a bridge and into a frigid New Jersey river Tuesday, prompting a massive search beneath a busy parkway.
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| Team O: Incoherent on Iran Posted: 16 Feb 2010 11:26 PM PST ![]() So much for the "bold and aggressive diplomacy" with Iran that presidential candidate Barack Obama promised. Eight months after Tehran unleashed a murderous repression of anti-regime protesters -- to a mostly timid response from Washington -- Team Obama now believes that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship. So says Secretary...
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| Tiger Woods to end silence, plans to talk Friday Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:39 PM PST ![]() Tiger Woods will end nearly three months of silence Friday when he speaks to the media for the first time about his middle-of-the-night ...
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| Behind-the-Scenes of the 'American Idol' Judges' Deliberations Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:04 AM PST ![]() Hollywood Week is almost over at "American Idol," and Ellen shared her thoughts about the process. She had no idea why the judges took so long to pick who got through, but today she showed some behind-the-scenes footage that revealed the real reason -- and it's all Ellen's fault! Watch it right here.
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| Biden: 'Washington Right Now Is broken' Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:43 AM PST  WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden says "Washington right now is broken" and the country is in "deep trouble" unless it attacks ballooning federal deficits. Asked about the political climate across the country, Biden said in a nationally broadcast interview that "we understand why they're angry. ... We get it." Read more: White House, Biden, Politics, Congress, Washington Politics, Joe Biden Washington Is Broken, Federal Debt, Washington DC, Joe Biden, Biden Washington Is Broken, Health Care, Politics News
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| Left and right united in opposition to controversial SCOTUS decision Posted: 17 Feb 2010 01:45 PM PST ![]() Much has been made of late about the hyper-partisan political environment in America. On Tuesday, Sen. Evan Bayh explained his surprising recent decision to leave the senate by lamenting a "dysfunctional" political system riddled with "brain-dead partisanship."
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