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2010-09-01 18:12	AP Top News	Md. police kill Discovery gunman, 3 hostages safe SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police shot and killed a man upset with the Discovery Channel network's programming who took two employees and a security officer hostage at the company's headquarters Wednesday, officials said. All three hostages escaped safely. Police spent several hours negotiating with the gunman, who was upset about the network's programming, after he burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. waving a handgun and with canisters strapped to his body....
2010-09-01 18:12	AP Top News	Felon ex-pol with wild hair makes ballot in Ohio CLEVELAND (AP) - Outspoken former Democratic congressman Jim Traficant, who served time in federal prison for corruption, has fought his way back onto the Nov. 2 ballot to again run for a U.S. House seat - this time as an independent. The Trumbull County elections board ruled Wednesday that Traficant, noted for his distinctive toupee and 1960s-style pants, had qualified for the ballot in northeast Ohio's 17th district with 2,154 valid petition signatures, 11 more than required....
2010-09-01 18:07	AP Top News	Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades - decreasing by 8 percent since 2007, a new study finds. The reasons range from the sour economy to Mexican violence and increased U.S. enforcement that has made it harder to sneak across the border. Much of the decline comes from a sharp drop-off in illegal immigrants from the Caribbean, Central America and South America attempting to cross the southern border of the U.S., according to the Pew Hispanic Center, which based its report on an analysis of 2009 census data....
2010-09-01 18:07	AP Top News	John Walker Lindh seeks Ind. prison prayer ruling INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh and another Muslim inmate have asked a judge to order a federal prison to allow them and other Muslims in their highly restricted cell block to pray as a group, in accordance with their beliefs. The American Civil Liberties Union last Thursday filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis for summary judgment on behalf of Lindh, 29, and Enaam Arnaout, 47, who claim that the prison's policy restricting group prayer in the Communications Management Unit violates their religious rights. The ACLU contends there are no disputes over the facts of the case and that the law is on the inmates' side, and asks the judge to rule in their favor....
2010-09-01 18:07	AP Top News	New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis. They say that a new test can accurately show in less than two hours whether someone has TB and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. Testing now is slow and misses more than half of all cases. Experts say that a better test can help curb TB in poor countries, where most people spread the lung disease before they are diagnosed and treated....
2010-09-01 18:02	AP Top News	Police: Discovery gunman shot; 3 hostages safe SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police say the gunman who took three people hostage at the Discovery Channel network's programming has died after they shot him. All three hostages escaped safely....
2010-09-01 18:02	AP Top News	Obama says Mideast peace moment 'must be seized' WASHINGTON (AP) - Struggling to break decades of hostility, President Barack Obama convened a new round of ambitious Mideast peace talks Wednesday and told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they faced a fleeting chance to settle deep differences. "This moment of opportunity may not soon come again," Obama said at the White House before hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the first face-to-face peace talks in nearly two years. "They cannot afford to let it slip away."...
2010-09-01 18:02	AP Top News	US forces still in fight at end of combat mission HAWIJA, Iraq (AP) - Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents. While the Obama administration has dramatically reduced the number of troops and rebranded the mission, the operation in Hawija was a reminder that U.S. forces are still engaged in hunting down and killing al-Qaida militants - and could still have to defend themselves against attacks....
2010-09-01 17:57	AP Top News	Obama says Mideast peace moment 'must be seized' WASHINGTON (AP) - Struggling to break decades of hostility, President Barack Obama convened a new round of ambitious Mideast peace talks Wednesday and told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they faced a fleeting chance to settle deep differences. "This moment of opportunity may not soon come again," Obama said at the White House before hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the first face-to-face peace talks in nearly two years. "They cannot afford to let it slip away."...
2010-09-01 17:47	AFP	Evacuations start as US braces for Hurricane Earl NEW YORK (AFP) - Ana Ivanovic gave the clearest indication yet that she is getting back to top form with a blistering 6-3, 6-0 win over Zheng Jie of China in the US Open second round on Wednesday. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 17:47	AP Top News	Obama says Mideast peace moment 'must be seized' WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to put aside years of mistrust as peace talks begin in Washington. Obama says at the White House that the resumption of direct talks is a moment of opportunity that must be seized. Obama spoke after meeting separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The two are to meet for their own talks on Thursday...
2010-09-01 17:47	AP Top News	Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades - decreasing by 8 percent since 2007, a new study finds. The reasons range from the sour economy to Mexican violence and increased U.S. enforcement that has made it harder to sneak across the border. Much of the decline comes from a sharp drop-off in illegal immigrants from the Caribbean, Central America and South America attempting to cross the southern border of the U.S., according to the Pew Hispanic Center, which based its report on an analysis of 2009 census data....
2010-09-01 17:42	AP Top News	Police: Discovery gunman shot; 3 hostages safe SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police shot a man upset with the Discovery Channel network's programming who took three people hostage at the company's headquarters Wednesday, officials said. All three hostages escaped safely. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said he did not know whether police killed the gunman, who was upset about the network's programming. Police spent several hours negotiating with him after he burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. waving a handgun and with canisters strapped to his body....
2010-09-01 17:42	AP Top News	Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend....
2010-09-01 17:42	AP Top News	John Walker Lindh seeks Ind. prison prayer ruling INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh and another Muslim inmate have asked a judge to order a federal prison to allow them and other Muslims in their highly restricted cell block to pray as a group, in accordance with their beliefs. The American Civil Liberties Union last Thursday filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis for summary judgment on behalf of Lindh, 29, and Enaam Arnaout, 47, who claim that the prison's policy restricting group prayer in the Communications Management Unit violates their religious rights. The ACLU contends there are no disputes over the facts of the case and that the law is on the inmates' side, and asks the judge to rule in their favor....
2010-09-01 17:35	Reuters UK	U.S. delays Web traffic rules by seeking more comment
2010-09-01 17:32	AFP	Earl regains category four status as winds pick up NEW YORK (AFP) - Ana Ivanovic gave the clearest indication yet that she is getting back to top form with a blistering 6-3, 6-0 win over Zheng Jie of China in the US Open second round on Wednesday. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 17:32	AP Top News	Police: Discovery gunman shot; 3 hostages safe SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police shot a man who was holding three people hostage at the Discovery Channel network's headquarters Wednesday and all three were able to escape safely, officials said. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said he did not know whether police killed the gunman, who was upset about the network's programming. Police spent several hours negotiating with him after he burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. waving a handgun and with canisters strapped to his body....
2010-09-01 17:32	AP Top News	Obama opens Mideast talks: Attacks 'won't stop us' WASHINGTON (AP) - Condemning Mideast peace "rejectionists," President Barack Obama convened a new round of ambitious talks Wednesday and vowed not to allow a fresh burst of violence dim hopes for an accord creating a sovereign Palestinian state beside a secure Israel. Obama, who met separately at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, assailed those responsible for the killings of four Israelis near the West Bank city of Hebron. The militant Hamas movement, which rejects Israel's right to exist and opposes peace talks, claimed responsibility....
2010-09-01 17:32	AP Top News	Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? WASHINGTON (AP) - Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary. Political novice Joe Miller is the fifth tea party insurgent to win a GOP Senate nominating contest, an upset that few, if any, saw coming. With the stunning outcome, the fledgling tea party coalition and voters who identify with its anti-tax, anti-spending sentiments proved that democracy is alive and well - within the Republican Party. Don't like who is representing you? Rise up, fire them and choose someone new....
2010-09-01 17:32	AP Top News	Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades - decreasing by 8 percent, a new study finds. The reasons range from the sour economy to Mexican violence and increased U.S. enforcement that has made it harder to sneak across the border. Much of the decline comes from a sharp drop-off in illegal immigrants from the Caribbean, Central America and South America attempting to cross the southern border of the U.S., according to the Pew Hispanic Center, which based its report on an analysis of 2009 census data....
2010-09-01 17:32	AP Top News	US moves into final military phase in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. on Wednesday moved into the final phase of its military involvement in Iraq, with administration officials saying the war was ending even as the new commander of the remaining 50,000 troops warned of the ongoing threat from "hostile elements." The transfer of authority came a day after President Barack Obama announced the shift from combat operations to preparing Iraqi forces to assume responsibility for their own security. Obama made clear in Tuesday's speech that this was no victory celebration....
2010-09-01 17:32	AP Top News	Official: 3 bombs kill 25 at Pakistan Shiite march LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said. The explosions appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks by Sunni extremists against the minority Shiites they consider infidels. Allied with al-Qaida and the Taliban, the bombers are also seeking to destabilize Pakistan's U.S.-backed government....
2010-09-01 17:32	AP Top News	Police: SD teen wanted to be 'infamous sociopath' SISSETON, S.D. (AP) - An 18-year-old high school student stockpiled bomb-making materials in his bedroom and wrote about wanting to blow up his school, target individuals he hated, rape women and "become the world's most infamous sociopath," authorities said. Joseph Thomas Hansen, of Claire City, was arrested Aug. 23 after someone tipped off a police school resource officer that Hansen had talked about an attack, authorities said....
2010-09-01 17:32	AP Top News	Jordan unearths 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple with a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used for religious rituals, officials said Wednesday. The head of the Jordanian Antiquities Department, Ziad al-Saad, said the sanctuary dates to the eighth century B.C. and was discovered at Khirbat 'Ataroz near the town of Mabada, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of the capital Amman....
2010-09-01 17:32	AP Top News	New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. The test could revolutionize TB care and replace the 125-year-old process used now, which is slow and misses more than half of all cases, experts say. A better test would be a powerful tool to curb TB in poor countries, where most people spread the lung disease before they are diagnosed and treated, and many don't return for follow-up doctor visits to get test results....
2010-09-01 17:22	AP Top News	Discovery gunman shot by police, 3 hostages safe SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police shot an armed man who took three hostages at the Discovery Channel network's headquarters Wednesday. All of hostages escaped safely, officials said. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said he did not know whether police killed the gunman, who was upset about the network's programming. Police spent several hours negotiating with him after he burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. waving a handgun and with canisters strapped to his body....
2010-09-01 17:22	AP Top News	Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend....
2010-09-01 17:17	AFP	Earl regains category four status as winds pick up NEW YORK (AFP) - Ana Ivanovic gave the clearest indication yet that she is getting back to top form with a blistering 6-3, 6-0 win over Zheng Jie of China in the US Open second round on Wednesday. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 17:17	AP Top News	Discovery gunman shot by police; 3 hostages safe SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police say they have shot an armed man who took three people hostage in the Discovery Channel network's headquarters in suburban Washington. All of the hostages are safe. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger says he does not know whether police killed the gunman, who was upset about the network's programming....
2010-09-01 17:17	AP Top News	Earl becomes Category 4 storm; Gaston forms MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Hurricane Earl has become a Category 4 storm with top sustained winds of 135 mph as the dangerous and powerful storm heads toward the East Coast. Behind Earl and Tropical Storm Fiona in the Atlantic, the seventh tropical storm of the season formed. Forecasters said Wednesday that Gaston is the fourth tropical storm to form in the last 11 days....
2010-09-01 17:07	AP Top News	Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? WASHINGTON (AP) - Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary. Political novice Joe Miller is the fifth tea party insurgent to win a GOP Senate nominating contest, an upset that few, if any, saw coming. With the stunning outcome, the fledgling tea party coalition and voters who identify with its anti-tax, anti-spending sentiments proved that democracy is alive and well - within the Republican Party. Don't like who is representing you? Rise up, fire them and choose someone new....
2010-09-01 17:02	AP Top News	New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. The test could revolutionize TB care and replace the 125-year-old process used now, which is slow and misses more than half of all cases, experts say. A better test would be a powerful tool to curb TB in poor countries, where most people spread the lung disease before they are diagnosed and treated, and many don't return for follow-up doctor visits to get test results....
2010-09-01 17:00	Reuters UK	Oil and stocks rally on strong manufacturing data
2010-09-01 16:57	AP Top News	Police: Man holds hostages in Discovery building SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man upset with the Discovery Channel's environmental programming took several people hostage at gunpoint at the company's headquarters Wednesday while wearing canisters strapped to his body, officials said. Police were negotiating by phone with the gunman, who burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. waving a handgun....
2010-09-01 16:57	AP Top News	Tropical Storm Gaston forms in the Atlantic MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say the seventh tropical storm of the season has formed far out in the Atlantic on the heels of Hurricane Earl that's steaming toward the Eastern Seaboard. Gaston is the fourth tropical storm to form in the last 11 days for a season that has suddenly become busy....
2010-09-01 16:52	AFP	Diabetes drug fights lung cancer in mice: study NEW YORK (AFP) - Ana Ivanovic gave the clearest indication yet that she is getting back to top form with a blistering 6-3, 6-0 win over Zheng Jie of China in the US Open second round on Wednesday. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 16:52	AP Top News	Police: Man holds hostages in Discovery building SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man upset with the Discovery Channel's environmental programming took several people hostage at gunpoint at the company's headquarters Wednesday while wearing canisters strapped to his body, officials said. Police were negotiating by phone with the gunman, who burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. waving a handgun....
2010-09-01 16:47	AFP	Obama opens talks as Netanyahu vows peace WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama Wednesday opened long-odds Middle East talks, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to defy skeptics by forging a "once and for all" peace with the Palestinians. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 16:47	AFP	Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple unveiled a refreshed line of iPods on Wednesday and slashed the price of the Apple TV box that streams television shows and movies over the Web to high-definition TV sets. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 16:47	AP Top News	Police: Man holds hostages in Discovery building SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man upset with the Discovery Channel's environmental programming took several people hostage at gunpoint at the company's headquarters Wednesday while wearing canisters strapped to his body, officials said. Police were negotiating by phone with the gunman, who burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. waving a handgun....
2010-09-01 16:42	AFP	Diabetes drug fights lung cancer in mice: study NEW YORK (AFP) - Ana Ivanovic gave the clearest indication yet that she is getting back to top form with a blistering 6-3, 6-0 win over Zheng Jie of China in the US Open second round on Wednesday. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 16:42	AP Top News	Police: Man holds hostages in Discovery building SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man upset with the Discovery Channel's environmental programming took several people hostage at gunpoint at the company's headquarters Wednesday while wearing canisters strapped to his body, officials said. Police were negotiating by phone with the gunman, who burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. waving a handgun. The gunman took what Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger described as a "small number of hostages" but he did not say how many. He also did not say what the man wanted or whether anyone was hurt. Police had not confirmed whether the canisters were explosives....
2010-09-01 16:42	AP Top News	Obama opens Mideast talks: Attacks 'won't stop us' WASHINGTON (AP) - Condemning Mideast peace "rejectionists," President Barack Obama convened a new round of ambitious talks Wednesday and vowed not to allow a fresh burst of violence dim hopes for an accord creating a sovereign Palestinian state beside a secure Israel. Obama, who met separately at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, assailed those responsible for the killings of four Israelis near the West Bank city of Hebron. The militant Hamas movement, which rejects Israel's right to exist and opposes peace talks, claimed responsibility....
2010-09-01 16:32	AP Top News	Police: Man holds hostages in Discovery building SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man upset with the Discovery Channel's environmental programming took several people hostage at gunpoint at the company's headquarters Wednesday while wearing canisters strapped to his body, officials said. Police were negotiating by phone with the gunman, who burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. waving a handgun....
2010-09-01 16:32	AP Top News	Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Atlantic Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend....
2010-09-01 16:32	AP Top News	Stock market kicks off September with strong gains NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks jumped Wednesday after surprisingly strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the worries that had been building over the global economy in recent weeks. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 255 points on the first day of September. With investors pouring into stocks, Treasury prices fell and interest rates rose....
2010-09-01 16:30	Reuters UK	S.Africa state workers reject new pay offer
2010-09-01 16:25	Reuters UK	U.S. manufacturing grows in August
2010-09-01 16:25	Reuters UK	Gunman takes hostages at U.S. Discovery Channel


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