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2009-01-07 22:30	Reuters UK	Royal Bank mulling sale of Bank of China stake
2009-01-07 22:25	Reuters UK	Yahoo unveils partners for Web TV push
2009-01-07 22:25	Reuters UK	Yahoo unveils partners for Web TV push
2009-01-07 22:17	AFP	Panasonic bringing 3D HDTV into the home LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Panasonic Corp. is committed to bringing 3D high-definition television into consumers' homes, the Japanese electronics maker has announced as it enlisted Titanic director James Cameron to make its case....
2009-01-07 22:17	AFP	RBS mulling sale of Bank of China stake: FT LONDON (AFP) - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), one of three banks bailed out by the British government in October, is considering selling its two-billion-pound stake in Bank of China, the Financial Times said Thursday....
2009-01-07 22:12	AFP	Panasonic bringing 3D HDTV into the home LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Panasonic Corp. is committed to bringing 3D high-definition television into consumers' homes, the Japanese electronics maker has announced as it enlisted Titanic director James Cameron to make its case....
2009-01-07 22:07	AP Top News	People's Choice Awards have heroic odds LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Dark Knight" could soar away with several trophies Wednesday night at the 35th annual People's Choice Awards. The Batman film will vie for awards in such categories as favorite cast, action movie, on-screen matchup and superhero. Other multiple movie nominees include "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."...
2009-01-07 22:00	Reuters UK	Israel bombards Gaza as U.S. backs ceasefire
2009-01-07 22:00	Reuters UK	Interest rates set to fall to all-time low
2009-01-07 21:57	AP International	Obama's 'Hope' portrait goes to Smithsonian WASHINGTON (AP) - Even before he takes office, President-elect Barack Obama's image will become part of the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery, the museum announced Wednesday....
2009-01-07 21:57	AP International	Obituaries in the news (AP) - Betty Freeman...
2009-01-07 21:52	AFP	Lucky United still on course for five football trophies: Ferguson DERBY, England (AFP) - Alex Ferguson said Manchester United were lucky to still be on course for five trophies this season after their shock 1-0 League Cup semi-final, first leg defeat against Derby County....
2009-01-07 21:47	AFP	England cricket march to Strauss beat after Pietersen quits LONDON (AFP) - Andrew Strauss has been given the task of trying to unify the England cricket team after being appointed as captain for the tour of the West Indies following fellow South African-born Kevin Pietersen's resignation....
2009-01-07 21:47	AFP	Strauss takes over as Pietersen and Moores quit LONDON (AFP) - Andrew Strauss will take over as England cricket captain following the resignation of Kevin Pietersen, the managing director of England cricket said on Wednesday....
2009-01-07 21:47	AP Top News	Melting snow causes heavy flooding in Wash. state SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) - Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures as the heavy snowfall that has buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt. More than 30,000 people were told to leave their homes in a flood-endangered valley southeast of Tacoma, as authorities warned of heavy flooding. "This is going to be a memorable flood event," said Andy Haner, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Seattle....
2009-01-07 21:47	AP International	2 Ill. men accused of running $15M fraud scheme CHICAGO (AP) - Two men passed themselves off as foreign currency traders to swindle customers out of $15 million, which they used to pay for a lifestyle that included strip clubs, jewelry and private jets, according to a criminal complaint unveiled Wednesday in federal court....
2009-01-07 21:42	AP Top News	Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage. Despite the heavy fighting, strides were made on the diplomatic front with the U.S. throwing its weight behind a deal being brokered by France and Egypt. While the Security Council failed to reach agreement on a cease-fire resolution, Egypt's U.N. Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz said representatives of Israel, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to meet separately with Egyptian officials in Cairo Thursday....
2009-01-07 21:42	AP Top News	Obama taps spending watchdog, eyes Social Security WASHINGTON (AP) - Pointing with concern to "red ink as far as the eye can see," President-elect Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to tackle out-of-control Social Security and Medicare spending and named a special watchdog to clamp down on other federal programs - even as he campaigned anew to spend the largest pile of taxpayer money in history to revive the sinking economy. The steepness of the fiscal mountain he'll face beginning Jan. 20 was underscored by stunning new figures: an estimate that the federal budget deficit will reach $1.2 trillion this year, by far the biggest ever, even without the new stimulus spending....
2009-01-07 21:42	AP Top News	Senate Democrats yield to Obama, retreat on Burris WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats beat a hasty retreat Wednesday from their rejection of Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's successor, yielding to pressure from Obama himself and from senators irked that the standoff was draining attention and putting them in a bad light. Burris said with a smile he expected to join them "very shortly." Though there was no agreement yet to swear Burris in, he posed for photos at the Capitol with Senate leaders, then joined them for a 45-minute meeting followed by supportive words that bordered on gushing. The events came one day after Burris had left the Capitol in the pouring rain in a scripted rejection....
2009-01-07 21:42	AP Top News	Melting snow causes heavy flooding in Wash. state SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) - Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures as the heavy snowfall that has buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt. More than 30,000 people were told to leave their homes in a flood-endangered valley southeast of Tacoma, as authorities warned of heavy flooding....
2009-01-07 21:42	AP Top News	Obama hails 'extraordinary' moment with presidents WASHINGTON (AP) - Confronting a grim economy and a Middle East on fire, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to perhaps the only people on the planet who understand what he's in for: the four living members of the U.S. presidents' club. In an image bound to go down in history, every living U.S. president came together at the White House on Wednesday to hash over the world's challenges with the president-elect. There they stood, shoulder-to-shoulder in the Oval Office: George H.W. Bush, Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. "This is an extraordinary gathering," Obama said, looking plenty at ease in the humbling office that will soon be his....
2009-01-07 21:42	AP Top News	Feds say inauguration attractive terrorist target WASHINGTON (AP) - The upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama is an attractive target for international and domestic terrorists, but U.S. intelligence officials have no information about specific threats to the Jan. 20 event. An internal intelligence assessment, obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday, says the high visibility of the event, the presence of dignitaries and the significance of swearing in the country's first black president make the inauguration vulnerable to attacks....
2009-01-07 21:42	AP Top News	Drug from genetically engineered goats a first Drug from genetically engineered goats a firstWASHINGTON (AP) - You've heard of making cheese from goats' milk, but prescription drugs? In what would be a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats moved closer to government approval Wednesday after experts at the Food and Drug Administration reported that the medication works and its safety is acceptable. Called ATryn, the drug is intended to help people with a rare hereditary disorder that makes them vulnerable to life-threatening blood clots....
2009-01-07 21:42	AP Top News	People's Choice Awards have heroic odds LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Dark Knight" could soar away with several trophies Wednesday night at the 35th annual People's Choice Awards. The Batman film will vie for awards in such categories as favorite cast, action movie, on-screen matchup and superhero. Other multiple movie nominees include "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."...
2009-01-07 21:42	AP Top News	Pa. man opens neighbor's door with chain saw Pa. man opens neighbor's door with chain sawSCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - An eastern Pennsylvania man may face up to 37 years in prison for tearing open a neighbor's door with a chain saw. Police say 34-year-old Robert Kane began sawing through the front door of Jamie Zaleski's apartment in Scranton while Zaleski and several friends ran out the back. Kane was angry because a friend of Zaleski's parked in front of his house across the street. Police said when Zaleski asked who was at the door, Kane said it was his worst nightmare, told him, "Open the door or I'll cut it down," and started sawing....
2009-01-07 21:42	AP Top News	AP source: Browns to hire Eric Mangini as coach CLEVELAND (AP) - Eric Mangini is the new head coach of the Cleveland Browns, a week after being fired by the New York Jets. A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that Mangini will be introduced Thursday at a news conference at the team's headquarters in Berea. The 37-year-old Mangini agreed to a four-year deal with the club Wednesday, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because contract details had yet to be finalized....
2009-01-07 21:22	AP International	Baltimore city councilwoman, developer indicted BALTIMORE (AP) - A grand jury indicted a Baltimore councilwoman and a prominent developer Wednesday, the first public corruption charges in a three-year probe of city finances that has targeted the mayor....
2009-01-07 21:22	AP International	Feinstein says she supports Panetta for CIA WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the incoming chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday she intends to support President-elect Barack Obama's choice for CIA chief, Leon Panetta, despite earlier comments that she had reservations about the choice....
2009-01-07 21:22	AP International	Chavez hopes Gaza situation improves under Obama CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday criticized the U.S. government for not stopping Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip and expressed hope the conflict will ease under the incoming administration....
2009-01-07 21:20	Reuters UK	Scolari dare not fail against Manchester United
2009-01-07 21:20	Reuters UK	Panda with attitude bites zoo trespasser
2009-01-07 21:12	AP International	Environmental group backs canal for Calif. delta SACRAMENTO (AP) - A national environmental group recommended Wednesday that California overhaul its water-delivery system by building a canal around the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta....
2009-01-07 21:07	AP Top News	Obama hails 'extraordinary' moment with presidents WASHINGTON (AP) - Confronting a grim economy and a Middle East on fire, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to perhaps the only people on the planet who understand what he's in for: the four living members of the U.S. presidents' club. In an image bound to go down in history, every living U.S. president came together at the White House on Wednesday to hash over the world's challenges with the president-elect. There they stood, shoulder-to-shoulder in the Oval Office: George H.W. Bush, Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. "This is an extraordinary gathering," Obama said, looking plenty at ease in the humbling office that will soon be his....
2009-01-07 21:02	AP International	Melting snow causes heavy flooding in Wash. state SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) - Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures as the heavy snowfall that has buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt....
2009-01-07 21:02	AP International	NYC bouncer gets 25 years in student's kidnapping NEW YORK (AP) - A former New York City nightclub bouncer has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for kidnapping a young woman as she walked home from class....
2009-01-07 21:02	AP International	Wash. teen charged with drowning newborn in toilet PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) - A 16-year-old girl accused of drowning an infant boy in a toilet and throwing the body in the trash in Washington state has been charged with murder....
2009-01-07 20:55	Reuters UK	Sony to launch world's lightest notebook
2009-01-07 20:52	AFP	Lenovo to cut 2,500 jobs amid global slowdown HONG KONG (AFP) - Chinese computer giant Lenovo announced Thursday it would cut about 2,500 jobs, roughly 11 percent of its worldwide workforce, after suffering losses due to the global economic crisis....
2009-01-07 20:52	AFP	Disputed Holocaust memoir could reappear as fiction NEW YORK (AFP) - A Holocaust survivor's memoir of love in a Nazi concentration camp, which was yanked from publication last month when he admitted it was a hoax, could reappear as a work of fiction....
2009-01-07 20:52	AFP	CEO of India IT giant Satyam quits over billion-dollar fraud scandal MUMBAI (AFP) - The head of one of India's biggest outsourcing firms, Satyam Computer, resigned on Wednesday amid a scandal over a billion dollar fraud that sent company stocks tumbling 70 percent....
2009-01-07 20:50	Reuters UK	Low blood oxygen on Everest offers treatment hope
2009-01-07 20:47	AP Top News	Melting snow causes heavy flooding in Wash. state SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) - Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures as the heavy snowfall that has buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt. More than 30,000 people were told to leave their homes in a flood-endangered valley southeast of Tacoma, as authorities warned of heavy flooding....
2009-01-07 20:47	AP Top News	AP source: Browns to hire Eric Mangini as coach CLEVELAND (AP) - Eric Mangini is the new head coach of the Cleveland Browns, a week after being fired by the New York Jets. A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that Mangini will be introduced Thursday at a news conference at the team's headquarters in Berea. The 37-year-old Mangini agreed to a four-year deal with the club Wednesday, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because contract details had yet to be finalized....
2009-01-07 20:45	Reuters UK	Israel pounds Gaza again as U.S. pushes truce
2009-01-07 20:45	Reuters UK	Stocks slide on grim U.S. jobs report
2009-01-07 20:45	Reuters UK	Satyam chief quits as fraud scandal slams shares
2009-01-07 20:42	AP International	Boy's 1999 disappearance raises questions, regrets WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - No one claims to know what happened that summer in 1999 when 11-year-old Adam Herrman disappeared from the mobile home park where he lived with his adoptive parents....
2009-01-07 20:42	AP International	Think pink: Galapagos' rosy lizard is new species QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Hard to believe a giant, pink lizard could be overlooked for almost two centuries....
2009-01-07 20:42	AP International	'Everyday Americans' invited to whistle stop tour WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama has invited a group of "everyday Americans" to join him and Vice President-elect Joe Biden on their Whistle Stop Tour to the nation's capital on the Saturday before Inauguration Day....
2009-01-07 20:40	Reuters UK	Six arrests at Israeli embassy demonstrations


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