• Economic woes chill effort to stop global warming 10/12/2008, 7:25 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attempts to tackle global warming are being made more difficult by the spreading economic crisis even as Democratic congressional leaders say it's still a top goal for next year.

• Tax rebate, food stamp money possible in aid plan 10/12/2008, 5:12 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday.

• NKorea off US blacklist after nuke inspection deal 10/12/2008, 2:47 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an "axis of evil."

• APNewsAlert 10/11/2008, 6:09 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bush to make appearance at global meeting on financial crisis

• Tax rebate, food stamp money possible in aid plan 10/11/2008, 5:24 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday.

• NKorea off US blacklist after nuke inspection deal 10/11/2008, 3:58 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an "axis of evil."

• For Bush, last 100 days to feature 'no letting up' 10/11/2008, 2:23 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — So how will it end?

• FBI searched long, hard for Jack Anderson sources 10/11/2008, 2:02 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — In caustic comments on internal FBI memos, bureau director J. Edgar Hoover referred to prominent columnist Jack Anderson with undisguised contempt, calling him "a jackal" as agents combed his articles for errors and hints about possible sources.

• APNewsAlert 10/11/2008, 11:06 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — US removes North Korea from US terrorism list

• Bush's statement on financial crisis 10/11/2008, 9:20 a.m. EDT
(AP) — President Bush's statement Saturday on the financial crisis, as released by the White House. He spoke in the Rose Garden after meeting with financial ministers from the G-7 nations:

• Diplomats: North Korea coming off terror blacklist 10/11/2008, 7:08 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is ready to drop North Korea from a terrorism blacklist, the Associated Press has learned, in the latest attempt by the administration to salvage a nuclear deal with Pyongyang before President Bush's term ends.

• Latvia discussing new military exercises with US 10/11/2008, 3:51 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Georgia, Latvia is talking with the United States about expanding joint military exercises and cooperation.

• FBI files show long hunt for Jack Anderson sources 10/11/2008, 3:47 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — In caustic comments on internal FBI memos, legendary bureau director J. Edgar Hoover referred to prominent columnist Jack Anderson with undisguised contempt, calling him "a jackal" as agents combed his articles for errors and hints about possible sources.

• APNewsAlert 10/10/2008, 10:43 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sources: US plans to remove North Korea from terror blacklist on Saturday.

• Recalls: Dried radishes, milk drinks, cookies 10/10/2008, 8:27 p.m. EDT
(AP) — The following recalls have been announced:

• Softball champs say meeting prez not Bush league 10/10/2008, 8:07 p.m. EDT
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Winning the Little League Softball World Series was great. But meeting the president isn't exactly Bush league.

• Lineup for Sunday news shows 10/10/2008, 7:45 p.m. EDT
(AP) — Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

• Colin Powell calls Sen. Stevens' word 'sterling' 10/10/2008, 7:15 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday praised Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' sense of honor at his trial on corruption charges, calling his reputation for honesty and integrity "sterling" in the quarter-century they've known each other. "As we say in the infantry, this is a guy you take on a long patrol," said the retired four-star Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

• Limit on cold remedies for kids was FDA's idea 10/10/2008, 5:59 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — When drug makers made a surprise announcement this week that they no longer recommend cough and cold remedies for youngsters under 4, they didn't let on that it was the government's idea.

• White House disputes that Bush is hurting markets 10/10/2008, 5:57 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush on Friday offered reassuring words to stop the hemorrhaging on Wall Street, but once again the stock market fell.

• US, India sign unprecedented nuclear deal 10/10/2008, 5:10 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and India signed an accord Friday that allows American businesses to sell nuclear fuel, technology and reactors to India, reversing a three-decade ban on atomic trade with the fast-growing nuclear-armed Asian power.

• APNewsAlert 10/10/2008, 4:18 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — US and India sign accord that allows US businesses to sell nuclear fuel to India.

• For military, bad economy aids recruiting 10/10/2008, 3:21 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tough economy could make it easier to sign up soldiers.

• US seeks support before delisting North Korea 10/10/2008, 3:02 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration is trying to build consensus among its negotiating partners before removing North Korea from a terrorism blacklist in hopes of salvaging nuclear disarmament talks, U.S. officials said Friday.

• Court considers case on judicial ethics 10/10/2008, 2:21 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices regularly confront cases involving companies they own shares in or that employ a family member. The decision is easy — the justices have a conflict of interest that forces them to play no role in the case.

• Text of Bush's remarks Friday on the economy 10/10/2008, 11:20 a.m. EDT
(AP) — Text of President Bush's remarks on the economy Friday, as provided by the White House:

• Gov't probes US defense contractor over payments 10/10/2008, 9:30 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army criminal investigators are examining whether Combat Support Associates, a defense contractor that has earned more than $2 billion so far supporting U.S. troops in Iraq, overcharged the government. The company said it is cooperating in the case.

• Bush poised to talk about economic crisis 10/10/2008, 9:26 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush is ready to make a statement to the nation about the crisis in the credit markets that has caused substantial sell-offs on Wall Street.

• Sources: US nears removing NKorea from terror list 10/10/2008, 6:29 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration is nearing a decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist and may do so as early as Friday in a bid to salvage faltering nuclear disarmament talks, The Associated Press has learned.

• Stevens brings in some famous friends to testify 10/10/2008, 5:00 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Stevens is relying on some of his famous friends to vouch for his honor and honesty in a corruption trial in which he is accused of lying about gifts received from an Alaska oil services company.

• Senators push for immigration raid guidelines 10/10/2008, 3:58 a.m. EDT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With federal authorities stepping up immigration enforcement raids across the country, Sens. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and Robert Menendez of New Jersey are sponsoring a bill to protect the rights of U.S. citizens and legal residents who get caught up in them.

• Tropical species also threatened by climate change 10/9/2008, 9:01 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica.

• Report: NSA listened in on personal military calls 10/9/2008, 7:40 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Select Intelligence Committee is looking into allegations from two U.S. military linguists that the government routinely listened in on phone calls of American military and humanitarian aid workers serving overseas.

• Tropical species also threatened by climate change 10/9/2008, 7:37 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica.

• Bush seeks to reassure Americans on economy 10/9/2008, 5:57 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the stock market plunged to its lowest level in five years, the White House on Thursday sought to assure anxious Americans that the United States is working aggressively to stabilize the nation's chaotic financial system.

• Nuclear Weapons complex changes advance 10/9/2008, 5:30 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department moved ahead Thursday on further restricting the nation's most dangerous nuclear material, part of a plan to scale back and modernize management of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.

• APNewsAlert 10/9/2008, 5:19 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House says American people should remain confident about economy despite market fall.

• Senate pal never heard of Ted Stevens telling lies 10/9/2008, 5:15 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii strongly defended the honor of Republican Sen. Ted Stevens at the Alaska senator's corruption trial Thursday, saying he's never heard of his friend telling a lie.

• Tropical species also threatened by climate change 10/9/2008, 4:24 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics.

• Product Recalls: Nerf blasters, gas vent dampers 10/9/2008, 4:21 p.m. EDT
(AP) — The following recalls have been announced:

• Intel report: Afghanistan facing 'downward spiral' 10/9/2008, 4:03 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The situation in Afghanistan now is the worst since the U.S.-led invasion of 2001 and the country is in danger of a "downward spiral" into violence and chaos, according to an intelligence report draft.

• Democratic senator to testify for GOP icon Stevens 10/9/2008, 3:52 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has called one of his oldest friends, Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, as his first defense witness at his corruption trial.

• Syria frees detained US journalists 10/9/2008, 3:44 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says two American journalists who were detained by Syrian authorities have been released and are safe at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus.

• APNewsAlert 10/9/2008, 3:31 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department says two American journalists detained in Syria have been released.

• US: Libya begins payments for US terror victims 10/9/2008, 3:16 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Libya has started making payments into a nearly $2 billion fund to compensate the families of American victims of Libyan-linked terror attacks in the 1980s, another step in the full normalization of long-strained ties between Washington and Tripoli, the State Department said Thursday.

• Nations balk at US anti-drug plan for Afghanistan 10/9/2008, 3:01 p.m. EDT
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A number of NATO countries are balking at the United States' request that their troops in Afghanistan do more to confront drug lords whose money helps bankroll the Taliban, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.

• Tax experts suggest ways to close $300 billion gap 10/9/2008, 2:47 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting people to pay the taxes they owe could be one significant way of coping with dizzying increases in the federal deficit and the potential $700 billion pricetag for the just-enacted financial rescue plan, tax experts said Thursday.

• Government asked to track Chinese textile imports 10/9/2008, 2:16 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House lawmaker in charge of trade wants the government to track what could be a dramatic increase in imports of Chinese-made clothing and other textile products once a deal limiting those goods expires at year's end.

• Feds go forward with NYC airport experiment 10/9/2008, 1:41 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are pushing ahead with an experiment to reduce rampant flight delays around the nation by auctioning off takeoff and landing times at New York City-area airports, where most delays begin.

• Bush signs order to ease switch to next president 10/9/2008, 11:31 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — A piece of paper that President Bush signed Thursday helps ease his way out of the White House when his term ends and clears the way for his successor.