today's top news stories

top news

• Obama making final health care pitch to House Dems  (0)
• Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike  (1)
• Obama appeals to Iranian people in Internet video  (0)
• Obama calls on Congress to pass finance reform  (0)
• UN chief is shown Israeli settlements, barrier  (0)

entertainment headlines

• Court: Anna Nicole Smith gets none of oil fortune  (3)
• Oprah, schoolgirls to testify at defamation trial  (1)
• Ellen presents $30K to Miss. lesbian in prom flap  (1)
• Lady Gaga fires back in NY court at music producer  (0)
• Volunteer day promoted to honor Mister Rogers  (0)

sports headlines

• NCAA: Chalk-filled Day 2 ends with Maryland win  (0)
• No. 12 seed Cornell dominates Temple 78-65  (0)
• Lucas, Morgan save MSU in 70-67 win over NMSU  (0)
• Maryland beats Houston 89-77 in first round  (0)
• Ohio State outlasts UC Santa Barbara 68-51  (0)

national headlines

• Judge: $575M settlement rejected for 9/11 'heroes'  (0)
• Bloated lake haunts North Dakota town again  (0)
• Police: Arrest in NJ Walmart racial comment case  (0)
• Boy Scouts sex files now evidence in Ore. lawsuit  (0)
• Man wanted for Detroit slayings nabbed near LA  (0)

world headlines

• Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike  (1)
• UN chief is shown Israeli settlements, barrier  (0)
• Obama appeals to Iranian people in Internet video  (0)
• Thai protesters stage weekend march around capital  (1)
• Year's biggest sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange  (0)

business headlines

• Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike  (1)
• Obama calls on Congress to pass finance reform  (0)
• Letter: Lehman accounting tricks possibly illegal  (0)
• India unexpectedly hikes rates a quarter point  (0)
• Obama making final health care pitch to House Dems  (0)

technology headlines

• Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle  (0)
• Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools  (2)
• Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy  (1)
• Palm's phone sales slump and its stock dives  (0)
• Judge: Site must delay copying of broker reports  (0)

political headlines

• Obama making final health care pitch to House Dems  (0)
• Obama appeals to Iranian people in Internet video  (0)
• Obama calls on Congress to pass finance reform  (0)
• Final health bill omits some of Obama's promises  (2)
• World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks  (1)

science headlines

• Geneva atom smasher sets record for beam energy  (0)
• Nevada wild-horse roundup death toll rises  (0)
• Arizona state employee fired over jaguar capture  (0)
• Cloak of invisibility takes a step forward  (1)
• Export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected  (0)

health headlines

• Testing overseas may explain big drop in TB cases  (0)
• AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots  (1)
• WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is worsening  (1)
• Doctors, AARP support new health overhaul bill  (0)
• Kraft to cut salt in its North American foods  (4)