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Obama takes health care overhaul push to Missouri (AP)

AP - The nation's top health official challenged insurers on Wednesday to join President Barack Obama's push to overhaul the medical system, arguing that if the effort fails it will hurt them as well as other Americans.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 3:11 pm

'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38 (AP)

AP - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 3:01 pm

Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan (Reuters)

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 2:54 pm

Gunmen storm US charity in Pakistan killing six aid workers (AFP)

AFP - Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six aid workers in an attack blamed on Islamist rebels.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 2:47 pm

Another runaway Toyota Prius reported (Reuters)

Reuters - Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police said a woman pulling out of a driveway zoomed across a busy street and into a stone wall.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 2:46 pm

Biden condemns Israel settlement move at Palestinian talks (AFP)

AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden told Palestinian leaders on Wednesday that Washington will hold accountable any side that hurts peace prospects, pointedly citing Israel's settlement expansion plans.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 2:39 pm

NHL GMs make proposal for rule on hits to head (AP)

AP - NHL general managers unanimously agreed Wednesday to recommend a rule change dealing with on-ice hits to the head.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 2:34 pm

Cable, sat TV firms ask gov't to stop TV blackouts (AP)

AP - Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks — big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more contracts expire.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 2:04 pm

Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 1:57 pm

German Catholics to investigate abuse charges (AP)

AP - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday — one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another more general look into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 1:22 pm

Charlie Sheen due back on `Two and a Half Men' (AP)

AP - A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS' top-rated sitcom.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 1:02 pm

Iraq PM said to be ahead on eve of vote results (Reuters)

Reuters - Initial results from Iraq's national election are likely to be released by Thursday, Iraqi and U.N. officials said on Wednesday, as further signs emerged of a strong showing for Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 12:56 pm

Unemployment rate rises in 30 states (AP)

AP - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 12:54 pm

Threatened Muhammad cartoonist has no regrets (AP)

AP - A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog said Wednesday he has no regrets and believes the suspects in an alleged plot to kill him were not professionals.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 12:41 pm

Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote (Reuters)

Reuters - The leader of the House of Representatives -- a persuasive arm twister and deal maker -- faces her toughest challenge yet: getting 216 votes to pass final legislation revamping the U.S. healthcare system.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 12:13 pm

Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package (AP)

AP - Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 11:50 am

"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden (Reuters)

Reuters - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 11:18 am

Retaliation fears stalk Nigeria city after clashes (Reuters)

Reuters - Sporadic shooting rang out overnight in the central Nigerian city of Jos and witnesses said at least one person was killed by soldiers enforcing a curfew days after attacks on three nearby Christian villages.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 10:18 am

Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defense Secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan, where Washington has troops at war but Tehran has growing clout.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 10:16 am

Brown says UK to maintain AAA credit rating (Reuters)

Reuters - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for senior civil servants and military officers to help tame a record deficit.

Posted on 10 March 2010 | 9:25 am