Saints grind out 14-9 win over Vikings in opener (AP) 10 Sep 2010, 2:17 pm

AP - The New Orleans Saints opened their title defense by winning with defense. Jonathan Vilma intercepted Brett Favre, and the Saints allowed the Minnesota Vikings only two first downs and no points in the second half of a hard-fought 14-9 victory in the NFL's regular season opener on Thursday night.

Woman held after 2 shot dead at Pa. cookie plant (AP) 10 Sep 2010, 2:09 pm

AP - Minutes after a woman was suspended from her job at a Kraft Foods Inc. plant and was escorted out, she returned with a handgun and opened fire, killing two people and critically injuring a third before being taken into custody, police said.

Karzai calls on Taliban leader to join peace talks (AFP) 10 Sep 2010, 2:08 pm

AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai Friday used his traditional message marking the Eid Muslim holiday to call on the leader of the Taliban to stop fighting and join peace talks to end Afghanistan's long war.

As Afghans protest, Jones says he won't burn Quran (AP) 10 Sep 2010, 2:08 pm

AP - As thousands of Afghans protested a tiny Florida church's plan to burn the Muslim holy book, the church's pastor said he won't follow through on the plan if he's able to meet Saturday with the organizers behind a mosque planned near ground zero in New York.

Close watch on Colorado wildfire as winds kick up (AP) 10 Sep 2010, 1:54 pm

AP - Weary firefighters hoped the worst was over from a wildfire that destroyed nearly 170 homes in the Rocky Mountains foothills, but crews monitored were monitoring hot spots early Friday amid concerns that erratic winds could fan the flames and send them into Boulder.

1 dead, 53 homes destroyed in California fire (AP) 10 Sep 2010, 1:45 pm

AP - Fire crews flooded the ruins of burning homes with water early Friday after a massive explosion sent flames roaring through a neighborhood in the hills south of San Francisco, killing at least one person, injuring many others and destroying more than 50 houses.

Gas blast near San Francisco kills 1 (Reuters) 10 Sep 2010, 1:22 pm

Reuters - A fiery natural gas explosion ripped through a residential neighborhood in a San Francisco suburb on Thursday, ravaging some 50 homes and killing at least one person, officials said.

Pastor puts Koran-burning on hold (AFP) 10 Sep 2010, 1:18 pm

AFP - A Florida pastor suspended plans to burn hundreds of Korans but the move failed to stem a global tide of Muslim outrage Friday, as he warned the torching ceremony could yet take place.

Japan PM widens lead in party leadership race (Reuters) 10 Sep 2010, 1:17 pm

Reuters - Prime Minister Naoto Kan has widened his lead over powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa ahead in a party leadership vote, Kyodo news agency said on Friday, days before the contest that could set Japan's fiscal priorities.

Special Report: Power struggles: charging tomorrow's cars (Reuters) 10 Sep 2010, 1:10 pm

Reuters - Imagine driving across America using a fuel so new you have to carry your own supply wherever you go.

Nokia's Kallasvuo replaced by Microsoft exec (AP) 10 Sep 2010, 1:04 pm

AP - Nokia Corp. will replace CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with top Microsoft executive Stephen Elop as the world's largest mobile phone maker struggles to keep pace with smaller and more innovative rivals, particularly in the smartphone market.

Thousands of Afghans protest U.S. Koran-burning plan (Reuters) 10 Sep 2010, 12:51 pm

Moms of US hikers held in Iran get some good news (AP) 10 Sep 2010, 12:40 pm

AP - Three U.S. mothers who have pleaded with Iranian authorities for more than a year to free their sons and daughter from a Tehran prison finally received a piece of the news they've been longing for.

Report: US must deal with domestic radical problem (AP) 10 Sep 2010, 12:40 pm

Calif judge to stop 'don't ask, don't tell' policy (AP) 10 Sep 2010, 12:39 pm

AP - A federal judge said she will issue an order to halt the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, after she declared the ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional.

Obama to take GOP to task on economy, tax cuts (AP) 10 Sep 2010, 12:38 pm

AP - Striving to gain the upper hand on a crucial political issue, President Barack Obama is faulting Republicans for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy or support some proposed new tax breaks for businesses that the GOP has backed in the past.

Judge rules ban on gays in military unconstitutional (Reuters) 10 Sep 2010, 12:08 pm

USDA knew of problems at farm behind egg recall: report (Reuters) 10 Sep 2010, 10:07 am

Reuters - U.S. Department of Agriculture experts knew about sanitary problems at one of the two Iowa farms at the center of a massive nationwide egg recall, but did not notify health authorities, the Wall Street Journal reported.

FAA to unveil new pilot fatigue rules: report (Reuters) 10 Sep 2010, 7:42 am

Obama taps Goolsbee as top White House economist (Reuters) 10 Sep 2010, 7:05 am

Reuters - President Barack Obama has chosen Austan Goolsbee as the new head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, U.S. administration officials said on Thursday, promoting a longtime adviser from his inner policy circle.