1. Federal accident investigators are recommending states ban the use of cell phones and other electronic devices by all drivers except in emergencies. The recommendation follows a finding that the initial collision in a deadly highway pileup in Miss...
1. President Barack Obama says US troops leaving Iraq can do so with honor and heads held high. All troops will leave by December 31st. Obama was meeting in Washington with prime minister Nuri al-Maliki. 2. Wall Street protesters go to major ports on...
1. Deep cracks are emerging in Britain's coalition government. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says he's bitterly disappointed over Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to block European Union treaty changes designed to save the euro. 2. Iran say...
1. It's cleanup time in Boston. Police evicted Occupy movement campers there this morning. Forty-six people were arrested, but police say the eviction was mostly peaceful. 2. You're looking at what's been called the largest anti-government protests t...
1. Virginia Tech officials say a police officer and another person have been shot and killed on the school's campus. A news release from the school said the police officer had pulled someone over after a traffic stop when the shooting happened. 2. Ex...
1. A federal judge has sentenced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to 14 years in prison for corruption. After years of insisting he was innocent, he told the judge he'd made terrible mistakes and acknowledged that he broke the law. 2. A 20-ye...
1. A final Federal report on a West Virginia coal mine blast that killed 29 men details 369 safety violations. The report comes the same day as the announcement of a record 210 million dollar settlement by the new owners of the mine where the disaste...
1. Dozens of Shiite Muslims are dead after bombing attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan today. The attacks coincide with a Shiite religious holiday. 2. Standard Poor's is examining the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries, a downgrade is possible. S P's...
1. President Barack Obama says Congress needs to extend a payroll tax cut. Since the economical recovery is still fragile, he says, and middle-class families need the money. But tax cut will expire at the year's end. 2. The Postal Service says it's s...
1. Exit polls are showing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's Party tallying less than 50% of the vote in Russia's parliamentary election. The results represent a significant drop in support for United Russia compared to the previous election four years...
1. Herman Cain is suspending his bid for the GOP presidential nomination. His campaign is suffered since allegations of sexual harassment and a long-term affair surfaced. Cain calls those claims hurtful but still false. 2. Iraq's prime minister says...
1. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is spending some time with former President George H.W. Bush. Romney has been looking for something to push ahead of the pack, but his campaign says no endorsement is imminent. 2. There are signs that pe...
1. Stock markets around the world are soaring. The Federal Reserve and other central banks are taking joint action to ease the strains on the global financial system. The move is boosting investor confidence. They worried that a default by a European...
1. Police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia raided Occupy protester camp sites, taking down tents and making some arrests. Demonstrators in both cities have been told to leave. 2. Herman Cain told backers he is reassessing his campaign after a woman sa...
1. The sentence is four years in prison for Dr. Conrad Murray convicted of manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson. A judge in Los Angeles gave Murray the maximum sentence, saying he was a reckless physician. 2. The parent company of American Ai...
