Mom says daughter held in Ireland in terror plot (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:08:45 GMT
AP - A 31-year-old mother from Colorado was one of seven Muslims arrested this week in Ireland in an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, the woman's parents said Friday.

Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 10 (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:37:14 GMT
AP - A suicide attacker set off a bomb at a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 52, officials and a doctor said, underscoring the relentless security threat to this Islamic nation.

Anti-government protesters head for Bangkok (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:39:55 GMT
AP - Thousands of red-shirted anti-government demonstrators converged on the Thai capital from the north and northeast Saturday, vowing to oust the government in a mass do-or-die display of muscle.

US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:08:56 GMT
AP - A U.N. meeting to assess progress in advancing the fight for women's equality that ended Friday had a dramatically different slant than a similar session held five years ago: This time, the United States was not trying to make an anti-abortion declaration a crucial theme.

Democrats seek agreement, vote on health care (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:09:13 GMT
AP - Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.

Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:09:40 GMT
AP - An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.

Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:09:48 GMT
AP - Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.

Authorities: Haim's name on illegal prescription (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:09:55 GMT
AP - The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring.

NYC: Taxi drivers overcharged riders by $8.3M-plus (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:10:05 GMT
AP - Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to the suburbs, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said Friday.

Butler, No. 7 West Virginia survive Notre Dame (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:11:46 GMT
AP - Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia's last-second hero in the quarterfinals, scored 24 points to lead the seventh-ranked Mountaineers to a 53-51 victory over Notre Dame on Friday night in the Big East tournament semifinals.