Suspicious note and package found at Fort Benning
FORT BENNING, Ga. - A Fort Benning spokesman says Army officials are investigating whether a suspicious note and package found at the west Georgia post is a viable threat.
Breaking News
India Govt. willing to give safe passage to ULFA leaders Baruah, Arabinda Rajkhowa
GENEVA - The Indian Government has said it is willing to talk to any of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants, even give them safe passage so long as they give up violence.
China told no guardianship role will be appreciated
GENEVA - With India raising strong objection to the U.S.
Indian Government says it has a plan to deal with Maoist violence
GENEVA - The Indian Government has said that it has a plan in place to deal with the vexed issue of Maoist violence.
Health
Lawyer: Ex-Air Force nurse sped patients' deaths
SAN ANTONIO - A prosecutor has told a court martial that a former Air Force nurse killed three terminally ill patients with excessive medication because they were not dying quickly enough.
Saudi: 4 pilgrims die of swine flu before hajj
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia.
India’s swine flu toll touches 553
NEW DELHI - As many as 10 swine flu deaths were reported Saturday in the country, including four in Maharashtra alone, taking the toll in India to 553, health department officials said here.
Entertainment
Holmgren interested in meeting with Browns
CLEVELAND - Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren says he would be interested in working for the Cleveland Browns.
Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City
CHICAGO - Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.
Uma Thurman to romance Pattinson on screen
LONDON - Hollywood actress Uma Thurman is set to become the envy of teenage girls across the world as she will romance Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson in a new movie.
Kelly Osbourne puts wedding plans on hold
LONDON - Singer Kelly Osbourne has no intention of walking down the aisle with fiance Luke Worrell until he is 21.
23 dead, 90 trapped after China coal mine explosion
BEIJING - A gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China killed at least 23 workers, and trapped 90 early Saturday, media reports said.
World’s most energy-efficient supercomputer recognized
WASHINGTON - The high-performance computer QPACE (QCD Parallel Computing on the Cell) has been recognized as the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the world.
Sarah Palin finally acknowledges her ‘mistakes’ during 2008 vice-presidential campaign
WASHINGTON - Former US vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has acknowledged that she "made mistakes" while dealing with the media during the 2008 campaign.
Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash: 1 Killed, Others Injured
Virginia - In the wake of Miley Cyrus' tour bus crash, one got killed and others traveling in the bus suffered injuries.
Demi Moore insists ‘her hips don’t lie’ in W cover
LONDON - Demi Moore has slammed reports that her pic on the cover of the December issue of W has been digitally manipulated.
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New York- Much-awaited film, New Moon released yesterday and got high response from the very first show.
Beckham stayed at Galaxy to enable kids to get a “normal” schooling
LONDON - David Beckham has revealed that the attraction of spending quality time with his family was the main reason that kept him committed at Galaxy, despite his under-whelming, injury-plagued start in Las Angles.
Was Button forced out of Brawn GP to make way for Schumacher?
LONDON - Formula One champion Jenson Button may have been forced out of Brawn GP to make way for Michael Schumacher.
YouTube automatic captioning to Revolutionize education
A day after publicly revealing its Chrome OS, Google came up with a new YouTube feature.
Google Chrome OS: Secrets Disclosed
Google Chrome OS has been surrounded by speculations since its inception.
Best Black Friday Ads 2009 for Gadgets
San Francisco - 27 Nov is Black Friday 2009 and you are not too late if you have decided to buy gadgets for this Black Friday 2009.
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No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case
LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of a woman's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.
Microsoft offers about 24K training vouchers in NC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Microsoft Corp.
Ahead of the Bell: Dell shares fall on weak 3Q
PHILADELPHIA - Shares of Dell Inc.
EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
BRUSSELS - European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan.
Science
Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang
GENEVA - Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.
Politics
Sheryl Crow takes up cause of wild horses in West
RENO, Nev. - Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.
US-India civil nuclear deal in final stages of completion
GENEVA - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S.
BSP to contest all assembly seats in Jharkhand
RANCHI - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said here that her party would contest all assembly seats in Jharkhand.
Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack
MUMBAI, India - The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes.
Law
NC man gets life in prison for woman's fatal scare
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death.
Business
Volkswagen program head in Homestead
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The head of Volkswagen's motor sports program is at Homestead-Miami Speedway, fueling speculation that automaker is interested in joining Toyota as the second foreign manufacturer in NASCAR.
Sports
Northeastern edges Utah State 64-61
BOSTON - Matt Janning scored 14 points to lead Northeastern to a 64-61 victory over Utah State on Saturday.
Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote
WASHINGTON - In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
Dems snare 60 votes to move ahead on health care
WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders secured the last two votes to move ahead on historic health care legislation, clearing the way for a Saturday night showdown on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative.
American Napier wins bobsled gold at Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - John Napier practically grew up on the bobsled track at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
Dems have 60 for health care; Lincoln a 'yes'
WASHINGTON - Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation.
Virginia beats Oral Roberts easily in a 76-55 win
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Mike Scott scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Sylven Landesberg added 14 points to lead Virginia to a 76-55 win over Oral Roberts in the final states-side game of the Cancun Challenge on Saturday.
Savannah St no match for No. 19 Georgetown, 63-44
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Jason Clark scored a career-high 14 points and four Hoyas were in double figures as No.
Keenum has 5 TDs as Houston beats Memphis 55-14
HOUSTON - Case Keenum threw for 405 yards and five touchdowns in just more than two quarters, and No.
Daniels paces USF's 34-22 win over Louisville
TAMPA, Fla. - B.J. Daniels rebounded from the worst game of his young career to throw for 304 yards and run for 141 more in South Florida 's 34-22 victory over struggling Louisville on Saturday.
SYDNEY - In a new research, scientists have determined that a gecko's tail is an energy powerhouse, as the reptiles have a slower getaway after dropping their tail to fee a predator, presumably running out of steam.
Assassin's Creed 2 has released today, just to grab the game market of Christmas and Holidays.