Health bill gains ground but release delayed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from a retired Catholic bishop and nuns representing dozens of religious orders - gaining fresh traction ahead of a climactic weekend vote....
Obama argues for health care effort on Fox News
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday took to the Fox News Channel, derided by his White House as a wing of the Republican Party, to sell his embattled health care overhaul in an interview punctuated with interruptions from the host and chiding from the guest....
More than 100 complaints lodged over fixed Toyotas
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data....
Pakistani court charges 5 Americans with terrorism
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A Pakistani court charged five young Americans on Wednesday with planning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defense lawyer said....
Recent cases show challenge of US terrorists
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The growing front in the war on terrorism may be no farther than Main Street. The terror cases that have emerged in the past week have one common characteristic: The suspects are all Americans....
Senior official: al-Qaida leader believed killed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An al-Qaida leader believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan last December was apparently killed by an American missile strike last week, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday....
Black people must leave, NJ Walmart announcer says
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities....
EPA: More pets injured by flea and tick products
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks kill hundreds of pets each year and injure tens of thousands, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer....
Texas manager tested positive for cocaine in 2009
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) -- Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admitted he made a "huge mistake" when he used cocaine and failed a Major League Baseball drug test last season....
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