1. New York City police are searching for a bicyclist caught on tape pedaling away from a landmark military recruiting station moments before a small bomb went off, damaging the office in the heart of Times Square. The bike was later found in the tr...
1.President Barack Obama says he's committed to the survival of the US auto industry, but that the administration cannot continue to excuse poor decisions. Obama has rejected the restructuring plans from GM and Chrysler and given the automakers one...
1. The mayor of Fargo, North Dakota says a levee breach that allowed the Red River to flood an elementary school early Sunday is a wake-up call. He said that shows a threat that the city faces for the next week. Water crept under a permanent dike an...
1. The forecast from Fargo may have good news. The Red River may be reaching its crest, lower than previously thought, just under 41 feet and dropping. But the mayor is warning conditions could still change. 2. Space Shuttle Discovery is back on Ear...
1.President Barack Obama is ordering 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan to train its military and police forces. He says the mountainous region between Afghanistan and Pakistan is the most dangerous place in the world. Obama vowed to disrupt, dismantl...
1. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the nation's financial system has grown too unstable and fragile. He told a congressional panel stronger regulations are needed for major players like hedge funds and nonbank financial institutions like in...
1.President Barack Obama says his administration's efforts to fix the economy are moving in the right directions. Speaking at his second prime-time news conference, the President urged Americans to be patient, saying the recovery would take time. 2....
1. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wants Congress to give him new powers to regulate huge companies like AIG. During a hearing in Congress, Geithner said the government must ensure the country never has to slog through a massive bailout again. 2...
1.The Obama administration is asking private investors to help buy up to a trillion dollars of bad assets from the nation's banks. President Obama calls it one more critical element in his effort to revive the economy. 2.Investigators say they are l...
1. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ordering flags at the state capitol flown at half-staff after the shooting deaths of three police officers. The shootings began after a routine traffic stop in Oakland yesterday. The gunman was also ki...
1. Iran's supreme leader is dismissing overtures from President Barack Obama. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says even though Obama congratulated Iranians on the Persian new year, US policy toward Iran hasn't changed. Obama has offered to ease relations if...
1.The latest congressional estimates say President Barack Obama's budget will likely generate deficits averaging almost one trillion a year over the next decade. That's a lot worse than the White House had predicted just last month. 2.A huge crowd w...
1. At least nine deaths are being blamed on a storm that's drenching the nations midsection. Hundreds are fleeing their homes and roads are flooded after as much as ten inches of rain fell in some regions. Flood and flash flood warnings are in effec...
1.The Federal Reserve says its opening a new front in its battle to lift the country out of recession. It announced today that it will buy up to 300 billion dollars in long term Treasury securities over the next six months. 2.The head of financially...
1. The White House says President Barack Obama is working closely with Congress to find ways to block the bonuses at AIG or recoup that money. Millions have gone to AIG executives despite the fact the insurance giant received billions in federal bai...
