'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38 (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:34:38 GMT
AP - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.

Obama pushing on health care end game (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:03:19 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation's insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's medical system.

Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:41:50 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed.

Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:28 GMT
AP - Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt.

US aid group attacked in NW Pakistan; 6 dead (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:28:59 GMT
AP - Suspected militants armed with assault rifles and a homemade bomb attacked the offices of a U.S.-based Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six Pakistani employees, police and the organization said.

German Catholics to investigate abuse charges (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:08:22 GMT
AP - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday — one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students.

Public scorn for Congress sharpens, support for Obama holds (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:28 GMT
AP - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.

Swedish artist: cartoon murder plot 'low-tech' (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:41:02 GMT
AP - A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog said Wednesday he has no regrets and believes the suspects in an alleged plot to kill him were not professionals.

Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:50:51 GMT
AP - Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.

A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:14:21 GMT
AP - Alex Rodriguez's lawyers are setting up an interview with federal authorities as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case involving human growth hormone.