Strongly felt quakes shake Chile inauguration SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Two strongly felt earthquakes have rocked central Chile as dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of President-elect Sebastian Pinera....
First-time jobless claims drop slightly last week WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening....
Early results: Iraqi PM winning in 2 provinces BAGHDAD (AP) -- Early results from Iraq's key election began coming in Thursday, showing a coalition led by the prime minister ahead in two southern Shiite provinces where he was opposed by hard-line religious parties with close ties to Iran....
AP Top International News At 10:15 a.m. EST
Strongly felt quakes shake Chile inauguration SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Two strongly felt earthquakes have rocked central Chile as dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of President-elect Sebastian Pinera....
Early results: Iraqi PM winning in 2 provinces BAGHDAD (AP) -- Early results from Iraq's key election began coming in Thursday, showing a coalition led by the prime minister ahead in two southern Shiite provinces where he was opposed by hard-line religious parties with close ties to Iran....
Greece hit by strikes, riots over austerity plan ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Serious street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as some 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures....
Chile's President-elect Sebastian Pinera, left, shake hands with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe during a meeting in Santiago, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Uribe is in Chile to attend Pinera's inaguration on Thursday 11. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) AP Photo/Martin Mejia
Highway deaths drop to lowest levels since 1950s WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. highway deaths have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1950s, as more motorists bought into buckling up and embraced safety innovations. A sour economy that dampened traveling instincts also was a contributor....
Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy WASHINGTON (AP) -- On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing....
AP Top Sports News At 9:19 a.m. EST
Baker leads Iditarod at halfway point ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Satellite tracking shows three mushers have left Cripple, the halfway point in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race....
IAAF: Negotiations ongoing in Caster case DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- The gender case of South African Caster Semenya remains unresolved after seven months, leaving her future in track uncertain....
Linwood Fiedler visits with his sled dogs Jeff, front, and Rigger at the McGrath, Alaska, checkpoint on the Kuskokwim River on Wednesday morning, March 10, 2010, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily New, Bob Hallinen) AP Photo/Bob Hallinen
Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software....
Global agency reconsiders `.xxx' for porn sites NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers....
AP Top Entertainment News At 9:49 a.m. EST
'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol' LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work."...
Corey Haim prolonged tragic Hollywood tradition LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Corey Haim's story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded....
Witherspoon: First lady is DC's top fashionista WASHINGTON (AP) -- Actress Reese Witherspoon says her "Legally Blonde" character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation's capital by first lady Michelle Obama....
American Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi arrives at the Elton John Oscar Party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Sunday, March 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg) AP Photo/DAN STEINBERG
AP Top Strange News At 7:42 a.m. EST
Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Second-degree burglary charges have been filed against an Ames man who broke into a church where he allegedly used the institution's electronic equipment to watch pornography. Police allege the 55-year-old man broke into the First Christian Church on Thursday. After gathering items from around the building, he is believed to have gone to the basement to spend the night....
Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town WEST CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) -- Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town. An unknown person dubbed The Midnight Knitter by West Cape May residents is covering tree branches and lamp poles with little sweaters under cover of darkness....
Police: Calif. robber holds up 11 people, gets $6 THERMAL, Calif. (AP) -- They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did - but not much. Authorities in Riverside County say a woman with a gun robbed 11 customers at a market and got away with $6....
AP Top Business News At 10:18 a.m. EST
Trade deficit shrinks as auto and oil imports drop WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. American exports also fell, a potential blow to hopes that the economic recovery will be aided this year by U.S. sales abroad....
Stocks fall on concern about inflation in China NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks fell in early trading Thursday after China reported a sharp jump in inflation. Mixed U.S. economic news also held the market back....
First-time jobless claims drop slightly last week WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening....
