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Fiji cyclone damage overwhelming, leader says (AP)

Map showing the path of Cyclone Tomas in Fiji. Fiji's government has declared a state of disaster as the first deaths were reported in the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation where 17,000 people have fled to evacuation centres.(AFP/Graphic)

AP - The South Pacific island nation of Fiji has suffered overwhelming damage from a powerful cyclone that battered its shores for more than three days, the prime minister said Wednesday as relief operations were launched in the country's northern regions.

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:59:10 GMT

Thai protesters to pour own blood at PM's house (AP)

A supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra holds a blood bottle before spilling at the front gate of the Government House Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai protesters poured blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters Tuesday in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

AP - Thai protesters seeking a change of government planned more shock tactics Wednesday, saying they would pour gallons (liters) of their own blood at the prime minister's house in an upscale neighborhood of the Thai capital.

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:31:54 GMT

FBI: No evidence Mexico hit men targeted Americans (AP)

Federal police patrol outside the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Monday, March 15, 2010. U.S. and Mexican officials say they're looking into why a suspected drug gang ambushed two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate in a Mexican border city over the weekend, killing an American couple and a Mexican man. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)

AP - Confused hit men may have gone to the wrong party, the FBI said Tuesday as it cast doubt on fears that the slaying of three people with ties to the U.S. consulate shows that Mexican drug cartels have launched an offensive against U.S. government employees.

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:30:00 GMT

Women, girls rape victims in Haiti quake aftermath (AP)

In this photo taken March 14, 2010, women wait to receive medical attention for them and their children outside the women's clinic run by the Jenkins-Penn Haiti Relief Operation, at the makeshift camp for earthquake survivors in the Petionville Golf Club in Port-au-Prince. Women, girls and children as young as 2 years old, already traumatized by the loss of homes and loved ones in Haiti's earthquake, now are falling victim to rapists in sprawling and unmanageable tent cities that have become home to hundreds of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

AP - When the young woman needed to use the toilet, she went out into the darkened tent camp and was attacked by three men.

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:43:02 GMT

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Woods says he will return at Masters (AP)
For Tiger Woods, this figures to be a Masters like no other. Woods said Tuesday he will end more than four months of seclusion and play at Augusta National in three weeks, shielded by the most secure environment in golf as he competes for the first time since a sex scandal shattered his image. "The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament with great respect," Woods...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:05:12 PDT

Ark-Pine Bluff wins play-in, Duke next (AP)
Smiling Arkansas-Pine Bluff players plopped into the black folding chairs at courtside and checked their cell phones for congratulatory messages before heading out the arena door to get on yet another bus. Finally, the Golden Lions had found a road trip to their liking. Allen Smith scored 14 points Tuesday night, including a pair of 3-pointers during the Golden Lions' second-half surge to a...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:57:21 PDT

Ovechkin-less Capitals beat Panthers 7-3 (AP)
With Alex Ovechkin out, the rest of the Washington Capitals knew they needed to step up. Against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, the Capitals proved they could. Brooks Laich scored twice and five other Washington players had goals to lift the short-handed Capitals to a 7-3 win over the Panthers.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:27:28 PDT

Oregon fires coach Kent after 13 seasons (AP)
Ernie Kent, the winningest coach in Oregon history, was dismissed Tuesday after 13 seasons with his alma mater. "You may find a better basketball coach, but I don't think you'll find anybody that has the passion and love that I have for this university," said Kent, who had to pause for several moments to fight back his emotions.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:23:19 PDT

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Housing construction drops 5.9 pct in February (AP)

Construction workers build one of a number of new single family homes in a subdivision outside San Diego as new home construction returns to San Marcos, California March 8, 2010. The Obama administration has more work to do to help struggling U.S. homeowners, despite signs of a stabilizing housing market, a senior Treasury official said on Monday. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS CONSTRUCTION)

AP - Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. The decline highlighted the challenges facing builders as they struggle to emerge from the worst housing slump in decades.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:59:10 GMT

Stocks rise after Fed pledges to keep rates low (AP)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

AP - The Federal Reserve's mildly upbeat take on the economy and its plans to hold interest rates low gave stocks a lift.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:59:25 GMT

Fed holds rates at record lows to foster recovery (AP)

A television is shown as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Stocks held on to modest gains Tuesday after the Federal Reserve gave a mildly more upbeat view of the economy. The Fed, which also said it will keep interest rates low for 'an extended period,' said businesses are spending 'significantly' more on equipment and software. The Fed also gave a marginally more upbeat assessment of the job market, though it said employers remain reluctant to hire.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

AP - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:52:53 GMT

Honda to recall 410,000 vehicles for brake problem (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2006 file photo, unsold 2007 Elements sit on the lot of a Honda dealership in Littleton, Colo. Honda Motor Co. on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 said it is recalling about 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of problems with the brake pedals. The recall includes 344,000 Odysseys and 68,000 Elements from the 2007 and 2008 model years. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

AP - Honda Motor Co. will recall more than 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of braking system problems that could make it tougher to stop the vehicle if not repaired.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:08:40 GMT

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Toyota shifts scrutiny of runaway cars to NY Prius (AP)

FILE - In this March 10, 2010 file photo, a 2005 Toyota Prius that crashed into a stone wall in suburban New York after its driver claims the hybrid sped up on its own is shown in Harrison, N.Y. A Toyota spokesman said the automaker on Wednesday, March 17 is sending three to four engineers from its U.S. sales headquarters in Torrance, Calif., and from a regional office in West Caldwell, N.J., to check out the 2005 Prius, which is being stored with local police following last week's accident. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)

AP - Toyota's investigation of sudden acceleration in some of its cars is shifting to suburban New York, where a driver said her Prius sped up on its own and slammed into a stone wall.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:11:58 GMT

Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial (AP)

FILE - This April 1998 picture shows al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 that bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive. (AP Photo)

AP - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive.

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:29:49 GMT

New immigrants avoiding big cities, study finds (The Christian Science Monitor)

Leroy Watson holds a sign in support of hundreds of young people participating in a youth immigration rally, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Chicago, where Tania Unzueta, a 26-year-old graduate of the University of Illinois and seven other young people decided to 'come out' publicly about their illegal immigrant status during the rally. They are among dozens nationwide who hope sharing their stories and risking deportation will help get immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

The Christian Science Monitor - US immigrant populations are spreading out, a study released Monday found.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:24:24 GMT

Late-innings hardball in health care push (AP)

Several hundred demonstrators gather for a

AP - With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend.

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:24:30 GMT