khemarun.com/news/top news
- Geithner Is Said to Be Obama’s Pick for US Treasury Secretary - Bloomberg
- Bush, on His Final Trip Abroad, Goes to Peru for Asia-Pacific Summit - Washington Post
- US Muslim leaders denounce al Qaeda's slur toward Obama - CNN International
- Attorney General Collapses While Giving Speech - New York Times
- US influence is on the decline, report says - Los Angeles Times
- Obamas Pick Sidwell School, Ending a Washington Guessing Game - New York Times
- Both sides in California's Prop. 8 battle look ahead to 2010 - Los Angeles Times
- Hitting the High Seas? Check Your Pirate Insurance. - Washington Post
- Homeland security's new chief a good choice - San Francisco Chronicle
- Absentee voters worry whether their ballot will be tallied in ... - Pioneer Press
- Geithner likely treasury pick; Clinton 'on track'
(AP)
- Neb. lawmakers OK age limit for safe-haven law
(AP)
- Fla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience
(AP)
- Federal regulators shut 2 California thrifts
(AP)
- Democrats lay out conditions to consider aid for automakers
(AP)
- Bush rallies China's help on North Korea
(AP)
- Gates would like to add US forces in Afghanistan
(AP)
- Germany drops attempt to ban Scientology
(AP)
- Knicks set themselves up for 2010 with 2 deals
(AP)
- Sorenstam's storied LPGA career ends
(AP)
- Clinton Is Said to Accept Offer of Secretary of State Position
Two confidants said Hillary Rodham Clinton will give up her Senate seat and accept the nomination for secretary of state after talks with the president-elect about her role.
- For Treasury, Geithner Said to Be Choice
The news that Timothy F. Geithner would be named Treasury secretary helped drive stocks sharply higher.
- News Analysis: Obama Tilts to Center, Inviting a Clash of Ideas
President-elect Barack Obama’s reported selections for two major cabinet jobs suggests a preference for pragmatists rather than ideologues.
- With Feet of Lead, a British Dance Show Favorite Stomps His Way to Stardom
For weeks, John Sergeant, formerly the BBC’s chief political correspondent, dominated the British television program, “Strictly Come Dancing,” but not with his lightness of foot.
- Citigroup, Under Siege, Holds Talks With U.S.
Some of the options discussed included whether to replace Citigroup’s leadership or sell all or part of the company.
- Housing Crisis Snares Elderly Who Can’t Sell
The housing crisis has kept thousands of older Americans from moving into retirement communities.
- G.M. Pins Hopes on a Plug-In Car, 2 Years Off
The Chevrolet Volt is the centerpiece of G.M.’s strategy to convince Congress of the strength of its business plan.
- Europeans Grow Roots in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg is being transformed by an influx of affluent buyers from Western Europe.
- Nebraska Revises Child Safe Haven Law
The revision to a law permitting parents to hand children over to state custody limits its reach to infants.
- Your Money: Leaner Holiday Gift Giving, Bountiful in Spirit
At a time when so many people have so much less than they did just a few months ago, there ought to be a way to lessen the gift-giving pressure.
- Geithner likely treasury pick; Clinton 'on track'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock market soared on the news. Word of Geithner's likely selection emerged as New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, in line to become secretary of state, said through a spokesman that discussions were on track for her appointment but no final... - Neb. lawmakers OK age limit for safe-haven law
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law Friday a bill adding a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that allowed 35 children - including teenagers as old as 17 - to be abandoned at state hospitals. The law, approved hours earlier by the Legislature in a 45-3 vote, goes into effect Saturday, and makes Nebraska the 14th state with a 30-day age cap. It had been the only state with a safe-haven law without an age limit.... - Fla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience
MIAMI (AP) -- A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke. Some watchers contacted the Web site to notify police, but by the time officers entered Abraham Biggs' home - a scene also captured on the Internet - it was too late.... - Federal regulators shut 2 California thrifts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators on Friday shut down two big thrifts based in Southern California, saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in that state.... - Automakers need to make case for government aid
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic leaders ordered Detroit's Big Three automakers Friday to submit what amounts to a detailed loan application to Congress so lawmakers can decide whether to give the beleaguered industry an emergency $25 billion lifeline.... - Bush rallies China's help on North Korea
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- In a last dash of diplomacy, President George W. Bush on Friday sought China's help in pinning down North Korea to keep its shaky promises of nuclear disarmament.... - Gates would like to add US forces in Afghanistan
CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year, and that grim depictions of backsliding in the seven-year-old war are "far too pessimistic."... - Germany drops attempt to ban Scientology
POTSDAM, Germany (AP) -- Germany is dropping its pursuit of a ban on Scientology after finding insufficient evidence of illegal activity, security officials said Friday. Domestic intelligence services will continue to monitor the group, officials said. The German branch of the Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology has been under observation by domestic intelligence services for more than a decade. Top security officials asked state governments in December to begin gathering informatio... - Knicks set themselves up for 2010 with 2 deals
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Knicks traded Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford in separate deals Friday, parting with their two top scorers to free up coveted salary-cap space for the summer of 2010. Crawford was sent to Golden State for forward Al Harrington. Hours later, Randolph was shipped to the Los Angeles Clippers along with reserve guard Mardy Collins for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas.... - Sorenstam's storied LPGA career ends
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Standing in the center of a sun-drenched 18th green, as waves of cheers rippled from a packed gallery, Annika Sorenstam hugged caddie Terry McNamara and took the flag from his hand....
- Sorry, no content found.
- Sorry, no content found.