Rice arrives in India in wake of Mumbai attacks (AP)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:15:10 GMT
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday as part of a U.S. effort to ease tensions in the region after a three-day terrorist attack killed 171 people in India's financial capital.

Dems' hopes for Senate supermajority dashed in Ga. (AP)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:27:19 GMT
AP - Relieved Republicans celebrated a resounding win in Georgia's hard-fought U.S. Senate runoff, a victory that denied Democrats a filibuster-proof majority and cemented the state's reputation as a GOP bastion.

Auditors fault Treasury oversight of bailout funds (AP)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:10:19 GMT
AP - The government must toughen its monitoring of the $700 billion financial bailout to ensure that banking institutions limit their top executives' pay and comply with other restrictions, federal auditors said Tuesday in the first comprehensive review of the rescue package.

Obama to name Richardson for commerce secretary (AP)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:30:27 GMT
AP - President-elect Barack Obama is ready to name Bill Richardson as his choice for commerce secretary after passing over his vanquished Democratic rival for secretary of state.

Gates: Military looks to accelerate Iraq pullout (AP)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:36:59 GMT
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness Tuesday to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration: accelerating the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

2 arrested in alleged torture of teen, who escaped (AP)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:33:14 GMT
AP - A Girl Scout leader and her husband were arrested after an emaciated, terrified and nearly naked 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, saying he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday.

Study flunks 49 states in college affordability (AP)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:02:02 GMT
AP - An independent report on American higher education flunks all but one state when it comes to affordability — an embarrassing verdict that is unlikely to improve as the economy contracts.

American folk music legend Odetta dies at 77 (AP)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:59:05 GMT
AP - Odetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77.

Most Asian markets rise after Wall Street rebound (AP)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:20:45 GMT
AP - Asian stock markets mostly rose Wednesday after a rebound on Wall Street, but pervasive concerns about the dismal outlook for the world economy limited gains.

Murphy's tip in lifts Pacers over Lakers, 118-117 (AP)
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:17:19 GMT
AP - Danny Granger scored 32 points and led Indiana back from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit, and Troy Murphy tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer to complete an improbable 118-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.