Number of flights will fall with autumn leaves as carriers see fewer passenger bookingsDALLAS — The U.S. airline industry is shrinking to a size not seen since the months after the 2001 terror attacks. Armed Services chairman says US has lost initiative in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin says the U.S. has “lost the initiative” in the war against insurgents in Afghanistan. White House: Obama to give financial speech Monday, marking Lehman Brothers collapseWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is delivering a speech on Wall Street Monday, exactly one year after the Lehman Brothers investment bank collapsed, precipitating the financial crisis felt around the world. Former manager says ArmorGroup lowballed bid, cut corners on embassy security in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — A former manager for the security contractor protecting the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan says the company lowballed its bid for the work and then failed to hire enough guards or fix faulty equipment. Victoria Kennedy, senator’s widow, to hear tonight’s speech seated with Michelle ObamaWASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Kennedy’s widow will sit with first lady Michelle Obama tonight when the president delivers his health care speech. US military: Roadside bomb hits patrol in southern Baghdad, killing 1 American soldierBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says a roadside bomb has struck a patrol in southern Baghdad, killing 1 American soldier. France’s Sarkozy visits Brazil as competition for fighter jet contract nears culminationPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy left Sunday for Brazil with hopes of persuading officials there to choose French-made fighter jets in a hot competition with U.S. and Swedish rivals. Calif. corrections worker charged with sexually abusing wifeSAN FRANCISCO — A Northern California corrections worker was charged Friday with sexually abusing his immigrant wife. Stocks jump as government reports employers cut fewer jobs last month; Dow gains 97 pointsNEW YORK — Stocks jumped in light trading Friday after the government reported that the pace of job losses slowed in August to the lowest level in a year. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,339 Thursday, according to Associated Press countAs of Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at least 4,339 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. American Apparel says it will lose 1,600 workers over immigration disputeClothing company American Apparel Inc. said Thursday it is terminating about 1,500 employees at its Los Angeles operations after a government investigation into workers’ immigration status. Investigation of security at US embassy in Afghanistan could lead to company losing contractWASHINGTON — A wide-ranging State Department inquiry into allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct among the private security contractors guarding the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan could lead to the termination of the company’s $189 million contract, a department spokesman said Wednesday. Pakistani president’s popularity is sliding despite successes against Islamic militantsISLAMABAD — President Asif Ali Zardari’s plunging popularity has led to questions over whether he can finish his term, raising the possibility that political turmoil could undercut Pakistan’s recent gains in the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban. Holbrooke, 26 world envoys figure out next steps in Afghanistan after troubled electionsPARIS — U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke tried to play down worries about Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday as mounting charges of election fraud raised questions about years of costly international efforts to help his country. Powerful earthquake makes buildings sway in Indonesian capitalJAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake caused buildings to sway in Indonesia’s capital Wednesday, damaging buildings and prompting a regional tsunami alert, witnesses and media said. Cuba protests US visa denial to wife of convicted Cuban intelligence agentUNITED NATIONS — Cuba accused the Obama administration of following in the footsteps of the Bush administration and violating U.S. law by denying a visa to the wife of a convicted intelligence agent for the communist nation. Indian Navy’s outgoing chief claims Navy improved country’s imageNEW DELHI - Outgoing Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Monday said that one of the most important tasks of navy is to work towards improving the image of the country. Beijing urges Myanmar to end fighting in border area as refugees flee into ChinaBEIJING — Beijing has called on neighboring Myanmar to end combat operations in a border area after at least 10,000 people fled into China in recent days. More than 2,000 people evacuated as fires race toward Los Angeles suburb, Calif. seaside townsLOS ANGELES — Wildfires chewed through tinder-dry brush up and down California on Friday, forcing thousands to flee ritzy seaside neighborhoods, comfortable foothill suburbs and tiny farming communities. Homes evacuated in wealthy seaside Calif. towns as wildfires spread
Natural gas prices drop to 7-year low while oil prices reboundNEW YORK — Natural gas prices slumped to their lowest level in seven years Thursday after the government reported that salt caverns, aquifers and other underground areas where it is stored are filling up. Fed chief Ben Bernanke’s bank account struck by identity theft schemeWASHINGTON — An elaborate identity theft scheme has reached the highest levels of the U.S. financial system, striking the personal bank account of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his wife. Myanmar activist criticizes China, others for dealing with junta while ignoring corruptionMANILA, Philippines — China and other governments with lucrative business deals in Myanmar are ignoring massive corruption by its ruling military junta, a pro-democracy activist said Thursday. Group says US monitoring reporters in Afghanistan to see if they are sympathetic to US cause.BRUSSELS — The International Federation of Journalists complained Wednesday that news people covering the war in Afghanistan are being monitored by the U.S. military to see if they are sympathetic to the American cause. Karzai widens lead over challenger Abdullah in Afghan vote count with 45 percent of voteKABUL — President Hamid Karzai widened his lead over his top challenger Wednesday after Afghan officials released more partial vote results. The president’s new total pushed him closer to the 50 percent threshold that would allow him to avoid a two-man runoff. Jackpot! SC Powerball ticket wins $259.9 million prize; winner has not come forwardCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in South Carolina is a whole lot richer. Hurricane Bill maintains strength as Category 4 storm in open Atlantic; winds near 135 mphMIAMI — Hurricane Bill howled over the open Atlantic as a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday, and it could be energized by warmer waters as it moves north. Wave of explosions rock Baghdad, kill at least 58, wound nearly 300, Iraqi police sayBAGHDAD — Iraqi police and medical officials say that a series of explosions have struck Baghdad, killing at least 58 people and wounding nearly 300 others. Oops! Crews dredging PCBs from upper Hudson rip out remnants of village’s colonial fortFORT EDWARD, N.Y. — Crews dredging PCBs from the Hudson River on Friday ripped away remnants of what was once Britain’s largest fort in Colonial America, a mistake that incensed local officials who had feared the cleanup project would damage such relics in the area. Fire treatment to improve stone tools discovered at least 72,000 years agoWASHINGTON — Maybe it was an accident or perhaps an ancient experiment. Many thousands of years ago, early humans somehow figured out they could make better stone tools by treating the rocks with fire. Evidence of that, dating 72,000 years ago, has been found on the southeastern tip of Africa, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science. |
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LOS ANGELES — Wildfires erupted up and down California Thursday as a late summer siege of heat and low humidity levels made conditions ripe for conflagrations.
