AP Enterprise: Police across the US stop and question more than 1 million people each year

NEW YORK — A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street.

Philippines calls for foreign aid after floods kill 140, leave scores missing; new storm brews

MANILA, Philippines — Rescuers pulled more bodies from swollen rivers Monday as residents started to dig out their homes from under carpets of mud after flooding left 140 people dead in the Philippine capital and surrounding towns.

Officials close public viewing for Kennedy; preparations for evening service getting underway

BOSTON — Officials have closed the viewing for Sen. Edward Kennedy after he lay in repose for two days.

G-8 finance officials expected to ask IMF to study ways to roll back stimulus packages

LECCE, Italy — Financial officials from the Group of Eight industrialized nations are expected to agree Saturday to ask the International Monetary Fund to investigate ways to unwind hefty stimulus packages amid early signs of a global economic recovery.

Hillary Clinton is secretary of state; concern over India link

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton has become America’s new chief diplomat, but not before a senator again aired his concerns about her husband’s foundation citing a donation from an Indian politician when the India-US civil nuclear deal was before the Congress.