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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup Inc. upgraded its 2010 economic growth forecasts for several countries on Monday, and said it expects a sustained but uneven global recovery next year.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MAUNA LOA OBSERVATORY, Hawaii (AP) — The readings at this 2-mile-high station show an upward curve as the world counts down to climate talks: Global warming gases have built up to record levels in the atmosphere, from emissions that match scientists\' worst-case scenarios.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that Indian and U.S. officials will sign a memorandum intended to improve cooperation on energy security, clean energy and climate change.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old elbowed the kangaroo in the throat.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia\'s Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned, and 20 others were missing.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NATRONA, Pa. (AP) — The federal government and the Allegheny County Health Department have sued Allegheny Ludlum Corp. and a contractor for alleged air pollution violations at a slag dump near Pittsburgh.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('Good news this Thanksgiving: Compared to 50 years ago, some staples of the Turkey Day table have fewer calories.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The federal government said Monday that it has found a \"strong association\" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('GENEVA (AP) — Greenhouse gases in the Earth\'s atmosphere reached record highs in 2008, with carbon dioxide levels increasing faster than previously, the U.N. weather agency said Monday.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BERLIN (AP) — McDonald\'s is going green — swapping its traditional red backdrop for a deep hunter green — to promote a more eco-friendly image in Europe.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BEIJING (AP) — A veteran dissident was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed during China\'s massive earthquake last year, killing thousands of children — an apparent government attempt to squelch such information.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CINCINNATI (AP) — Hunters are donating more venison to strapped food banks as Ohio and other states offer financial aid aimed at managing high deer populations. It\'s a much-needed boost for pantries struggling to meet rising demand.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The state of New Mexico has spent more than a half-million dollars investigating and monitoring a giant cavern a few hundred feet beneath the ground in southeastern New Mexico.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('RICHMOND, Texas (AP) — The sky cleared and Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin were left with one day to settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LONDON (AP) — Residents of flood-battered northern England are struggling back to work, school and homes after swollen rivers inundated roads and caused several bridges to collapse.
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