WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensively for historic health care legislation Friday, striving to resolve a last-minute dispute over Medicare while gaining another precious "yes" 48 hours ahead of a climactic vote.
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama described the stakes of this weekend's health care vote in stark terms Friday, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: "If this vote fails."
BAGHDAD (AP) — Seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.
MOSCOW (AP) — International diplomats on Friday called on Israel and the Palestinians to return to peace negotiations with the goal of creating an independent Palestinian state within two years. They reiterated their condemnation of Israel's latest move to add Jewish housing in disputed east Jerusalem but did not escalate criticism of the Jewish state.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Call them the Final Four: The four large cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamped homeless camps Friday, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water, overflowing latrines and panicking thousands.
LONDON (AP) — A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travelers is going ahead Saturday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court says Anna Nicole Smith's estate will receive none of the more than $300 million that she claimed her late billionaire husband had promised her.
Travon Hughes has 10 of first 12 points for Wisconsin, while Wofford is just 2 of 13 shooting and has gone 5 minutes without a field goal. The Badgers lead 12-7 with about 12 minutes left. Tim Johnson is 1 of 5 for Wofford.
Travon Hughes has 10 of first 12 points for Wisconsin, while Wofford is just 2 of 13 shooting and has gone 5 minutes without a field goal. The Badgers lead 12-7 with about 12 minutes left. Tim Johnson is 1 of 5 for Wofford.
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Padraig Harrington continued his memorable week with a 6-under 65 that gave him a one-shot lead among the early finishers after the second round Friday in the Transitions Championship.
NEW YORK (AP) — The weeks of talk on whether coach Norm Roberts would return to St. John's ended Friday: He was fired after six seasons with the Red Storm — only two of them with a winning record.
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods won't replace AT&T with a new corporate sponsor on his golf bag when he returns at the Masters, instead using his Nike brand.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former porn actress says she may reveal more potentially embarrassing information about Tiger Woods after releasing sexually graphic text messages that she claims prove her affair with the golfer.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Carl Edwards vigorously defended himself Friday against criticism of his character, dismissing accusations that he's a phony who suffers from anger management issues.
