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.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama would give federal authorities the power to block unreasonable rate hikes.
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Friday that the United States and Israel have found a way around the worst disagreement the two allies have faced in years while international diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
NEW YORK (AP) — It's the financial equivalent of a high medal count at the Olympics or a seat on the U.N. Security Council — a triple-A credit rating, the seal of approval that lets investors know a country's bonds are safe.
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.
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.
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.
After fourth-seeded Vanderbilt went down at the hands of Murray State on Thursday, No. 4 seed Purdue — a trendy upset pick — survived a big run late from Siena, advancing to the second round with a 72-64 victory.
The Saints are trying to extend the game with fouls, but Chris Kramer is probably a bad guy to send to the line. He's a 74.6 percent foul shooter for the Boilermakers, and knocked down a pair to make it 70-63 with 33.9 seconds left.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully was released from the hospital Friday after bumping his head, and is looking forward to broadcasting a Dodgers exhibition game this weekend.
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Padraig Harrington, already assured of a memorable week after his trip to the White House, put himself in position to make it even better at the Transitions Championship on Friday.
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) — Former PGA champion David Toms has been losing length off the tee that he can't afford, and now he knows why. Toms said Friday he has a bone spur in his rotator cuff that will require surgery.
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.
