WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensely for historic health care legislation Friday, gaining momentum and 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) — Almost 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.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch prime minister Friday denounced as "irresponsible" a claim by a retired U.S. general that gay Dutch soldiers were partly to blame for allowing Europe's worst massacre since World War II.
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 travellers is set to start at midnight Friday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed.
KABUL (AP) — The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday.
CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) — Actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos were linked to an online chain of Twitter posts that ultimately led to Florida authorities intervening Friday when an 18-year-old man threatened to commit suicide.
West Virginia is starting to put away Morgan State after a sluggish start, and doing so on the offensive end. The Mountaineers already have 10 offensive boards, a category in which they led the nation this season.
West Virginia has found the soft spot in the Morgan State zone, and it happens to be in the paint. They have a 26-10 advantage there behind Kevin Jones, Devin Ebanks and Da'Sean Butler driving to the basket.
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.
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.
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.
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.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6 (4) Thursday night to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in his first tournament since returning from a six-week injury layoff.
