Biden is Democratic favorite for Obama's No. 2 (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:16:46 GMT
AP - Sen. Joe Biden has emerged as the clear favorite among Democrats to be Barack Obama's running mate for his understanding of foreign policy in grave global times and his fighting spirit against the rival Republican ticket.

Officials: Deal calls for troop pullback in Iraq (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:30:36 GMT
AP - Iraqi and U.S. negotiators have completed a draft security agreement that would see American troops leave Iraqi cities as soon as June 30, Iraqi and American officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Fiery plane crash at Madrid airport kills 153 (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:16:22 GMT
AP - A jetliner heading to the popular Canary Islands vacation resort crashed during takeoff Wednesday, turning a wooded area off the end of a runway into a hellish scene of charred bodies and smoldering wreckage. Some 153 were believed dead — Spain's worst air disaster in nearly 25 years.

US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after hemorrhage (AP)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:47:36 GMT
AP - Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, died Wednesday after a brain hemorrhage, a hospital spokeswoman said.

McCain chides a newly feisty Obama as 'testy' (AP)
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:33:33 GMT
AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain chided his Democratic rival on Wednesday for getting "a little testy" as Barack Obama sharpened his tone amid a tightening White House race.

US, Poland OK missile defense base, riling Moscow (AP)
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:09:45 GMT
AP - The United States and Poland signed a deal Wednesday to place a U.S. missile defense base just 115 miles from Russia — a move followed swiftly by a new warning from Moscow of a possible military response.

Like lightning, Bolt sets record in Olympic 200m (AP)
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:06:24 GMT
AP - Arms churning high, face twisted in pain as he sprinted toward the finish line, Usain Bolt kept glancing at the clock. The win in the Olympic 200 meters was a given, his second gold medal of the Beijing Games assured. This was now about a world record. About racing against history.

Matt Damon's wife Luciana gives birth to girl (AP)
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:43:06 GMT
AP - Matt Damon's wife Luciana gave birth to a baby girl Wednesday, his spokeswoman said. The baby's name is Gia Zavala Damon, spokeswoman Jennifer Allen told The Associated Press, adding: "Everyone is great and she is a healthy, beautiful baby girl."

Cervical cancer shots less cost-effective with age (AP)
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:03:53 GMT
AP - An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report.

Angel the dog credited with saving kittens (AP)
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:21:52 GMT
AP - You've heard of man bites dog. What about, dog saves cats? A two-year-old dog that had been turned over to the Nevada Humane Society's shelter in Reno is being credited with rescuing six abandoned kittens.