Today at 18:29:06 - Pro-democracy campaigners need time to achieve their aims. There's no time left

Today at 17:14:07 - Here are some of David Rosenberg's astute observations, comparing last March to the present

Today at 15:29:04 - That there will be no drawn-out trial means Letterman potentially dodged a bullet, insofar as any further embarrassing details might have come out.

Today at 15:29:04 - More than 3 million Cablevision subscribers couldn't see the opening of the Oscar show because of a dispute over paying for ABC shows.

Today at 14:14:03 - Before he runs for Congress, Pacquiao gets ready for what his fans hope will be an interim fight -- that is, if the Mayweather camp will agree to terms

Today at 14:14:03 - Coffee aficionados have been asking the question: Is Portland's Stumptown Coffee Roasters the new Starbucks?

Today at 18:29:05 - Judge Considers Sending Former John Edwards Aide To Jail Over Handling Of Candidate's Sex Tape

Today at 18:14:04 - Federal Prosecutors Accuse Pa. Woman of Using Internet to Help Terrorists Overseas, Say "JihadJane" Was YouTube Handle

Today at 17:59:04 - Former Democratic Rep. Said He Did Nothing Criminal During Interview with Glenn Beck

Today at 17:29:03 - New Study Shows Alarming Uptick in Overweight Baseball Players, Death Risk

Today at 16:44:04 - Vehicle Owners Have Yet to Receive Official Recall Notice, Which Was Announced in November; Feds Probing Calif. Acceleration

Today at 16:44:04 - Similar Names Led to Mistaken Identity of American Captured in Karachi Raid; U.S.-Born Spokesman Adam Gadahn Still at Large

Today at 18:29:03 - UNITED NATIONS, Mar 9 (IPS/TerraViva) - The negative fallout from climate change is having a devastatingly lopsided impact on women compared to men, from higher death rates during natural disaster ...

Today at 16:44:03 - KAMPALA, Mar 9 (IPS) - Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday morning and went to school as usual. But Mar. 1 was not a u ...

Today at 16:29:03 - WINDHOEK, Mar 9 (IPS) - African hip-hop prides itself on a more positive portrayal of women, but traditional cultural attitudes towards women still dominate the industry, say Namibian female rappe ...

Today at 16:14:06 - QUITO, Mar 9 (IPS) - Science fiction blockbuster Avatar was the big loser in the Oscar awards ceremony - not only a blow for director James Cameron but also seen as a symbolic reverse in the strug ...

Today at 15:14:04 - LIMA, Mar 9 (IPS) - Although the Peruvian government reported that it had suspended the exploration activities of the Afrodita mining company in the country's northern Amazon jungle region to av ...

Today at 18:29:01 - A nearly $140 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits and a host of expiring tax cuts cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday in the Senate on a vote of 66-34, setting up passage of the bill possibly ...

Today at 18:29:01 - Tiger Woods has apologized for repeatedly cheating on his wife -- and he's getting some support from an old flame who believes the golfer can be redeemed.

Today at 18:29:01 - Despite John Mayer's recent kiss-and-tell revelations about their sex life, Jessica Simpson says she remains, deep down, a trusting person.

Today at 18:14:03 - Jesse James may be a tough guy who builds motorcycles and performs death-defying stunts, but he's not above the pomp of the Oscars -- or being a plus-1 to the night's most celebrated actress, his wife ...

Today at 18:14:03 - Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States condemns Israel's decision to build 1,600 housing units in a Jerusalem neighborhood, calling it "a step that undermines the trust we need r ...

Today at 18:13:00 - These simple tools won't provide a diagnosis, but they can help you decide whether you need help.

Today at 18:05:00 - The speaker has a surprise for voters.

Today at 17:39:00 - Despite today's overtaxed networks, cellphone companies stand to become tomorrow's Internet providers.

Today at 17:20:00 - Conservatives don't really think Romneycare is, you know, conservative.

Today at 17:11:00 - If cutting back on delivery days means saving tax dollars, I'm all for it ["Why the Mail Should Come Every Other Day," usnews.com].

Today at 17:07:00 - Ron W. Smith in response to John A. Farrell: Virginia Is for Gay Bashers

Today at 17:58:00 - McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Hours after the arrival Tuesday of Vice President Joe Biden to help launch indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Israel announced the construction of 1,600 ...

Today at 17:40:36 - AP - Former New York Congressman Eric Massa says he groped a staffer but denies it was sexual. Massa's comments came Tuesday on conservative commentator Glenn Beck's Fox News Channel show.

Today at 17:28:16 - AP - United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday.

Today at 17:25:06 - Reuters - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might ...

Today at 17:23:48 - AP - A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is ...

Today at 17:29:02 - Shelby proposes yet another protections structure.

Today at 16:59:02 - Keep America Safe ad spurs backlash.

Today at 16:29:02 - The House ethics committee has groping allegations against former Rep. Eric Massa.

Today at 15:59:02 - Former confidant Lloyd Constanines new book offers to help understand Spitzer's aborted career.

Today at 15:59:02 - He reminds conservatives that 'not even Ronald Reagan will get a perfect score on a purity test."

Today at 13:14:01 - Romney says they shouldn't run third party candidates that would 'divide" GOP voters.

Today at 09:44:03 - Florida governor criticizes Rubio's '$130 haircut, or maybe it was a back wax."

Today at 09:29:03 - In an Ideas piece, Gacek marvels at the energy of the tea party movement.

Today at 17:26:37 - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is confident there will be no security vacuum in Haiti as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw from the earthquake-struck Caribbean country, a top U.N. ...

Today at 15:23:43 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department apologized on Tuesday for dismissive comments its spokesman made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's call for "jihad," often translated as "armed str ...

Today at 14:44:20 - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A TV producer accused of a $2 million extortion attempt against talk show host David Letterman pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny on Tuesday in exchange for agreeing to a s ...

Today at 14:18:36 - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The family of an American killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza will launch a damages case on Wednesday, stoking controversy over the treatment of pro-Palestinian protester ...

Today at 13:38:34 - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Tuesday it was wrong to focus blame for child abuse on the Catholic Church and denied accusations it had sought to cover up pedophilia by its clergymen aro ...

Today at 17:26:02 - Global financial reform is expected to top the agenda Tuesday as President Obama huddles with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis.

Today at 14:56:02 - Robert "Joe" Halderman, accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree grand larceny and was sentenced to six months in jail, five years probation and 1,000 ho ...

Today at 13:11:02 - A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii on Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Today at 12:41:01 - Nigeria faces international calls to bring to justice killer mobs armed with guns and knives who massacred hundreds of villagers in the country's rural heartland.

Today at 10:26:03 - Irish police arrested seven people Tuesday suspected of plotting to commit a murder abroad, they announced.

Today at 16:59:39 - A judge ordered the arrests of a former aide to John Edwards and the aide's wife Tuesday over the couple's handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate.

Today at 16:00:44 - A federal indictment accuses a Pennsylvania woman of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and promote terrorism overseas, NBC News reports.

Today at 15:29:33 - The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings - those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby.

Today at 15:03:04 - Three men are arrested over the theft of the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was found reburied in another grave three months after being dug up and reportedly held for ransom. ...

Today at 14:07:15 - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota Motor Corp dispatched investigators to San Diego on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier.