Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy - AP - 44 minutes ago
President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.

Putin calls for modernization of Russian economy - AP - 47 minutes ago
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia must modernize its economy and reduce its dependence on raw materials exports.

China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosion - AP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily to save them.

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care - AP - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care -- and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care - AP - Fri 10:48 pm ET
Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care -- and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.

Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote - AP - Fri 10:44 pm ET
Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.

Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case - AP - Fri 9:07 pm ET
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there.