Obama pushing on health care end game (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:29:00 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation's insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's medical system.

Unemployment rises in 30 states in January (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:54:29 GMT
AP - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.

'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38 (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:01:00 GMT
AP - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.

Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:57:02 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed.

German Catholics to investigate abuse charges (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:22:29 GMT
AP - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday — one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another more general look into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students.

Threatened Muhammad cartoonist has no regrets (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:41:02 GMT
AP - A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog said Wednesday he has no regrets and believes the suspects in an alleged plot to kill him were not professionals.

Cable, sat TV firms ask gov't to stop TV blackouts (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:42 GMT
AP - Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks — big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more contracts expire.

Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:50:51 GMT
AP - Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.

Charlie Sheen due back on `Two and a Half Men' (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:48 GMT
AP - A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS' top-rated sitcom.

NHL GMs make proposal for rule on hits to head (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:34:38 GMT
AP - NHL general managers unanimously agreed Wednesday to recommend a rule change dealing with on-ice hits to the head.