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Boston subway train stops just short of woman on tracks; driver hailed as hero

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:29:00 -0500

BOSTON (AP) — The driver of Boston subway train that came to a screeching halt just before hitting a woman who had fallen onto the tracks has been hailed as a hero.

Gulf Coast residents assess damage as Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:03:00 -0500

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Ida has weakened to a tropical depression and is heading east toward the Florida Panhandle with winds near 35 mph (55 kph).

Unless governor stops it, D.C. sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad set for execution Tuesday

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:00 -0500

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Unless Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine steps in, sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad will be executed Tuesday for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in 2002.

New York school hostage suspect is in police custody, no injuries

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:07:00 -0500

A former Stissing Mountain High School student was taken into police custody following a hostage situation at the school Tuesday morning.

Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire near disputed border; NKorean boat suffers heavy damage

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:36:00 -0500

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said.

AP sources: Obama near decision on deploying nearly 40,000 additional troops to Afghanistan

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:23:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though probably not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there.

Iranian prosecutor accuses 3 Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:30:00 -0500

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq.

World leaders, crowds cheer 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall fall with music and marches

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:31:00 -0500

BERLIN (AP) — Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow.

FBI reassessing its actions nearly a year after first look at Fort Hood shooting suspect

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:54:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat.

Stocks maintain 13-month highs as dollar edges higher; Investor appetite for risk cools

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:20:00 -0500

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors cooled their buying of stocks and commodities, pausing from a surge that's carried major stock indexes to their highest levels in more than a year.