today's top news stories

top news

• Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (2)
• Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken (2)
• Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland (0)
• Afghan police are weak link in security force (1)
• Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC (0)

entertainment headlines

• Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit (5)
• Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show (0)
• Chief: I didn't try to sell Parker-Broderick items (0)
• Q&A: Debut CD from Wale taps into his emotions (0)
• Eminem says 'Relapse 2' now will come out in 2010 (0)

sports headlines

• NFL union opposes call for reporting on teammates (0)
• Jayson Williams plea hearing delayed indefinitely (0)
• FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier (0)
• Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs (0)
• Ravens' Edwards plans appeal of fine for roughness (0)

national headlines

• Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder (0)
• SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor (0)
• Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group (0)
• Giuliani back in spotlight _ but what's the show? (0)
• Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC (0)

world headlines

• Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them (0)
• Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin (0)
• The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who? (0)
• Afghan police are weak link in security force (1)
• 6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue (0)

business headlines

• Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens (0)
• D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders (0)
• More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff (0)
• J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit soars on coffee (0)
• Chase drops arbitration from card contracts (0)

technology headlines

• B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders (0)
• Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty (0)
• Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report (0)
• 200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English (0)
• Web sites cater to for-sale-by-owner home sellers (0)

political headlines

• Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (2)
• Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim (0)
• Sen. Nelson a 'yes' on health care test vote (0)
• Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim (0)
• US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard (0)

science headlines

• Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin (0)
• Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth (0)
• Biologists save fish after landslide (0)
• 3 new ancient crocodile species fossils found (1)
• U. of Neb. board votes down stem-cell rule changes (0)

health headlines

• Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group (0)
• Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps (0)
• Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC (0)
• Pa. university students must pass fitness class (0)
• Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (2)