Fla. pastor, imam at odds over Quran-burning deal (AP)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:15:20 GMT
AP - Will he or won't he? Negotiations between a local Muslim cleric and the leader of a tiny Florida church who had threatened to publicly burn copies of Islam's holy text left the heated debate in a state of confusion with the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks a day away.

1 dead, 53 homes destroyed in California fire (AP)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:38:49 GMT
AP - Firefighters poured water on flaming and smoldering wreckage early Friday after a massive explosion sent blazes roaring through a neighborhood in the hills south of San Francisco, killing at least one person, destroying more than 50 homes and damaging dozens of others.

Obama to take GOP to task on economy, tax cuts (AP)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:38:59 GMT
AP - Striving to gain the upper hand on a crucial political issue, President Barack Obama is faulting Republicans for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy or support some proposed new tax breaks for businesses that the GOP has backed in the past.

Woman held after 2 shot dead at Pa. cookie plant (AP)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:42:59 GMT
AP - Minutes after a woman was suspended from her job at a Kraft Foods Inc. plant and was escorted out, she returned with a handgun and opened fire, killing two people and critically injuring a third before being taken into custody, police said.

Calif judge to stop 'don't ask, don't tell' policy (AP)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:39:58 GMT
AP - A federal judge said she will issue an order to halt the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, after she declared the ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional.

Report: US must deal with domestic radical problem (AP)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:40:07 GMT
AP - The U.S. was slow to take seriously the threat posed by homegrown radicals and the government has failed to put systems in place to deal with the growing phenomenon, according to a new report compiled by the former heads of the Sept. 11 Commission.

Close watch on Colorado wildfire as winds kick up (AP)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:50:42 GMT
AP - Weary firefighters hoped the worst was over from a wildfire that destroyed nearly 170 homes in the Rocky Mountains foothills, but crews monitored were monitoring hot spots early Friday amid concerns that erratic winds could fan the flames and send them into Boulder.

Moms of US hikers held in Iran get some good news (AP)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:40:36 GMT
AP - Three U.S. mothers who have pleaded with Iranian authorities for more than a year to free their sons and daughter from a Tehran prison finally received a piece of the news they've been longing for.

Nokia's Kallasvuo replaced by Microsoft exec (AP)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:04:49 GMT
AP - Nokia Corp. will replace CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with top Microsoft executive Stephen Elop as the world's largest mobile phone maker struggles to keep pace with smaller and more innovative rivals, particularly in the smartphone market.

Saints grind out 14-9 win over Vikings in opener (AP)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:40:47 GMT
AP - The New Orleans Saints opened their title defense by winning with defense.