Want cheapskates to spend? Hawk gizmos that save (AP) 5 Sep 2010, 1:31 pm

Venus wins but never finds comfort at US Open (AP) 5 Sep 2010, 1:28 pm

AP - Venus Williams struggled with her serve. She kept tugging at her dress. Just as big a nuisance was her opponent, Shahar Peer.

Congo: 70 dead in 2nd weekend boat capsize (AP) 5 Sep 2010, 1:25 pm

US troops fire back as suicide bombers kill 12 in Baghdad (AFP) 5 Sep 2010, 1:22 pm

AFP - American troops were among those who fired back to repel a coordinated suicide attack on an Iraqi army complex that killed 12 people on Sunday, days after US forces officially ended combat operations in the country.

Guatemala mudslides kill at least 38; 2 buses hit (AP) 5 Sep 2010, 1:22 pm

AP - Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused landslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala — some of them rescuers who had come to save people already trapped by a wall of mud.

Obama to propose permanent research tax credit (Reuters) 5 Sep 2010, 12:31 pm

Reuters - President Barack Obama will ask the Congress on Wednesday to increase and permanently extend a tax credit for business research as a way of boosting job growth, an administration officials said on Sunday.

Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers (AP) 5 Sep 2010, 12:23 pm

AP - The yellow-green streaks of fireflies that bring a magical air to summer nights, inspire camp songs and often end up in jars in children's bedrooms may be flickering out in the nation's backyards as suburban sprawl encroaches on their habitats.

Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled (AP) 5 Sep 2010, 11:54 am

AP - Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at all.

Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger (AP) 5 Sep 2010, 11:37 am

AP - East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.

Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd says source (Reuters) 5 Sep 2010, 11:27 am

Reuters - Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf's surface (AP) 5 Sep 2010, 11:25 am

AP - Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece of evidence is secure aboard a ship.

Chile mine disaster exposes old family feuds (AP) 5 Sep 2010, 10:48 am

AP - While a fire warms their campsite, the icy feeling between Cristina Nunez Macias and her mother-in-law is as palpable as the cold Atacama desert.

9 years gone, everyone's a ground zero stakeholder (AP) 5 Sep 2010, 10:27 am

AP - It is a place of sacrifice. A place of mourning. A place people pass by on their way to grab lunch. It's a place where tourists crane their necks to snatch a glimpse around barriers walling off an enormous construction site — which is also what it is.

ETA declares ceasefire in Basque independence battle (AFP) 5 Sep 2010, 9:57 am

AFP - Basque separatist fighters ETA declared a ceasefire Sunday in their flagging 42-year campaign of bombing and shooting for a homeland independent of Spain.

Taxpayers may face initial loss on GM IPO: sources (Reuters) 5 Sep 2010, 9:00 am

Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.

Philippine police chief takes blame for bus hijack (Reuters) 5 Sep 2010, 3:12 am

Reuters - The Philippines' national police chief took the blame for the botched bus hijacking rescue attempt last week that killed eight Hong Kong tourists at a Manila park, announcing his decision to retire early from the service.

Gales, aftershocks shake quake hit New Zealand city (Reuters) 5 Sep 2010, 12:29 am

Reuters - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted a clean-up of New Zealand's second biggest city on Sunday following the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years.

Earl fizzles as it sweeps through Maritime Canada (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 6:50 pm

Reuters - Hurricane Earl made landfall in Canada on Saturday and fizzled after a series of scares along the U.S. East Coast, flooding roads, felling trees and cutting power to tens of thousands in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia.

Thousands protest French clampdown against Roma (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 5:19 pm

Reuters - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over policies on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.

Venezuela OKs payment for French retailer Casino (Reuters) 4 Sep 2010, 3:09 pm