The Newsroom - In a fitting show of solidarity for International Women's Day, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made light of the brutal 2008 battle Clinton conducted to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. As Michelle Obama launched a State Department commemoration of International Women's Day, she briefly stumbled over Clinton's job title. "Let me thank my dear friend, Senator - Secretary Clinton. I almost said, 'President Clinton,' " said the first lady to laughter and applause. "But let me thank you for that kind introduction, and most of all thank you for your friendship, thank you for your support, and thank you for your indispensable advice in getting me through this first year and helping me figure out how to get my family settled in our new life in D.C."

[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:50:31 GMT]
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AP - Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse repository of crop seeds, the vault's operators announced Thursday.

[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:01:58 GMT]
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The Christian Science Monitor - The case of Colleen R. LaRose – also known as “Jihad Jane” and “Fatima Rose” – raises troubling questions about the ability of Al Qaeda to attract US-born women to terrorism.

[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:00 GMT]
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AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:04:15 GMT]
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AP - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.

[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:29:31 GMT]
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AP - A settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center goes before a judge Friday, and he has said he favored a settlement but planned to analyze it carefully to make sure it was fair.

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:04:39 GMT]
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AP - A stranger followed a woman into a New York City bar restroom after she rejected his advances early Thursday, savagely beat her in a toilet stall and perhaps tried to sexually assault her, police said.
[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:06:48 GMT]
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AP - Top Democrats say they are resolving disputes over President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan, but they face decisions on subsidizing coverage and are still hunting votes to push the vast package through Congress.

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:04:05 GMT]
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AP - A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity.

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:05:40 GMT]
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The Newsroom - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid confirmed today that he plans to use the "reconciliation process" to pass the final changes to the Senate's health care reform legislation. So... what the heck is it?

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:24:58 GMT]
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AP - Israel is moving to amend the country's planning procedures on sensitive political decisions following an embarrassing diplomatic flap during a visit this week by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, a Cabinet minister said Friday.

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:27 GMT]
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AP - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:36:53 GMT]
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AP - "Little Billy" was in a jam: His parents blamed him for dismembering his sister's doll, but the dog did it. How could he clear his name?

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:57:23 GMT]
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AP - A former model says she's appalled that her nearly decade-old bikini photo became a randy prop in the film "Couple's Retreat."
[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:45:28 GMT]
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AP - Teen power won out on "American Idol" as Katie Stevens claimed a place in the top 12 while a more experienced singer got the ax.

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:06:03 GMT]
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Reuters - A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care.

[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:21:22 GMT]
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The Christian Science Monitor - Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh said this week he’d go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passes proposed reforms to the US healthcare system.
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:31:00 GMT]
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AP - A Western Australian taxi driver named the state's favorite cabbie in an online contest has won the right to take 22 passengers on a 4,000-mile (6,500-kilometer) ride.
[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:25:29 GMT]
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AP - Sharif Mobley had strong Muslim views as early as high school. But his old friend Roman Castro knew he had radicalized when he saw him about four years ago.

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:05:32 GMT]
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AP - A teacher jogging along a rural Alaskan road was killed in an animal attack and authorities say wolves are the chief suspects.

[Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:22:00 GMT]
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