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Obama implores minister to call off Quran burning (AP)

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy,Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma, Ohio. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Quran-burning protest this weekend.




Hopes rise as jobless claims fall, trade gap eases (AP)

In this Sept. 7, 2010 photograph, newspaper classified sections are displayed at the Central City Concern employment access center, in Portland, Ore. Even though the economy is growing more slowly, companies in recent weeks are resisting making even deeper cuts to their work forces. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - The number of people signing up for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in two months, an encouraging sign that companies aren't resorting to deeper layoffs even as the economy has lost momentum.




Thousands wait to see if homes near Boulder burned (AP)

A tanker flies through smoke as a wildfire burns outside of Boulder, Colo. on Wednesday Sept. 8, 2010. Firefighters encountered a tangle of rattlesnakes, downed power lines and combustible propane tanks Wednesday as they struggled to get an upper hand on a wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes.(AP Photo/Matt McClain)AP - Thousands of people waited Thursday to learn if their homes survived a wildfire that's raged for four days in a parched area near Boulder as firefighters battled to contain the blaze before winds picked up.




Storm that killed 2 in Texas continues north (AP)

Visitors to Salado, Texas snap photos of a submerged truck under the main street bridge on Wednesday morning, Sept. 8, 2010 as waters begin to receed from excessive rainfall caused by Tropical Storm Hermine. (AP Photo/Temple Daily Telegram, Rusty Schramm) MANDATORY CREDIT; TV OUTAP - The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine trekked northward after forcing more than 100 high-water rescues in Texas, swamping streets, producing several tornadoes and killing at least two people.




Suicide attack in Russia kills 17, wounds over 130 (AP)

In this image made from television, the wreckage of a car destroyed in a suicide car attack is seen near the entrance to a market in Vladikavkaz, North Caucasus, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. A suicide car bomber hit the central market of Vladikavkaz on Thursday, killing dozens and wounding more than 100 people in one of the worst terror attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said. (AP Photo/Russia 24) ** TV OUT **AP - A suicide car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia's North Caucasus on Thursday, killing at least 17 and wounding more than 130 people in one of the worst attacks in the volatile region in years, officials said.




Car bomb, gunmen attack Mogadishu airport: 7 dead (AP)

Two bodies lie in front of the Mogadishu airport gate Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. A suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked the front gate to Mogadishu's seaside airport on Thursday, triggering an explosion and gunbattle, officials said. Several people were killed, including security forces. The coordinated attack was the latest in a surge of assaults by Islamist insurgents, who last month declared a new, stepped-up effort to oust the country's weak government. The barrage took place about 40 minutes after Somalia's president flew out of the country. After the car bomb exploded, a second vehicle full of militants opened fire at African Union and Somali security forces, said Osman Dahir, a police officer at the airport. He said there were several dead bodies of insurgents lying in front of the airport, but he didn't know how many.(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)AP - A suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked the front gate to Mogadishu's seaside airport on Thursday, triggering an explosion and gunbattle, officials said. At least seven people were killed, including six security forces.




Apple to publish guidelines for app approval (AP)
AP - Apple Inc. said Thursday that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs can be sold in its App Store.

Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best (AP)
AP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.

Britney Spears denies bodyguard harassment claims (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2009 file photo, Britney Spears arrives at the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Britney Spears is denying a bodyguard's accusations that she sexually harassed him and abused her children.




Patriots: Brady expected at practice after wreck (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2010 file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) stretches before NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Foxborough, Mass. An official says Brady was unhurt after a car accident in Boston. The accident occurred near Brady's home in Boston's Back Bay area around 6:30 a.m. Thursday Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)AP - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady walked away unhurt from a two-car accident near his home on Thursday morning and was expected at practice later in the day, the team confirmed.




Jobless claims add hope to labor outlook (Reuters)

People wait in line to enter the City University of New York (CUNY) Big Apple job fair in New York, April 23, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to a two-month low, while the trade deficit narrowed sharply in July, hopeful signs for the stuttering economic recovery.




Obama warns Koran-burning would boost al Qaeda (Reuters)

Dove World Outreach Center church pastor Terry Jones announces the burning of the korans will continue as planned during a news conference in Gainesville, Florida September 8, 2010. REUTERS/Scott AudetteReuters - President Barack Obama warned Thursday that an obscure U.S. Christian pastor's plan to burn the Koran on September 11 could provoke al Qaeda suicide bombings, and Asian countries urged Washington to prevent the act.




U.S. Marines seize ship from pirates in the Gulf of Aden (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Marines boarded and seized a commercial German vessel in the Gulf of Aden that had been attacked and boarded by pirates a day earlier, the U.S. Fifth Fleet said in a statement on Thursday.

Health reforms trigger spending shift (Reuters)
Reuters - New U.S. reforms are poised to dramatically shift the nation's healthcare spending, not only curbing Medicare costs but also pumping more money toward the private sector as roughly 32 million people gain coverage.

British MPs to grill BP CEO Hayward (Reuters)
Reuters - British Members of Parliament (MPs) will next week grill outgoing BP Plc Chief Executive Tony Hayward, as part of an investigation into risks around deepwater drilling in the North Sea.

Obama: Top aide Emanuel would make "terrific" mayor (Reuters)

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at the Wall St. Journal CEO Council on Reuters - President Barack Obama said his hard-nosed chief of staff Rahm Emanuel would make a terrific mayor of Chicago but expects him to wait until after the November congressional elections to decide whether to run.




Obama says planned Koran burning is boosting Qaeda (Reuters)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy at the Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma, Ohio, near Cleveland, September 8, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama warned on Thursday that a Florida pastor's plan to burn copies of the Koran is being used as an al Qaeda recruitment tool and he urged the minister to reconsider the decision.




Economists cut U.S. growth forecast again (Reuters)
Reuters - Projected U.S. economic growth for the rest of this year and next was revised down for a third month in a row by a panel of about 50 economists.

Koran burning will boost Al-Qaeda: Obama (AFP)

US President Barack Obama speaks on the economy in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, September 3. US Obama warned a Florida church's plan to burn Korans would bolster Al-Qaeda Thursday as the church at the center of the storm defied a growing chorus of global outrage.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - US President Barack Obama warned a Florida church's plan to burn Korans would bolster Al-Qaeda Thursday as the church at the center of the storm defied a growing chorus of global outrage.




Euro MPs demand France 'suspend' Roma expulsion (AFP)

A girl holds her sister under a tent at a camp where Roma migrants live in Lille, northern France, on September 8. The European Parliament on Thursday demanded France AFP - France came under fresh fire for expelling Roma migrants Thursday as the European Parliament demanded it "immediately suspend" removal of the Gypsies.