Volcano erupts in Iceland, hundreds evacuated (AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:05:22 GMT
AP - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday.

Dems face historic House vote on health care (AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:03:02 GMT
AP - House Democrats predict that a rare Sunday session will produce one of the most significant legislative triumphs in decades. Passage of a historic bill to overhaul the nation's health care system would provide coverage to millions of people who currently don't have it.

US-Russia deal on nukes could build momentum (AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:05:39 GMT
AP - Nearly a year after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators to start work on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals, the two countries say they are finally close to completing a deal — taking a small but important step toward the U.S. leader's goal of a nuclear-free world.

Former Interior Secretary Udall dies at age 90 (AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:28:20 GMT
AP - Stewart Udall, an elder in a famed political family who led the Interior Department as it promoted an expansion of public lands and helped win passage of major environmental laws, has died at the age of 90.

UN chief visits Gaza, seeks end to blockade (AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:17:29 GMT
AP - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has entered the blockaded Gaza Strip, where 1.5 million people have been under lockdown by Israel and Egypt for nearly three years.

Fargo's fight against flooding nears its climax (AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:24:10 GMT
AP - A weeklong fight against flooding neared its climax in Fargo on Sunday, with miles of sandbags and clay dikes expected to hold back the bloated Red River at its crest with room to spare.

Thousands rally to pull troops from 2 war zones (AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:02:45 GMT
AP - Thousands of protesters — many directing their anger squarely at President Barack Obama — marched through the nation's capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Papal letter fails to calm anger over Irish abuses (AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:42:34 GMT
AP - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a worldwide culture of cover-up.

Police: Boy, 16, made racial comment at NJ Walmart (AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:46:30 GMT
AP - A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in a southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday.

Bracket buster: Northern Iowa stuns No. 1 Kansas (AP)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:47:03 GMT
AP - Leading by one against the colossus of the bracket, Ali Farokhmanesh stood at the 3-point line, no one around. The prudent play? Pull it out, burn some clock.