9/30/2009 8:46:47 AM
AP - A massive tsunami unleashed by a powerful earthquake flattened Samoan villages and swept cars and people out to sea, killing at least 99 and leaving dozens missing Wednesday. The death toll was expected to rise.
9/30/2009 7:37:01 AM
AP - Indonesian officials say at least 75 people have been killed and thousands more trapped under flattened buildings in a powerful earthquake off Sumatra island.
9/30/2009 7:16:38 AM
AP - The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether strict local and state gun control laws violate the Second Amendment, ensuring another high-profile battle over the rights of gun owners.
9/30/2009 8:19:32 AM
AP - The United States is speeding up its military withdrawal from Iraq, sending 4,000 more troops home next month, the top American commander there said Wednesday.
9/30/2009 8:40:31 AM
AP - The economy shrank less than expected in the second quarter as businesses and consumers trimmed their spending at a slower pace, buttressing beliefs that the economy is now growing.
9/30/2009 7:15:53 AM
AP - Critics of China's communist government are protesting plans to light the top of New York's Empire State Building red and yellow to honor that nation's 60th anniversary.
9/30/2009 8:43:39 AM
AP - John Travolta has told a court in the Bahamas that a local paramedic threatened to sell stories to the news media suggesting the movie star was at fault in the death of his 16-year-old son.
9/30/2009 8:55:58 AM
AP - Canadian circus tycoon Guy Laliberte turned space into his big top Wednesday, boarding a Russian rocket and lifting off on a mission that mixes a serious message on water shortages with some clowning around in the cosmos.
9/30/2009 7:52:39 AM
AP - Bangladesh on Wednesday awarded a farmer who killed more than 83,000 rats and launched a monthlong campaign nationwide to kill millions more, to protect crops and reduce the need for food imports.
9/30/2009 8:39:46 AM
AP - The Cleveland Indians have fired manager Eric Wedge in the final days of a terrible season.
9/30/2009 7:54:58 AM
Reuters - A powerful earthquake struck off the city of Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 75 people and trapping thousands under rubble, officials said.
9/30/2009 8:45:52 AM
Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama announced a plan on Wednesday to spend $5 billion to create new jobs for medical and scientific research, medical supplies and improved laboratory capacity.
9/30/2009 8:10:39 AM
Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday it would hear an Obama administration appeal defending part of the Patriot Act, which has been criticized by civil liberties groups for giving the government broad powers.
9/30/2009 8:18:21 AM
Reuters - FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday said there was no imminent threat related to the case of an Afghan-born man charged with plotting a bombing attack in the United States.
9/30/2009 7:53:00 AM
Reuters - The U.S. economy contracted in the second quarter at a slower pace than previously thought, while a surprise slide in manufacturing activity in the country's Midwest region in September pointed to a patchy recovery from recession.
9/30/2009 8:06:51 AM
AFP - At least 75 people were killed by a major earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said.
9/30/2009 7:28:00 AM
The president is meeting Wednesday afternoon with his full team of national security advisers to discuss the next steps in Afghanistan. But scaling back now could appear to many as a hasty reversal, particularly for a president who came into office without much of a foreign policy or military background.
9/30/2009 7:26:00 AM
The court agreed Wednesday to decide whether strict local and state handgun laws violate the Second Amendment. The case will test whether the court's ruling last year in a case involving the District of Columbia — a federal enclave — applies to local and state laws.
9/30/2009 5:37:00 AM
The recession faded in the spring with economic activity shrinking at a pace of just 0.7 percent, a better-than-expected showing that buttressed beliefs the economy is growing now. The government previously estimated gross domestic product fell at a 1 percent pace.
9/30/2009 4:15:00 AM
The underwater temblor, which had a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, collapsed buildings in the coastal city of Padang, in Southern Sumatra province and briefly triggered a tsunami alert. News reports citing Indonesia's vice president said at least 75 people were killed.
9/30/2009 8:46:30 AM
At least 75 people die and thousands are trapped under rubble after an earthquake hits Sumatra, officials say.
9/30/2009 7:29:21 AM
An EU-sponsored report into the war in Georgia last year says Georgia started it, but after months of provocation.
9/30/2009 8:07:21 AM
The US loosens its control over how the internet is run after an agreement with net regulator Icann.
9/30/2009 8:49:28 AM
US shares fall after one of the first economic snapshots of September posts a surprise decline in activity.
9/30/2009 8:37:38 AM
Kenya's much-criticised anti-corruption chief resigns following a row over his reappointment by the president.
9/30/2009 4:09:41 AM
An advert for an "exceptional fisherman's cottage" in Kent is criticised for failing to mention the nuclear power station on its doorstep.
9/30/2009 8:53:44 AM
Ferrari announce that Fernando Alonso will replace Kimi Raikkonen in the team in 2010.
9/30/2009 8:27:39 AM
Australia limp to a tense two-wicket win over Pakistan to top Group A and set up a Champions Trophy semi-final against England on Friday.
9/30/2009 8:54:51 AM
Harriet Harman says Labour "won't be bullied" after the Sun says it will not be supporting the party at the next election.
9/30/2009 7:48:05 AM
Labour will scrap hospital parking charges for in-patients in England if it wins the next election, the health secretary says.
9/30/2009 8:40:34 AM
The FTSE 100 index of leading shares has enjoyed the best three months in its 25-year history.
9/30/2009 7:46:23 AM
The price of both first and second-class stamps may rise again in April, regulator Postcomm confirms.
9/30/2009 7:28:03 AM
A fan who ran on to Old Trafford's pitch and was shoved by Craig Bellamy is banned from matches for three years.
9/30/2009 7:45:18 AM
Tie-up talks between Indian mobile phone company Bharti and South Africa's MTN are abandoned.
9/30/2009 8:06:59 AM
Honduran security forces raid a building and detain more than 50 supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
9/30/2009 3:15:15 AM
Four Google employees go on trial in Milan over the posting of a video showing a teenager being bullied.
9/30/2009 4:25:48 AM
India suffered its weakest monsoon for nearly 40 years, the country's meteorological department says.
9/30/2009 7:44:57 AM
A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia Wednesday, toppling buildings, cutting power and triggering a landslide on Sumatra ... 
9/30/2009 8:05:28 AM
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called distracted driving a "menace to society" Wednesday, kicking off a two-day meeting ... 
9/30/2009 5:38:18 AM
Drier conditions are expected for the eastern USA, while a strong storm will continue tracking over the Rockies. 
9/30/2009 8:11:56 AM
The government on Wednesday awarded $5 billion in grants that President Obama said would pay for research into cures for cancer ... 
9/30/2009 2:25:38 AM
Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile attack has killed six alleged militants in northwestern Pakistan. 
9/29/2009 10:39:19 PM
Almost 13 years after California became the first state to allow the sale of marijuana for some medical conditions storefront ... 
9/30/2009 7:05:12 AM
After nearly eight years of war, Afghanistan's security forces are still plagued by corruption, high levels of absenteeism, a ... 
9/30/2009 8:05:31 AM
Survivors of a deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami that hit the Samoan islands Tuesday say they watched the sea swallow up coastal towns and villages. At least 111 people are confirmed killed in Samoa, neighboring American Samoa and Tonga. In some cases, the sea left nothing behind. "Villages were taken to the ocean," American Samoa resident Frances Faumatu told CNN. 
9/30/2009 8:35:07 AM
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 struck in Indonesia on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. 
9/30/2009 8:00:28 AM
Ketsana, downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical depression, is heading towards Laos Wednesday after leaving a trail of death and destruction across Southeast Asia. 
9/30/2009 3:38:37 AM
President Obama, in an effort to stimulate the economy and support critical research, will announce $5 billion in grants when he visits the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, according to an administration official. 
9/30/2009 6:05:00 AM
The case of a Tennessee man jailed in Japan for trying to snatch back his children from his estranged wife is not as clear-cut as it's been made out to be, authorities here said Wednesday. 
9/30/2009 8:32:48 AM
Tracy Rodriguez is not a trained private investigator or police officer. But with a gentle tap on her iPhone screen, the mother of three can access information revealing the sex offenders who live within a 10-mile radius of where her children practice sports or watch movies. 
9/30/2009 7:24:54 AM
An Atlanta clinic is the latest known case of a medical institution that's offering to send illegal immigrants who can't afford treatment back to their native countries -- a practice that critics liken to patient dumping. 
9/30/2009 3:32:47 AM
The president had his first foray into the byzantine world of U.N. politics last week and walked away cheered on by the anti-America crowd. 
9/30/2009 8:26:49 AM
Michael Jackson was one of the most famous people in the world. Yet for all his global notoriety, the man himself was shrouded in mystery. 
9/30/2009 4:59:51 AM
A Blue Ribbon Panel of distinguished leaders and humanitarians -- including Gen. Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg and Sir Elton John -- has selected 2009's Top 10 CNN Heroes, who will be announced Thursday, October 1. 
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