Ike hits Cuba as dangerous Category 3 hurricane (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:42:51 GMT
AP - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive storm surge ripped apart houses and toppled trees Monday as the deadly storm roared across Cuba toward Havana and its historic but decaying old buildings.

Several explosions in Pakistan's northwest kill 6 (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:35:30 GMT
AP - Several explosions, reportedly caused by missile strikes from unmanned U.S. drone aircraft, hit a house and seminary linked to a key Taliban commander in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.

Fla. Keys residents weigh evacuation ahead of Ike (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:26:54 GMT
AP - As a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba, residents from Key West to the Gulf Coast watched the storm's unpredictable path, worrying it could hit anywhere in the U.S. from Texas to Florida.

US Government takes over mortgage giants (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:21:04 GMT
AP - The Bush administration's seizure of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is potentially a $200 billion bet that it will help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis.

McCain takes on GOP and Bush along with Obama (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:37:28 GMT
AP - Barack Obama isn't John McCain's only opponent. Sometimes McCain sounds like he's running almost as hard against President Bush and the Republican Party as he is against Obama, his Democratic rival for the White House.

Jury selection to begin in OJ Simpson robbery case (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:27:45 GMT
AP - Nearly a year after O.J. Simpson walked into a casino hotel room intent on reclaiming some sports memorobilia, lawyers in his robbery-kidnapping trial are finally set to begin picking a jury.

Owner: Ride's over at Coney Island amusement park (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:36:44 GMT
AP - When reports circulated over the weekend of a last-minute deal to keep Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park open for another year, owner Carol Hill Albert was not amused.

MTV VMAs find few surprises as Britney steals show (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:32:39 GMT
AP - LOS ANGELES ? No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum.

Asian stocks soar after Freddie, Fannie bailouts (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:43:43 GMT
AP - Asian stock markets soared Monday after Washington announced a bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ? a move that could help bolster a shaky U.S. housing market and renew global investor confidence.

She's No. 1 again: Serena Williams wins US Open (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:44:19 GMT
AP - On the very first point of the match, Serena Williams hit a backhand so hard that her earring flew off. Turns out she was just getting warmed up. Williams kept pounding away, her shots and shouts getting louder with every stroke. And when she finished off Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 Sunday night for the U.S. Open championship and a ninth Grand Slam title, Williams really went wild.