Ike lashes Cuba, weakens to Category 2 hurricane (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:19:20 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.

At least 9 killed in Pakistan militant stronghold (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:04:39 GMT
AP - Explosions reportedly caused by missiles fired from drone aircraft hit a house and seminary linked to a key Taliban commander in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least nine people, officials and witnesses said.

Fla. Keys residents weigh evacuation ahead of Ike (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:21:02 GMT
AP - As a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba, a tropical storm warning was issued for the Florida Keys early Monday.

US government takes on big role in mortgage market (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:08:22 GMT
AP - Uncle Sam has just become the 800 pound gorilla in the U.S. mortgage market. The Bush administration's announced Sunday it was seizing troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a bid to help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis.

Jury selection to begin in OJ Simpson robbery case (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:28:26 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 10:29:13 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.

Obama and McCain have big economic differences (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:26:57 GMT
AP - Job No. 1 for the next president? In the minds of an overwhelming number of Americans, it's fixing what ails the sick economy. What the voters will have to sort out are very different approaches offered by Barack Obama and John McCain.

MTV VMAs find few surprises as Britney steals show (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:31:54 GMT
AP - LOS ANGELES — No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum.

World stocks soar after Freddie, Fannie bailouts (AP)
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:14:19 GMT
AP - World 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 10:36:20 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.