| Kissing ban gets Mexico hot under the collar
February 14, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| A town famous for an Alley of the Kiss passes a law against public displays of affection, sparking a passionate outcry.
Once upon a time, there was a city where people came from far and wide to kiss. 
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| Los Angeles sues to halt crime at alleged gang stronghold
February 14, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| Authorities say that the apartment building in Pico-Union is the epicenter of the Mara Salvatrucha empire and that the owner allows MS-13 to carry out illicit activity from the site.
Los Angeles city prosecutors filed a lawsuit Friday aimed at curtailing gang and narcotics activity at a Pico-Union apartment complex that authorities contend is the epicenter of the Mara Salvatrucha gang's empire. 
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| Zimbabwe unity deal is fraying
February 14, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| President Robert Mugabe swears in more Cabinet ministers from his ZANU-PF party than had been agreed upon with Morgan Tsvangirai's opposition MDC. He also arrests an MDC government official.
It was Day One for Zimbabwe's new government of national unity Friday, and already the paralysis had set in: The swearing-in ceremony that was supposed to usher in a new era of hope was delayed for hours by bitter squabbling. 
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| Missing from Congress' stimulus negotiations: transparency
February 14, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| President Obama has indicated he wants Congress to conduct its work in the open. But in this first test case, 'he's pleased with the process and the product,' a spokesman says.
Upending Washington's entrenched ways of doing business is proving tougher than President Obama may have assumed. 
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| Layoff notices for up to 20,000 California workers are delayed
February 13, 2009 at 11:29 pm
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| Schwarzenegger reverses course on earlier threat because an agreement on the state budget may be near. But the notices still could go out next week if there is no spending blueprint.
Bullish on the prospects of winning approval this weekend of a budget to close California's deficit, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delayed plans Friday to dispatch layoff notices to up to 20,000 state workers. 
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| U.S. Senate passes stimulus plan
February 13, 2009 at 11:18 pm
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|  The bill passes 60-38, with three GOP votes in favor. The House voted 246-183 to approve it earlier today. Obama is expected to sign the bill soon.
A.P. UPDATE: 
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| Review of evidence against Guantanamo detainees begins
February 13, 2009 at 9:31 pm
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| The Justice Department is compiling the evidence against each prisoner, a first step toward closing the facility and deciding whether Obama can close the book on Bush's detention policies.
The Obama administration has begun the process of reviewing files of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to determine who can be prosecuted and who can be transferred to other countries, officials said Friday, a crucial first step toward closing the prison. 
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| Buffalo crash claimed Sept. 11 widow, Rwanda advocate
February 13, 2009 at 9:26 pm
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| Beverly Eckert, whose husband died in the World Trade Center, helped survivors and pushed to create the 9/11 commission. Alison Des Forges fought for justice after the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
If tragedy brings people together, the still-unexplained crash of a Continental Airlines commuter jet Thursday night forever links Beverly Eckert and Alison Des Forges, two extraordinary women who led separate crusades, against seemingly impossible odds. 
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| Buffalo plane crash's data recorders headed to labs
February 13, 2009 at 2:27 pm
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|  The crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 killed all 49 on board and one person on the ground. Investigators are trying to determine if ice on the wings brought the plane down.
Officials this morning recovered the flight recorders from a commuter airliner that crashed into a house in suburban Buffalo and killed 50 people -- all of those on the plane and one person on the ground. 
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| Suspect charged in deadly Australian fire
February 13, 2009 at 1:33 pm
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| | Authorities charged a man today with lighting one of the wildfires that killed more than 180 people in Australia, and whisked him into protective custody to guard him from public fury. 
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| Obama vows to turn next to housing crisis
February 13, 2009 at 12:22 pm
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| The president, speaking to business leaders at the White House, says trouble in the housing sector is at 'the root of our economic challenges.'
As Congress prepares to pass his economic rescue plan, President Barack Obama today promised to turn immediately to the housing crisis, saying he would soon offer more details on how to address "the root of our economic challenges." 
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| JPMorgan, Citigroup halting foreclosures
February 13, 2009 at 12:09 pm
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|  JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. are halting home foreclosures while the Obama administration develops its plans to help the U.S. housing market. 
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| Iraqi police say female suicide bomber kills 30
February 13, 2009 at 6:21 am
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| | Reporting from Baghdad -- A female suicide bomber who entered a crowd of Shiite Muslim pilgrims bound for the holy city of Karbala left 30 dead and 75 wounded Friday afternoon, according to Iraqi police. 
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| 50 die as plane plunges into home near Buffalo
February 13, 2009 at 3:53 am
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|  All 49 aboard and at least one person on the ground are dead.
A commuter airplane crashed into a house in suburban Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday night and burst into flames, killing all 49 people aboard and at least one person on the ground, authorities said. 
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| States try to puzzle out stimulus dollars
February 13, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| It's still not clear which projects the money would go to, or what strings would be attached.
Local governments may be giddy over the gift of the $789-billion stimulus package, but they were also scrambling this week to ensure they get their fair share of the federal windfall -- and puzzling over the complex rules that are sure to be attached to the aid money. 
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| Jet makes safe emergency landing at LAX
February 13, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| | LOS ANGELES -- Authorities say an Air Pacific jetliner has made a safe emergency landing after it was forced to return to Los Angeles International Airport. 
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| Hawthorne officers accused of abuse weren't questioned during internal probe
February 13, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| Police personnel, including the chief's son, accused of breaking man's jaw during arrest were never interviewed during the internal affairs query. Victims and witnesses weren't called either.
After Anthony Goodrow complained that he had been brutalized by Hawthorne police officers during an arrest nearly three years ago, department officials said they "conducted an in-depth and thorough internal investigation." 
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| Stimulus deal could mean $26 billion for California
February 13, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| Some of the money is expected to go straight into the state treasury -- but it won't be enough to prevent new taxes and spending cuts. School, heathcare and transportation improvements are anticipated
The $789-billion economic stimulus bill headed toward congressional approval is expected to pour $26 billion into California -- building roads, upgrading schools and launching other projects intended to create or save jobs. 
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| Feinstein comment on U.S. drones likely to embarrass Pakistan
February 13, 2009 at 3:00 am
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| The Predator planes that launch missile strikes against militants are based in Pakistan, the senator says. That suggests a much deeper relationship with the U.S. than Islamabad would like to admit.
A senior U.S. lawmaker said Thursday that unmanned CIA Predator aircraft operating in Pakistan are flown from an air base in that country, a revelation likely to embarrass the Pakistani government and complicate its counter-terrorism collaboration with the United States. 
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| Obama's stimulus message falls on skeptical ears at Caterpillar plant
February 13, 2009 at 3:00 am
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|  Word of layoffs and of Republican Judd Gregg's withdrawal as Commerce secretary nominee dampens spirits at the rally in East Peoria, Ill. The president says he's confident the plan will restore jobs.
President Obama preached a message of hope about the economy here Thursday, praising employees gathered in a Caterpillar plant for soldiering through tough times, and he promised that help is on the way. 
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