Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (AP) - Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. The 60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance company practices that deny or dilute benefits and curtail the growth of spending on medical care nationally. More »
Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters. Rescue teams had found one body and rescued 97 people but high waves were making the operation difficult, said Brig. Gen. Puji Hartanto, police chief of Riau Kepulauan province. The passengers on the second ferry were all said to be safe. More »
3 bomb blasts leave 5 dead, 25 wounded in India
GAUHATI, India (AP) - Three bombs exploded in India's restive northeast Sunday, killing five people and wounding more than 25, police said. Five people died after two blasts went off within minutes of each other outside a police station in Nalbari town near the Assam state capital, Gauhati, a local police official said. More »
More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. The group, which surveyed 1,350 households, said there will be about 33.2 million people traveling by car this year - a 2.1 percent increase from last year. More »
No. 11 Oregon slips past Arizona 44-41 in 2 OTs
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli watched as red-clad Arizona students ringed the sidelines as time ticked down, ready to rush the field. ``I saw it and I actually smirked,'' Masoli said. ``It was kind of funny. I wasn't really worried about it.'' More »