Mid-Atlantic braces for more snow

Washington -- If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice? - 02/10/2010

Obama says he's open to health care compromise

Washington -- Signaling he would meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he's willing to sign a bill even if it doesn't deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort that is at risk of going down as a dismal failure. - 02/10/2010

Defiant Iran boosts nuclear program

Tehran, Iran -- Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn of a "significant regime of sanctions." - 02/10/2010

Nation/World briefs

Ala. senator lifts 'holds' on Obama's nominees; N.Y. gov defies calls to drop out of race; Target pulls Valentine toy from shelves; Haiti hospitals warned about charging - 02/10/2010

Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic

Washington -- Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday on track for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices were closed for a second day and utility workers struggled to restore power knocked out by a weekend blizzard. - 02/09/2010

• Overnight snowstorm will hamper morning rush-hour

AP: Kerrigan father's death ruled a homicide

Boston -- A Massachusetts medical examiner has found that figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's father died of a heart rhythm problem after suffering a neck injury so severe it damaged his voice box. - 02/09/2010

Iran to stop enrichment if given nuclear fuel

Tehran, Iran -- The head of Iran's atomic agency said the Islamic Republic will not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for a research reactor in Tehran. - 02/09/2010

First lady: President Obama had 'phenomenal year'

Washington -- First lady Michelle Obama says President Barack Obama "has done a phenomenal job," but that people have a right to criticize him. - 02/09/2010

World's tallest tower

Dubai landmark now closed to public

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks. - 02/09/2010

Jackson doc makes plea

Los Angeles -- Nearly eight months after Michael Jackson died unexpectedly, his personal physician was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter for providing him with a powerful anesthetic that was ruled a major factor in his death. - 02/09/2010

• Interactive: The life and death of Michael Jackson

Newborn blood test faces challenge

Washington -- A critical safety net for babies -- that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn -- is facing an ethics attack. - 02/09/2010

Nation/world briefs

GOP cool to Obama call for 2-party health talks; Feds, kids in D.C. region get snow day; Shuttle blasts off on last night flight; Authorities probe cause of deadly blast; Lawyer: Clients had OK for Haiti kids; Arrests thwarted hotel attack, cops say - 02/09/2010

Target pulls Valentine's toys over lead concerns

Oakland, Calif. -- Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine's Day "Message Bears" from store shelves after California's attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead. - 02/09/2010

Terror case critics blasted

An exasperated White House slammed Republicans for playing politics on national security and making ignorant allegations about the investigation into the Christmas airliner plot. - 02/08/2010

• Obama hasn't ruled out NY trial for 9/11 planner

Space shuttle blasts off on last nighttime launch

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's expected to be the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station. - 02/08/2010

Iran says it will enrich uranium

Vienna -- Iran moved closer to being able to produce nuclear warheads Monday with formal notification that it will enrich uranium to higher levels, even while insisting that the move was meant only to provide fuel for its research reactor. - 02/08/2010

Splinter IRA group disarms, says it has 'no regrets'

Dublin -- A ruthless IRA splinter group, the Irish National Liberation Army, declared Monday it has fully disarmed but said it had no regrets for committing some of the worst atrocities of the Northern Ireland conflict. - 02/08/2010

Body found in airplane wheel well at Tokyo airport

Tokyo -- Japanese authorities said Monday they are trying to identify a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York. - 02/08/2010

Pentagon: Michigan soldier killed in Afghanistan

Traverse City, Mich. -- The Pentagon says a soldier from northern Michigan has been killed in Afghanistan. - 02/08/2010

Snow dump waylays Mid-Atlantic

Washington -- Planes were grounded, trains stood still and Greyhound buses weren't rolling in the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, leaving stranded travelers wondering when they'll be able to escape the icy, gray mess created by a major snowstorm. - 02/08/2010

Obama hasn't ruled out NY trial for 9/11 planner

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city's mayor and police commissioner. - 02/08/2010

• Terror case critics blasted

Yanukovych declares victory in Ukrainian vote

KIEV, Ukraine -- Pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych declared victory in Ukraine's presidential runoff but his opponent rejected the claim, saying the vote was too close to call. - 02/08/2010

Winning Powerball ticket bought in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A winning Powerball ticket worth more than $140 million was sold in western North Carolina. - 02/08/2010

Nation/World Briefs

Obama asks GOP, Dems to talk health care on TV

NATION - 02/08/2010