Gov't eyes plan to take ownership stakes in banks (AP)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:58:35 GMT
AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told international leaders on Sunday that isolationism and protectionism could worsen the spreading financial crisis. With a new trading week dawning, U.S. lawmakers urged quick action by the Bush administration on measures to make direct purchases of bank stock to help unlock lending.

World Bank to protect poor from economic turmoil (AP)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:52:24 GMT
AP - The World Bank agreed Sunday to help developing countries strengthen their economies, bolster their financial systems and protect the poor against the financial turmoil in international markets.

N. Korea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities (AP)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:22:58 GMT
AP - North Korea said Sunday it will resume disabling its key nuclear complex after the U.S. dropped the country from a terrorism blacklist — a breakthrough expected to help energize stalled talks aimed at ending the country's atomic ambitions.

Fact Check: Camps highlight foes' old associates (AP)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:16:10 GMT
AP - Scraping for any advantage in the presidential campaign's waning days, John McCain and Barack Obama are introducing voters to a new cast of characters.

GOP frets about McCain's strategy, prospects (AP)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:53:45 GMT
AP - Three weeks before the election, Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about John McCain's ability to mount a comeback, questioning his tactics and even his campaign's main thrust in a White House race increasingly focused on economic turmoil.

Fire burns 750 acres northeast of Los Angeles (AP)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:02:42 GMT
AP - Firefighters backed by water-dumping helicopters and planes gained ground Sunday on a wildfire that destroyed two homes and forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people in a rugged area 20 miles north of downtown.

Bombers strike in Mosul and Baghdad, killing 13 (AP)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:39:01 GMT
AP - Suicide car bombers struck twice Sunday in the northern city of Mosul, killing at least six people and wounding dozens of others, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. A car bomb killed seven other people in Baghdad.

'Chihuahua' fetches $17.5M, remains top movie dog (AP)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:07:45 GMT
AP - An adorable talking dog remained just the sort of escapist movie hero audiences wanted after a week of awful economic news. Disney's family comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," with Drew Barrymore providing the voice of the pooch, was the No. 1 flick for the second-straight weekend with $17.5 million, raising its 10-day total to $52.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Texas knocks off Okla., hooks top spot in AP poll (AP)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:03:24 GMT
AP - Texas rode its resounding Red River Rivalry upset right to No. 1. The Longhorns leapfrogged No. 2 Alabama on Sunday and sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 in the regular season for the first time in 24 years after beating Oklahoma 45-35.

Jones' 3 TDs lead Jets past Bengals 26-14 (AP)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:07:23 GMT
AP - Brett Favre and the New York Jets were far from flashy on offense, and they didn't need to be against the winless Cincinnati Bengals.