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Economy hits study abroad
by Associated Press
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students’ interest in foreign study was at an all-time high.

Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011
by Associated Press
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

"The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.

First-time jobless claims remain flat
by Associated Press
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment insurance was unchanged last week, remaining above the level that would indicate the economy is adding jobs.

FAA system glitch delaying flights
by Associated Press
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

There are widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide Thursday because of a problem with the FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans.

California bans some TVs
by Associated Press
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators Wednesday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate to reduce electricity demand.

Car prices on the rise
by Associated Press
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

WASHINGTON — The government’s Cash for Clunkers program offered a lot of Americans great deals on new cars. Now, those falling prices have shifted into reverse.

Times keep getting tougher for Chiefs
by Associated Press
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

KANSAS CITY — First, they release their leading running back and now the scruffy Kansas City Chiefs have said so long to their top wide receiver.
How much can a 2-7 team take?
The release last week of the disruptive Larry Johnson, on the heels of his second suspension in 12 months, may actually have amounted to addition by subtraction for the struggling Chiefs.
Backup Jamaal Charles was more than adequate in a victory over Oakland last week in his first start, running for 103 yards and KC’s first rushing touchdown of the year. He looked like he may have deserved to be the starter all along.

Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case
by Associated Press
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

WASHINGTON — From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed.
“Failure is not an option,” Holder declared.
The president, in a series of TV interviews during his trip to Asia, said those offended by the legal rights accorded Mohammed by virtue of his facing a civilian trial rather than a military tribunal will not find it “offensive at all when he’s convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him.”

Housing starts fall unexpectedly
by Associated Press
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

Construction of new homes unexpectedly plunged last month, as builders waited to see whether lawmakers would extend a tax credit for homebuyers.

NFL suspends Chiefs' Bowe for failing drug test
by Associated Press
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

KANSAS CITY — Dwayne Bowe, in and out of his coach’s doghouse all year, is in much deeper trouble now.
Kansas City’s third-year wide receiver was suspended without pay for four games Tuesday for violating the NFL’s policy against performance-enhancing substances. Neither the Chiefs nor the league would make further comment and Bowe’s agent, Todd France, did not return calls seeking comment.
His loss is a blow to the Chiefs (2-7), who have struggled in coach Todd Haley’s first year and been particularly weak at wide receiver, signing them off the street throughout the year and then discarding them and trying others.