18:59 PST OAKLAND -- BART police are again defending an officers' use of force after a YouTube video was posted of a glass-shattering altercation that bloodied an officer and a patron on the West Oakland platform Saturday evening.

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On November 21, 2009 the Santa Train made its annual trip, with stops in Pike County, Kentucky and Virginia on its way to Kingsport, Tennessee. This article includes video from the Pike County portion of the trip.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.

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After years of helping to put away drug dealers as an undercover agent, an El Salvadoran wants to get a 'real' job and lead a quieter life.

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"A crane . . . toppled backward and sliced a Santa Rosa home nearly in half" on November 16, 2009.

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This is my favoritest zoo in the entire world. Please, one more season? Am living for Spring already as it is. The monkeys are my favorite, although, slightly less interesting since you switched out the combative monkeys for the complacent ones.

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Very sad. The young lady was a close friend of an acquaintance of mine. It makes me nervous to try to even make a call while driving. I'm guessing it is even more difficult to successfully split one's attention, for the less experienced driver.

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The article does not state how many times the man got tazed, nor does it give the age of the man, or much in the way of details. Nevertheless, another person has lost their life due to being Tazed. And I, for one, fail to see anything humorous about it. Kentwood my hometown, btw.

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The end of America?

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The debate over financing of abortions -- the basis for the offensive Stupak amendment -- is all about money being fungible.

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Former prime minister Tony Blair could face further questions over his decision to prosecute war in Iraq. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Tony Blair is set to give evidence in public to the Iraq war inquiry in the run-up to the next election, it was announced last night.

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During the reporting period, the Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem issued orders to demolish more houses in Jerusalem and surrounding suburbs.

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In a news release by the national center for disease control, it was reported that new data indicates that in the last six month, 20 million had contracted " Swine Flu" and that no fewer than 4000 people including 450 children had died from it.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal prosecutors are taking steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett, perhaps the world's most admired investor, said on Thursday the financial panic that gripped the globe last year is a thing of the past, even as the U.S. economy's struggles persist.

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"Six students and two adults were hurt Thursday morning [November 12, 2009] after an accident involving a Laurel County school bus and an SUV."

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The NicVAX vaccine prompts the immune system to create antibodies that bind to the nicotine molecules in the blood. The now-larger molecules are prevented by their size from crossing the blood-brain barrier.

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"It is startling to see the U.S. falling even farther behind on this crucial indicator of health system performance.

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The world's longest California roll was made on the UC Berkeley campus Sunday, according to Consul-General of Japan Yasumasa Nagamine.

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The three were held after they strayed into Iran from northern Iraq at the end of July. More Articles

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Democrats say their health care bill will provide "real competition".

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Women's groups, consumer advocates and lawmakers have come together under the belief that being a woman should not count as a preexisting condition. But they note that changing the current situation is easier said than done.

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Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won re-election yesterday in a tighter race than public opinion polls had projected, becoming the first three-term chief executive of the largest U.S. city by population since 1989.

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Almost all the problems of the U. S.

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