National Stories:
WASHINGTON — U.S. authorities on Wednesday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned it would be difficult to definitively identify the attackers quickly.
- House Dems look at taxing the rich for health care
- Tehran governor: New protests will be smashed
- AP source: Burris won't run for full Senate term
- Ensign's parents gave mistress's family $96K
- Bombings in Mosul, Baghdad kill at least 41
- 4 Ill. cemetery workers accused in grisly plot
Discontent brewing among Iran’s clerics G-8 leaders look for signs of recovery Promises, promises: Obama tax pledge unrealistic Google’s operating system escalates Microsoft duel Oil prices near $60 as gas supplies surge Fed: Consumers trim borrowing by $3.2B in May Scientists say they’ve created sperm from stem cells
ALI AKBAR DAREINI and LEE KEATH - Associated Press - 07/09/09
L’AQULA, Italy (AP) — Britain and the United States may see room for more stimulus. Germany is worried that it has done too much already.
EDITOR’S NOTE — One in a series on promises made by public officials, part of an Associated Press emphasis on government accountability.
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.’s golden goose — its long-dominant Windows franchise.
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices neared $60 per barrel Wednesday as the government reported that stockpiles of unused gasoline soared again.
WASHINGTON — Consumers trimmed borrowing in May for the fourth straight month as the recession took another bite out of investments and drove unemployment higher.
LONDON — British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father children.
