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Obama to sign $787 billion stimulus bill Tuesday (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 10:42 PM CST AP - Savoring his first big victory in Congress, President Barack Obama on Saturday celebrated the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill as a "major milestone on our road to recovery."

NTSB: Plane didn't dive, but landed flat on house (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 10:44 PM CST AP - An investigator says the plane that crashed on a house in New York state landed flat on it and was pointed away from the airport where it was supposed to land.

Burris confirms request for Blagojevich donation (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 10:46 PM CST AP - Raising fresh questions about his appointment to Congress, Sen. Roland Burris admitted in a document released Saturday that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother asked him for campaign fundraising help before the governor named Burris as Illinois' junior senator.

Cyclical menace of ice revisits aviation (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 06:35 PM CST AP - Every time ice is suspected of bringing down a plane, the volume rises on how best to protect aircraft from the all-too-common and all-too-disastrous phenomenon. And each time, the conversation fades before significant changes are made.

NIU shooting victims mourn the dead 1 year later (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 10:25 PM CST AP - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn joined thousands of mourners gathered at Northern Illinois University on Saturday to mark the day one year ago when a gunman fatally shot five students in a lecture hall before turning the gun on himself.

Congress strengthens executive pay limits (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 10:55 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama's economic team tried to keep Democratic allies negotiating the stimulus bill from limiting paychecks for executives at banks in need of a bailout. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and economic aide Lawrence Summers failed.

Ike-damaged Galveston goes on with Mardi Gras fest (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 06:16 PM CST AP - Hundreds of revelers gathered Saturday to celebrate an annual Mardi Gras tradition in a show of support for this island ravaged by Hurricane Ike's powerful storm surge just five months ago.

Feds mount evidence in salmonella outbreak probe (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 11:34 AM CST AP - First, federal investigators said Stewart Parnell knowingly shipped salmonella-tainted foods even after internal tests showed they were contaminated. Then they revealed the evidence: e-mails Parnell sent to his employees urging them to ship out the products that authorities say ultimately sickened hundreds and may have caused the deaths of nine.

Polygamist leader quietly awaits trial in jail (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 06:01 PM CST AP - He's the most notorious inmate at the Mohave County Jail, segregated for the crimes he's accused of and the name he's built for himself. Most of his fellow prisoners know him from the news, though they've never seen him in person.

Obama's roots inspire Kenyan dad's homeland (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 03:39 PM CST AP - In the 17 years since Samuel Nyamwange came to New Jersey from Kenya, he's gotten used to his family calling about once every six weeks to check in.

Minn. Senate trial hinges on voter mistakes (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 12:04 PM CST AP - Peter DeMuth put his initials on his absentee ballot application, but he signed his full name on the ballot envelope. In Minnesota, that was enough to get his vote for Republican Norm Coleman thrown out.

Future-perfect: NY Fashion Week goes space-age (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 07:48 PM CST AP - The present looks bleak for the fashion industry, so designers at Fashion Week have a solution: the future.

Economy, opportunity spur interest in India (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 12:06 PM CST AP - Rana Rosen can hear the stress in her friends' voices when she calls home from India. It's getting increasingly difficult for them to get by, they tell her.

Recession, fires: double trouble for the Red Cross (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 12:03 PM CST AP - The worsening recession, coupled with a seasonal surge of house fires, has depleted the resources of many American Red Cross chapters as they struggle to meet rising demands at a time of dwindling donations.

Ohio woman pleads guilty in over-exercising death (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 12:34 PM CST AP - A woman has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide for exercising her 73-year-old husband to death in a swimming pool, repeatedly refusing to let him leave the water.

AP source: GM concession talks with UAW break down (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 05:58 PM CST AP - Negotiators for the United Auto Workers walked out of concession talks with General Motors Corp. Friday night in a dispute over payments to a union-administered retiree health care fund, a person briefed on the talks said Saturday.

Convicted killer backs judge for Wis. high court (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 05:11 PM CST AP - Unsolicited praise from a convicted cop killer isn't the kind of endorsement that a judge with a tough law enforcement stance wants.

Calif. lawmakers set Valentine's Day budget vote (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 01:58 PM CST AP - California lawmakers are trying to round up enough support for a plan to patch the state's $42 billion budget deficit.

Ariz. district cuts school week to save cash (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 01:31 PM CST AP - A school district has decided to shrink the school week from five days to four in an effort to save cash because of the deepening recession and falling enrollment.

Wash. burglary victim drives off in thieves' van (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2009 02:04 PM CST AP - A man in Washington state made sure a pair of burglars didn't get away with his three flat-screen televisions — he moved their getaway car.

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