Dow plunges 519 points on economy, Europe worries (AP)

Dow plunges 519 points on economy, Europe worries (AP)
Military killed Taliban who downed US helicopter (AP)
Syria claims 'conspiracy' to justify crackdown (AP)
Bachmann points to foster parenting — on her terms (AP)
'Amazing' therapy destroys leukemia in 3 patients (AP)
AP sources: Giuliani courts top NH operatives (AP)
FBI: Sibling suspects captured in Colo. (AP)
Jury recommends execution for Ohio serial killer (AP)
Wisconsin GOP's stand could reverberate elsewhere (AP)
TBS canceling comic George Lopez's talk show (AP)
Banks drag Wall Street lower as fear returns (Reuters)
Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track: poll (Reuters)
Rioting spreads as UK's Cameron vows crackdown (Reuters)
What happened on night of deadly Afghanistan helicopter crash? (Reuters)
Cisco's fourth quarter revenue beats view, shares firm (Reuters)
Syrian forces kill 15 as U.S. imposes sanctions (Reuters)
Analysis: Debt deal, downgrade add to view of waning U.S. power (Reuters)
France eyes more deficit cuts as ratings eyed (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:20 PM PDT

AP - Stocks are falling at the close of trading as investors' attention returns to the weak economy and Europe's debt problems.

Military killed Taliban who downed US helicopter (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:22 PM PDT

AP - International forces killed the Taliban insurgents responsible for shooting down a U.S. helicopter and killing 38 U.S. and Afghan forces over the weekend, but they are still seeking the top insurgent leader they were going after in Saturday's mission, the top American commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday.

Syria claims 'conspiracy' to justify crackdown (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:22 PM PDT

AP - Residents of Hama told of indiscriminate shelling by the army, snipers aiming at civilians and corpses piling up in the streets in the wake of a weeklong military siege of the defiant city.

Bachmann points to foster parenting — on her terms (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:07 PM PDT

AP - From her first campaign to her latest, Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann has used her time as a foster parent to help create an image of a family-focused Christian driven by compassion and social conviction.

'Amazing' therapy destroys leukemia in 3 patients (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:04 PM PDT

AP - Scientists are reporting the first clear success with a new approach for treating leukemia — turning the patients' own blood cells into assassins that hunt and destroy their cancer cells.

AP sources: Giuliani courts top NH operatives (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:19 PM PDT

AP - Rudy Giuliani, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 but failed to win a single state, is quietly working to hire political operatives in New Hampshire for a possible second White House bid.

FBI: Sibling suspects captured in Colo. (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:33 PM PDT

AP - Three fugitive siblings wanted in a crime spree in Florida and Georgia were captured Wednesday in Colorado after firing shots at officers during a high-speed chase and crashing their car into a highway barrier, authorities said.

Jury recommends execution for Ohio serial killer (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:17 PM PDT

AP - A serial killer who hid the remains of 11 women in his Cleveland home and yard should be put to death, a jury recommended Wednesday.

Wisconsin GOP's stand could reverberate elsewhere (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:02 PM PDT

AP - A stand by Wisconsin Republicans against a massive effort to oust them from power could reverberate across the country as the battle over union rights and the conservative revolution heads toward the 2012 presidential race.

TBS canceling comic George Lopez's talk show (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 12:58 PM PDT

AP - George Lopez, who surrendered his TBS time slot to Conan O'Brien and then saw ratings for "Lopez Tonight" slide, got a cancelation notice Wednesday. Lopez's Thursday show at midnight will be the final one, the cable network said in a statement.

Banks drag Wall Street lower as fear returns (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Fear returned to Wall Street on Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 to another 4 percent decline, triggered by worries that Europe's debt crisis could engulf French banks and spill onto the U.S. financial sector.

Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Reuters - Economic fears are weighing heavily on Americans, with a large majority saying the United States is on the wrong track and nearly half believing the worst is yet to come, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said on Wednesday.

Rioting spreads as UK's Cameron vows crackdown (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday "a fightback is under way" to restore law and order to Britain's streets despite rioting, looting and arson by gangs of youths spreading from London to other cities.

What happened on night of deadly Afghanistan helicopter crash? (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 07:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Late last Friday night, special forces troops from the NATO-led coalition launched an operation to capture a Taliban leader in an inaccessible valley southwest of Kabul.

Cisco's fourth quarter revenue beats view, shares firm (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc's quarterly revenue edged past Wall Street's expectations in a sign that IT spending held up despite warnings of a severe pullback, buoying its shares in extended trading.

Syrian forces kill 15 as U.S. imposes sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Reuters - Syrian forces killed 15 civilians in the city of Homs on Wednesday, an activists' group said, despite international calls for President Bashar al-Assad to end a bloody crackdown on protests against his rule.

Analysis: Debt deal, downgrade add to view of waning U.S. power (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:42 AM PDT

Reuters - The narrow U.S. escape from default and its credit downgrade have added to a perception that the United States is in decline, a view that could weaken Washington's influence abroad.

France eyes more deficit cuts as ratings eyed (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday ordered his finance and budget ministers to find new ways to prune the public deficit as markets fretted over the country's strained finances and banks in the wake of a U.S. debt downgrade.