Troy Davis asks Supreme Court to stop execution (AP)

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• Troy Davis asks Supreme Court to stop execution (AP)
• Obama, Europeans press Palestinians to drop UN bid (AP)
• House kills spending bill with disaster aid (AP)
• Americans freed from Iran prison begin trek home (AP)
• White supremacist executed for Texas dragging (AP)
• Romney questions Perry's stance on Social Security (AP)
• Islamic center near ground zero opens its doors (AP)
• Study: Dialysis 3 times weekly might not be enough (AP)
• Whitney Cummings juggles 2 shows this season (AP)
• NFL memo warns teams on faking injuries (AP)
• House unexpectedly defeats spending bill (Reuters)
• Fed takes new tack to avoid U.S. economic slump (Reuters)
• Obama tries to derail Palestinian U.N. bid (Reuters)
• Existing home sales up but price outlook grim (Reuters)
• Greece sharpens austerity; IMF warns on banks (Reuters)
• HP may oust CEO, hire eBay veteran: source (Reuters)
• U.S. court dismisses Iraq contractor torture cases (Reuters)
• Execution exposes divide over death penalty (Reuters)
• Targeting the rich, Obama takes Democrats back to their roots (The Christian Science Monitor)
• West Hollywood closer to becoming first fur-free city (The Christian Science Monitor)

Troy Davis asks Supreme Court to stop execution (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:04 PM PDT AP - Troy Davis, the condemned inmate who convinced hundreds of thousands of people but not the justice system of his innocence, filed an eleventh-hour plea Wednesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Georgia authorities from executing him for the murder of an off-duty police officer.

Obama, Europeans press Palestinians to drop UN bid (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:44 PM PDT AP - Furiously scrambling to head off a U.N. showdown, the United States warned world leaders Wednesday that trying to create a Palestinian nation by simple decree instead of through hard negotiations was bound to fail as a shortcut to peace with Israel. Europeans worked to defuse the dispute, too, France urging new talks within a month.

House kills spending bill with disaster aid (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:04 PM PDT AP - In a rebuke to GOP leaders, the House on Wednesday rejected a measure providing $3.7 billion for disaster relief as part of a bill to keep the government running through mid-November.

Americans freed from Iran prison begin trek home (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT AP - After more than two years in Iranian custody, two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman.

White supremacist executed for Texas dragging (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:41 PM PDT AP - White supremacist gang member Lawrence Russell Brewer was executed Wednesday evening for the infamous dragging death slaying of James Byrd Jr., a black man from East Texas.

Romney questions Perry's stance on Social Security (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:22 PM PDT AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday questioned how Rick Perry would fix Social Security as the focus of the GOP presidential race turns to senior citizen-rich Florida this week.

Islamic center near ground zero opens its doors (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:26 PM PDT AP - The developer of an Islamic cultural center that opened Wednesday evening near the site of the terrorist attacks that leveled the World Trade Center says the biggest error on the project was not involving the families of 9/11 victims from the start.

Study: Dialysis 3 times weekly might not be enough (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:30 PM PDT AP - A major study challenges the way diabetics and others with failing kidneys have been treated for half a century, finding that three-times-a-week dialysis to cleanse the blood of toxins may not be enough.

Whitney Cummings juggles 2 shows this season (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:30 PM PDT AP - So far, Whitney Cummings is halfway to having a great autumn. She co-created and co-produces the show "2 Broke Girls," which premiered Monday to 19.2 million CBS viewers. What could make this season her best ever is if her eponymous NBC sitcom, of which she is also executive producer, does well, too.

NFL memo warns teams on faking injuries (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:23 PM PDT AP - To the fake handoff and fake field goals, add fake injuries. The NFL sent a memo Wednesday to all 32 teams warning of fines, suspensions and loss of draft picks if the league determines players faked injuries during a game. Yet several players admit its an accepted practice, and some coaches hinted they are not above condoning phony injuries if it provides a competitive edge.

House unexpectedly defeats spending bill (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives unexpectedly defeated a bill that would fund the federal government past September 30 on Wednesday as dozens of Republicans broke with their party to push for deeper spending cuts.

Fed takes new tack to avoid U.S. economic slump (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday warned of significant risks to the already weak U.S. economy and launched a new plan to lower long-term borrowing costs and bolster the battered housing market.

Obama tries to derail Palestinian U.N. bid (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:53 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama told the United Nations on Wednesday there was no short cut to Middle East peace, but Palestinians said they would press on with a request for U.N. recognition of their nascent state.

Existing home sales up but price outlook grim (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:51 PM PDT Reuters - Existing home sales rose in August to their highest in five months as lower prices and rock-bottom interest rates drew more buyers into a still moribund market.

Greece sharpens austerity; IMF warns on banks (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:36 PM PDT Reuters - Greece adopted yet more austerity measures on Wednesday to secure a bailout installment crucial to avoid running out of money next month, as the IMF warned that Europe's sovereign debt crisis risks tearing a giant hole in banks' capital.

HP may oust CEO, hire eBay veteran: source (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:14 PM PDT Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co's board convened on Wednesday to consider ousting Chief Executive Officer Leo Apotheker after less than a year on the job and replacing him temporarily with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, a source familiar with the matter said.

U.S. court dismisses Iraq contractor torture cases (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 02:42 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday dismissed lawsuits claiming employees of two defense contractors conspired to torture and abuse Iraqis at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad and at other locations.

Execution exposes divide over death penalty (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:51 PM PDT Reuters - Controversy over the execution in Georgia of a convicted murderer whose supporters say may be innocent has exposed a continuing divide in the United States over the death penalty.

Targeting the rich, Obama takes Democrats back to their roots (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 06:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama’s $3 trillion debt plan, unveiled on Monday, refocused Congress’s debt debate on two of the most divisive questions in politics: Who is rich? What is fair?

West Hollywood closer to becoming first fur-free city (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:59 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In a move animal activists hope will spread like other trends emanating from the West Coast, West Hollywood, Calif., has taken one step closer to becoming the first fur-free city in the US.

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