AP Top Headlines At 12:25 a.m. EST
AP Top Headlines At 12:25 a.m. EST
Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce
GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) -- Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire Monday and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire....
Obama's intel picks short on direct experience
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies....
Obama says his plan with tax cuts to get quick OK
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers would approve a mammoth revitalization package within two weeks of his taking office....
Burris says he's senator _ but Dems won't seat him
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" and flew to the capital to claim President-elect Barack Obama's old seat in Congress....
Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed without bail
NEW YORK (AP) -- A prosecutor on Monday asked that Bernard Madoff be jailed pending trial, saying the disgraced financier violated an agreement with the court by mailing watches, jewelry, cufflinks and mittens worth more than $1 million to relatives and friends....
AP Top Technology News At 10:51 p.m. EST
AP Top Technology News At 10:51 p.m. EST
Apple's Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company....
Even in recession, CES to have stuff worth seeing
The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years....
Logitech to cut salaried staff by 15 percent
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) -- Logitech International SA, a maker of mice, webcams and other computer peripherals, said Monday it is cutting its salaried work force by 15 percent in response to weak consumer demand amid what it expects to be an extended global downturn....