By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
2010-09-04T10:05:46Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America's hardworking men and women....
Zoo attack: Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boyMSNBC 09/04/10 03:29 AMAn 11-year-old boy was recovering Saturday after a sea lion mauled him at a popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on.
lion - ogy - ogy - and Aquariums - ey
Lanyrd – Plancast Meets Upcoming For ConferencesTechCrunch 09/04/10 03:04 AMLook out Plancast and Upcoming, here comes rd. Ok, maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but if it's possible to have a SXSW "tipping point" at an event then Lanyrd had it at struct, a popular design and developer conference in the UK.
So what is it? The guys behind Lanyrd say they are not trying to build a general purpose events site but instead they are just interested in conferences and everything associated with them: speakers, attendees, venues, books, video and audio, twitter conversation, blog coverage - you name it.
The Saturday Profile: At First She Didn’t Succeed, but She Tried and Tried Again (960 Times)New York Times 09/04/10 02:29 AMCha Sa-soon, 69, has become a national symbol for perseverance in South Korea — and she can legally hit the road.
On Economy, Democrats Face a Lack of Unity and TimeNew York Times 09/04/10 02:28 AMDemocrats have yet to find a unifying message to address the lackluster economy and are scrambling to come up with job-creating remedies before voters go to the polls.
Body of boxing promoter's son found on Wash. peakAP 09/04/10 02:13 AMBy GEORGE TIBBITS
2010-09-04T08:13:27Z
SEATTLE (AP) -- A five-day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum's body on a rugged Washington state mountain in North Cascades National Park, authorities say....
PAX Cosplay Day 1 [Gallery]Kotaku 09/04/10 02:00 AMpan>gallery
There were a lot of people at the Seattle Convention Center on Friday. Some of them were dressed up as video game characters; most of them weren't being paid to do that. Here are some of the best. raquo;
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS and BOB SALSBERG
2010-09-04T09:49:13Z
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) -- The remnants of Hurricane Earl took aim at Nova Scotia early Saturday after a brush with the Northeast that was far less intense than feared, dumping heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing villages accustomed to nor'easters....
Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quakeAP 09/04/10 03:08 AMBy RAY LILLEY
2010-09-04T09:08:58Z
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed....
Weakened Earl bearing down on Nova ScotiaAP 09/04/10 02:59 AMBy RUSSELL CONTRERAS and BOB SALSBERG
2010-09-04T08:59:55Z
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) -- The remnants of Hurricane Earl have moved away from the Massachusetts coast and are bearing down on Nova Scotia....
Calif. nuke meltdown site finally set for cleanupMSNBC 09/04/10 02:32 AMMore than five decades after a partial nuclear meltdown just outside Los Angeles, state and federal officials Friday announced agreements to remove all contamination.
Angeles - fornia - ear meltdown - ed States - ties
Death toll rises to 65 in attack on PakistanisAP 09/04/10 02:28 AMBy ABDUL SATTAR
2010-09-04T08:28:48Z
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospitals, police said Saturday....
Syria’s Solidarity With Islamists Ends at HomeNew York Times 09/04/10 02:10 AMThe country, which had sought to allow religious figures a greater role in public life, has reversed course.
Nadal, Venus move on at US OpenAP 09/04/10 02:06 AMBy EDDIE PELLS
2010-09-04T08:06:47Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Venus Williams brought the glitter. Rafael Nadal brought the grit....
Muslims take to Minn. State Fair to repair imageAP 09/04/10 01:55 AMBy PATRICK CONDON
2010-09-04T07:55:46Z
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) -- Despite the smells of fried dough and roasted meat wafting from the Minnesota State Fair, Salim and Zuleyha Ozonder were focused on the people who were leaving, not the food or festivities beckoning from across the street....