Dec 04, 2008 11:10PM

Employers shedding jobs as recession deepens (AP)

AP - With the economy sinking faster, employers are giving more Americans dreaded pink slips right before the holidays.

Dec 04, 2008 11:40PM

AP: US mulls unusual tactic in Blackwater case (AP)

AP - Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in the deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting of Iraqi civilians could face mandatory 30-year prison sentences under an aggressive anti-drug law being considered as the Justice Department readies indictments, people close to the case said.

Dec 04, 2008 11:51PM

India names Pakistani masterminds (AP)

AP - A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said, a blow to Indian officials who have blamed the deadly attacks entirely on Pakistani extremists.