AP - White House advisers are nearing a recommendation for President Barack Obama to choose a military trial for self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his alleged henchman, senior administration officials said Thursday.

AP - Influential black leaders in New York City said Thursday night that they believe Gov. David Paterson should stay in office amid allegations he and his staff interfered in a domestic violence case involving a top governor's aide.

AP - The government's closely watched monthly employment report will be unusually hard to read this time.

AP - Dwyane Wade had 27 points and 14 assists, Quentin Richardson scored a season-high 25 and the Miami Heat found a way to overcome a huge effort by Kobe Bryant to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 114-111 in overtime Thursday night.

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said a partial review of complaints of unintended acceleration after vehicles were repaired for accelerator pedal problems, had found no evidence of failure in the electronic throttle system or in the repairs.

Reuters - Two Pentagon security officers were wounded on Thursday when a gunman shot them at the entrance to the giant U.S. Defense Department headquarters beside a commuter rail station, officials said.

Reuters - The number of people working in the United States likely fell in February as winter storms that pounded parts of the country kept some workers at home but a swift recovery is expected in March.

Reuters - Pressure mounted on Thursday on New York state Governor David Paterson to quit after another aide resigned in an expanding political scandal -- and even his most ardent backers offered only tepid support.

Reuters - Advisers to President Barack Obama are close to recommending that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, be tried in a military tribunal instead of a civilian court, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

AFP - A man calmly pulled a gun from his pocket and opened fire outside the Pentagon's metro entrance, injuring two police officers before he was shot and seriously wounded, officials said.

AP - A gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at a security checkpoint into the Pentagon on Thursday in a point-blank attack that wounded two police officers before the suspect was fatally shot.

AP - Chile's president says it will take three years to rebuild the region wracked by an earthquake and tsunami, something all too clear to the people cleaning up this splintered tourist town.

AP - Turkey was warning of a breakdown in cooperation with the United States after a congressional committee approved a resolution branding the World War I-era killing of Armenians a genocide.

AP - Into the great unknown.

Reuters - A man shot and wounded two security officers at an entrance to the Pentagon near a busy commuter rail station on Thursday before being fatally wounded in a shootout, officials and media reports said.

Reuters - Icelanders are set to reject the terms for repaying Anglo-Dutch debts in a referendum on Saturday, forcing new negotiations with creditors and delaying financial aid the country needs to fix its shattered economy.

AFP - A man who was shot by police after opening fire outside the Pentagon's subway entrance has died of his injuries, according to US media reports.

AP - Resentment of the U.S. government and suspicions over the 9/11 attacks have surfaced in writings by the Californian identified as the gunman who shot two Pentagon police officers before he was mortally wounded in a hail of return fire.

AP - On the other side of the obstacle course that President Barack Obama must clear to get his health care overhaul, a final trapdoor is lurking: the divisive politics of abortion.

AP - Embattled New York Gov. David Paterson might have won some time when he received what has become rare support from influential black leaders as he tries to ride out allegations in two scandals that threaten his job and prompted the resignation of three top staffers.

AP - Turkey's foreign minister is warning of a breakdown in ties with the U.S. after a congressional committee approved a resolution branding the World War I-era killing of Armenians genocide.

AP - Iraqis living abroad began casting ballots in their homeland's crucial parliamentary elections Friday, the second for a full parliamentary term since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion ousted Saddam Hussein.

AFP - Turkey has recalled its ambassador after US lawmakers voted to brand as 'genocide' the killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces during World War I.

AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will on Friday face allegations that he jeopardised soldiers lives by under-funding the military when he was finance minister, as he gives evidence to a public inquiry into the Iraq war.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man shot and wounded two security officers at an entrance to the Pentagon near a busy commuter rail station on Thursday before being fatally wounded in a shootout, officials and media reports said.

Toyota City, JAPAN (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said a partial review of complaints of unintended acceleration after vehicles were repaired for accelerator pedal problems, had found no evidence of failure in the electronic throttle system or in the repairs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people working in the United States likely fell in February as winter storms that pounded parts of the country kept some workers at home but a swift recovery is expected in March.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on Thursday on New York state Governor David Paterson to quit after another aide resigned in an expanding political scandal -- and even his most ardent backers offered only tepid support.

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Icelanders are set to reject the terms for repaying Anglo-Dutch debts in a referendum on Saturday, forcing new negotiations with creditors and delaying financial aid the country needs to fix its shattered economy.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to President Barack Obama are close to recommending that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, be tried in a military tribunal instead of a civilian court, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will seek to heal social rifts and spur home-driven growth with more public welfare and rural spending even as the government tightens its belt after a burst of feverish spending, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday.

AP - Facing the toughest re-election battle of his career, John McCain is bringing in the Republican Party's newest rising star in a bid to shore up support among conservative primary voters.

AP - A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on your sandwich. The Sunshine State is the main U.S. source for fresh winter tomatoes, and its growers lost some 70 percent of their crop during January's prolonged cold snap.

AP - In a potential reversal, White House advisers are close to recommending that President Barack Obama opt for military tribunals for self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his alleged henchman, senior officials said.

Reuters - A California man who was fatally shot after opening fire on security officers outside the Pentagon appears to have been acting alone, with no links to domestic or international terrorism, police said on Friday.

Reuters - Iceland's economy grew briskly in the latest quarter, its best performance since the country's financial system nearly collapsed in 2008 and a rare dose of positive news ahead of a referendum over foreign debts.

AFP - Turkey reacted angrily on Friday to a US Congress panel's resolution calling the Ottoman-era massacre of Armenians 'genocide' warning of damage to US ties and efforts to reconcile with Armenia.

AFP - Britain's backing for the US-led invasion of Iraq was 'the right decision... for the right reasons,' British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday told an inquiry into the 2003 conflict.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California man who was fatally shot after opening fire on security officers outside the Pentagon appears to have been acting alone, with no links to domestic or international terrorism, police said on Friday.

CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Aftershocks rattled south-central Chile on Friday, panicking residents seven days after one of the strongest earthquakes on record ravaged the area, and the government said it was revising faulty death toll figures.

TOYOTA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said a partial review of complaints of unintended acceleration after vehicles were repaired had found no evidence of failure in the electronic throttle system or the fixes.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. food regulators announced a voluntary recall on Thursday of food made with a common flavoring that could be contaminated with salmonella bacteria but did not estimate how broad the recall will be.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people working in the United States likely fell in February as winter storms that pounded parts of the country kept some workers at home but a swift recovery is expected in March.

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's economy grew briskly in the latest quarter, its best performance since the country's financial system nearly collapsed in 2008 and a rare dose of positive news ahead of a referendum over foreign debts.

AP - The unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent in February as employers shed 36,000 jobs, fewer than expected. The figures suggested the job market is slowly healing but that significant hiring has yet to occur.

AP - Rescuers have set up a triage area in the middle of an Interstate south of Phoenix as they treat more than a dozen people injured in a deadly bus crash.

AP - Masked youths attacked the leader of Greece's biggest union and stoned police Friday in an outbreak of violence over cutbacks proposed by Prime Minister George Papandreou, who was abroad seeking seek European leaders' support for his efforts to defuse the country's debt crisis.

AP - The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.

Reuters - U.S. employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000 jobs in February, leaving the unemployment rate steady at 9.7 percent, bolstering views the labor market was on the brink of creating jobs.

Reuters - Aftershocks rattled south-central Chile on Friday, panicking residents seven days after one of the strongest earthquakes on record ravaged the area, and the government said it was revising faulty death toll figures.

Reuters - U.S. food regulators announced a voluntary recall on Thursday of food made with a common flavoring that could be contaminated with salmonella bacteria but did not estimate how broad the recall will be.

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday showed the soft-edged populism that has drawn both public devotees and political naysayers as he seeks to tame the nation's wild ride of industrial expansion.

AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended his role in the 2003 Iraq war Friday, telling a public inquiry it was 'the right decision' and rejecting claims he withheld funding from the armed forces.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut fewer jobs than expected during snow-battered February and the unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent, bolstering views the economy was on the brink of creating jobs.

CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - A series of strong aftershocks rattled south-central Chile on Friday, panicking residents nearly a week after one of the most powerful earthquakes on record rocked the area and killed hundreds of people.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday showed the soft-edged populism that has drawn both public devotees and political naysayers as he seeks to tame the nation's wild ride of industrial expansion.

AP - A California man killed in a shootout with Pentagon police drove cross-country and arrived outside the military headquarters armed with two semiautomatic weapons, authorities said Friday. The shooter apparently left behind angry, anti-government Internet postings airing suspicions about the 9/11 attacks.

AP - Six people were killed Friday when a passenger bus hit another vehicle and rolled over on the interstate south of Phoenix, authorities said.

Reuters - U.S. employers cut fewer jobs than expected during snow-battered February and the unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent, bolstering views the economy was on the brink of creating jobs.

Reuters - A series of strong aftershocks rattled south-central Chile on Friday, panicking residents nearly a week after one of the most powerful earthquakes on record rocked the area and killed hundreds of people.

AFP - A furious Turkey warned of damage to its ties with the US and protesters descended on the American embassy on Friday after a Congressional panel labelled the Ottoman-era massacre of Armenians as genocide.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - So few voters approve of the way embattled New York Governor David Paterson is handling his job that his newest approval rating is among the lowest on record, a poll showed on Friday.

AP - The most powerful aftershock in six days sent terrified Chileans fleeing into quake-shattered streets and forced doctors to evacuate some patients from a major hospital on Friday as the nation struggled to comprehend the scope of the disaster that hit it.

AP - Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison for taking some $235,000 in bribes in return for lucrative bond work.

AP - The Indianapolis Colts have re-signed middle linebacker Gary Brackett, the leader of their defense.

AFP - Three powerful aftershocks Friday spread new terror among weary Chileans traumatized by a huge quake and tsunami as UN chief Ban Ki-moon was due to arrive to assess the damage.

AP - The Pentagon shooter had been behaving erratically, and his family feared in January that he had bought a gun, a law enforcement official said Friday.

AP - General Motors Co. will reinstate more than half the dealerships it targeted to drop from its network.

AP - Iraqis living abroad began casting ballots in their homeland's crucial parliamentary elections Friday, a constituency Iraq's Sunni Arab minority hope will boost their showing.

AP - Mets shortstop Jose Reyes plans to undergo tests in New York after doctors in Florida discovered a thyroid imbalance, the team said Friday.

AFP - Three powerful aftershocks on Friday spread new terror among weary Chileans traumatized by a huge quake and tsunami, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived to assess the damage.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House decision is still weeks away on whether to prosecute accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other suspects in a military or civilian trial, a White House official said on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday sought to limit fallout from a U.S. resolution branding the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as 'genocide,' and vowed to stop it from going further in Congress.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it deplored reports that Iranian courts upheld the death sentence for a student arrested for throwing rocks during a protest and called his punishment disproportionate.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - So few voters approve of the way embattled New York Governor David Paterson is handling his job that his newest approval rating is among the lowest in recent records, according to a poll released on Friday.

AP - The man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and had become so erratic that his parents reached out to local authorities weeks ago with a warning that he was unstable and might have a gun, authorities said Friday.

AP - New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with 'a profound sense of failure.'

AP - Thousands of Iraqis living abroad lined up at polling stations to cast ballots in their homeland's crucial parliamentary elections Friday, a constituency Iraq's Sunni Arab minority hope will boost their showing.

AP - Stocks jumped Friday after the government's employment report showed fewer jobs were cut in February than expected.

AP - Jake Delhomme walked into the interview room with red eyes and sunglasses in his hand, joking that his allergies were bad.

Reuters - A White House decision is still weeks away on whether to prosecute accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other suspects in a military or civilian trial, a White House official said on Friday.

Reuters - The Obama administration on Friday sought to limit fallout from a U.S. resolution branding the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as 'genocide,' and vowed to stop it from going further in Congress.

Reuters - The United States said on Friday it deplored reports that Iranian courts upheld the death sentence for a student arrested for throwing rocks during a protest and called his punishment disproportionate.

Reuters - So few voters approve of the way embattled New York Governor David Paterson is handling his job that his newest approval rating is among the lowest in recent records, according to a poll released on Friday.

AFP - Al-Qaeda in Iraq on Friday threatened to kill people who vote in the war-torn nation's election and imposed a self-declared curfew during polling hours when millions are to cast ballots.

AFP - Three strong aftershocks on Friday spread new fears among Chileans traumatized by a huge quake and tsunami, while visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged 10 million dollars in emergency aid.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Dozens of people were injured in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Jerusalem and the West Bank Friday, as tension over land and holy sites mounted ahead of a relaunch of U.S.-mediated peace negotiations.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Obama administration officials may recommend that accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be prosecuted in a military trial, U.S. officials said on Friday, in what would be a policy reversal after intense political pressure.

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Icelanders vote in a referendum on Saturday on a $5 billion deal to repay Anglo-Dutch loans, with an expected resounding 'No' set to further delay foreign aid and hopes for economic recovery.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge on Friday signed an order to free one of two U.S. missionaries imprisoned on child kidnapping charges, but a paperwork problem delayed her release.

AP - Chile launched a hepatitis and tetanus vaccination campaign Friday and doctors warned of outbreaks of diarrhea and infection among thousands of people displaced by the earthquake and the tsunami that heavily damaged or destroyed 36 hospitals and made garbage dumps of coastal towns and cities.

AP - The owner of a suburban Chicago apartment house had his maintenance man set fire to the building, killing seven people including a newborn, because he wanted to cash in on a $250,000 insurance policy, prosecutors said Friday.

AP - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being investigated in an allegation of sexual assault at a Georgia nightclub, police said Friday.

Reuters - Dozens of people were injured in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Jerusalem and the West Bank Friday, as tension over land and holy sites mounted ahead of a relaunch of U.S.-mediated peace negotiations.

Reuters - Senior Obama administration officials may recommend that accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be prosecuted in a military trial, U.S. officials said on Friday, in what would be a policy reversal after intense political pressure.

Reuters - A Western proposal for fresh U.N. sanctions on Iran includes a call for restricting new Iranian banks abroad and urges 'vigilance' against the Islamic Republic's central bank, diplomats said on Friday.

Reuters - Icelanders vote in a referendum on Saturday on a $5 billion deal to repay Anglo-Dutch loans, with an expected resounding 'No' set to further delay foreign aid and hopes for economic recovery.

Reuters - A Haitian judge on Friday signed an order to free one of two U.S. missionaries imprisoned on child kidnapping charges, but a paperwork problem delayed her release.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voiced concern about the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday and urged both sides to resume peace talks.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Western proposal for fresh U.N. sanctions on Iran includes a call for restricting new Iranian banks abroad and urges 'vigilance' against the Islamic Republic's central bank, diplomats said on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Times' critic may have panned the film, but that didn't stop Disney from paying top dollar to turn the newspaper's front page into a special advertisement on Friday for the new movie, 'Alice in Wonderland.'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Friday alleged that a former arms executive, who is expected to plead guilty to bribery charges, made illicit payments to defense ministry officials in Georgia.

Reuters - The U.N. Security Council voiced concern about the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday and urged both sides to resume peace talks.

Reuters - Prosecutors on Friday alleged that a former arms executive, who is expected to plead guilty to bribery charges, made illicit payments to defense ministry officials in Georgia.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank regulators closed four banks in as many states on Friday, bringing the number of failures so far this year to 26 as deteriorating loans continued taking a toll on financial institutions.

AP - New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with 'a profound sense of failure.'

Reuters - U.S. bank regulators closed four banks in as many states on Friday, bringing the number of failures so far this year to 26 as deteriorating loans continued taking a toll on financial institutions.

Reuters - A U.S. official denied on Friday that Washington had consented to a U.N. Security Council statement to reporters voicing concern about the fighting between Israel forces and Palestinians.