today's top news stories

top news

• Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now  (1)
• Memo: Investigators can't replicate runaway Prius  (3)
• Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally  (1)
• 3 with ties to US consulate killed in Mexican city  (0)
• Israeli apology gets cool reception in Washington  (1)

entertainment headlines

• `Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million  (0)
• ABC, Lifetime among winners of GLAAD Media Awards  (0)
• History channel offering series to schools  (0)
• Innovation on display at Games Conference  (0)
• Authorities: Haim's name on illegal prescription  (1)

sports headlines

• Kansas earns overall top seed in NCAA tournament  (0)
• David Beckham tears Achilles' tendon  (0)
• Browns trade QB Brady Quinn to Broncos  (0)
• Els wins at Doral for 2nd world title  (0)
• LeBron scores 30 as Cavs clobber Celtics  (0)

national headlines

• Regulators accused of lax oversight at LA oilfield  (0)
• Post-snow, Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain  (1)
• Memo: Investigators can't replicate runaway Prius  (3)
• Culture clash: European art provokes Muslims  (0)
• No word from woman freed in alleged plot, mom says  (0)

world headlines

• Vatican denies celibacy rule led to sex scandal  (1)
• Culture clash: European art provokes Muslims  (0)
• 3 with ties to US consulate killed in Mexican city  (0)
• Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally  (1)
• Israeli apology gets cool reception in Washington  (1)

business headlines

• Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund starts to open up  (0)
• `Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million  (0)
• China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy  (1)
• Memo: Investigators can't replicate runaway Prius  (3)
• China oil firm takes $3.1B stake in SAmerican firm  (0)

technology headlines

• Venezuela's Chavez: Internet should be regulated  (2)
• Innovation on display at Games Conference  (0)
• Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus  (1)
• Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision  (0)
• No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision  (1)

political headlines

• 2 Americans killed in drive-by shooting in Mexico  (0)
• Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now  (1)
• AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Tenn. police  (2)
• Dodd seeking middle ground on new financial rules  (0)
• Yemen launches airstrike on al-Qaida hideout  (0)

science headlines

• Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha  (0)
• Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget  (1)
• Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles  (0)
• Starving sea lion pups wash up on Calif. beaches  (1)
• 48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing  (0)

health headlines

• Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery  (0)
• Studies: Intense treatment doesn't help diabetics  (0)
• Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests  (0)
• Many WTC responders show early signs of heart woes  (0)
• Women on the pill may live longer  (3)