Stocks advance on more signs of economic pickup – Charleston Daily Mail

Stocks advance on more signs of economic pickup – Charleston Daily Mail
NEW YORK (AP) – Investors have placed some more cautious bets on stocks after seeing more signs that the economy is creeping toward recovery. There were no dramatic economic reports Thursday, but a smattering of more upbeat data convinced more investors to buy stocks and move money out of the safety

Judge rules that South Dakota doctors must tell women that abortion ends life of a human being – Minneapolis Star Tribune
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A federal judge has ruled that doctors in South Dakota must tell women seeking abortions that the procedure terminates the life of a human being. U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier (SHRY’-er) ruled Thursday on a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South

Thousands welcome Lockerbie bomber in Libya – Today Show
TRIPOLI, Libya – The only man convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 returned home to Libya to die after he was released from a Scottish prison Thursday, a decision that outraged some relatives of the 270 people killed when the jetliner blew up over Lockerbie, Scotland, more than two decades

Ballots bite the bullet in Afghanistan – Times of India
Since Hamid Karzai’s election in 2004, violence in Afghanistan has increased more than seven times, and particularly in the provinces of Helmand, Nangarhar, Zabul and Kandahar where he got over 80% of the votes. As Afghanistan voted in its second elections, the big question is whether Karzai, once

Pizza shop worker, 72, foils robbers with beer can – WTOP Radio
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) – Police said a 72-year-old pizza shop employee foiled a shotgun-point robbery by throwing a can of beer at the perpetrators. Lancaster police Lt. Todd Umstead said two men with bandanas over their faces attempted to rob Six Packs on Vine at closing time Wednesday. One of the men