WASHINGTON – Judiciary Committee senators kept up partisan bickering Monday over whether Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor would render impartial justice as she stood on the cusp of a historic confirmation hearing. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON – Judiciary Committee senators kept up partisan bickering Monday over whether Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor would render impartial justice as she stood on the cusp of a historic confirmation hearing. Full Story »
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said Monday, days after fresh images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health was worsening following a reported stroke last year. Full Story »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA faced the prospect of more stormy weather Monday as it tried for the fifth time to launch shuttle Endeavour to the international space station. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES - Gay Austrian fashion devotee Bruno has landed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, though it's uncertain how much staying power he has. Full Story »
MILWAUKEE - Manny Ramirez says he's eager to return to the home fans in Los Angeles. If the Dodgers continue the second half like the first, they could be playing deep into October. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick to fill his first U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, Sonia Sotomayor, goes before a Senate hearing on Monday with most people betting she already has enough votes to win confirmation. Full Story »
CANBERRA/BEIJING (Reuters) - Australia summoned China's ambassador on Monday for a second time to press for details of the detention of Rio Tinto's top iron ore salesman in China and three other staff accused of spying. Full Story »
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, South Korean broadcaster YTN said on Monday, citing information gathered from Chinese and South Korean intelligence sources. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA withheld information from the U.S. Congress about a secret counterterrorism program on orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, a senator said on Sunday as Democrats called for an investigation. Full Story »
URUMQI, China (Reuters) - Chinese police shot dead two people on Monday in renewed unrest in the far northwestern region of Xinjiang, state media said, after at least 184 people died in riots last week. Full Story »
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded near a convoy carrying U.S. ambassador to Baghdad Chris Hill in southern Iraq, but the envoy was unhurt, the U.S. embassy said on Monday. Full Story »
BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors Monday charged suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk with helping to kill nearly 28,000 Jews in World War Two, setting the stage for what may be Germany's last big Nazi war crimes trial. Full Story »
RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will seek to reassure Gulf Arab states this week that U.S. dollar assets they hold in large quantities remain a strong investment. Full Story »
TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, reeling from a key poll defeat, has drawn the battle lines for an August snap election that could herald a major political upheaval in the world's number two economy. Full Story »
SAO PAULO – Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti and formally accused her Sunday of killing him at a posh seaside tourist resort in Brazil. Full Story »
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Titans quarterback Vince Young didn't expect to speak Saturday during his mentor's funeral. He wound up summing up the emotional day with just a few words. Full Story »
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed guard James Harden, center B.J. Mullens and forward Serge Ibaka. Full Story »
MILWAUKEE - Manny Ramirez says he's eager to return to the home fans in Los Angeles. If the Dodgers continue the second half like the first, they could be playing deep into October. Full Story »
GLASGOW (AFP) - Celtic have sent a message of support to the family of former Scottish footballer of the year John Hartson who is in hospital battling cancer, the Glasgow club's website said on Monday. Full Story »
POREC, Croatia - The United States was ousted from the Davis Cup, and left to wonder how it might have gone had Andy Roddick been around to pelt opponents with his laser serve. Full Story »
OKLAHOMA CITY - In a July 9 story about potential NCAA rules violations in Oklahoma State's baseball program, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the school said coach Frank Anderson initially determined that a gift to a former player wasn't a rules violation. The school's associate athletic director for compliance, Scott Williams, made that determination. Full Story »
SYDNEY (AFP) - Former grand slam doubles champion Todd Woodbridge has been appointed as Australia's Davis Cup and national men's coach, according to Tennis Australia. Full Story »
TURNBERRY, Scotland - Tiger Woods had another look at Turnberry as he prepares for the British Open, hopeful of taking possession of a major championship trophy again. Full Story »
NEWARK, N.J. - Tomasz Adamek successfully defended his International Boxing Federation cruiserweight world championship Saturday night with a fourth-round technical knockout of Bobby Gunn. Full Story »
NUERBURGRING, Germany - Sebastien Bourdais' stint with Toro Rosso is over, according to teammate Jaime Alguersuari. Full Story »
DENVER - NBC plans on bidding for rights to televise the 2014 and 2016 Olympics despite the U.S. Olympic Committee's decision to build a competing Olympic network. Full Story »
NEW YORK – Diversified lender CIT Group Inc. said it is still in talks with regulators on ways to improve its near-term liquidity as recent losses may jeopardize its compliance with capital requirements. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said it was too soon to decide whether the U.S. economy would need the help of a second round of government stimulus to recover from recession. Full Story »
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Intel Corp. is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings after the market closes Tuesday. Below is a summary of analyst opinion and key developments related to the period. Full Story »
LONDON - The Bank of England kept its key interest rate on hold at a record low 0.5 percent Thursday and surprise markets by saying it would not for the moment seek to expand its 125 billion pound cash injection into the British economy. Full Story »
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's top securities firm Nomura Holdings has agreed to an asset-management capital tie-up with Life Insurance Corp. (LIC), India's largest life insurer, a newspaper has reported. Full Story »
NEW YORK - After yet another weak month, retailers are preparing to fight for their share of crucial back-to-school shopping. But they may have to keep discounting to keep consumers coming in, given escalating job uncertainty. Full Story »
SHANGHAI (AFP) - China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the country's largest home builder, has said it hopes to raise more than 5.9 billion dollars in the biggest domestic IPO since early 2008. Full Story »
ANKARA (AFP) - Four EU countries and Turkey signed an accord Monday on building a major US-backed gas pipeline to reduce European reliance on Russia amid lingering uncertainty on who will supply the gas. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - A federal jury has rejected a $24 million tax refund claim filed by tobacco company Altria Group Inc. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is asking the largest mortgage finance companies to quicken the pace of modifying home loans and help more troubled borrowers avoid foreclosure. Full Story »
Never mind landing the job. Now people on the lookout for employment have another cause for worry: identity theft. As the joblessness rate soars, scammers are ginning up fake Web sites or posing as recruiters to trick job seekers into giving up sensitive personal information. Full Story »