Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton's globe-trotting business deals and fundraising for his foundation sometimes put his activities abroad at odds with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and it could cause complications for her if President-elect Barack Obama picks her to be secretary of state.

LOS ANGELES - Fire officials say wind of "near hurricane force" has grounded some of their water-dropping aircraft as they battle a wildfire that has burned at least 10 homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate in northern Los Angeles.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour raced toward the international space station on Saturday for a home makeover job after a brilliant moonlit launch that had NASA managers in awe.

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles city attorney has charged Don Cornelius, former host of "Soul Train," in connection with two domestic incidents involving his wife last month.

Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups had big games for their new teams in two of the most difficult places to win in the NBA.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton left the door open to becoming secretary of state on Friday, a day after a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama at which a Democratic official said they discussed the job.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Europe officially fell into recession on Friday and the U.S. economy suffered thousands more layoffs and the biggest retail sales dip on record as world leaders met in Washington to address the worst financial crisis in 80 years.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a record drop in retail sales last month heightened fears that American consumers' reluctance to spend will push the economy into an even deeper downturn than currently expected.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at U.S. retailers suffered a record decline in October as fears of recession sapped spending, but part of the drop was due to slumping gasoline prices which helped buoy consumer confidence.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. banking regulator unveiled a plan on Friday to prevent about 1.5 million foreclosures, breaking ranks with the Bush administration by demanding bailout funds be diverted from banks to consumers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate plans to take up a proposal to bailout distressed automakers, while the White House on Friday warned of partisan gridlock and recommended another route to get billions to Detroit fast.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 10 people and wounded around 30 others when it exploded outside a car dealership in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, Iraqi police said Saturday.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A man laid off recently from his job in Silicon Valley shot and killed three people, believed to be former co-workers, at an office park on Friday, police in the ailing U.S. technology hub said.

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - World leaders gathered here Saturday for a economic crisis summit are to agree an action plan for reforming financial regulation and will pledge to stimulate the struggling world economy, a source told AFP.

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - The US capital on Saturday was abuzz with speculation that US president-elect Barack Obama is weighing former Democratic primary rival Hillary Clinton to be a heavy-hitting secretary of state.

BANGKOK (AFP) - More than 100,000 Thais paid their last respects to the sister of the world's longest reigning king at a lavish funeral on Saturday, in a brief respite from the political crisis gripping the country.

TAIPEI, Nov 15, 2008 (AFP) - Taiwanese prosecutors on Saturday questioned former president Chen Shui-bian's wife in a corruption probe, days after the ex-leader was detained in connection with the same case.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, (AFP) - The space shuttle Endeavour sped Saturday to its rendezvous with the International Space Station, carrying seven American astronauts on a "home improvement" mission that will expand the station's living quarters.

KINSHASA (AFP) - The UN's special envoy for the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed on Saturday that he would meet rebel leader Laurent Nkunda as another senior diplomat called for more peacekeepers to be sent to the region.

KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan announced on Saturday it will receive a loan of at least 7.6 billion dollars from the International Monetary Fund, the Fund's first rescue in Asia since the global financial crisis began.