USA Today Editoweb 24 november 2008

Obama wants economic rescue approved 'right away'

With the economy in crisis, President-elect Barack Obama urged the new Congress to pass a quick economic stimulus bill, pledged help for the troubled auto industry and blessed the Bush administration's bailout of the financial industry.

Mom: Boy accused of killing father 'loved his dad'

The 8-year-old Arizona boy accused of fatally shooting his father and another man is a "good little boy" who loved his dad, his mother said Monday.

Judge tosses appeal condemned killer didn't want

An appeal notice filed on behalf of a convicted murderer who tortured two young siblings was dismissed Monday by a federal judge, after the defendant told him he did not want to challenge his convictions or death sentences and had not given his attorneys permission to do so.

Appeals court in NYC upholds convictions

A federal appeals panel has upheld the convictions of three men in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.

Astronauts step out for final spacewalk of mission

Astronauts carried out one last spacewalk Monday to finish an unprecedented clean and lube job that they began a week ago at the international space station.

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