Jet misses runway and crashes in China, killing 42 (AP)

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• Jet misses runway and crashes in China, killing 42 (AP)
• Voices rise in favor of moving proposed NY mosque (AP)
• Remaining US troops still face danger in Iraq (AP)
• Boehner sees 'ongoing economic uncertainty' (AP)
• Insiders vs. outsiders in Fla., Ariz., Alaska (AP)
• Ousted worker Sherrod rejects return to Ag agency (AP)
• China's massive traffic jam could last for weeks (AP)
• Stocks drop after sharp fall in July home sales (AP)
• Man shot in head, but notices only 5 years later (AP)
• Bowden tells AP he was pushed out by Florida State (AP)
• Job fears grip voters as Obama ratings fall (Reuters)
• U.S. troops in Iraq below 50,000 as combat ends (Reuters)
• Obama's Afghan withdrawal date bolsters enemy: Marines (Reuters)
• Carter expected to visit North Korea over U.S. prisoner (Reuters)
• White House mulling "all options" on stem cells (Reuters)
• Big-spending novices now lag in Florida campaigns (Reuters)
• Chile sets sight on escape shaft for trapped miners (Reuters)
• Final India decision on BlackBerry on Aug 30: source (Reuters)
• 43 dead in China plane crash: state media (AFP)
• Philippine police admit blunders in deadly hostage ordeal (AFP)

Jet misses runway and crashes in China, killing 42 (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT AP - A Chinese passenger jet overshot a fog-shrouded runway in the country's northeast and burst into flames Tuesday, killing 42 people and injuring 49 others, state media said.

Voices rise in favor of moving proposed NY mosque (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT AP - A powerful state politician joined with Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday in suggesting that Islamic leaders should move a proposed mosque farther from ground zero, saying the organizers should be more sensitive to opponents.

Remaining US troops still face danger in Iraq (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT AP - Lt. Ryan Alexander stands thigh-deep in a dark grove of reeds and palm trees, hunting for rockets. Officially, the U.S. combat role in Iraq is ending this month, but Alexander and his platoon are under orders to keep insurgents from using the south Baghdad field as a hiding place for Katyushas.

Boehner sees 'ongoing economic uncertainty' (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT AP - House Republican leader John Boehner on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to support an extension of tax cuts and to fire key economic advisers, arguing that more than a year of "government as community organizer" has failed to revive the economy.

Insiders vs. outsiders in Fla., Ariz., Alaska (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:55 PM PDT AP - Veteran Sens. John McCain and Lisa Murkowski counted on voters to reward political experience Tuesday as they faced spirited Republican primary challenges in Arizona and Alaska 10 weeks before the general election. Florida weighed the merits of wealthy outsiders vs. establishment candidates in primaries there.

Ousted worker Sherrod rejects return to Ag agency (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT AP - Shirley Sherrod, ousted from the Agriculture Department during a racial firestorm that embarrassed the Obama administration, rejected an offer to return to the USDA on Tuesday. But at a cordial news conference with the man who asked her to leave — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack — she said she may do consulting work for him on racial issues.

China's massive traffic jam could last for weeks (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:26 PM PDT AP - A massive traffic jam in north China that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said.

Stocks drop after sharp fall in July home sales (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:19 PM PDT AP - Stocks fell Tuesday after another disappointing report on the housing market renewed worries about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 97 points in late afternoon trading after news that sales of previously occupied homes fell last month to their lowest level in 15 years.

Man shot in head, but notices only 5 years later (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:11 PM PDT AP - Police say a man living in Germany was shot in the back of his head, but that it took him five years to realize it. Police said Tuesday that the 35-year-old man was hit by a .22-caliber bullet in the western town of Herne as he was out in the street partying and drunk on New Year's Eve five years ago.

Bowden tells AP he was pushed out by Florida State (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:50 PM PDT AP - Bobby Bowden did not want to retire.

Job fears grip voters as Obama ratings fall (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:19 AM PDT Reuters - More Americans now disapprove of President Barack Obama than approve of him as high unemployment and government spending scare voters ahead of November's midterm elections, Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.

U.S. troops in Iraq below 50,000 as combat ends (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had cut its troops in Iraq to below 50,000 before an August 31 deadline set by President Barack Obama as he seeks to keep a promise to end the war.

Obama's Afghan withdrawal date bolsters enemy: Marines (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:25 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's July 2011 date to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan has given a morale boost to Taliban insurgents, who believe they can wait out NATO forces, the top U.S. Marine said on Tuesday.

Carter expected to visit North Korea over U.S. prisoner (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:43 AM PDT Reuters - Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to travel to North Korea on a humanitarian mission to win the release of an American jailed for illegally entering the isolated country, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

White House mulling "all options" on stem cells (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:24 PM PDT Reuters - The White House is reviewing all options for responding to a court ruling stopping federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Big-spending novices now lag in Florida campaigns (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:54 AM PDT Reuters - A pair of wealthy outsiders who spent their way to prominence in Florida's Senate and governor's races now lag behind the political insiders backed by the party hierarchies in Tuesday's primary election.

Chile sets sight on escape shaft for trapped miners (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:51 AM PDT Reuters - Rescue workers prepared on Tuesday to install a drill to dig an escape shaft for 33 miners -- trapped for 19 days deep in a Chilean mine -- who may not see the light of day until Christmas.

Final India decision on BlackBerry on Aug 30: source (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 07:45 AM PDT Reuters - India will take a final decision on August 30 on whether to block some BlackBerry services over which the country has security concerns, a senior government source said on Tuesday.

43 dead in China plane crash: state media (AFP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:53 AM PDT AFP - A Chinese passenger plane overshot a runway and burst into flames while attempting to land on Tuesday in China's northeast, killing 43 people on board, state media reported.

Philippine police admit blunders in deadly hostage ordeal (AFP) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:18 PM PDT AFP - Philippine police conceded Tuesday they had made blunders ending a bus hijacking amid outrage over a bloody assault that was played out on live television and left eight Hong Kong tourists dead.

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