Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend....

Survivors recount China mine disaster; 104 dead
HEGANG, China (AP) -- When gas levels suddenly spiked deep in the Xinxing coal mine, Wang Jiguo grabbed two co-workers and they ran for their lives. Minutes later, there was a huge bang, a torrent of hot air and the earth shuddered....

Holidays will again test NYC air travel bottleneck
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City....

Investors look to data-heavy week for more clarity
NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors are heading toward the final month of the year with more questions about the economy than they had just a few weeks ago....

Rising unemployment taxes could hinder hiring
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself....

Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit
COPENHAGEN (AP) -- Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday....

Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies....

NRC: Three Mile Island radiation not significant
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (AP) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is not significant....

Report: UK's Cadbury won't bite on Hershey offer
LONDON (AP) -- British candy company Cadbury PLC will reject an expected 10.3 billion pound ($17 billion) takeover bid from U.S. confectionary giant Hershey Co., a newspaper reported Sunday....

South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets....