http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top Headlines At 1 p.m. EST &copy; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HOME_SALES?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NABE_SURVEY?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WASHINGTON (AP) -- A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KABUL (AP) -- Bomb attacks and a firefight killed four U.S. troops in 24 hours in Afghanistan, the military said Monday, adding to the growing toll as NATO and the U.S. consider whether to send more forces to the war.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BELGIUM_COMA_RECOVERY?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BRUSSELS (AP) -- A mother says her son has emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state to say he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPACE_SHUTTLE?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their shuttle mission Monday, helping to install an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CN_CANADA_FACEBOOK_INSURANCE?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BROMONT, Quebec (AP) -- A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits after her insurance agent found photos of her apparently having fun on Facebook.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JON__KATE_GOSSELIN?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Jon Gosselin offered his estranged wife a bouquet of red roses at their divorce arbitration hearing over the weekend. She evidently turned them down. Despite the snub, the marathon session went so well that the feuding stars of "Jon &amp; Kate Plus Eight" could be divorced by the end of the year, his attorney said Monday.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AUSTRALIA_KANGAROO_ATTACK?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKW_T25_WOMENS_BKB_POLL?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Connecticut remains a unanimous No. 1 in the AP women's college basketball poll....