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Father, Grandfather Sought for Abducting California Kids

Oct 8, 2010 - 11:15 AM |AOL News

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

(Oct. 8) -- Police in California issued an Amber Alert for two brothers who were allegedly abducted by their noncustodial father and grandfather, officials said today. "We don't know the whereabouts...

NATO Chief Sees More Big Missions in the Future

Oct 8, 2010 - 10:16 AM |AOL News

Justin Sullivan, Getty Images

(Oct. 8) -- Despite flagging support within NATO for its mission to pacify Afghanistan, the military bloc's leader said today he expects the alliance to take on similarly ambitious missions in the...

Economy Loses 95K Jobs Due to Government Layoffs

Oct 8, 2010 - 8:46 AM |AP

WASHINGTON (Oct. 8) -- A wave of government layoffs in September outpaced weak hiring in the private sector, pushing down the nation's payrolls by a net total of 95,000 jobs. The unemployment rate...

E-mails Shed Light Vilsack's Decision to Oust Sherrod

Oct 8, 2010 - 7:55 AM |AP

Gregory Bull, AP

WASHINGTON (Oct. 8) -- Former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod pleaded with officials to hear her out after she was ousted from the USDA during a racial firestorm in July, internal...

List Says Which Chilean Miners Get Rescued First, Last

Oct 8, 2010 - 7:28 AM |AP

Natacha Pisarenko, AP

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (Oct. 7) -- Before 33 trapped Chilean miners can begin their passage to the outside world, still more people will join them down below to make their journey as smooth as it can...

Governor Among the Dead in Afghan Mosque Blast

Oct 8, 2010 - 7:24 AM |AP

KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 8) -- A massive bomb blast at a mosque in northern Afghanistan killed 15 people Friday, including a provincial governor who had survived a series of assassination attempts,...

Hungary's Toxic Sludge Nearly the Size of Gulf Spill

Oct 8, 2010 - 6:57 AM |AP

Tibor Somogyi, isifa / Getty Images

KOLONTAR, Hungary (Oct. 8) -- The mighty Danube apparently absorbed Hungary's massive red sludge spill with little immediate damage Friday but laboratory tests heightened concerns about possible...

Abortion Becomes Issue in Brazil's Presidential Runoff

Oct 8, 2010 - 6:16 AM |AOL News

Antonio Scorza, AFP / Getty Images

(Oct. 8) -- As Brazil's charismatic President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva makes a triumphant exit, having fostered a fast-growing economy that lifted millions out of poverty and pleased financial...

NKorean Official Confirms Kim Jong Il's Son as Leader

Oct 8, 2010 - 6:13 AM |AP

Korea News Service / AP

PYONGYANG, North Korea (Oct. 8) -- A top North Korean official confirmed Friday to broadcaster APTN that Kim Jong Il's youngest son will succeed him as the next leader of the reclusive communist...

Senate Report: Contractors Funded Afghan Warlords

Oct 7, 2010 - 6:35 PM |AOL News

Alex Wong, Getty Images

(Oct. 7) -- The sordid tale of thugs, violent crime and greed could have been lifted from a Quentin Tarantino film. In fact, that's likely what the Western security firms operating in Afghanistan had...

Foes of Health-Care Law Lose Key Court Ruling in Mich.

Oct 7, 2010 - 6:15 PM |AP

DETROIT (Oct. 7) -- A federal judge on Thursday upheld the authority of the federal government to require everyone to have health insurance, dealing a setback to groups seeking to block the new...

8 Candidates Who Want to Amend the US Constitution

Oct 7, 2010 - 6:15 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

AP / MCT

(Oct. 7) -- Does the U.S. Constitution grant Americans citizens too many rights? That seems to be the conclusion reached by some tea party activists and the candidates they have helped propel to...