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Oct 24 2009 6:40 pm Golf, Hockey

Bean, Cochran Share 2nd-Round Lead at AT&T

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Russ Cochran birdied three straight holes before a bogey on the 18th dropped him into a tie for the lead with Andy Bean at 8-under 134 after the second round at the AT&T Championship on Saturday.

6:38 pm Your Money, Business

The Haggler: Hopelessly Lost in Someone Else’s Account

The Haggler is asked to deal with a cellphone bill gone awry.

6:30 pm Golf, Hockey

Every Leads Nationwide Tour Finale

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Matt Every made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke lead Saturday over money leader Michael Sim after the third round of the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship.

6:09 pm Africa, International

Two Passenger Trains Collide in Egypt, Killing 25

At least 55 others were wounded in the accident, which occurred in Girzah district of 6th of October province, a police official said.

5:29 pm Movie Reviews, Most Emailed, Arts

Movie Review | 'Amelia': An Adventurer Takes Flight, Blinding Smile and All

Excesses of any pleasurable kind are absent from this exasperatingly dull production about Amelia Earhart.

5:10 pm International, Africa

Governing Party Wins Vote in Niger

President Mamadou Tandja’s party won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections boycotted by the opposition and criticized internationally.

5:00 pm Home Page, New York Region

Church Janitor Charged in Slaying of N.J. Priest

A janitor has been charged with the murder of the Rev. Edward Hinds, whose body was found in his church’s rectory.

4:51 pm Other Sports, Sports

This Year, Serena Williams Can Finish No. 1

Serena Williams entered last year’s season-ending event with no chance for the top. This year, she can pass Dinara Safina.


4:00 pm Hockey, Golf

Thompson Follows Double-Eagle With Hole-In-One

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Nicholas Thompson gained five shots in quick fashion with a double eagle and a hole in one to storm into contention at the Frys.com Open.

1:20 pm Pro Football

Bengals WR Ochocinco Trying to Break News

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Chad Ochocinco is used to making news. Now, he's trying to break some.

1:10 pm Hockey

Hurricanes Forward Ruutu Suspended 3 Games

NEW YORK (AP) -- Carolina Hurricanes forward Tuomo Ruutu has been suspended three games by the NHL for a boarding of Darcy Tucker that knocked the Colorado Avalanche winger unconscious.

1:00 pm Home Page

Pilot Denies Crew Was Napping

The first officer of the Northwest Airlines jet that missed its destination by 150 miles says there was no fight in the cockpit and no one had fallen asleep.

12:20 pm International, Home Page, Asia Pacific

Pakistan Said to Seize Taliban Town

The town of Kotkai is symbolically important because it is the hometown of Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud.

11:25 am World Business, Business, Home Page, Media and Advertising, International, Americas

CNN Special on Latinos Stokes Debate Over Dobbs

Demonstrators, newly inspired by CNN’s extended look at Hispanics, said the cable channel has tried to keep anti-Lou Dobbs comments off the air.

10:58 am TimesSelect, Opinion

Errol Morris: The Case of the Inappropriate Alarm Clock (Part 6)

In this sixth installment of the Depression-era photography series, Arthur Rothstein's explanation of the cow-skull photo.

10:50 am Pro Football

Winless Bucs Hoping for Turnaround in London

LONDON (AP) -- The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in London and hoping the change of scenery will finally help them get their season back on track.

8:56 am Health, Health Care Policy, Home Page, Washington

Pelosi Intensifies Pressure for Public Health Plan

Speaker Nancy Pelosi acted amid indications that she had not locked down enough Democratic votes for the proposal.

8:52 am New York Region

A Plethora of Low-Profile Murder Cases in One Court at One Time

There were seven murder trials in Brooklyn this week, none of them the stuff of books or screaming headlines.

8:50 am Home Page

Zimbabwe Police Raid Rivals’ House

The police in Zimbabwe raided a house used by executives of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party, saying they were searching for weapons.

8:31 am Business, World Business, Most Emailed, Media and Advertising, Home Page

The Loin in Winter: Hefner Reflects, and Grins

Hugh Hefner, now old enough to be the great-grandfather of some of his girlfriends, looks back at a cultural contribution that today seems almost quaint.