Protests, rancor rain on China's Olympic parade

Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:50:35 -0500
Updated 06:17 AM ET
NEWS

Congress considers medals for 9/11's Flight 93 victims
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Relatives of the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 are
stepping up pressure on Congress to decide whether the people who died
fighting their attackers on Sept. 11, 2001, deserve the nation's highest
civilian award.

Petraeus' testimony met with praise, skepticism
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Gen. David Petraeus declined Tuesday to commit to a timetable for
reducing U.S. troop levels beyond July when the number of American
forces in Iraq will fall under 140,000.

Papers detail alleged abuse at sect's compound
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Girls as young as 13 were forced into "spiritual marriages" with men and
subjected to sexual and physical abuse at a West Texas polygamist
community, state investigators alleged in court documents released
Tuesday.

MONEY
China's main stock index tumbles 5.5%
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China's main stock index tumbled more than 5% on Wednesday, ending a
four-day rebound off 11-month lows, as large caps were sold after the
market retreated from technical resistance.

Greenspan says U.S. is in recession, defends Fed tenure
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Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday that the
U.S. economy is in recession and that it would be appropriate to tap
public funds to resolve the mortgage-related crisis that has helped pull
the economy under.

Rear-hinged doors make comeback
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Reappearing on several cars are doors hinged toward the rear of the
vehicle, instead of the usual front-hinged variety. Most car nuts know
them as "suicide" doors.