A person briefed on discussions about selling Chrysler LLC says the automaker could be sold in pieces to other companies.

Democrat Barack Obama is bouncing from one patch of Republican turf to another this week. Virginia is his stomping grounds on Wednesday, as he continues his assault on Republican John McCain's economic proposals while also introducing national security differences into the final-stretch mix.

New Hampshire launched John McCain's two presidential campaigns, and now he's hoping it doesn't end his bid for the White House.

Leaders from 20 nations will meet Nov. 15 in Washington to address the global financial crisis - the first in a series of summits to resolve what economists predict could be a long and deep economic downturn, the White House announced Wednesday.

Wall Street tumbled again Wednesday as investors again shifted their focus away from improving credit markets and fixated on worrisome corporate earnings that are raising fears of a deep and painful recession. The major indexes fell more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which fell 350 points.

A barrage of poor earnings Wednesday from major corporations revived worries of a global recession and showed the depth of the financial crisis the Bush administration is trying to tackle.

A conservative Republican seeking re-election to the state school board is defending now-repealed science standards that questioned the validity of evolution.

An abortion rights political action committee faces questions from the state ethics commission about whether it improperly failed to report donors' names.

A barrage of poor earnings Wednesday from major corporations revived worries of a global recession and showed the depth of the financial crisis the Bush administration is trying to tackle.

Oil prices fell below US$69 a barrel Wednesday as investors shrugged off a looming OPEC production cut after company forecasts suggested the U.S. may be headed for a severe economic slowdown that would crimp demand for crude.

The National Park Service favors a plan that would allow for changes to the look of the Gateway Arch grounds. Park officials say if the preferred alternative is approved, a design competition would be held to generate ideas to revitalize the grounds of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

Missouri led the nation in job growth in September as its unemployment rate fell slightly from an 18-year high in August.

Police say two bomb threats were called in at other downtown Kansas City businesses just minutes before an explosion caused extensive damage at the Hereford House.

Wachovia Corp. on Wednesday reported a staggering $24 billion loss as it took a goodwill impairment charge of nearly $19 billion ahead of its acquisition by Wells Fargo & Co.

Wall Street tumbled again Wednesday as investors again shifted their focus away from improving credit markets and fixated on worrisome corporate earnings that are raising fears of a deep and painful recession.

Boeing Co., the world's No. 2 commercial airplane maker, said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings plummeted 38 percent as a strike and supplier production problems hurt results. Its shares fell nearly 5 percent in morning trading.

A big jump in overseas and U.S. sales boosted McDonald's Corp.'s third-quarter profit by 11%, the company said Wednesday, a result that handily beat Wall Street's expectations.

Wall Street tumbled again Wednesday as investors again shifted their focus away from improving credit markets and fixated on worrisome corporate earnings that are raising fears of a deep and painful recession.

The memorabilia dealer who led O.J. Simpson to a hotel room where an infamous robbery occurred filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the "Dr. Phil" show claiming his remarks in an interview were spliced to change their meaning.

A woman decided to go to jail rather than pay her bill at a Fort Pierce Waffle House restaurant. The total she went to jail over: $7.45.

A Detroit-area man faces a variety of charges after nearly hitting a patrol car and telling police that singer Beyonce was waiting to meet him in New York, authorities said.

An upstate New York town has rallied 'round the ovens - baking 6,600 cookies for troops serving overseas.

India launched its first mission to the moon Wednesday, rocketing a satellite up into the pale dawn sky in a two-year mission to redraw maps of the lunar surface.

A wild ride that led to Lindsay Lohan's arrest has sparked another lawsuit.

Toni Braxton will no longer break it down on "Dancing with the Stars." The singer and her professional partner, Alec Mazo, were eliminated Tuesday from ABC's popular dancing competition.