WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders scrambled Tuesday to find out what changes are needed to get the $700 billion rescue plan approved by House members as their parties’ presidential nominees offered suggestions. Both Barack Obama and John McCain announced separately that they support a plan that some House Republicans had pushed …

SINGAPORE – Oil prices rebounded Wednesday in Asia as traders viewed a two-day $10 drop as overdone and driven more by market jitters than by fundamentals. Sentiment got a boost on news that the U.S. Federal Reserve agreed to provide an $85 billion emergency loan to rescue insurance giant American …

A commonly used diabetes drug that contains the “spit” of a poisonous lizard called the Gila monster may also help with weight loss, wgal.com reported. The drug is created synthetically and marketed under the name Byetta and is used by diabetics to help control their blood sugar, but one doctor …

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. – Behold, the future is being revealed and it looks bright for fortune-tellers, clairvoyants, tarot card readers and anyone claiming to contact spirits in this corner of northern New England. Soothsaying might still be banned in some parts of the country, but St. Johnsbury has repealed the …

SAN FRANCISCO – In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring. The Mountain View-based company disclosed in a quarterly report filed late Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the …

CLEVELAND – A former president and a presidential hopeful were among those who paid tribute Saturday to the late Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ohio’s first black congresswoman who was remembered as a pioneering spirit, loyal friend and dedicated public servant. Former President Bill Clinton called Jones one of his family’s …

GALESBURG, Ill. – A man suspected of a June killing spree that left eight people dead in Illinois and Missouri has pleaded not guilty to one of the Illinois slayings. Nicholas Sheley also demanded a jury trial during his arraignment in Knox County court in western Illinois on Wednesday. Click …

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – Southern governors whose states represent one of the nation’s major energy producing regions are working on a comprehensive plan to reduce the South’s carbon footprint and create jobs. “This is a real opportunity for us,” Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said Monday during the closing day …

PREPARED REMARKS: United Nations Organization Headquarters Greetings to the staff and the personnel of the United Nations Original text Ladies and Gentlemen, Here, within a small space in the busy city of New York, is housed an Organization with a worldwide mission to promote peace and justice. I am reminded …

This is a rush transcript from “America’s Election HQ,” April 2, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. BILL HEMMER, CO-HOST: Who is the favorite candidate among reporters? Now, McCain has been dubbed the “darling of the news media,” but some say “Obama-mania” …