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World markets sink after Wall Street plunge (AP) -

Pedestrians are reflected on an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 319.05 to close the morning session at 12,238.61. At one point, the Nikkei index lost 371.19. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - World stock markets retreated Friday in the wake of a sell-off on Wall Street amid mounting concerns about a slumping U.S. economy and its impact on global growth.


Djokovic, angered by Roddick, beats him at US Open (AP) -

Andy Roddick, of the United States, throws his racquet in his quarterfinal match with Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - That litany of health issues Novak Djokovic dealt with earlier in the week — hip, ankle, stomach and more — seemed a tad humorous to Andy Roddick.


McCain, Obama pitted in 8-week contest of 'change' (AP) -

Republican presidential candidate John McCain waves to the crowed as he goes on stage at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Republican presidential nominee John McCain, buoyed by a unifying GOP convention and the spark of running mate Sarah Palin, plunged into a competitive, eight-week struggle with Democrat Barack Obama over which party can best bring change to Washington.


Jacksons reunite at BMI Urban Awards (AP) -

Janet Jackson, center, poses with her brothers, from left, Marlon Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jackie Jackson and Randy Jackson of pop group The Jacksons after they received the BMI Icon award at the 8th Annual BMI Urban Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards, but the King of Pop was an absentee.


Palin's lawyer has already questioned 2 witnesses (AP) -

Republican presidential nominee John McCain is joined by his his running mate, Sarah Palin, after his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - The lawyer for Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, is moving swiftly to head off the controversy known as "Troopergate."


Polish prosecutors probe possible CIA jail (Reuters) -

A guard shuts the gate to the airport in Szymany in northeastern Poland in this file 2005 picture. Human Rights Watch identified the airport as a potential site of alleged CIA prisons used to interrogate al Qaeda captives. Poland strongly denied it was hosting such facilities. (FORUM/Tomasz Marek/Reuters)Reuters - The Polish prosecutor's office is investigating allegations that there was a CIA prison in Poland where al Qaeda suspects were questioned and guards might have used methods close to torture, the prime minister's top adviser said on Friday.


Analysis: McCain talks unity while allies attack (AP) -

Republican presidential candidate, Sen., John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife Cindy acknowledges the cheers of supporters after his nomination acceptance speech at the last night of the Republican National Convention at the Exel Convention Center in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - John McCain preached bipartisanship and unity from a stage retooled to carry him out to the Republican faithful. He didn't have to be biting: On the previous night, his attack dogs had paved the way.


Abramoff gets 4 years prison in corruption scandal (AP) -

In this Jan. 3, 2006 file photo, lobbyist Jack Abramoff leaves Federal Court in Washington. From the time Jack Abramoff began cooperating with the FBI, the once powerful lobbyist knew the day would come when he would have to answer for a lifestyle of trading expensive gifts for political favors. 'I have been thinking about this moment literally for years,' the disgraced power broker wrote a federal judge Wednesday about his sentencing. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - Jack Abramoff, the once powerful lobbyist at the heart of a far-reaching political corruption scandal, was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday by a judge who said the case had shattered the public's confidence in government.