Floodwaters swamp Iowa town; drinking water all but gone (AP)

Iowa town measures the loss after deadly tornado (AP)
AP - Half of this small town lay in ruins or heavily damaged Monday following a deadly tornado that ripped apart a stretch of northern Iowa.

World Bank to protect poor from economic turmoil (AP)
AP - The World Bank agreed Sunday to help developing countries strengthen their economies, bolster their financial systems and protect the poor...

Fact Check: Camps highlight foes' old associates (AP)
AP - Scraping for any advantage in the presidential campaign's waning days, John McCain and Barack Obama are introducing voters to a new cast of...

Bank stock purchase pushed; `no' to protectionism (AP)
AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told international leaders on Sunday that isolationism and protectionism could worsen the spreading financial...

GOP frets about McCain's strategy, prospects (AP)
AP - Three weeks before the election, Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about John McCain's ability to mount a comeback, questioning his...