Stocks sink on faded auto aid hopes

NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market fell sharply in the late going yesterday as hopes faded for a quickly-enacted rescue package for the domestic auto industry.

Window blinds and shades recalled after child strangled

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal safety officials are announcing a recall of window blinds and shades after the strangling death of a young child and a close call for a second.

IN THE NEWS: DEFENSE QUESTIONS ONLINE ACTIVITY OF SUICIDE TEEN

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- More testimony from the mother of a Missouri girl who killed herself after being the target of an Internet hoax.

NO VACANCY

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (AP) -- There's no room at the inn, or just about anywhere else in Washington.