AP - Billy Buckner threw six scoreless innings and rookie Josh Whitesell hit a two-run double, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.

AP - Conan O'Brien debuted as host of "The Tonight Show" Monday with a "run" across the country to Los Angeles and other comedy bits emphasizing his entry into a strange new culture.

AP - Police describe it as a killing motivated by politics and religion: A man upset with the U.S. military drove to a recruiting center and opened fire on two soldiers, fatally wounding one.

AP - A Pakistani court ordered the release Tuesday of a hard-line Islamist cleric allegedly linked to the attacks in Mumbai last year, his lawyer said, leading India to accuse Pakistan of not being serious about bringing militants to justice.

AP - Fixing the economy requires overhauling the U.S. health care system, a White House report concludes — just the message the administration needs to help implement a sweeping new social welfare program during a recession.

AP - North Korea pushed forward with preparations to test-fire more missiles in the wake of last week's nuclear test as leader Kim Jong Il moved to anoint his third son as heir to the world's first communist dynasty, reports and experts said Tuesday.

AP - Appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor is getting her first chance to make an impression on senators who will vote on her nomination to the Supreme Court, with a marathon set of Capitol Hill meet-and-greets that kicks off what could be a long debate.

AP - Was Air France Flight 447 downed by wind and hail from towering thunderheads? By lightning? Or by a catastrophic combination of factors?

AP - General Motors hopes to follow the lead of fellow U.S. automaker Chrysler by transforming its most profitable assets into a new company in just 30 days and emerging from bankruptcy protection soon after.

AFP - General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, seeking a quick restructuring to allow the former American industrial icon to emerge leaner and wipe out massive debts.

AFP - An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris is believed to have crashed into the Atlantic on Monday after suffering an electrical failure in a fierce storm.

Reuters - Global manufacturing showed signs of improvement on Monday, suggesting the world economy may be over the worst of the recession even as U.S. carmaker General Motors Corp filed for bankruptcy protection.