Reuters - U.S. drones prowled the sky over Pakistan's South Waziristan on Wednesday, a day after one of the aircraft attacked a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, killing about 70 militants.

Reuters - The Pentagon will create a Cyber Command to oversee the U.S. military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace, under an order signed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday.

Reuters - The Federal Reserve will emphasize that the U.S. economy remains fragile in a policy statement later on Wednesday, as it talks down expectations for a rate hike this year and holds fire on expanding asset purchases.

Reuters - Iranian authorities pursued a security crackdown on Wednesday to suppress any more unrest over a disputed presidential election, although reformist clerics have called for national mourning for protesters killed earlier.

AP - The Spurs acquired scoring swingman Richard Jefferson from Milwaukee in a four-player deal, giving San Antonio the extra offensive punch the aging former champions sorely needed.

AP - "Tonight" host Conan O'Brien paid tribute to Ed McMahon as a "truly funny man" whose partnership with Johnny Carson on the late-night show is an indelible part of TV history.

AP - Behind President Barack Obama's toughened but modulated response to the Iranian election crisis is a calculation that when the dust settles, the United States will still face an unpredictable adversary that gets closer every day to producing nuclear weapons.

AP - A weakening Tropical Storm Andres hit Mexico's coast south of the tourist resort of Puerta Vallarta with rain and wind on Wednesday, before heading out into the Pacific and brushing past the tip of Baja California.

AP - An American destroyer was tailing a North Korean ship suspected of transporting weapons toward Myanmar, as anticipation mounted Wednesday that the North could soon conduct short- or medium-range missiles tests.

AP - Even as President Barack Obama and the insurance industry move toward open confrontation over the role of government in health care, his administration is telling lawmakers to keep pushing for a bipartisan deal.