The Associated Press

3 mins ago - Today is Wednesday, Oct. 8, the 282nd day of 2008. There are 84 days left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset.

14 mins ago - Quotes from Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois during their second presidential debate on Tuesday at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.:

51 mins ago - Here are brief descriptions and fundraising totals so far for the 12 propositions on California's Nov. 4 ballot, according to campaign finance reports filed this week with the secretary of state's office:

1 hr 42 mins ago - Here are the winning numbers picked Tuesday night for the California Lottery's seven-times-a-week Fantasy 5 game: 03, 31, 32, 37, 39.

1 hr 43 mins ago - Here are the winning numbers picked Tuesday night for the California Lottery's Daily 3 game: 3, 1, 8.

2 hrs 25 mins ago - NURSES' OVERTIME: The Senate unanimously approved a bill that would prevent a hospital or health care facility owner from requiring an employee, including a nurse, to work beyond an agreed to, predetermined and regularly scheduled daily work shift. The rule would take effect on July 1, 2009, and contains exceptions for certain unforeseen circumstances. The bill returns to the House to consider Senate amendments. (House Bill 834).

3 hrs ago - As of Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, at least 4,180 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

3 hrs ago - Minor flooding was expected to continue Wednesday in communities along the Texas border near the Rio Grande as water is released from the Luis Leon Reservoir in Mexico, according to the National Weather Service.

4 hrs ago - Tuesday, Oct. 7

5 hrs ago - Comments Tuesday regarding an Ohio Supreme Court case in which parents of a 14-year-old girl who had an abortion without their consent seek an abortion clinic's medical records on other patients: