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1st Chilean miner rescued: WATCH LIVE VIDEO: The first of 33 trapped Chilean miners was raised safely to the surface at 11:11 p.m. ET Tuesday after 69 days underground.
Judge overrules U.S. military gay ban: A U.S. federal judge has issued a country-wide injunction stopping enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops.
U.S. deepwater oil drilling ban lifted: U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has lifted a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, but companies will have to meet certain safety conditions, officials say.

Cannon blames Ignatieff for Canada's UN vote loss: Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon says the lack of support from Michael Ignatieff for Canada's bid to win a seat on the UN Security Council helped scuttle it, an assertion the Liberal leader called "ridiculous."
Stowaways want to stay in Canada: Two of the nine stowaways discovered aboard a freighter that docked in Montreal last week told an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing Tuesday about the difficult living conditions in Morocco, giving that as a reason for not going back.
Winnipeg woman not target of shooting: police: Police are trying to determine why a mother of two young girls with no known gang ties was shot and killed at a gang-associated home in Winnipeg's tough North End.

Cannon blames Ignatieff for Canada's UN vote loss: Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon says the lack of support from Michael Ignatieff for Canada's bid to win a seat on the UN Security Council helped scuttle it, an assertion the Liberal leader called "ridiculous."
Deficit hits record $55.6B, Flaherty says: Canada's federal deficit for the 2009-10 fiscal year is a record $55.6 billion, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced.
Tories saw UAE airline demands as 'blackmail': Canada refused to grant more landing rights to two state-run airlines from the United Arab Emirates because the UAE tried to "blackmail" it into doing so by using access to a key Dubai military base as a bargaining chip, Conservative sources told CBC News.

Osteoporosis guide to help treat brittle bones: New Canadian guidelines aim to identify fractures caused by weakened bones in people over the age of 50.
Chilean miners face mental, physical trauma: Psychologists and doctors are focused on the physical and mental effects that might plague the 33 miners trapped in a Chilean copper and gold mine once they reach the surface in the coming days.
Breast cancer risk lower with 3 habits: study: Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help reduce the risk of breast cancer, even in women with a family history of the disease, a new study suggests.

Howard Jacobson wins Man Booker Prize: British writer Howard Jacobson has won the Man Booker Prize for his comic novel, The Finkler Question.
Cockburn's Maritimes, Quebec tour cancelled: Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn has cancelled a 13-date tour of the Maritimes and Quebec because he has pneumonia.
Blair, Hitchens to debate religion in Toronto: A debate in Toronto in November will pit former British prime minister Tony Blair against fervently atheist writer Christopher Hitchens in a discussion of religion.

Amazon to launch 'Singles' for Kindles: Amazon is launching "Singles," or e-books that are somewhere between the length of a magazine article and a full book, for its Kindle e-reader and digital market place.
Intel earnings rise 59%: Intel Corp. reports third-quarter earnings of $2.96 billion US, or 52 cents a share, on revenue of $11.1 billion.
Dogs get depressed: U.K. study: Many dogs that worry when their owners leave the house are actually despondent in the human sense of the word, says a report published in the latest edition of Current Biology.

Ethanol firms watch U.S. move to E15: Canada's ethanol industry is watching closely as the U.S. considers moving to increase the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline by as much as 50 per cent.
Corn prices touch 2-year high: U.S. corn prices rose again Tuesday, at one point reaching a two-year high.
Intel earnings rise 59%: Intel Corp. reports third-quarter earnings of $2.96 billion US, or 52 cents a share, on revenue of $11.1 billion.

Insolvency filings increase: Fewer Canadians filed for bankruptcy in August, federal figures show, but more filed consumer proposals a less drastic form of debt relief.
Ont. scraps eco fee program: Ontario made a quick about face Tuesday, admitting that its eco fees program was "flawed" and promised to scrap the controversial plan immediately.
Corn prices touch 2-year high: U.S. corn prices rose again Tuesday, at one point reaching a two-year high.

Child calls 911 line 400 times while playing with cellphone on weekend
Columbus statue in US defaced on holiday; doused in red paint with 'murderer' sign
Imagine the reception, child calls 911 line 400 times

Rangers win 1st ever playoff series: Cliff Lee's masterful work on the mound and some heady base-running allowed the Texas Rangers to defeat Tampa Bay in Game 5 on Tuesday and earn the franchise's first shot at the AL pennant.
Canada on Day 10: Commonwealth lookahead: Edmonton cyclist Tara Whitten will go for her fourth medal of these Commonwealth Games and Canada also has medal hopes on Day 10 in women's diving and rhythmic gymnastics.
Unruly Serbian fans mar Euro qualifier: The Italy-Serbia European Championship qualifier was called off after seven minutes of play on Tuesday after Serbia fans threw flares and fireworks onto the pitch.