Weekdays at 3 p.m. in the East and high noon in the West! The news begins anew with “Studio B”… • A previously undisclosed 9/11 Commission report says the FAA received 52 warnings from April to September 10, 2001 that Al Qaeda wanted to attack airlines, but did nothing to …

WASHINGTON – Outdated facilities and a shortage of employees led to a backlog of hundreds of thousands of criminal cases at crime labs around the country, according to a government study released Wednesday. The overload threatened to delay justice for suspects and victims, said Joseph L. Peterson (search) of the …

WASHINGTON – Economic momentum at the end of 2004 was significantly stronger than previously thought, according to a Commerce Department (search) report on Friday that revised up fourth-quarter national output to reflect a stronger trade and investment performance. Gross domestic product (search), the gauge of total goods and services production …

LAFAYETTE, La. – Norman Baker arrived at Iwo Jima (search) on Feb. 19, 1945, the first day of the invasion. It was clear and sunny. “It was a beautiful day,” he said, recalling his time as an 18-year-old Seabee. “Then the mortars started in, and the artillery.” That day turned …

SENDAI, Japan – The earthquake (search) was powerful enough to sway skyscrapers 185 miles away in Tokyo (search). And with an estimated magnitude of 7.2, it had the potential to cause catastrophic damage. But this time, Japan got lucky. No one died in the quake that rocked a wide swath …

WASHINGTON – Negotiators are close to a comprehensive agreement to limit imports of Chinese clothing and textiles into the United States, a U.S. official said Wednesday. David Spooner, the administration’s special textiles negotiator, said during a conference call that talks in San Francisco had allowed both sides to narrow their …

LIMA, Peru – A Peruvian judge has ordered the arrest of 23 current and former General Electric Co. (GE) executives on fraud charges in a case brought by a former sales representative, a court spokesman and the defendant’s lawyer said Friday. El Comercio newspaper said former General Electric CEO Jack …

LONDON – Authorities in Zambia (search) on Wednesday said a terror suspect wanted in connection with the deadly July 7 London bombings will be deported to Britain. An Italian prosecutor said the extradition of a July 21 bombing suspect could take weeks. The investigation into the London terror attacks (search) …

FRANKFURT – DaimlerChrysler (DCX) stock rose as much as 2.9 percent on Friday as investors and analysts hailed news that turnaround expert Dieter Zetsche (search) would run its ailing Mercedes division as well as the group. “This is very positive,” said Karl Huber, fund manager at Activest in Munich. “They …

LOS ANGELES – Dick Clark (search) and Ryan Seacrest (search) will co-host the 34th edition of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” (search) live from New York’s Times Square on Dec. 31. Clark, 75, has been recovering at his Malibu home from a Dec. 6 stroke. “He’s doing really well,” …