<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081015/capt.6bd820694b3340c790d7b5e47605d64f.economy_codz205.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=_ztOUF6RhF9p9WY3TyS_Vw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="American flags flutter in the wind over the sign splashed across the windshield of a an unsold used 2005 Subaru Legacy sedan at a Mazda dealership in the west Denver suburb of Lakewood, Colo., on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. Retail sales fell off a cliff in September, plunging by the largest amount in three years as worried consumers shunned the malls and auto showrooms in the midst of the country's financial meltdown. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0" /></a>AP - Retail sales fell off a cliff in September, plunging by the largest amount in three years as worried consumers shunned the malls and auto showrooms in the midst of the country's financial meltdown.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_bi_ge/financial_meltdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081014/capt.87fa553382624b5b996a7cd649cfe539.financial_meltdown_dcgh108.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=YDY1SH3f76_8Ykj.gmwpBw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson speaks at a press conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>AP - The economy shot warning flares on Wednesday that it was still in profound trouble despite the government's latest financial rescue plan.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_re_us/nancy_reagan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080918/i/r275427727.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=EOMng7JZV2Fc0gr7ueuhdQ--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan arrives at the 2008 Ronald Reagan Freedom Award dinner in Washington September 17, 2008. Reagan presented this year's award to Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident, political prisoner and Israeli politician who joins nine other previous award recipients including Mikhail Gorbachev, Lady Margaret Thatcher and former President George H. W. Bush. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nancy Reagan has been hospitalized in Los Angeles with a broken pelvis.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_el_pr/presidential_debate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20081015/i/ra2518291192.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=RoPjjp4nfptiqeOG7XzXlQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (L) and Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) stand together onstage after the first U.S. presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi, September 26, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Jim Bourg" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican John McCain is looking to turnaround his fortunes in the final presidential debate with Democrat Barack Obama, a forum focused on pocketbook issues and domestic policy Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081015/2008_10_15t114843_450x324_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=fSPg.Uz_CTb0BdQr.I3EHA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 15, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Volatility battered Wall Street again Wednesday after a disappointing retail sales report reminded investors that the country is either in a recession or moving toward one. The Dow Jones industrials dropped nearly 400 points, giving back a chunk of their huge 936-point advance from Monday, and all of the major indexes were down at least 3 percent.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_re_us/missing_florida_girl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081015/capt.ceb70d9f1c9b403bb61faf6b3697624d.missing_florida__girl_ny115.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=f73_yrk3r4ajdzuhUWMrwg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This undated file photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Fla. on Friday, July 18, 2008, shows Caylee Marie Anthony , 2, who has been missing more than four months. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, a grand jury indicted Casey Anthony on a count of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. (AP Photo/Orange County Sheriff's Office, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The mother of a missing 3-year-old Florida girl went before a judge Wednesday to hear charges she killed her daughter, a day after she was indicted following four months of searches that yielded no sign of the child.</p><br clear="all"/>

AP - The head of the Federal Communications Commission wants a massive overhaul of the fees that phone companies pay each other when they connect calls. Supporters say the reforms will help fund improved broadband Internet access for rural America, but consumer advocates question how much the plan will raise people's phone bills.

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_en_mu/eu_people_madonna"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081015/capt.782c310dc06c42c8991cd9ed444710a3.britain_madonna_divorce_lon102.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=MApYvw2s5YEMK801x4XEmQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="In this Sept. 1, 2008 file photo, British director Guy Ritchie, left, and his wife Madonna arrive for the world premiere of his film 'Rock n Rolla' in London. British newspapers said Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 that Madonna and Guy Ritchie are splitting up. The Sun reports the American pop star and British movie director want a divorce finalized by Christmas. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Madonna and filmmaker Guy Ritchie will end their marriage after nearly eight years, the couple said in a joint statement Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_fe_st/odd_super_cheap_gas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081010/capt.c38f0b10532a4c9ba5da3dc7cee4315a.gas_prices_gfx305.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=HW.cBIYizcjlXVCxp0.bjA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Chart shows the price of gas over the past year;" border="0" /></a>AP - Sure, gas prices have come down lately. But to 34.9 cents a gallon? That's what Kelly Joosten and dozens of other motorists paid at a Citgo station Monday. The sign advertised $3.43 for a gallon of premium fuel, but the pump cost read $0.349 a gallon.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_baseball_playoffs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081010/capt.7f54a00d4ec04931b0e216261ce7cae0.nlcs_dodgers_phillies_baseball_nlcs114.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=cgJHtSuiIpMDpqh_opbc0A--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="Philadelphia Phillies' Cole Hamels pitches during first inning baseball action in Game 1 of the National League championship series Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar/Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Philadelphia Phillies meet the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight, with the Phils and the Tampa Bay Rays just one game away from a date in the World Series. The Rays and Boston Red Sox resume their series tomorrow.</p><br clear="all"/>