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A U.S. F-15 bombed hijacked tanker trucks in northern Afghanistan, killing more than 70 people. NATO, which called in the strike, says many insurgents were killed. Afghan officials say up to 40 of the dead were civilians.

The Labor Department said Friday the nation's unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983. But the economy shed a net total of 216,000 jobs, the fewest monthly losses in a year.

Remember when a penny saved was a penny earned? Journalist Lauren Weber's book explores the history of thrift in America and suggests that we can draw upon our inner cheapskates to become smarter consumers going forward.

Firefighters are reporting some progress as they battle wildfires around Los Angeles. Higher humidity and a slight break in the heat have allowed firefighters to build lines around a quarter of the blaze.

A senior Mexican security official says a Bolivian religious fanatic told police he hijacked a flight from Cancun after receiving a divine revelation. The flight's passengers and crew were all safe.

British commandos rescue a New York Times reporter held hostage by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan. Reporter Stephen Farrell was unharmed, but his Afghan interpreter was killed in a shoot-out.

President Obama praised the people New Orleans for not giving up after the city was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. The comments came at a town hall meeting during Obama's first visit to the city after being elected president.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is discouraging federal prosecutors from going after people who comply with state laws on medical marijuana. It's a significant departure from the Bush administration.

A report from the White House detailing the effects of the stimulus says businesses that got federal contracts under the program saved or created more than 30,000 jobs in the program's opening months. Broader data on local spending won't be available until late this month.

The Obama administration has unveiled what it calls a calibrated and comprehensive strategy to deal with the conflicts in Sudan. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the new menu of what she called "incentives and disincentives," but did not specify what the punitive measures might be.