USATODAY.com News - Top StoriesUSATODAY.com News - Top Stories (USA TODAY)Chertoff seeks 'direct line' in Texas- September 17, 2008 Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is going to Texas for a firsthand look at Hurricane Ike's aftermath and the government's ...http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/394805439/2008-09-16-coverside_... 6,000 babies in China sickened by tainted milk powder- September 17, 2008 China's health minister says a third death of a baby has been reported in the country's spreading scandal over tainted milk formula.http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/394783096/2008-09-16-china-milk... 'Japan's Hillary' makes bid for prime minister- September 17, 2008 In Japan, a woman for the first time is attempting to become president of the ruling party a position that would make her the ...http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/394664077/2008-09-16-Japan_N.ht... On Texas' coast, a scramble for basic needs amid 'chaos'- September 17, 2008 Even as they struggled to meet basic needs, residents along the Texas coast began putting back together the lives Hurricane Ike ...http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/394794416/2008-09-16-IkeDay4_N.... Opportunity knocks in Canada for U.S. immigrants- September 17, 2008 Alberta, Canada, has been holding job fairs in the United States targeting skilled immigrants on visas.http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/394770076/2008-09-16-Alberta-im... Small Ohio towns play a hefty role- September 17, 2008 Rural Ohio may play an outsized role in whether John McCain or Barack Obama wins.http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/394794418/2008-09-16-50states-o... McCain, Obama eye Wall Street- September 17, 2008 Both candidates outlined financial plans and unleashed new ads focused on economics.http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/394794417/2008-09-16-campaign-r... Financial woes, other stresses show physically- September 17, 2008 Health pros say stress increases can bring on a host of unpleasant physical symptoms.http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/394707625/2008-09-16-financial-... House votes to allow offshore drilling- September 17, 2008 The House has voted to allow oil drilling off the nation's Atlantic and Pacific coasts if states agree but only 50 or more miles ...http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/394259292/2008-09-16-congress-e... Rail tracks reopen 4 days after deadly L.A. crash- September 17, 2008 Rail service resumed Tuesday along the tracks where a commuter train collided head-on with a freight train and left 25 people ...http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/394494458/2008-09-16-la-train-c... |