NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama says overhauling financial regulations would be good for the country in the long run. He made the comment at a gathering of well-heeled donors who paid $30,000-per-couple to attend a Democratic Party fundraiser in New York. Among other things, Obama has proposed creating a federal agency to protect consumers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Details are emerging about the prison life of convicted swindler Bernard Madoff. According to court documents, Madoff sleeps on the lower bunk of a cell he shares with a drug offender, eats pizza cooked by a child molester, and spends time with mob boss Carmine Persico and convicted spy Jonathan Pollard.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal safety investigators say the government should start screening truck and bus drivers, commercial pilots, train engineers and merchant sailors for sleep apnea. The disorder has been linked to accidents in every transportation mode, from airliners to cruise ships.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Swiss authorities tipped U.S. authorities last month that fugitive director Roman Polanski was about to travel to Zurich. He was arrested after showing up for a film festival. Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year old in 1977.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fossil bones housed at a Los Angeles museum belong to the smallest dinosaur discovered in North America. Scientists say the newly identified creature (Fruitadens haagarorum) weighed less than two pounds and stood a little over 2 feet tall. One expert says it would have looked like a roadrunner on steroids.