1. North (Korea) denies reports that it's getting ready to test a long-range missile. But the U. S. and Japan are taking no chances . Both are urging the Koreans not to go forward with any testing. 2....
1. The House of Representatives said no to setting a date for pulling troops out of Iraq. Republican leaders forced members to go on record with their votes just a few months before the mid-term elect...
1. 2,500 American service members have died in the Iraq War. That number comes from the Pentagon today which also says nearly 18,500 troops were wounded since the war began in 2003. 2. Defense Secreta...
1. President Bush says nobody should expect that all violence will end in Iraq. He says U.S. and Iraqi forces are making progress fighting the insurgency. But the president said he would not set a tim...
1. President Bush told Iraqis today that their future is up to them. On a surprise visit to Baghdad, he met with Iraq's new prime minister. Bush said he was impressed by the prime minister's cabinet....
1. A hurricane warning is in effect for parts of Florida and evacuation has been ordered for residents in low-lying areas on a stretch of the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Alberto is the first named stor...
1. Cuba is tackling Alberto, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season developed into a tropical storm this morning. By afternoon, the storm had winds near 45 miles-per-hour, but the Nati...
1. The U.S. military says that intelligence gathered after the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has triggered dozens of raids and arrests. One official says more than a dozen simultaneous searches were c...
1. It's unclear how, but Abu Musab al-Zarqawi apparently survived for some time after bombs were dropped on his hideout. The US military says the militant leader died yesterday shortly after US forces...
1. Al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq who led a campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings is dead. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in an air strike last night along with 7 aides. 2. The USS Cole is sailing...
1. Senators rejected a bid to ban gay marriage. Moderate Republicans joined Democrats to oppose the measure. But supporters say they are building a base for a constitutional amendment to bar same-sex...
1. A lawyer for one of the terror suspects in Canada says his client is accused of wanting to behead the prime minister. 15 of the suspects accused of plotting a massive terror attack in southern Onta...
1. President Bush says marriage between a man and a woman is one of the most important institutions and he's proud to support a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriages. He spoke today as th...
1. Sectarian violence rage s in Iraq. Gunmen killed 21 people in Iraq Sunday, including 12 students on their way to take exams. Militants also opened fire on a minibus carrying telecommunication emplo...
1. A deadly day in Iraq. A suicide car bomber strikes in Basra. More than two dozen are dead. Four Russian diplomats were kidnapped, another killed in Baghdad. And police found 12 bodies, eight had be...
