1. General John Abizaid will appear before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to discuss the course of the war in Iraq. Congressional Democrats will likely use the appearance to press for...
1. Gunmen kidnapped up to 150 scientists and teachers from a Baghdad higher education office today, the largest mass abduction since the war began. At least 3 people were later released unharmed. 2. I...
1. Thousands brave d the wind and rain to gather on the National Mall to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.. Today, dignitaries broke ground for the new MLK memorial. It will be built not far from...
1. Sunday marked the day of remembrance for the families of those who died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 5 years ago. Two hundred sixty-five people died when that plane crashed moments...
1. On this Veterans’ Day, President Bush is praising US troops as "our nation's finest citizens". Speaking at Arlington National Cemetery, Bush thanked US servicemen and women, and urged other Ameri...
1. In a new audiotape released Friday, Al-Qaida in Iraq claims that it has mobilize d 12,000 fighters. The group says it welcomes the departure of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and wants the US to...
1. “60 Minutes” correspondent Ed Bradley died Thursday in New York from leukemia . The CBS newsman has been remembered as a great reporter. During his career, the award-winning television journali...
1. Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday as Secretary of Defense. President Bush made the announcement during a press conference at the White House, saying he would nominate former CIA director Robert Ga...
1. Voters have been casting ballots all day at polling places across the nation. At sunrise from Crawford Texas, President Bush urged all Americans to make their voices heard. At stake in Tuesday's mi...
1. Saddam Hussein's supporters took to the streets of Iraq today showing their dedication to the man who's been sentenced to death. He is still popular among some Sunnis who've made up the ruling clas...
1. Thousands of Iraqi Shiites took to the streets to celebrate the death sentence that was handed down to Saddam Hussein Sunday. The ousted dictator's fellow Sunnis paraded through his hometown vowing...
1. Harsh statements from North Korea, a week after it returned to disarmament talks. Pyongyang is reportedly denounced US leaders as war mongers. The country is also demanding that Japan not participa...
1. The Reverend Ted Haggard admits that he bought methamphetamine from a gay prostitute and that he got a massage from him. The admission comes after Mike Jones accused him of paying for sexual encoun...
1. The man suspected of setting a deadly wildfire in southern California is now facing murder and arson charges in the deaths of five firefighters. Raymond Lee Oyler was already under arrest on suspic...
1. Senator John Carry says he is sorry he botched a joke about the president's Iraq policies which some say was an insult to US troops. He says he meant no offence to the troops. 2. The official Ameri...
