1. The US death toll in Iraq has exceeded 100 for the month of October. So far, it's the 4th deadliest month for American forces since the war began in March of 2003. 2. KFC has announced plans to pha...
1. The spiritual leader of Nigeria’s Muslims is among the victims of a plane crash in Nigeria. The ADC flight crashed just after takeoff in Abuja carrying more than 100 people. Six people survived;...
1. The weather is helping firefighters in California: the winds are calmer today. That's good news for the crews battling the blaze. It's now 40 percent contained. Four firefighters died fighting the...
1. Condolence s came from the White House Friday to the U. S. Forest Service following the deaths of four firefighters in a California wildfire. The spokesman for the President said in a phone convers...
1. Fires raging near the Palm Springs area are now to blame for the deaths of four firefighters, another is in critical condition. They were battling the blaze which is sweeping through parts of south...
1. New Jersey Supreme Court has possibly opened the door to gay marriage by ruling that homosexuals are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual s. Lawmakers have 180 days to rewrite the state's ma...
1. US officials say Iraqi forces should be able to take full control of security in their country in the next 12 to 18 months. Iraqi leaders have also agreed to develop a timeline for progress in stab...
1. President Bush will no longer use the phrase "stay the course" when describing Iraq policy. White House officials say the phrase no longer captures the dynamism of the tactics America and its allie...
1. October is the deadliest month this year for US troops in Iraq. A soldier and a marine were killed yesterday, bringing the death toll to 80 this month. With less than 10 days to go, October could b...
1.It's an annual tradition in West Virginia, attracting people from 13 countries. But Saturday's bridge-jumping festival turned deadly, one of about 400 parachutist s making the jump off the New Riv...
1. A Shiite militia run by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr briefly seized control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah in what has been called one of the boldest acts of defiant by the country's...
1. An elderly priest is acknowledging that he was naked in saunas with Mark Foley decades ago, but denies having a sexual relationship with the former congressman, calling a report in the Sarasota Her...
1. A website is claiming that 7 NFL football stadiums will be hit with radiological dirty bomb s this weekend. But the government is expressing doubts about the threat, telling the public to continue...
1. US and Asian officials say it appears that North Korea may be preparing to test its nuclear capabilities again. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is planning to spend several days in Asia, shor i...
1. Residents of Hawaii are clean ing up from a strong earthquake and a series of aftershocks. The main quake was estimated at magnitude 6.6. No death is reported but there are several minor injuries....