1. North Korea is saying it has shut down a nuclear reactor. That announcement comes hours after oil aid arrived there. A UN inspection team is headed to the reactor to confirm the news. The shutdown would be the first step toward denuclearization in...
1. A federal jury has convicted Conrad Black and three of his former executives of illegally pocketing money that should've gone to stockholders. The fallen media tycoon faces 35 years in prison for the offences and a maximum penalty of one million d...
1. A Bush administration report says the Iraqi government has made mixed progress in fulfill ing political, economic and military goals. The president says he is still committed to succeeding in Iraq. A full progress report on Iraq is expected in Sep...
1. New indictments have been announced in Erie, Pennsylvania from a 2003 bank robbery. Brian Wells died after a bomb locked around his neck detonated. Before that happened he told police he was forced by gunmen to rob the bank. But indictments name W...
1. Five people are dead after an unsuccessful emergency landing in Sanford, Florida, setting two houses on fire. The husband of a top NASCAR official and a company pilot are among the dead. An adult and two children who were in their homes were also...
1. A scorching heat wave is engulfing the East Coast. The combination of heat and humidity pushed temperatures near triple digits in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington. Forecasters expect the record-breaking temperatures to continue through much...
1. Casualties in Iraq are climbing after a second straight day of deadly attacks. Bombings around Baghdad left more than two dozen people dead Sunday. Rescue workers are still searching for bodies in the rubble of a bombed marketplace where up to 150...
1. Crowds gathered across the globe to listen to nonstop concerts with an eco-friendly message about global warming. The Live Earth concerts began in Australia, China and Japan, and continued throughout the day in Brazil, Germany, England and the US....
1. A man opened fire on a Las Vegas casino early this morning, wounding four people before being tackled by off-duty military reservists. 2. With excessive heat warning still up for much of Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington State, authoritie...
A sizzling heat wave is forcing many from Las Vegas all the way up to Washington State to stay in doors. The mercury is expected to hit 100 in Spokane as well as parts of northern Idaho. In Las Vegas temperatures are expected to climb a 120. Reports...
1. BBC reporter Alan Johnston was released after four months as a prisoner of a Palestinian group. Leaders in Gaza say the release ushers in a new era of law and order, saying they'll now go after vigilante gunmen. 2. The son of former Vice Presiden...
1. President Bush is defending his decision to commute a 30-month prison sentence for Lewis Scooter Libby. He's leaving open the possibility of a pardon, but insists Libby is not getting off scot-free . 2. Another terrorism suspect has been arrested...
1. British officials say two of the eight suspects arrested in connection with the three terror incidents in Great Britain are doctors. One was reportedly trained in Iraq, the other in Jordan. Meanwhile Britain remains at its highest state of alert....
1. Officials in London are piecing together clues in the three terror incidents in Great Britain. Police have raided buildings and searched homes in Glasgow and central England. So far, five people have been arrested in connection with the attacks. 2...
1. The first duty of the government is security and safety of all the British people. Britain's security alert level has been raised to critical, the highest possible level, meaning terrorist attacks are considered imminent . The heightened security...
