Nation and World
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Police shooting victim's family vows to carry on
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The family of an unarmed man killed in a hail of police gunfire on his wedding day pledged Saturday to continue its fight to have someone held accountable fo...
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Some not deterred by shark attack
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - SOLANA BEACH, Calif. -- A few paddleboarders ignored posted signs warning that a great white shark still could be lurking below the surface Saturday, just a day after a ...
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Hearst investigator, civil rights leader
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Joe Alston, an FBI agent who investigated Patty Hearst's kidnapping and who was the only badminton player ever to make the cover of Sports Illustrated, died April 16. H...
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Factory fire claims 55 in MoroccoApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - CASABLANCA -- Fire broke out at a mattress factory in the Moroccan city of Casablanca on Saturday, killing 55 people, and fire-fighters were still searching the smoulder...
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Detective probes 2 old murders, with different outcomes
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - BUFFALO, N.Y. -- When Lynn DeJac learned her boyfriend had paid someone to follow her on a girls' night out, she knew what she had to do. She didn't always make wise dec...
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Fire destroys Connecticut complex
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NORWICH, Conn. -- A fast-moving fire destroyed a large apartment complex early Saturday, and authorities were looking for one person unaccounted for. Authorities have co...
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Ice block sinks, spring is here
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WEST DANVILLE, Vt. -- Forget what the calendar says. In these parts, spring doesn't arrive until the cinder block falls through the ice on Joe's Pond. The 65-pound block...
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Dalai Lama welcomes China talks, but asks whether offer is sincere
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - DHARMSALA, India -- The Dalai Lama said Saturday he welcomed China's offer to hold talks with his envoy but cautioned it would be meaningless to meet if Beijing was not ...
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No fear for tight-knit animal trainer community
Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- By all accounts, Rocky was one of the most gentle and affectionate animals to be found in Hollywood's vast exotic menagerie of performing lions, tigers an...
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Police acquittals stun families
Apr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- They waited for hours, singing spirituals, praying and chanting for justice. In a flash, the crowd gathered outside a Queens courthouse Friday erupted in ang...