Nation and World
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Presidential hopefuls among questioners
Apr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Gen. David Petraeus, meet your next commander in chief. The top commander in Iraq found himself in the middle of presidential politics Tuesday -- literally...
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Water pipelines across US are breaking; repair costs nearly $300B
Apr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Two hours north of New York City, a mile-long stream and a marsh the size of a football field have mysteriously formed along a country road. They are such a ...
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Couple accused of killing toddler left in their care
Apr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - EL PASO, Texas -- A Fort Bliss soldier and his wife were arrested Tuesday on charges of killing a 2-year-old girl in their care and seriously injuring her older brother ...
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Iran claims it has tested new generation of advanced centrifuges
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced major progress in Iran's push for nuclear power, saying Tuesday that his nation was installing thousands of new u...
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General: Not time to leave Iraq
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- After a long day of questions -- and speeches masquerading as questions -- the final hour of a Senate hearing featuring the Iraq war commander produced a r...
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Philly kids learn smart eating, and it pays off
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Five Philadelphia elementary schools replaced sodas with fruit juice. They scaled back snacks and banished candy. They handed out raffle tickets for wise foo...
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Security concerns high as Olympic torch arrives in San Francisco
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- The Olympic torch arrived for its only North American stop amid heavy security Tuesday, a day after its visit to Paris descended into chaos and activist...
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Candidates square off over Iraq
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- GOP presidential candidate John McCain said Monday that calls from his Democratic rivals to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq stand as a "failure of lea...
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Baby born with 2 faces in north India
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - SAINI SUNPURA, India -- A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu godd...
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Al-Sadr threatens to end cease-fire if Iraqi government can't protect public
Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatened today to lift a seven-month freeze on his Mahdi Army militia if the Iraqi government does not halt attacks on his fol...