Nation and World
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Shiite pilgrims fall victim to attacks
Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber blew himself up among Shiite pilgrims taking a break Sunday during their days-long march to a shrine for a major religious gathering. The bla...
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Forget the champagne; L.A. toasted for its tap water
Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Their air might bring pollution complaints, but residents of Los Angeles drink the nation's tastiest tap water, according to the judges of an ...
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Candidates trade shots over NAFTA in blue-collar Ohio
Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - LORAIN, Ohio -- Barack Obama accused Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday of trying to walk away from a long record of support for NAFTA, the ...
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Tourist town discovers itself in cat fight over felines, birds
Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - CAPE MAY, N.J. -- Suspected by the feds of a few killings, Cape May's feral felines were all set to start new lives far from where endangered shorebirds nest. Then howls...
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Japanese man arrested in '81 slaying
Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A Japanese businessman has been arrested on suspicion of murder more than a quarter-century after an infamous downtown shooting that left his wife dead an...
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Turkey steps up attacksFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - CIZRE, Turkey -- Turkish troops intensified their offensive against Kurdish PKK guerrillas in northern Iraq on Saturday, two days after crossing the mountainous border i...
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Is Barack Obama patriotic enough?
Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sen. Barack Obama's refusal to wear an American flag lapel pin along with a photo of him not putting his hand over his heart during the National Anthem led...
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No ceremony for old starsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Along with producer Gil Cates, host Jon Stewart and his staff of writers from "The Daily Show" have had to throw together the Oscars in a hurry after the strike ended ea...
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Insurance nightmare
Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A woman who had her medical coverage canceled as she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer has been awarded more than $9 million in a case against on...
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Iran wants apology after nuke report
Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the U.S. and its allies Saturday to "apologize" for accusing Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, a day after the U.N...