Nation and World
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Fires across Greece kill 49
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - ZAHARO, Greece -- Fires pushed by gale-force winds tore through more parched forests, swallowed villages and scorched the edges of Athens on Saturday with ashes raining ...
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Pilots would control air traffic
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Federal officials showcased an experimental air traffic control system that would let pilots see other nearby planes and help prevent gridlock in the ski...
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Florida has primary woes
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Florida Democrats would forfeit their votes in selecting a presidential nominee unless they delay their state election by at least a week, the national par...
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NASA to address foam issuesAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- NASA will replace cracked adhesive beneath the insulation foam on the tanks of the space shuttles, hoping to eliminate a problem that damaged ...
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Another year, another list of those trying to impede womenAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - So we gather once more to pay homage to our foremothers by celebrating Aug. 26, the anniversary of the passage of suffrage. What a year it's been since we last met. We'v...
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Bad breath draws crowdAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- On the list of social offenses, bad breath ranks right up there with flatulence and body odor. And while store shelves are well stocked with remedies ranging ...
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Man tries to open plane door on flight
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER, Colorado -- A passenger tried to open a plane door during a Frontier Airlines flight Saturday morning but was subdued by airline staff and passengers, an airline...
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This tuber is toast of the town
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- It was a Spud-nik celebration. Thousands of scientists, business executives and gastronomes from around the world converged on Moscow this week to lavish prais...
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'The death of a child is out of order'
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CLOVIS, Calif. -- Early in the Iraq war, Jeff and Peggy Hubbard faced the news that every parent with a child at war dreads, the death of their son Jared, a Marine kille...
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Suspect drugs found in DMX's home, sheriff says
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Deputies searching the home of rapper DMX during an investigation into claims of animal cruelty found about a half-pound of suspected illegal narcotics, the M...