Nation and World
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Noreiga's next stop may be France
Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- A judge refused Friday to block the extradition of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France, where he is accused of laundering millions of dollars in...
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New home sales surprise in July
Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- New-home sales turned up and factory orders soared in July, suggesting the economy was on stable footing before a credit crunch took a turn for the worse. ...
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Death sentence for child killer
Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - INVERNESS, Fla. -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced Friday to death for kidnapping 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, raping her and burying her alive in his yard. Jo...
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Nowak asks judge for a little relief
Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Former astronaut Lisa Nowak, accused of attacking a romantic rival, asked a judge Friday to let her remove her electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, say...
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U.S. airstrike hits British troops
Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. warplane mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on British troops after they called for air support in Afghanistan, killing three soldiers and ...
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Troops battle militia in Iraqi neighborhood
Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- U.S. helicopters blasted rooftops in a Shiite neighborhood before dawn Friday as American troops battled gunmen on the ground, killing at least eight by the m...
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Giving birth getting riskier
Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- U.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new government figures show. Though the risk of death is very small, experts believe incr...
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Afghan family seeks justice
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- The family of a 7-year-old Afghan girl raped by two men has come forward to demand justice, defying social customs that view such attacks as a stai...
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Report to say Iran situation unpromising
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A draft intelligence report portrays a bleak political situation in Iran, anticipating little progress in getting Tehran to halt its nuclear program or sto...
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Wallace shooter to be freed
Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- Arthur Bremer was a 21-year-old former janitor and busboy when he shot Alabama Gov. George Wallace five times during a presidential campaign stop in 1972 in...