Nation and World
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Anti-war activist vows to challenge speaker's re-election over impeachment standJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on Monday moved another step -- actually several thousand of them -- toward carrying out her promise to run aga...
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Did Radcliffe cash in on his 18th birthday?
Jul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Media reports of "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe gaining access to huge amounts of cash when he turned 18 Monday were overblown, his publicist's office ...
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Highway deaths falling
Jul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Traffic deaths in the United States fell to their lowest total in five years in 2006, and the rate of deaths per miles traveled dropped to a record low, a f...
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Heavy rain floods Britain, forcing evacuationsJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - TEWKESBURY, England (AP) -- Emergency workers rescued hundreds of trapped people Monday as water swallowed swaths of central England in the worst flooding to hit the ...
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New host chosen for 'Price is Right'
Jul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Genial comic Drew Carey was tapped Monday to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the CBS daytime game show "The Price is Right." The deal was set Mond...
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Rappers arraigned on felony gun chargesJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Top-selling rappers Ja Rule and Lil Wayne were arraigned on felony gun charges Monday following their separate arrests after a hip-hop concert at which both had performe...
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Study: Diet soda associated with same heart risks as regular sodaJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) -- People who drank more than one diet soda each day developed the same risks for heart disease as those who downed sugary regular soda, a large but incon...
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China gathering data
Jul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's intelligence services are gearing up for next year's Beijing Olympics, gathering information on foreigners who might mount protests and spoil the nati...
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Astronaut tosses old equipment from space station; garbage joins} other space junkJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A spacewalking astronaut did some massive housecleaning at the international space station Monday, tossing out a camera mounting and an ammon...
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Will Bush's new diplomatic push make a difference?Jul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - To make real progress will require an intensity and deftness the administration hasn't yet shown. The Bush administration is groping toward a diplomatic firewall strateg...