Nation and World
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Capt. Underpants costumes last straw
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - LONG BEACH, N.Y. -- Call it the Misadventure of Captain Underpants and the Peeved Principal. A Long Island high school has banned all Halloween costumes after three seni...
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News Corp., NBC launch online site as YouTube alternative
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- NBC and Fox are set to launch an advertising-supported online video site that hosts programming from varied entertainment companies in a bid to seize vie...
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Intraday oil prices rise to record above $93 a barrelOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria _ Oil prices spiked above $93 a barrel to a new trading high Monday before falling back, propelled by news that Mexico's state oil company was suspendin...
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Hunter says he's seen bigfoot and he has the pictures to prove it
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - RIDGWAY, Pa. -- It's furry and walks on all fours. Beyond that, about the only thing certain about the critter photographed by a hunter's camera is that some people have...
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An (a) fair to remember
Oct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Associated Press A visitor passes a poster Saturday reading "paternity test" during the world's first divorce fair at a hotel in Vienna, Austria. VIENNA, Austria -- In ...
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Firefighters hope to continue making gains fighting Southern Califonia wildfires
Oct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. -- Firefighters Sunday hoped to hold on to the strong gains they made against Southern California blazes, despite a forecast of warmer, drier weat...
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Hero of 1st Super Bowl, philosopher
Oct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Max McGee, the unexpected hero of the first Super Bowl, died Saturday after falling from the roof of his home while blowing leaves, police said. He was 75. Police were c...
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Bhutto pays homage at her father's tomb
Oct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - GARHI KHUDA BAKSH, Pakistan -- Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto visited her ancestral village Saturday and paid homage at her father's tomb, declaring that a recent ...
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AP poll: Minorities less likely to trick-or-treat this Halloween, citing safety
Oct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Two-thirds of parents say their children will trick-or-treat this Halloween, but fewer minorities will let their kids go door to door, with some citing saf...
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Dutch protesters make bid to save 'magic mushrooms'Oct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - AMSTERDAM -- Protesters turned out on Amsterdam's central Dam Square on Saturday, hoping to stop the government from banning magic mushrooms and asking to "save the 'shr...