Nation and World
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Dirty little secrets: Sex crimes in our schools
Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The young teacher hung his head, avoiding eye contact. Yes, he had touched a fifth-grader's breast during recess. "I guess it was just lust of the flesh," he told his bo...
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U.S. Sudoku champ is fastOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Sudoku, the numbers puzzle that claims 167 million U.S. players, held its first national championship Saturday, drawing more than 800 people from as far ...
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Louisiana's new leadership
Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - BATON ROUGE, La. -- Republican Rep. Bobby Jindal's opponents in the state's gubernatorial race hoped Saturday that they could chip away at enough of his lead to push one...
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Clinton rejects front-runner tag, but admits she's a target
Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday rejected the front-runner label, but acknowledged increasing fire from rivals in...
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Police question three over Karachi bombing
Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - KARACHI, Pakistan -- Police questioned three people Saturday over the deadly bombing of Benazir Bhutto's caravan, which killed at least 136 people and shattered what was...
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50 Taliban killed in battles
Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led coalition soldiers and Afghan forces killed about 50 militants in two days of major fighting near a Taliban-controlled town in southern Af...
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Obama wants fed official fired
Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Friday the head of the Justice Department's voting rights division should be fired for saying voter ID ...
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Panel: No cold medicines for children under 6
Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The medicines long used by parents to treat their children's coughs and colds don't work and shouldn't be used in those younger than 6, federal health advi...
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Bhutto vows to stay course
Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Associated Press Benazir Bhutto speaks to the media Friday at her residence in Karachi. The former prime minister, her return from exile shattered by a suicide attack th...
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Air Force punishes 70 for nuke bomb flight over U.S.
Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Air Force said Friday it would punish 70 airmen involved in the accidental, cross-country flight of a nuclear-armed B-52 bomber following an investigat...