Nation and World
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Pediatricians press FDA for cold medicine curbs
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Cold and cough medicines given to infants and toddlers work no better than dummy pills and can be dangerous, pediatricians seeking to curb their use told g...
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Briefs: Brunswick makes production moveOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - LAKE FOREST -- Brunswick, the maker of Bayliner boats and Mercury marine engines, will transfer production from a plant in Mississippi to one in Minnesota, resulting in ...
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FBI investigates David Copperfield's warehouse
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- David Copperfield has been contacted by law enforcement authorities and the FBI has conducted an investigation in Las Vegas, where the magician regularly p...
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Autistic hiker, 18, found alive in W.Va. woods
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A missing autistic hiker found underneath an umbrella of dense brush in the wilderness was doing well at a hospital Friday, his family said, asking ...
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Putin's TV show leaves no doubt he's in control
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Vladimir Putin's annual TV call-in show revealed just how far Russian politics have become a one-man show. Over the three-hour session Thursday, Putin showcase...
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Bishop, last of the 60's 'Rat Pack.' dies
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Joey Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pa...
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A shattered homecoming in Pakistan
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - KARACHI, Pakistan -- Benazir Bhutto was tired and a bit worried about snipers, so she went inside the truck carrying her across Karachi. It was then the two bombs explod...
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Suspected pedophile sought in manhunt arrested in rural Thailand
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - BANGKOK, Thailand -- A Canadian schoolteacher suspected of sexually abusing boys was arrested in rural Thailand and charged on Friday after an international manhunt that...
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Canadian: I was wrongly held and tortured
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress apologized Thursday to a Canadian engineer seized by U.S. officials and taken to Syria, where he says he was tortured. Maher Arar said ...
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Safety of cold medicines for youngest children in spotlight
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Cold and cough medicines recently pulled from sale for infants and toddlers aren't safe or effective in slightly older children either, say doctors lined u...