Nation and World
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Russia endorses Abbas
Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Russia considers President Mahmoud Abbas the legitimate leader of the Palestinian people, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday in Moscow's strongest stat...
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On common ground, for now
Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - CAMP DAVID, Md. -- Gordon Brown came to President Bush's mountaintop retreat to get closer to the leader of Britain's most valuable ally. But not too close. Wary of ever...
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Nicole's turn: Four days for DUI
Jul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - GLENDALE, Calif. -- Nicole Richie pleaded guilty Friday to driving under the influence of drugs and was sentenced to about four days in jail and fined by a court commiss...
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Cheney changing batteriesJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney will undergo a minor surgical procedure today to replace the battery in the special pacemaker he has in his chest, a spokeswoman...
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Today's BirthdaysJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, 64; Pink Floyd's Rick Wright, 64; "Garfield" creator Jim Davis, 62; singer Jonathan Edwards, 61; TV producer Dick Ebersol, 60; ac...
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Homeowner assaulted, shoots burglarJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) -- An elderly man beaten unconscious by an assailant wielding a soda can awoke and shot the man during an attempted robbery, police said. Willie ...
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House sends security bill to president
Jul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Air travelers will be able to feel more assured there isn't a bomb in the cargo below their feet. Everyone will know there's less chance any ship entering ...
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Battles break out throughout AfghanistanJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A purported Taliban spokesman warned Friday that some of the 22 South Korean hostages were in bad health, saying hours after the kidnappers' l...
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Magruder suffered stroke before crashes
Jul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Watergate conspirator Jeb Stuart Magruder suffered a stroke that apparently led to crashes with two vehicles this week, police said Friday. Mag...
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Gorbachev critical of U.S. foreign policy
Jul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Former President Mikhail Gorbachev said Friday that the fall of the Soviet Union, which he helped bring about, ushered in an era of U.S. imperialism responsibl...