The search has begun for victims in the Indonesia earthquake, a massive 8. 4 quake hit on Sumatra Island. At least ten people have died. Tsunami warnings line the Indian Ocean. A prosecutor in West Virginia says the woman reportedly tortured for days...
The AP has learned President Bush plans to reduce American troops in Iraq by about 30, 000 next summer. Bush is expected to make the announcement in a televised address probably this week. Under a grey sky, relatives of the victims of the 9/11 attack...
In his report to Congress General David Petraeus says he hopes to withdraw roughly 30,000 US troops by next summer. That's back to pre-surge levels. He also said last winter's build-up has met military objectives in large measure. Senator Larry Craig...
The parents of missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann have returned home to Britain as suspects in her disappearance. Jerry and Kate McCann had remained in Portugal since Madeleine disappeared in May. No charges have been filed and no restrictions have...
A family friend says Gerry and Kate McCann are suspects in the disappearance of their four-year-old daughter. Madeleine vanished from a hotel room in Portugal. The friend says the family is now eager to clear their names. Remembering opera great Luci...
A US government official says a new video of Osama bin Laden makes no overt threats against the United States and could have been made this summer. The video includes references to current events in Iraq. That would bolster the videos authenticity wh...
Hundreds of people have gathered at a cathedral in Italy where Luciano Pavarottis body has been taken. The tenor was considered one of the best singers of his generation. A funeral has been set for Saturday. Rescue crews are expanding their search fo...
Frankfurt airport and a sprawling US military base in Germany, both set to be targets of three suspected Islamic terrorists now in custody. Prosecutors say the suspects were from a group influenced by Al-Qaeda and have a profound hatred of US citizen...
Authorities are on the hunt for Steve Fossett who's been missing since taking off from Nevada yesterday. The aviation adventurer broke records for circling the globe alone in a balloon. A just released independent report is offering a less than stell...
President Bush says when the troops leave Iraq, it will be from a position of strength. The president made a surprise visit to Iraq this morning. He says some troops could go home if security in the Anbar province gets better. The 10-year-old girl wh...
A US negotiator says North Korea has agreed to declare and disable all of its nuclear facilities by the end of the year. He says this is a promising start to improving multi-national relations with the communist country, Six-Party Talks scheduled for...
Republican officials say Idaho Senator Larry Craig will resign from the Senate because of the controversy over his arrest and guilty plea in a men's room sex sting . Craig is expected to make his official announcement Saturday during a press conferen...
1.The Iowa judge who threw out the state's ban on gay marriage has issued a stay on his ruling. The gap beween yesterday's ruling and today's stay gave two men a narrow window of opportunity to legally be married. 2.White House Press Secretary Tony S...
A new report says the Virginia Tech officials could have saved lives if they had quickly warned students that a killer was on the loose , instead it took administrators more than two hours to send a warning e-mail. The blaze that killed two firefigh...
1. Former security guard Richard Jewell has died. Jewell was erroneously linked to the 1996 Olympic bombing at Atlanta. He was found dead in his Georgia home. The county coroner says he died from natural causes. 2. It was a day of silence and somber...
