1. He has a conservative record and now a criminal one. But Larry Craig says his actions were misconstrue d, saying he should not have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges involving lewd conduct in a men's room. A citizen watchdog group wants an inv...
1.President Bush says Washington politics benched Alberto Gonzales. The embattled attorney general is leaving after months of defying calls to resign over charges of misconduct. His last day will be September 17. 2.Suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterba...
1. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is striking back against critics in the US. Al-Maliki says Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin need to come to their senses . Both lawmakers have called for al-Maliki's ouster . 2. The Atlanta Fa...
1. Michigan has become the latest target for storms that have been pounding the Midwest. No one was injured when a twister hit here on Friday. But it left plenty of damage behind and residents and officials are just now get ting to it. 2. More than t...
1. NFL star Michael Vick has file d his plea agreement with a federal court. In it he admits to being involved in a dogfighting ring but denies gambling on individual fights. He's due to appear in court Monday and prosecutors are set to recommend he...
1. People in northwest Ohio are returning to their homes, seeing what heavy floods've left behind. In Findlay, Ohio, hundreds remain in a shelter. Streets are still impassable , but the water has started to recede. 2. A scaffold near Ground Zero coll...
1. Hurricane Dean slam med into Mexico for the second time in as many days, screaming onto Emerald Coast this afternoon with winds reaching 100 miles per hour. Some 10,000 people have been evacuated from coastal cities. 2. The US military says a Bla...
1. Hurricane Dean has lost some of its punch as it crosses the Yucatan Peninsula. But it's expected to gain strength as it sweeps the lower Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile Texas is breathing easier because the storm is too far south to threaten the state w...
1. Preparations are underway in Mexico as Hurricane Dean makes a beeline for the Yucatan Peninsula. Forecasters say the massive storm with top winds of 150 miles an hour will likely be a Category 5 when the center hits somewhere south of Cancun early...
1. This rescue caught on tape is a result of heavy rain and high winds. Floodwaters now cover much of central Oklahoma. Scenes like this one have been playing out all day as rescue crews search for residents trapped because of the rising water. 2. If...
1. Hurricane warnings for Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica as Hurricane Dean bear s down on the Caribbean islands. Dean is about 175 miles south of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, moving to the west-northwest at about 17 miles an ho...
1. The search for six missing miners in Utah has been suspended indefinitely. The move comes after three rescue workers were killed during a cave-in Thursday night. Officials say they don't know if there is a way to continue searching safely. 2. Hurr...
1. The death toll has risen to at least 450 in the Peru earthquake which devastated cities in the country's southern desert. The United Nations reports many homes are totally destroyed, and there are fears aftershock s could bring more structure s do...
1. Emergency crews are on their way to South Texas as Erin approaches. The tropical storm is taking shape in the Gulf of Mexico, and forecasters predict it could reach land by tomorrow. Erin could bring heavy rains to a state that already has one of...
Mattel is recalling more toys. This time Polly Pocket and Batman action figures, 7 million play sets and more than 250,000 die-cast cars are being pulled from the shelves because of dangers to children from lead paint. Hurricane Flossie is still roar...
