1. Prosecutors say new DNA tests clear the family of JonBenet Ramsey in the 1996 killing of the six-year-old beauty queen. The District Attorney's Office says tests point to an unexplained third party. 2. More than 1,000 people have been confirmed i...
1. Firefighters in California are getting no help at all from the weather. Gusty conditions have already helped spread some of the flames. Forecasters say a high pressure system will be keeping things hot and dry for the coming days. 2. Vice Preside...
1. Firefighters are making progress containing the wildfire in Big Sur. Even so, officials expect the blaze to continue burning for weeks. Cooler weather over the weekend helped slow the spread of flames. But temperatures are forecast to climb in th...
1. President Bush is in Tokyo for the summit of the world's industrialized nations. Japan's prime minister wants growing nations like China and India to pledge to cut emissions linked to global warming. President Bush also defended his decision to a...
1. Protesters take to the streets in Japan ahead of the G8 summit of the world's leading industrialized nations. More than 1,000 people gathered in a park, demanding action on global warming and poverty. Four were arrested. 2. Hundreds of National G...
1. Thousands of Americans are celebrating the Fourth of July in the nation's capital. Washington's annual celebration takes place on the National Mall. 2. Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms has died at the age of 86. Helms was a favorite of c...
1. In Afghanistan, the Pentagon is extending the tour of more than 2,000 Marines after insisting the unit would come home on time. Military leaders say they need more troops. So now the unit is due home in early November. 2. Hostages released in Col...
1. After years in captivity Colombia's military says it has rescued 15 hostages, among them former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three US military contractors. They were kidnapped in 2002. 2. Police are looking into whether drugs fuel...
1. Police in Illinois say they have evidence linking this man to eight murders over the past week. They are warning the public that Nicholas Sheley is armed and dangerous. And they are offering a 25-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to...
1. Coastal fog has brought hope of relief to firefighters battling Northern California's wildfires. More than 1,400 fires are still burning in that state. The fires were mostly started by lightning storms but quickly spread because of dry conditions...
