1. President Bush and other leaders attending a summit in Vietnam have released a statement that they will try to resume global trade talks. Discussions fell apart after countries failed to agree on t...
1. Authorities say a standoff with an armed patient at a suburban Chicago hospital ended with the gunman dead. Reports from the scene say that gunfire was heard. A 71-year-old man was briefly held hos...
1. Iraqi authorities are warning two kidnapped security company employees may still be in danger despite reports indicating their release earlier. Four Americans and an Austrian were taken hostage Thu...
1. Numerous deaths are reported after severe thunderstorms and tornados tore up homes and buildings in North Carolina last night and this morning. One official says he stepped across bodies in his sea...
1. General John Abizaid will appear before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to discuss the course of the war in Iraq. Congressional Democrats will likely use the appearance to press for...
1. Gunmen kidnapped up to 150 scientists and teachers from a Baghdad higher education office today, the largest mass abduction since the war began. At least 3 people were later released unharmed. 2. I...
1. Thousands brave d the wind and rain to gather on the National Mall to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.. Today, dignitaries broke ground for the new MLK memorial. It will be built not far from...
1. Sunday marked the day of remembrance for the families of those who died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 5 years ago. Two hundred sixty-five people died when that plane crashed moments...
1. On this Veterans’ Day, President Bush is praising US troops as "our nation's finest citizens". Speaking at Arlington National Cemetery, Bush thanked US servicemen and women, and urged other Ameri...
1. In a new audiotape released Friday, Al-Qaida in Iraq claims that it has mobilize d 12,000 fighters. The group says it welcomes the departure of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and wants the US to...
