1. In Iraq toady near Najaf, the US military has confirmed a helicopter went down during combat operations. Two crew members aboard were killed. US backed Iraqi forces were on hand in the region to prevent attacks on religious pilgrims. About 250 mi...
1. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a critic of the Iraq war, is leading a congressional delegation in Baghdad, holding talks with Iraqi leaders. Her visit with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is viewed by some as a declaration the White House alone will...
1. At least 14 people are dead and dozens hurt in a market bombing in Baghdad. The bomb was apparently hidden in a box carrying pigeons. The market is where birds, dogs, cats and other animals are bought and sold. 2. President Bush will be in a retr...
1. Reputed Ku Klux Klansman, James Seale is charged with kidnapping in connection with the deaths of two black men in 1964. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says authorities are dedicated to tracking down criminals even from cases decades ago. Seal...
1. President Bush made energy of big topic in his State of the Union speech last night. Today he's following up. Bush toured an experimental station in Delaware to talk about finding and using alternative energy sources. 2. U.S. officials say four o...
1. President Bush is using his State of the Union address to try to revive his domestic agenda and deflect criticism about the war in Iraq. He's arguing that success in Iraq is necessary to make American safer. 2. US officials say at least five civi...
1. It's the bloodiest attack in two months. Two car bombs ripped through a crowded Baghdad market. Sunni Muslim insurgents are being blamed for the blasts that killed at least 88 people. And in northern Iraq, a US soldier was killed by a roadside bo...
1. Saying the damage that's been done to the country over the last six years needs to be repaired, New Mexicos Democratic Governor Bill Richardson has taken the first step toward a White House run, setting up an exploratory committee. 2. The US mili...
1. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accuses President Bush of rushing more troops to Iraq saying he knows Congress won't cut off funding for them once they're in the war zone. But the White House denies the claims and describes Pelosi's words as poisonous...
1. Residents in the Midwest are getting ready for another blast of winter. A storm is moving across the region. It's expected to dump at least another 6 inches on top of the snow and ice that's already on the ground. 2. Defense Secretary Robert Gate...
