National Headlines
Abdullah Plans Runoff Boycott To Delay Afghan Vote
President Hamid Karzai's challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend's runoff election in an attempt to force the vote's postponement until spring,
4th Typhoon In Month Lashes Philippines; 7 Killed
A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape ...
Man Rescues Phone From Dump By Listening For Ring
A determined Colorado man found his missing cell phone at a trash dump after dialing the number and listening for the ring. ...
NH Hunter Shot While Using Rope To Hoist Rifle
A New Hampshire deer hunter has accidentally shot himself in the right hand while trying to lift his loaded rifle into a tree stand using ...
6 Guantanamo Detainees Resettle In Palau
Six Chinese Muslims released from Guantanamo Bay but still wanted at home as separatists arrived Sunday on their new tropical island home of Palau after ...
Coast Guard Finds Body Of Pilot Of Missing Plane
The Navy says it is not identifying a training pilot whose body was found after a plane disappeared off the Texas coast until a search ...
Northwest Plane Hits Birds, Lands Safely In Minn.
A Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas has landed safely after hitting a flock of pigeons shortly after takeoff. No one was hurt. ...
Arrest Made In Fire At NYC Chapel For 9/11 Victims
A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of setting a small fire at the temporary home for the remains of thousands of World Trade Center ...
Girl Shot Dead After Calif. School Football Game
Police were searching Saturday for a person who shot and killed a 16-year-old girl and wounded two men when firing into a crowd following a ...
Ariz. Jails Iraqi Driver After Daughter Run Down
An Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter with his car because she was becoming "too Westernized" was returned to Arizona Saturday to face ...
Jury Awards $850K In Louisville Slugger Case
A jury finds that the maker of Louisville Slugger baseball bats failed to adequately warn about the dangers the product can pose. ...
Obama Lifts Ban On US Entry For Those With HIV
President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year. ...
Dems Want To Curb Banks' Overdraft Fees
Democrats say legislation is still needed to limit how lenders charge customers who overspend on their accounts. ...
Man Sends Porno X-mas Cards To Ex's Family
A man is sentenced to two years of probation for sending sexually explicit Christmas cards of his ex-girlfriend to her relatives. ...
2 Dead After Plane Crashes Into Atlanta-Area Home
A small plane crashed into an Atlanta-area house and burst into flames, killing the pilot and a woman in the house. ...
Wash. Troopers To Be Suspended Over Fake Diplomas
Eight Washington State Patrol troopers who used diplomas from fake schools to try to get pay raises will be suspended but not fired. ...
Guide On BBC Children's Show Killed By Elephant
The BBC says that a British guide working on a children's television show in Tanzania was killed after being charged by an elephant. ...
Southwest Kicks Mom, Cranky Kid Off Flight
A spokesman for Southwest Airlines says the carrier has apologized to a mother who was kicked off a plane along with her unruly 2-year-old earlier ...