RSS14 cops killed in Colombia ambush, rebels blamed
AP
BOGOTA, Colombia - Suspected leftist rebels killed 14 police officers and wounded seven in an ambush of a five-truck convoy in southern Colombia, a police commander said Thursday.
Warrants detail stabbings at Calif. beach house
AP
VENTURA, Calif. - Recently released court documents provide details of the brutal stabbing deaths of a pregnant woman and her husband at their Southern California beach house last year.
Pregnant Amish woman is hurt in Ohio buggy crash
AP
MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio - Authorities say the driver of a sport-utility vehicle rear-ended a buggy in northeast Ohio, injuring an Amish woman who was eight months pregnant, her husband and their six children.
Pearl Harbor marks 65th anniversary of WWII's end
Audrey Mcavoy
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Don Fosburg, 84, recalled friends and family killed in World War II as he marked the 65th anniversary of the end of the conflict on Thursday.
- Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border
- 65th anniversary of World War II's end marked
- Mass. AG tracking deliveries of faulty propane
- 'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76
- 4 more devices linked to Discovery gunman
- Ecuadorean survivor urges migrants to avoid Mexico
- Time Warner Cable customers get ESPN3 in new deal
- Security Council to hold summit on peace
- Wash. woman says acid attack won't wreck her life
- Summary Box: Workers pick up growing insurance tab
- Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion
Courts could get claim in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping
AP
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The board that considers compensation for California crime victims is being advised to reject a claim by the mother of Jaycee Dugard, who authorities say was held captive for nearly two decades by a paroled rapist.
Phoenix airport worker arrested in luggage thefts
Amanda Lee Myers
PHOENIX - A man who worked at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was arrested Thursday on suspicion that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items from the luggage of passengers in a case that could include hundreds of victims from around the world.
Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug war
Alexandra Olson
MEXICO CITY - President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels.
Phoenix airport luggage handler arrested in thefts
AP
PHOENIX - A man who worked at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has been arrested on suspicion that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items from the luggage of passengers.
- ClearOne's attorney fees for CEO undecided
- Another attack on Israelis in West Bank: Report
- Palestinian armed groups vow to attack Israeli targets
- Appeals court sets hearing in Jackson estate case
- Jury struggles with actress' marriage fraud case
- Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape
- LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies
- Calif. mosque informant refiles lawsuit vs. FBI
- Court rules against Ravens in logo dispute
- FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers
- Ariz. man enters plea in Internet sex assault case
Earl weaker, still powerful, winds hit Outer Banks
AP
MIAMI - Forecasters say Hurricane Earl is weakening as it passes over North Carolina's Outer Banks but is still packing powerful winds as it heads up the Eastern Seaboard.
13 rescued after Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion
DPA
WASHINGTON - An offshore oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard said.
Typhoon kills 5 South Koreans
Sangwon Yoon
SEOUL, South Korea - The death toll from Typhoon Kompasu, which battered the Korean peninsula with strong winds and heavy rains, rose to five in South Korea, an official said Friday.
Earl's winds and rains blow into NC coast
Mike Baker
BUXTON, N.C. - Rain squalls and gusting winds from Hurricane Earl are becoming more pronounced along the North Carolina Outer Banks.
- Dolphins caught, not killed, in Japan cove
- Three killed in small plane crash in California
- Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash
- Toddler trampled by moose in northern Colorado
- 25 killed in Mexico clash
- Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC
- Earl weakens, still powerful, headed to NC
- Earl weakens but still powerful as it smacks NC
- 3 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay
- Earl rains begin to hit NC's Outer Banks
- Light plane crash kills two in Austria
Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont
Matt Volz
HELENA, Mont. - Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe.
Goats rescued after 2 days on Mont. rail bridge
AP
HELENA, Mont. - Two young goats were rescued after spending two days stranded on the six-inch ledge of a railroad bridge 60 feet above a road in southern Montana.
Imam for NYC Islamic center due to return to US
David B. Caruso
NEW YORK - The spiritual leader of a group of New Yorkers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site will return to the U.S.
Farrakhan supports planned mosque near ground zero
Ann Sanner
WASHINGTON - Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Thursday an Islamic community center and mosque planned near ground zero should be built because Muslims were among those of many faiths who died in the Sept.
UNC's reputation takes a hit in NCAA probe
Aaron Beard
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The NCAA investigation hovering over North Carolina's football program has frustrated everyone at the university from administrators to alumni.
Penn St prez welcomes Nebraska crossover game
AP
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State president Graham Spanier was pulling for Nebraska.
2-day event to celebrate all things 'Gunsmoke'
AP
DODGE CITY, Kan. - Fans of "Gunsmoke" can travel back to the glory days of the classic TV western during a 55th anniversary celebration opening Friday in Dodge City.
Bob Dylan's 'Brazil Series' on display in Denmark
Jan M. Olsen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Denmark's National Gallery is displaying 40 acrylic paintings by Bob Dylan that have never before been shown to the public.
- NC newspaper completes sale to Alabama company
- Philly's mean streets featured in 'Wreck Chasers'
- Obama to hold news conference next week
- APNewsBreak: Life to improve for some Wis. inmates
- A look at Burger King locations around the world
- Arizona governor stumbles in televised debate
- Correction: Colombia Rebel Haven
- APNewsBreak: Ohio inmate death sentence commuted
- Extra critically injured on 'Transformers 3' set
- Chestnut eats 8 lbs in 12 mins to win ribs contest
- White House defends Obama's 'mainstream' religion
- Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosion
- Chicago researcher IDs nation's 1st female cop
- Glance: Private equity targets restaurants
- Summary Box: Pending home sales up 5.2 pct in July
Grant, Hurley’s friendship still strong
Ians
LONDON - It might have been a decade since they split but actor Hugh Grant and actress Elizabeth Hurley are still very good friends.
Pearl Aday
Bureau News
Pearl Aday signs copies of her new CD 'Pearl: Little Immaculate White Fox' for fans and also performs at the Seminole Hard Rock Live.
AP-FBC--T25-Marshall-Ohio St. Stats, FBC
AP
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Phillies 12, Rockies 11
AP
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Election official: Chavez breaking campaign rules
Christopher Toothaker
CARACAS, Venezuela - An electoral official accused President Hugo Chavez and his allies of breaking campaign laws by using state-run media to berate rivals and praise friends ahead of this month's legislative elections.
Most Asian stocks rise on improving US data
AP
TOKYO - Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from improving U.S.
Federal judge blocks Neb. ban on flag mutilation
Timberly Ross
OMAHA, Neb. - A federal judge overturned Nebraska's ban on flag mutilation Thursday, clearing the way for Kansas church protesters to continue trampling on the U.S.
9/11 groups split on mosque rallies on anniversary
AP
NEW YORK - Both supporters and opponents of a proposed Islamic cultural center should stand against rallies planned for the anniversary of the Sept.
Time Warner Cable gets ESPN3.com in new deal
Ryan Nakashima
LOS ANGELES - Time Warner Cable Inc.
Summary Box: HP snatches 3Par away from Dell
AP
LAST-MINUTE SCRAMBLE: Dell Inc. boosted its bid for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
TV Networks take on Apple at 99 cent
taragana
The TV Networks fear huge financial loss with Steve Job's 99 cent rental plan.
LG unveils 4 new Monitor at IFA
taragana
NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) -- LG is launching its new range of 4 monitors at the IFA.
