Yale student's body returned to Calif. for funeral
2009-09-21 08:42:33
The body of a Yale student found dead behind a wall on what should have been her wedding day has been returned to Northern California for her funeral.
5 children, woman found dead in Fla. apartment
2009-09-21 08:15:37
The husband of a woman found dead in a Florida apartment along with her five young children boarded a flight for Haiti, and police said Sunday the couple had a history of domestic violence calls to their homes over the past decade.
Miss Universe celebrates historic win in Venezuela
2009-09-21 06:19:37
The newly crowned Miss Universe returned to her native Venezuela on Saturday to celebrate her historic selection, saying the nation would go for its third consecutive win at next year's pageant.
Obama: Justice OK to conduct interrogation review
2009-09-20 21:38:43
President Barack Obama says he has no plans to ask the Justice Department to end its criminal investigation into the harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the Bush administration.
Pittsburgh showcases green economy at G20 summit
2009-09-20 21:20:12
The collapse of the US steel industry forced Drew Mihalek in 1977 to leave Pittsburgh, a onetime capital of industry that US President Barack Obama will show to world leaders this week as a "bold example" of a new green economy.
Suspect in anti-terror probe arrested in Colorado
2009-09-20 14:08:03
Federal agents on Saturday arrested a Colorado man who had been under surveillance as part of an anti-terrorism investigation that came to light in a series of New York City raids this week.
Dodd to propose single US bank regulator
2009-09-20 13:23:00
US Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd plans to propose legislation that would merge four bank agencies into one super-regulator, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
US slayings suspect put violent rap songs on Web
2009-09-20 11:32:19
A man who recorded violent rap songs and posted them on his MySpace page was arrested Saturday by investigators who suspect him of killing four people in a central Virginia college town.
US scientist dies, possible plague bacteria link
2009-09-20 11:28:22
The University of Chicago Medical Center says the infection that killed a scientist may be connected to bacteria he researched that causes the plague.
Experts: Defense in Yale killing has tough job
2009-09-20 10:03:14
Defending a Yale lab technician charged with murder against what appears to be a mountain of forensic evidence might mean trying to convince jurors that the crime scene was contaminated.
Obama to meet with Netanyahu, Abbas
2009-09-20 09:01:54
President Barack Obama will host a meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to push Mideast peace.
NY nuke plant airs emergency siren mistakenly
2009-09-20 08:56:07
A suburban New York City nuclear power plant's siren system has mistakenly blared out the warning, "Emergency! Emergency! Emergency!"