National Stories

Earthquake Strikes Japan The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the quake, with a magnitude of 6.8, struck at 1:45 a.m. Thursday.  [more...]

Olympic Torch on Top of the World The Olympic flame has been lit on the final approach to the peak of Mount Everest. The Summer Games begin three months from today.  [more...]

With Food Costs Rising, Ethanol Benefits Now Questioned With the uproar over ethanol gaining momentum, some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are wondering if they made a mistake.  [more...]

First Daughter Prepares to Say "I Do" The preparations are under way for a presidential -- but private -- event in Texas this weekend. President Bush's daughter Jenna is getting married at the family ranch in Crawford.  [more...]

Georgia Man Executed A Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend has become the first inmate to be executed since the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections.  [more...]

Aid Heading to Myanmar Following Deadly Cyclone U.N. officials say some aid is starting to reach people in and around Myanmar's largest city, in the wake of a deadly weekend cyclone.  [more...]

Saddam Feared Disease In Prison A leading Arab newspaper says Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or other diseases during his U.S.-supervised captivity.  [more...]

Wal-Mart Expanding Discount Prescriptions Program Retailer announced Monday it will offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women's medications at a discount. It also says it will lower the price of more than 1,000 over-the-counter drugs.  [more...]

Kentucky Derby Tragedy  [more...]

American Astronaut Talks About Scary Landing She says she feels great now, but it will take astronaut Peggy Whitson a little longer to completely recover from six months in space including a rough ride home  [more...]

NYC Company Recalls Meat And Poultry A New York City company is recalling more than a-quarter million pounds of meat and poultry because it might be contaminated with Listeria bacteria.  [more...]

Bush Will Talk About The Economy During Radio Address President Bush is voicing optimism about the economy despite mixed news this week on growth and jobs.  [more...]

Cubans Are Now Allowed to Buy Computers For the first time ever, the average Cuban is being allowed to buy a desktop computer.  [more...]

Twisters Hit 4 States; 8 Die In Arkansas Violent storms have slashed across four states Friday, packing high winds and hail and unleashing as many as 25 tornadoes.  [more...]

Cuba puts first computers on sale to public It's the latest freedom offered by President Raul Castro, who has been whittling away at restrictions on the communist island.  [more...]

Cuomo and DiNapoli Among Superdelegates for Clinton A Democrat Committee spokesman says the state's Attorney General and and Comptroller are among four new superdelegates named Thursday when Democrats voted on 95 remaining slots.  [more...]

"Mission Accomplished" - 5 Years Later The White House admits it was a mistake for President Bush to declare major combat operations had ended in 2003, when the war still persists now.  [more...]

Woman Known As "D.C. Madam" Commits Suicide Police say a woman convicted of running a high-end prostitution ring in Washington has been found dead of an apparent suicide in a Florida Gulf Coast town.  [more...]

Gas Prices Cause Race Fans To Reconsider Trip To The Track Race car tracks, from the mammoth NASCAR ovals to the local dirt track, are scrambling to get gas price battered fans into the seats and the infields.  [more...]

Olympic Torch Arrives in Hong Kong The Olympic torch is back under Chinese control after a contentious tour of 20 countries.  [more...]

DNA Tests Confirm IDs Of Russian Czar's Slain Children New tests on bone fragments found in Russia last year show they belong to children of Russia's last czar.  [more...]

Plants That Supply Meat to School Lunch Program Under Fire National Beef in Dodge City, Kansas and Cargill's plant in Fresno, California -- provide meat to the National School Lunch Program. They've been hit with humane handling violations of animals about to be slaughtered.  [more...]

Polygamist Teen Gives Birth Texas Child Protective Services officials have one more child from the polygamist sect to look after. A young woman gave birth to a healthy boy Tuesday. Authorities say the mother is "younger than 18."  [more...]

Egan Says Giuliani Should Not Have Received Communion During Pope's Visit New York Cardinal Edward Egan says he had "an understanding" with the former presidential candidate and New York mayor that he is not to receive the Eucharist.  [more...]

Clinton Leads McCain in Latest Poll A new poll adds support to Hillary Clinton's claim that she'd do better against John McCain than Barack Obama would do.  [more...]

Tornadoes Injure More Than 200 in Virginia Three tornadoes in central and southeastern Virginia have injured scores and left thousands without power.  [more...]

New Website Helps Those Who Don't Want to Tip for Bad Service Just about everyone who dines out has a tale or two about bad service. But unlike most people, Stone Melet's dinner didn't end with a smaller tip, or even a generous tip left begrudgingly. His evening ended with an idea.  [more...]

30 Sent To Prison For Their Roles In Protests Three men, including a monk, were given life sentences. Two other monks were sent to jail for 20 years, while the other three monks face 15 years in prison.  [more...]

Dog Survives 8 Days in Rubble of Exploded Building The Springer spaniel was rescued Sunday after someone heard her whimpering in the wreckage. A veterinarian says the dog, named Lulu, suffered mild dehydration and had an eye injury.  [more...]

Stimulus Checks Are On the Way! The IRS began making direct deposits Monday morning. The government plans on 800,000 such transactions each day, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  [more...]

Stunning Increase in Diabetes in Women
At Least 70 Dead in China Train Crash
Vietnam Ending Child Adoption Agreement with the U.S.
Is Lasik Eye Surgery Worth the Risks?
Chavez Willing to Help American Hostages
Another Earthquake in Reno, Nevada
Toronto's Public Transit System Shuts Down Because of Strike
Tractor Trailer Rams Chicago Train Station
Protesters, Riot Police Greet Olympic Flame In Japan
Shark Attack Kills California Swimmer
Bank Teller Who Was Shot Loses Twins She Was Carrying
Three Cops Cleared in Shooting Death of Unarmed Groom
Beco Baby Carrier Recalled
Clinton Wins Pennsylvania
National Food Chains Rationing Rice
Stuntman Badly Hurt on Set of James Bond Movie
AP: Changes Coming Today to "No Child Left Behind Law"
Gas Prices Are Up; So Are Hybrid Sales
Toys R Us to Phase Out All Plastic Baby Bottles Containing BPA
Government Taking Closer Look at Jeep Liberty
Candidate Finance: A Tale of Three Candidates
Benedict Praises American Church in Final U.S. Mass
American Tourist Plunges to His Death in Bolivia
Down to the Wire in Pennsylvania
Sandra Bullock and Husband Jesse James Involved in Car Accident
Fireworks at Ecuador Disco Starts Blaze That Kills 14
Aftershocks Still Being Felt After Earthquake Rattles the Midwest
Clinton Concedes Obama Can Win
US Airways to Charge Extra for Some Window and Aisle Seats
This Year's Flu Season: Worst in 4 Years
Virginia Tech Shootings One Year Later
Virginia Tech One Year Later
Honda Recalling Accords Over Windshield Issue
Delta & Northwest Directors Sign Off on Merge
Hyundai Recalling 400,000 Sonatas
Bloomberg Bowing Out After Current Term is Over
Cubans Snapping Up Cell Phones
Memoir by Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to Come Out in 2010
Clinton Says She Would Correct Husband's NAFTA Mistakes
Five Injured in Plane Crash
Obama Spokesman in WNY Addresses Controversial Comments
Marine Charged with Killing Pregnant Colleague and Her Unborn Child Found in Mexico
Virginia Tech Families Agree to Settlement
Olympic Torch Brings Historic Security Measures to San Francisco
What Recession? Internet Shopping Still Showing Growth
Paris Olympic Torch Relay Canceled Following Protests
Raid on Polygamist Compound in Texas
Survey Finds Skies Not So Friendly
Clinton Says Bush Should Boycott Olympics Opening in China
Protesters Scaling the Golden Gate Bridge
Nation Marks 40th Anniversary of MLK Assassination
Heston Remembered as 'Larger than Life'
Govt. Plans To Cut Army War Tours
Queen's Husband Admitted To Hospital
UN Chief Urges Action On Darfur
Community Mourns 10 Lost in Pennsylvania Fire
Ohio Fire Kills 5, Including 3 Children
Death Sentence for Woman Who Killed Mother-to-Be
Naomi Campbell Arrested Again
Roadside Bomb Kills U.S. Airman In Baghdad
Jerry Seinfeld Unhurt After Car's Brakes Fail
Severe Weather Leaves Trail From Rockies to Midwest
Delta Air Lines Hiking Fees
U.S. Urges UN For More Troops in Darfur
3rd Graders Plot To Harm Teacher
House Lawmakers Wants Bush To Boycott Olympics
Truckers Protest
British Coroner: No Evidence of Plot to Kill Princess Diana
Ted Turner Partners with Churches to Fight Malaria
Extreme Makeover for Nation's Financial System