Storm cleanup begins in soggy Midwest
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio residents removed piles of waterlogged carpet, couches and upended refrigerators from their homes Sunday as they began the cleanup from recent flooding that Gov. Ted Strickland called "devastating."
Currency change aimed at adding security
WASHINGTON - After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to come.
Experts: Chicago mob diminished, but still going
CHICAGO — Robberies are "scores," criminal charges "beefs" and getting sent to prison "going away" in the language of witnesses testifying at Chicago's biggest mob trial in years.
Crushed glass to be spread on beaches
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Picture a beautiful beach spanning miles of coastline, gently lapped by aqua-colored water — and sprinkled with glass.
Ouch! That's got to hurt!
LUCKLESS Guenther Weidlinger puts the CHUMP into the World Athletics Championships yesterday as he careers head-first into a hurdle.
Oprah, Paris Hilton subpoenaed in lawsuit over Canadian border crossing
A Detroit record producer has subpoenaed Paris Hilton, Oprah, Mick Jagger and more than three dozen other celebrities to appear in Detroit on Sept. 22 to testify in his $900 million federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by Canadian border officials.
Malaysia paper apologizes over Jesus photo
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A newspaper catering to Malaysia’s ethnic Indians published a front-page apology Thursday for printing an image of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette.
Murdered man taken to morgue in taxi
CARACAS (Reuters) - A Caracas family was forced to send a murdered son to the morgue in a taxi after waiting five hours for police who never arrived, Venezuelan media reported Wednesday.
U.S. seizes semi-submarine loaded with cocaine
MEXICO CITY - A submarine-like vessel filled with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine was seized off the Guatemalan coast, U.S. officials said.
Giuliani has new media team
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani has a new team of media consultants with a strong record of electing GOP candidates, sometimes using controversial ads.
There's a Lesson Here ...
A presumed lottery winner will likely check his own numbers after a Roseville store clerk allegedly told him he'd won only $4 and then pocketed the $555,000 winning lottery ticket herself.
Scientists ask: Where have all the dolphins gone?
PARIS (AFP) - Sightings by marine scientists of dolphins in the north Atlantic's Bay of Biscay have dropped off by 80 percent compared to the same period in 2006, a wildlife conservation group said Wednesday.
Students play deadly frisbee with live land mine!
London, August 22 (ANI): Two Swiss students enjoyed a regular game of Frisbee in the Danube river, but, what they didn't know was that their flying disk was actually a live land mine.
41% - Iraq War: Right or Wrong?
Some 41% of Americans now believe the U.S. made the right decision in using military force against Iraq, down from 45% in April of 2007. A 53% majority now say that using military force against Iraq was the wrong decision. And the number saying the U.S. military effort is not going well stands at 59% in the current survey.
Pit bulls at Vick's house face deadline
RICHMOND, Va. - More than 50 pit bulls seized from Michael Vick's property face a Thursday deadline to be claimed. If no one comes forward, they could be euthanized.
Zoo rhino killed by sand blockage
A RARE rhinoceros at Sydney's Taronga Zoo was pregnant, thin and and had mouth ulcers when she died of an intestinal blockage, according to an autopsy report.
China Airlines paints over name, logo on wreckage of jet at Naha Airport
NAHA -- China Airlines has painted over its name and logo on the wreckage of a passenger jet that exploded in flames at Naha Airport in Okinawa moments after passengers slid down emergency chutes to escape.
Attorney In Rove Article Fired, Sues
(CBS/AP) A former attorney for the Texas Secretary of State has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired for political reasons after she spoke to a newspaper about presidential adviser Karl Rove, according to a media report.
School Bus Driver Gets Lost, Takes Elem. Students On 60-Mile Detour
A group of elementary school students in Osceola County, Fla., ended up on a 60-mile detour Monday after their bus driver got lost and drove to Brevard County.
Chemists Find What Makes Coffee Bitter
Chemists have figured out why dark-roasted coffees are so bitter, a finding that could lead to a smoother cup of java.
Health Tips From Your Own DNA
New mom Melissa Christensen runs marathons and eats her vegetables, but during a DNA mapping test she learned she is still a candidate for heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis.
California fire grows to be state’s second largest
BILLINGS, Mont. - A California blaze burning since early July grew to be the second-largest state wildfire in modern history on Tuesday, officials said as firefighters partly blocked it by a firebreak.
Interest rate rises have harmed coaliton chances: PM
IT WAS inevitable that the government would take a hit in the polls given the latest interest rate rise, Prime Minister John Howard says.
2 Attacked By Rabid Beaver At Loch Raven Reservoir
(CBS) TOWSON, Md. A warning from the Baltimore County Health Department following last weekend's attacks on two swimmers by a rabid beaver. A 14-year-old boy and an adult woman were attacked north of Loch Raven Dam while swimming in the reservoir.
Women really do prefer pink, researchers say
LONDON (Reuters) - Boys like blue, girls like pink and there isn't much anybody can do about it, researchers said on Monday in one of the first studies to show scientifically that there are gender-based color preferences.
WWII Airman Found Frozen On Sierra Nevada Glacier
(AP) FRESNO, Calif. Hikers have discovered the remains of a man believed to be a missing World War II airman atop a Sierra Nevada glacier.
