Woman read Bible for more than an hour to attacker who had just slashed her throat
A North Carolina woman read the Bible for more than an hour to a man who had slashed her throat, while he held a knife to her neck.
2 more charges pending for suspected serial killer
Eder Herrera spent three months in jail for the stabbing deaths of his mother and brother. Charges against him were dropped Friday, shortly before prosecutors announced that an ex-Marine accused...
LA school reeling from arrest of 2nd teacher
A bizarre case at an inner-city elementary school where a teacher was charged with taking bondage-style photographs of children has expanded with the arrest of a second teacher suspected of fond...
A look at Nevada, home of the Feb. 4 GOP caucus
A profile of Nevada, site of the Republican caucus on Feb. 4:
CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash
The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., where stomach-churning swings from billion-dollar profit to billion-dollar loss required the constitution of a business daredevil to survive.
1 dead, 2 injured in explosion near CA Marine base
Authorities say one person is dead and two others are injured following a propane-related explosion in military housing in Coleville near the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.<...
Romney, Gingrich expect Romney to win Nev. Vote
A confident Mitt Romney is looking past his GOP opponents and Nevada's caucuses the day the state votes. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is bracing for defeat in a state the former Massachusetts governor won in 2008.
Analysis: How economy is viewed can differ sharply
The stronger the economy gets, the more the presidential race comes down to what voters believe: Are things actually getting better? Or is it all still a mess?
Rhodes gives details on Yale athlete, honor
A newspaper reports that Rhodes Trust officials suggest a Yale University quarterback would have known that his candidacy for the prestigious scholarship was in jeopardy because of a sexual misconduct allegation, contrary to what he has said.
Explosion reported at Marines housing facility in California
An explosion was reported Friday night at a U.S. Marines housing facility in Coleville, Calif., Reno-based television station KRNV-TV reported.
Iran begins naval exercises near Strait of Hormuz
Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard began naval maneuvers Saturday in the latest show of force near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the critical Gulf oil tanker route that Tehran has threatened to close in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions.
Witnesses: Kuwait protesters storm Syrian embassy
Witnesses say demonstrators have stormed into the Syrian Embassy compound in Kuwait, breaking windows and hoisting the flag of the opposition to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Syrian activists say 200 killed in government crackdown, hundreds wounded
In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday.
Brazilians face evictions over preparations for Olympics, World Cup
Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos' devotion to soccer borders on the religious. Even when he wasn't watching a game, he loved hearing the roar of the crowd in nearby Maracana stadium -- this nation's temple to the sport.
Surveillance drone crashes in Somali capital
Witnesses say a surveillance drone has crashed into a refugee camp in the Somali capital.
UN security council meeting Saturday to consider Syria resolution
The U.N. Security Council will meet Saturday morning to take up a much-negotiated resolution on Syria, said a diplomat for a Western nation that sits on the council.
Trinidad principal put students' heads in toilets, police say
Police say a primary school principal in Trinidad has been charged with cruelty for allegedly pushing the heads of two boys into a toilet and flushing.
Hero or traitor? Pakistani doctor accused of treason over involvement in bin Laden compound raid
Questions are being raised about the safety of a Pakistani doctor who might have played a vital, heroic-- and even unknowing-- role in the ultimate take-down of Usama bin Laden.
Failed talks between Iran and UN nuclear agency increases pressure on Tehran
Seemingly failed talks this week between Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency have instead increased pressure on Tehran to defuse suspicions before another meeting later in the month that it secretly worked on atomic arms, diplomats said Friday.
Pakistani Taliban kill 7 soldiers, abduct 4
Islamist militants attacked a Pakistani army checkpoint near the Afghan border Friday, killing seven paramilitary soldiers and abducting four, a government official and a Taliban spokesman said.
