AP 2010-08-23

1. Goodbye Iraq. The final American combat brigade headed over the Kuwait border on the way to the US. President Obama pledged to end combat by August 31st. The departure beats its deadline by nearly two weeks. Fifty thousand troops will remain in no

AP 2010-08-22

1. President Barack Obama says he has no regrets over the comments he made about the right of Muslims to build an Islamic center, blocks away from where the World Trade Center once stood. He was asked about his position during a town hall meeting on

AP 2010-08-21

1. A federal jury found former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich guilty on just one count of lying to federal agents. The judge says he will declare a mistrial on the 23 remaining counts the jury couldn't agree upon. Federal prosecutors say they are

AP 2010-08-31

From the steps of Lincoln Memorial, conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told the tens of thousands of people gather for his rally that the US has too long wandered in darkness. Speaker Sarah Palin praised patriots to audience for knowing never to ret

AP 2010-08-29

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is going to be tried again in January. But this time he'll stand trial alone. Prosecutors dismissed all corruption charges against his brother Thursday. Rod Blagojevich says he believes federal authorities nev

AP 2010-08-30

1. FDA officials say they've found positive samples of salmonella that link two Iowa farms to a massive egg recall. The officials say investigators found salmonella in chicken feed that was sold to both farms at the center of the recall. 2. New York'

AP 2010-08-28

1. It will be next week at the earliest before Republican Lisa Murkowski knows whether she will be defending her Senate seat from Alaska this November. The vote count from yesterday's primary shows about 2,000 votes behind challenger, Sarah Palin-bac

AP 2010-08-25

1. The new claims facility for damages from the Gulf oil spill begins today. Ken Feinberg is the administrator for the claims. He is requiring that anyone who receives a final settlement will give up the right to sue. Hundreds of lawsuits have alread

AP 2010-08-27

1. Chinese authorities say more than 40 people are dead and dozens more injured after a jet overshot a runway and burst into flames. The pilots ran into heavy fog as they tried to land. The Henan Airline's plane was carrying nearly 100 passengers and

AP 2010-08-26

1. The alleged Grim Sleeper has pleaded not guilty to the murders of ten California women. Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested last month after authorities said DNA evidence linked the mechanic to the series of killings from 1985 to 1988, and then again

AP 2010-08-24

1. Hundreds of people on both sides of a controversy over a proposed mosque and community center near Zero Ground rallied Sunday. A crowd of demonstrators against the project stood behind police barricades three blocks from the World Trade Center sit