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1. There is more trouble on the way for Lincoln County, Missouri. It's here where residents are still days away from the crest on the Mississippi River. Meanwhile, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa this city library is a total loss. An entire floor is now a was
1. It is a weekend to remember those serving the country. President Bush is asking Americans to pause on Monday for a moment of remembrance. At Arlington National Cemetery, each headstone is being marked with an American flag. 2. Presidential candid
8 suspects arrested in connection to the brutal torture of two teenage boys and a man in an anti-gay attack in the Bronx are facing charges. Police are still looking for a ninth suspect. Police say the memebers of a Latin King Goonie's gang went on a
1. The White House isn't commenting on Sunday's appeal from Julian Assange that the US end what he calls a witch hunt against his website WikiLeaks. Assange has been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London for two months to avoid being extradited to
1. President Barack Obama is heading toward the Democratic national convention in Charlotte, stopping in Norfolk, Virginia, saying the election is about closing the gap between what America is now and what it should be. 2. The Pentagon says a former
1. A possible immigration reform deal will be announced by a bipartisan group of leading senators today. It covers border security, guest workers and employer verification, as well as a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants alread
1. Good news on the job front. Employers in April add 165,000 jobs. The unemployment rate falling to 7.5%. But the Fed says it will keep short-term interest rates low until unemployment falls to 6.5%. 2. The surge in hiring sent stocks higher, climbi
This is AP news minute. 1. A US military member was killed by a roadside bomb Thursday in connection with the Iraqi effort to retake the city of Mosul. The America has been advising members of the Kurdish militia known as the Peshmerga . 2. Volunteer
This is AP news minute. 1. Volunteers with boats are part of the rescue effort in badly flooded parts of Louisiana. State officials say 20,000 people had been rescued and 10,000 are staying at shelters. 2. Milwaukee's mayor says a 10 PM curfew on tee
1. Candidates across the nation are making their final appeals to voters in Tuesday's primary election. Earlier, governor John Kasich said he was excited to cast his votes from a south Ohio primary. Meanwhile, senator Bernie Sanders met with voters i
This is AP news minute. 1. Greek authorities say a powerful earthquake has struck the island of KOS, killing two tourists from Turkey and Sweden. Numerous buildings were damaged, including a 14th century castle. 2. President Trump's legal team is inv
1. Fire crews in California are still cleaning up after a massive fire at Universal Studios. The blaze destroyed several sets including one from Back to the Future. A King Kong exhibit and a video vault were also destroyed. Three firefighters were h
1. Senator Ted Kennedy is out of surgery at Duke University. His doctor says a procedure to treat his cancerous brain tumor was successful. The 76-year-old now faces chemotherapy and radiation to treat the malignant glioma, a lethal type of brain tum
1. NBC newsman Tim Russert has died. The network says its Washington Bureau Chief and host of Meet the Press collapsed and died at work. Initial reports said the cause was a heart attack, but now the network says it's not sure. Tim Russert was 58. 2.
1.An army scientist committed suicide before federal prosecutors could charge him with mailing anthrax-laced letters after the 9/11 attacks. Authorities say that the letters may have been part of a warped plan by Bruce Ivins to test a vaccine for th
1. John Edwards admits to an extramarital affair. But the former US Democratic presidential candidate denies fathering the woman's daughter. Edwards tells ABC News he lied repeatedly about the affair with a 42-year-old woman, but says that he did no
1. Russian forces are pulling back from a town near Georgia's capital. That action comes after Russia's president signed a ceasefire deal earlier today. However other Russian troops remain entrenched in Georgian territory. 2. Florida has declared a
1. A new Barack Obama ad that begins airing on national cable tomorrow calls John McCain's reaction to the recent financial turmoil erratic. The ad also accuses McCain of trying to shift debate from the economy to Obama's character. Sarah Palin has
1. Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama make their last-minute pleas to voters days before Election Day. McCain says Obama is running for redistributor in chief while Obama told radio listeners his election would change the world. 2.
1. President-elect Barack Obama keeps working on a list of foreign leaders, talking to Russia's president, both agreeing they should meet soon. Obama is also being slammed by Iran after saying it is unacceptable for the nation to develop nuclear wea