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1. Officials in India say more than a dozen explosions in a western city have killed 29 people and wounded scores more. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility. The explosions come a day after seven similar blasts struck another city in
1. Outrageous. That's President Barack Obama's one-word reaction to a report that Wall Street employees got more than 18 billion dollars in bonuses last year. Obama has said financial companies that have accepted federal bailout money should limit b
1. An insurgent group that includes al-Qaeda in Iraq is claiming responsibility for a suicide truck bombing that killed nine U.S. soldiers and wounded 20. It happened at a patrol base northeast of Baghdad. This is one of the deadliest attacks on Ame
1. The bells are tolling as Virginia pauses to pay tribute to those killed in the Virginia Tech shootings. It's a day of mourning in the state and for many around country and the world. 2. One of the Virginia Tech victims was buried in Israel today.
1. Churches around Virginia Tech were packed Sunday as students and residents turned to the pulpit for guidance and reassurance. Classes are set to resume at the university Monday, a full week after 32 people were killed by a gunman. 2. An air show
1. In Afghanistan, the Pentagon is extending the tour of more than 2,000 Marines after insisting the unit would come home on time. Military leaders say they need more troops. So now the unit is due home in early November. 2. Hostages released in Col
1. Police in Illinois say they have evidence linking this man to eight murders over the past week. They are warning the public that Nicholas Sheley is armed and dangerous. And they are offering a 25-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to
1. A Boston medical student is being held without bail on murder, armed robbery and kidnapping charges. Prosecutors accused Philip Markoff of targeting women who advertised services on Craigslist. Markoff's attorney says his 23-year-old client is no
1. President Barack Obama says he has seen positive signs from both Cuba and Venezuela in his four-day trip to Central America, but says the test is in deeds not words. Obama said the signals provided an opportunity for frank dialogue on issues incl
1. Authorities have searched the home of the man they say is responsible for killing 13 people and then killing himself at a Binghamton, New York immigration center. One law enforcement officer, speaking anonymously, says the man's name Jiverly Voon
1.Richard Phillips has returned home and balloons and signs welcomed the captain of the ship seized by Somali pirates back to his small Vermont town of Underhill Friday. Phillips was rescued in a daring Navy Seal sniper operation on Easter Sunday. 2
1. President Barack Obama has been discussing trade, security and other issues at the opening sessions of the Summit of the Americas. Obama says he hopes to open a new chapter in America's relations with South and Central America. 2. Meantime, the W
1.Three Americans held hostage by rebels in Colombia for more than five years are heading home to Florida. The men had been recovering at a San Antonio, Texas hospital since being rescued in an undercover operation last week. 2.President Bush s form
1. President Bush has lifted an executive ban on offshore oil drilling. But the move, by itself, will do nothing unless Congress acts as well. The ban has stood since his father Bush Senior, was president. 2. Authorities in North Carolina have charg
1. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has withdrawn his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary. Obama has accepted Richardson's withdrawal. A federal grand jury is investigating how a California company that contributed
1. The Israeli air force has been dropping leaflets throughout Gaza, saying it plans to escalate its offensive. Palestinian officials say more than 800 people have died so far in the fighting. Meanwhile, the president of the Palestinian authority is
1. Israel's chief military spokesman says the army has begun sending reserve units into the Gaza Strip. It's a strong signal that Israel is entering a new phase of its 16-day offensive against Hamas. 2. More than 250 people are feared dead after a f
1.President Barack Obama's meeting with Britain's Queen Elizabeth is just one item on his busy agenda ahead of the G-20 summit in London. During his first European trip as president, Obama also accepted invitations to visit Russia and China later th
1. The US Navy has rescued the American sea captain held by Somali pirates. A senior US intelligence official said hostage Richard Phillips was not hurt in what appeared to be a swift firefight off the Somali coast. 2. Grass fires in Oklahoma have f
1.The crew of the Maersk Alabama says the number of pirates off the coast of Somalia is rising to crisis proportions. Sunday the crews captain Richard Philips was rescued by Navy Seals. Three pirates were killed during the rescue, a fourth is now in