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1. Officials say 43 of 48 people on an original Ebola watch list in Texas have passed the 21-day maximum incubation period for the virus, and are now in the clear. 2. In a significant shift, Turkeys Foreign Minister announced Monday that they will he
1. A jury has found a 23-year-old man guilty of murder in the deaths of baseball player Nick Adenhart and two others in a drunk driving crash. Adenhart died in April last year, just hours after pitching six scoreless innings in his season debut with
1. Months of campaigning have all come down to this. Iowans are caucusing tonight in the first real test of the 2008 presidential election season. Whoever wins claims not only an early lead in the race to the White House but also gets momentum of hea
1.In New Hampshire turnout appears brisk for the nation's first primary. All the presidential candidates are vying for the independent vote, making up almost half of voters in the state. Polls give the lead to John McCain on the Republican side and
1. O.J. Simpson in custody in Florida, on allegations he violated terms of his release on bail in a Las Vegas armed robbery case. Simpson is scheduled to appear before a Las Vegas judge next week. That judge is filing a motion to revoke the football
1.Barack Obama is facing criticism from Hillary Clinton. The former First Lady says Obama isn't living up to his claim to be a new type of leader. On the Republican side, Mitt Romney's schedule is jam-packed in an effort to beat John McCain. A forme
1.More than 350 people are reportedly dead in Myanmar after a powerful cyclone hit the country's southwest coast. Five regions have been declared disaster zones. Thousands of homes have also been destroyed. 2.The horse racing world is reeling after
1. One hundred eight-seven delegates are at stake as voters in North Carolina and Indiana cast ballots in the Democratic presidential primaries. Neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama has made vote predictions about the outcome. And it may not sett
1. Rescue teams have reached the epicenter of China's massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Chinese media report fewer than 100 people have been saved in Sichuan Province. Nearly 15, 000 have died and the number is expected to go even higher. 2. Authori
1. Hurricane Ike is making its way past the Bahamas on a heading toward Cuba. At last report, its top winds were near 135 miles an hour. Officials in Florida are taking precautions. A hurricane watch has been issued for the Keys and evacuations are
1. Hurricane Ike roared ashore early this morning, causing extensive damage in Southeast Texas and southern Louisiana. Thousands of homes and government buildings are flooded and several roads washed out. 2. The death toll from Friday's train collis
1. New images revealed that North Korea has a second long-range missile base. One analyst says the base is a clear indication the country continues to develop its ballistic missile program. An American official says US intelligence has been aware of
1. New Orleans evacuees have been told they can't go home again yet. Mayor Nagin is telling residents to wait in shelters and motels for a few more days. Meantime, those who stay behind are already cleaning up the mess in Hurricane Gustav's wake. 2.
1.Hurricane Gustav is just a day away from a possible major hit on New Orleans. The mayor is pleading with the last of the the city's residents to get out. Meanwhile, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and other state officials are encouraging all coas
1.The FBI has released documents saying Army scientist Bruce Ivins had custody of anthrax spores identical to those that killed five and sickened at least 17 others in 2001.The FBI also says Ivins worked unusually late lab work hours around the time
1. Long-time columnist Robert Novak says he's retiring immediately, a week after being diagnosed with the brain tumor. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Novak's condition is dire. The 77-year-old told the paper that he plans to receive radiation an
1. Despite Georgia's call for a ceasefire, it appears the war between the former Soviet state and Russia over the breakaway province of South Ossetia continues to escalate. Russian news agencies say the Defense Ministry claims to have sunk a Georgia
1. Georgia's president says Russian troops have effectively cut the country in half. Troops have seized a strategic city that straddles the country's main east-west highway. Meantime, a State Department spokesman says the US wants to see the Russian
1. New York City police are searching for a bicyclist caught on tape pedaling away from a landmark military recruiting station moments before a small bomb went off, damaging the office in the heart of Times Square. The bike was later found in the tr
1. Attorney General Eric Holder is calling it a severe blow to a dangerous organization. Memebers of a Christian militia have been charged `with plotting to kill police officers before attempting to kill more during a funeral. FBI agents have arreste