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AP - 1 hour , 34 minutes ago
A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons.
 
  • Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn
    AP - 1 hour , 42 minutes ago
    A top general, the secretary of state, the White House and political and religious leaders from around the world have decried a plan by the leader of a small Florida church to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 attacks. The Rev. Terry Jones is not backing down.
  • Colorado wildfire destroys more than 130 homes
    AP - 39 minutes ago
    A wildfire burning in the canyons and steep mountainsides near Boulder became one of the most destructive blazes in Colorado history Wednesday as authorities determined it had destroyed at least 135 homes in just three days.
  • BP report blames itself, others for oil spill
    AP - 6 hours , 50 minutes ago
    BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig.
  • AP Exclusive: Backers of NYC mosque appear divided
    AP - 1 hour , 30 minutes ago
    The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions about the future of the project, with one major investor saying he is prepared to sell some or all of the site if the price is right.
  • LA police chief greeted by boos at meeting
    AP - 22 minutes ago
    Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has been greeted by boos, whistles and chants of "justicia!" by an angry crowd at a community meeting intended to calm residents after the fatal police shooting of a knife-wielding man.
  • Remnants of Hermine flood Texas; buffet Oklahoma
    AP - 1 hour , 44 minutes ago
    The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine swept northward through Texas and into Oklahoma on Wednesday, forcing more than 100 high-water rescues, swamping city neighborhoods, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people.
  • CHP: Murder suspect strangled woman during pursuit
    AP - 3 hours , 30 minutes ago
    A murder suspect linked to four deaths in Northern California strangled his girlfriend while being pursued by police at speeds of around 100 mph on a blown-out tire last week before being shot and killed by officers, authorities said Wednesday.
  • Wind-whipped fires add to Detroit's economic woes
    AP - 4 hours , 11 minutes ago
    For a city already struggling with high unemployment, widespread foreclosures and deep budget cuts, here was another crisis: Wind-whipped fires tearing through row after row of homes, some of them abandoned.
  • Ind. activist to head federal anti-carp campaign
    AP - 4 hours , 43 minutes ago
    John Goss, an environmental activist and former state official from Indiana, was appointed Wednesday as the Obama administration's point man in the fight to prevent Asian carp from gaining a foothold in the Great Lakes.
  • Chicago mayor race wide open as Daley steps aside
    AP - 6 hours , 20 minutes ago
    Months of political jockeying began in earnest Wednesday as speculation grew about who would try to succeed Mayor Richard M. Daley as leader of the nation's third-largest city, including one-time aide and current White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
  • Fla. pastor on fringe of US Christian life
    AP - 6 hours , 20 minutes ago
    The Florida pastor who plans to burn the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11 is rooted in Pentecostal tradition that believes Christians are engaged in a modern-day spiritual battle with evil.
  • Xbox blocks W.Va. gamer over town's name: Fort Gay
    AP - 9 hours , 38 minutes ago
    Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay -- a name the company considered offensive.
  • Grassley seeks answers to USDA's role at egg farms
    AP - 9 hours , 45 minutes ago
    Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley is asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to address accusations that federal workers ignored complaints about conditions at two Iowa farms involved in the recall of salmonella-tainted eggs.
  • Accused Somali pirate pleads guilty in DC
    AP - 9 hours , 59 minutes ago
    An accused Somali pirate has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy from a November 2008 attack in the Gulf of Aden on a Danish ship carrying cargo from a U.S. company.
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