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Fort Hood victim 'died as she lived'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:04:03 EST

Huddling under umbrellas in a chilly rain, friends, relatives and comrades gathered at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to lay to rest another of the victims of the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas.

Sanford faces 37 ethics charges

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:30 EST

The South Carolina Ethics Commission has charged Gov. Mark Sanford with 37 counts of violating state ethics laws, according to a complaint released by the commission on Monday.

21 massacred in Philippines

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:07:26 EST

Gunmen kidnapped and killed at least 21 people in the Philippines today in what a presidential adviser called the most "gruesome massacre of civilians" in recent history.

January Iraq elections face obstacles

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:56:40 EST

The Iraqi parliament passed an amended election law Monday, but it failed to address concerns of the country's Sunni Arab vice president. That raised doubts about whether nationwide elections will take place as constitutionally required in January.

8 Somali-Americans face terror charges

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:25:10 EST

Eight Somali-American men from Minnesota are charged with federal terror-related counts for attempting to recruit fighters for al-Shabaab, a Somali group considered a terror organization by the United States, officials said Monday.

Reports link Chinese drywall, corrosion

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:50:13 EST

The suspected link between Chinese drywall and toxic effects reported by thousands of U.S. homeowners was strengthened Monday by three government reports.

Health care bill moves ahead

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:04:23 EST

Senate Democrats cleared a major hurdle this weekend by voting to move ahead with debate on health care reform, but it was hardly a unified party standing behind the bill.

Khloe Kardashian, new husband nesting

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:56:13 EST

Khloe Kardashian and her new husband, basketball player Lamar Odom, have found themselves a newlywed love nest.

Galileo's missing fingers found in jar

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:05:29 EST

Two fingers cut from the hand of Italian astronomer Galileo nearly 300 years ago have been rediscovered more than a century after they were last seen, an Italian museum director said Monday.