'Mississippi Burning' trial to recall civil rights battles

Jury selection begins Monday in a 1964 civil rights case that still haunts this rural town of 7,300 residents.

Negotiations continue with suspected killer 18 stories up

A man sought in connection with his ex-girlfriend's death refused to climb down Thursday from an 18-story crane he ascended the day before at an Atlanta construction site. More: ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A Florida man wanted in his ex-girlfriend's beating death passed the...

Burger, fries and fast-food tax to go?

Tax on fast-food may be a distasteful idea for whopper-lovers but at least one major city in the Midwest is seriously considering such a proposal.

Study: Nation's traffic jams worsening

If getting stuck in traffic makes you want to roll down your car window and scream, look no further than another of those studies to find the bad news: Gridlock is getting worse. Congestion delayed travelers 79 million more hours and wasted 69 million more gallons of fuel...

iPod blamed for spike in subway crime

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Lawyers object to Moussaoui guilty plea

Attorneys for Zacarias Moussaoui plan to object Friday to an expected guilty plea by their client, the only person charged in the United States in the terrorism conspiracy behind the September 11, 2001, attacks,...

Three 9/11 suspects go on trial in Spain

Three al Qaeda suspects charged with helping to plan the September 11 attacks in the United States go on trial Friday in Madrid, along with 21 other suspects who allegedly belonged to the al Qaeda cell in Spain.

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