Stock futures fall after foiled UK airline plot (Reuters)

" By Emily Chasan 1 hour, 36 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures fell on Thursday after British police foiled a plot to blow up commercial aircraft flying between Britain and the United States, shaking European markets. "We're headed for a lower opening and that's...

Security increases at US airports

" U.S. air travelers poured out liquids, opened their bags for inspection and endured long waits Thursday as airports heightened security and some flights were canceled or delayed after the discovery of a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the United...

Iranian president chides Bush in CBS interview (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave an interview to U.S. television network CBS in which he criticized U.S. President George W. Bush " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> President George W. Bush 's handling of the international...

Survey: Online sexual solicitations down (AP)

" NEW YORK - Fewer youths are receiving sexual solicitations over the Internet as they become smarter about where they hang out and with whom they communicate online, researchers said Wednesday. The findings, from a telephone-based survey sponsored by the government-funded...

An award for 14 seconds of work? (AP)

" NEW YORK - The television academy is facing uncomfortable questions about its procedures after Ellen Burstyn " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Ellen Burstyn was nominated for a best supporting actress Emmy for a 14-second performance. Burstyn appeared...

N.Y. fugitive surrenders after a decade (AP)

" NEW YORK - After evading authorities for nearly a decade, a fugitive featured almost a dozen times on "America's Most Wanted" walked into a police precinct and turned himself in, saying it was "the right thing to do." Chaka Raysor, 37, has been profiled at least 11 times...

Lindsay Lohan wants to visit troops in Iraq (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Lindsay Lohan wants to entertain U.S. troops in Iraq " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Iraq and follow in the footsteps of her idol, Marilyn Monroe, who visited...

Battle to save ceasefire plan - The Australian

" By Tim Witcher in New York FRANCE and the United States battled overnight to revive a desperately needed UN Security Council resolution on the Middle East conflict as Israel pressed its four-week-old military offensive against Hezbollah. France said a new draft resolution...

NASCAR sued for racial discrimination (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

" 59 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former African-American crewman who once worked on NASCAR " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> NASCAR 's Winston Cup circuit sued the governing body of the U.S. stock car series on Tuesday for race discrimination and...

Commentators Are Having a Poor Middle East Conflict - Huffington Post

" (2comments) READ MORE: Iraq , New York Times , Afghanistan , Israel , Lebanon If the first casualty of war is truth, the second is comment. While soldiers fight, diplomats struggle and civilians die, the commentariat is having a poor Middle East conflict. "Solutionists"...

Aramark agrees to $6.3 billion buyout (AP)

" 37 minutes ago PHILADELPHIA - Aramark Corp. agreed to a $6.3 billion buyout by a group of investors including Joseph Neubauer, the chairman and CEO of the food services provider. The buyers will also assume $2 billion in debt. Aramark said Tuesday that shareholders will get...