U.S. Approves Plan to Help Citigroup Weather Losses

"Citigroup executives presented a plan to federal officials on Friday evening after a weeklong plunge in the company’s share price threatened to engulf other big banks. In tense, round-the-clock negotiations that stretched until almost midnight on Sunday, it became clear...

Jackson celebrates 50th with cake and cartoons

Why am I not surprised about the cartoons part??"NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Jackson celebrated his 50th birthday Friday, but he's still young at heart. ...

Eyewitness: Russian troops pull back

"All morning, the Russian soldiers had been standing listlessly around the checkpoint at Igoeti, just 35km (22 miles) from Tiblisi. As they cradled their rifles and chatted to local villagers, it seemed they were in no hurry to go. Then suddenly, at around noon, the first...

Chances for U.S. Withdrawal

"BASRA -- The Bush administration's preliminary security pact with Iraq calls for withdrawing most American combat troops by 2011, a development that seemed almost unthinkable even a few months ago. One reason they're thinking about it now: the new assertiveness of Iraqi...

Too Little Sleep Can Make Us Go Violent

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Canine hero wins a chance at immortality

Cloning: good thing or bad thing? Read on." Poor old Trakr. Once hailed as a hero, the retired Halifax police dog can no longer use the hind legs that pushed him through the ruins of the World Trade Center as he sniffed for survivors. His hearing has faded and, at 15, his dog...

Not even those on ballot turn out to vote in tiny North Dakota town

"Not even those on ballot turn out to vote in tiny North Dakota town By JAMES MacPHERSON, AP Posted: 2008-06-15 21:28:09 BISMARCK, North Dakota (AP) - Pillsbury Mayor Darrel Brudevold said voter turnout in the city's primary election usually is fairly high."I dare say a...