Attacks in Mosul force Christians to flee
An upswing in insurgent attacks against Christians in Mosul has forced 500 families to flee in the last week, the governor of northern Iraq's Ninevah province said Saturday.

Snake bites mailman — who finishes rounds
Forget rain, sleet or snow. The bite of a poisonous snake wasn't enough to keep a Florida mail carrier from his appointed rounds Friday.

U.S. takes N. Korea off terror watchlist

North Korea agreed to all U.S. nuclear inspection demands and the Bush administration responded Saturday by removing the communist country from a terrorism blacklist.

FBI releases files on Jack Anderson

In caustic comments on internal FBI memos, bureau director J. Edgar Hoover referred to prominent columnist Jack Anderson with undisguised contempt, calling him "a jackal."

Man gets prison for killing fan after Bonds' 700th
Confrontation outside Giants ballpark following historic home run

McCain strikes back at Obama ally

Republican John McCain, the clock ticking down on a chance to narrow Democrat Barack Obama's lead in polls, on Saturday fended off comments comparing him to a well-known segregationist.

2,500 flee chemical leak in western Pa.
A corrosive liquid overflows a tank at a chemical plant in western Pennsylvania, evaporating into a toxic cloud that snaked along the ground and forced about 2,500 to flee.

Zimbabwe president claims key ministries

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, locked in a standoff with the opposition in power-sharing talks, lays claim to all key ministries as he tries to retain his iron grip on the nation.

Palin at times blurred church-state line

As mayor and governor, Sarah Palin used elected office to promote religious causes, sometimes at taxpayer expense and in ways that blur the line between church and state.