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Bomb threat leads to Rhode Island Wal-Mart evacuation, money transfer

Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:58 p.m.

A bomb threat that caused the evacuation of a Wal-Mart and led employees to wire $10,000 to the caller appears to be part of a broader scam targeting other businesses around the country, authorities said.

Detained Iranians released after Iraqi intervention

By Bassem Mroue · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:57 p.m.

Eight Iranians, including two diplomats, were released by U.S. forces Wednesday after being detained because unauthorized weapons were found in their cars, the U.S. military said. An adviser to the top U.S. general in Iraq called the detentions “regrettable.”

Second anniversary of Katrina brings celebrations, anger

By Cain Burdeau · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:56 p.m.

As bells rang out, honoring the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in New Orleans, residents paused from their grim rebuilding efforts Wednesday to remember the dead and all their neighbors who are still unable to return.

Burnout

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:25 p.m.

A firefighter sprays water to help maintain a fire break as smoke billows behind Tuesday in Ketchum, Idaho.

Dark side of the moon

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:24 p.m.

The shadow of the earth can be seen on the moon following a total lunar eclipse viewed early Tuesday, near Greenwater, Wash.

Pakistani power struggle heats up between exiled rivals

By Stephen Graham · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:10 p.m.

The power struggle that could unseat President Gen. Pervez Musharraf heated up Tuesday, as his main rivals dug in against his re-election plan and the government defended a ban on two exiled opposition leaders serving again as prime minister.

Virtual police to patrol China’s Internet to prevent illegal content

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:09 p.m.

Police in China’s capital said Tuesday they will start patrolling the Web using animated beat officers that pop up on a user’s browser and walk, bike or drive across the screen warning them to stay away from illegal Internet content.

Idaho senator’s future in question

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:08 p.m.

Senate Republican leaders called for an ethics committee review Tuesday into Idaho Sen. Larry Craig’s guilty plea in a police sting operation this summer in an airport men’s room.

Foreign minister Abdullah Gul wins Turkish presidency

Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 11:07 p.m.

A devout Muslim with a background in political Islam won the Turkish presidency Tuesday, in a major triumph for the Islamic-rooted government after months of confrontation with the secular establishment.

Suicide bomber attacks convoy

By Rahim Faiez · Sunday, Aug. 26,2007 10:09 p.m.

A string of bombings and gun battles reported around Afghanistan Saturday killed 41 people and left at least six wounded, including two foreigners hurt in a suicide bombing near the capital.

Search continues in Utah

Sunday, Aug. 26,2007 10:04 p.m.

A torn sign hangs on the side of the road leading to the Crandall Canyon Mine in Huntington, Utah on Saturday.

How happy are we?

Sunday, Aug. 26,2007 9:54 p.m.

The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan long ago dispensed with the notion of Gross National Product as a gauge of well-being. The king decreed that his people would aspire to Gross National Happiness instead.

Thousands flooded out of homes

Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 11:08 p.m.

Laura Hutson reacts to viewing a flooded Clinton court in Findlay, Ohio, on Wednesday.

U.S. court to rehear case on suspected combatant

Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 10:48 p.m.

A federal appeals court will reconsider its ruling that a legal U.S. resident being held as a suspected enemy combatant should be charged or released from military custody.

Fire scorches Sicilian town

By AP Reports · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:49 p.m.

A brush fire burns on a hill above the Sicilian town of Cefalu, southern Italy, on Wednesday.

FOIA challenged by White House administration office

By Pete Yost · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:47 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Opening a new front in the Bush administration’s battle to keep its records confidential, the Justice Department is contending that the White House Office of Administration is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

CIA watchdog: Agency officers did not effectively tackle al-Qaida before 9/11

By Katherine Shrader · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 1:11 a.m.

WASHINGTON – Former CIA Director George Tenet did not use all of his available powers and the U.S. spy community lacked a comprehensive plan to stop al-Qaida in the run-up to the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the agency’s internal watchdog concluded in a report released Tuesday.

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