Hundreds of Pakistani villagers who have formed an anti-Taliban militia battled for the fourth day Tuesday to remove the Islamic militants from a region of northwest Pakistan. Outraged over a suicide attack on a local mosque during Friday prayers, about 400 residents formed the militia early Saturd… more

Tue Jun 09 01:18pm CDT

Workers were believed trapped after the roof collapsed Tuesday at a food plant near Raleigh, North Carolina, CNN affiliate WRAL-TV reported. more

Tue Jun 09 01:16pm CDT

The first bodies recovered from the Air France crash were flown by helicopter to the Brazilian archipelago of Fernando de Noronha today. Also today, Air France announced it will quickly replace air sensors on all of its Airbus A330 and A340 jets. The parts are suspected of contributing to last week… more

Tue Jun 09 01:15pm CDT

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court warily confronted a case Wednesday that mixes limits on free speech with issues of church-state separation. The justices engaged in lively arguments over a small religious group s efforts to place a monument in a public park that already is home to a Ten Commandments … more

Wed Nov 12 04:30pm CST

Supporters of gay marriage, frustrated over a ballot-box defeat in California, have channeled much of their anger toward the towering white spires of Mormon temples. For months, the Mormon church sought to portray itself as just one member of a coalition of Catholics, evangelicals, black Protestant… more

Wed Nov 12 04:23pm CST

RATANPUR, Nepal - The teenage boy revered by many as a reincarnation of Buddha sat silently in the jungle as he blessed his devotees Wednesday with a light tap on the head, which they consider the touch of the divine. His face was still, his long hair spilled over his... more

Wed Nov 12 04:20pm CST