Up to 225 days of White House e-mail lost
According to an internal document, the White House is missing as many as 225 days of e-mail dating back to 2003.
NFL players union chief Upshaw dies at 63
Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63.
Olympians share thoughts on ‘perfect athlete'
Emerging stars from the Beijing Olympics share their surprising choices for the perfect athlete.
Rice: U.S., Iraq close on troop timetable
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday the two countries have agreed that timetables should be set for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
OT goal gives U.S. women soccer gold
Amish population nearly doubles
The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in 16 years.
3 NATO troops die in Afghanistan
U.S.-led coalition troops battled a group of militants in eastern Afghanistan, killing over 30 insurgents, while three NATO soldiers were killed in a roadside blast elsewhere, officials said Thursday.
Rep. Tubbs Jones dies after hemorrhage
A Cleveland Clinic official says Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, has died after a brain hemorrhage.
Poll: McCain halves Obama's lead
The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds Obama up only 45-42 percent, as he still hasn't closed the deal with some Clinton backers.
NYT: Rural slice of Penn. tests Obama
Once solidly Democratic, the rural reaches of western Pennsylvania pose a particular hurdle for Barack Obama. One hears much hesitating talk about Obama, some not-so-subtly racial.
