Student dead after school shooting
A 16-year-old student has died after a shooting at a Knoxville high school, authorities said on Thursday.
WashPost: ‘Other' China hides behind Olympics
It's obvious in China's fixation on gold medals that the Olympics are a deadly win-at-all-costs national project.
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.
Struggling at a million-dollar horse stable
In the electoral battleground of the Denver suburbs, Stan and Christine Penton are the embodiment of voters that both parties are trying desperately to woo. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.
Russia blocks port city as deadline looms
Russian forces blocked the only land entrance to Georgia's main port city on Thursday, a day before Russia promised to complete a troop pullout from its ex-Soviet neighbor.
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.
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.
Security tight for conventions
Every day the Secret Service thinks: Today could be THE day.
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.
Buzz over Biden for VP crystalizes concerns
Sen. Joe Biden's emergence at the center of speculation about who will be Barack Obama's running mate may say more about Obama's challenges in the presidential race than it does about the final selection.
