Owner: Doomed jet experienced overheating
The jetliner that crashed in Madrid experienced overheating in an air intake valve before a first attempt at takeoff, but it is not clear if that had anything to do with the disaster, its owner said Thursday.
13 hurt as bomb targets Turkish cops
A car bomb in western Turkey injured at least 13 people, mostly police officers, local media reported on Thursday.
Illinois sheriff does jail time - voluntarily
The Lake County sheriff is behind bars — voluntarily. His goal is to talk to inmates so he can see the jail from their perspective and try to solve potential problems.
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.
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.
Security tight for conventions
Every day the Secret Service thinks: Today could be THE day.
Lost baby whale faces mercy killing
An abandoned baby whale that has been attempting to suckle boats in the waters off north Sydney will be euthanized because it is in such poor condition, an environmental official said Thursday.
OT goal gives U.S. women soccer gold
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.
Gators prowl as Fay heads back to Fla.
Tropical Storm Fay hung offshore Thursday and poured more rain on Florida's central Atlantic coast after flooding hundreds of homes and leaving much of the state a soggy mess.
