Bachmann says she'd consider Everglades drilling

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Sunday that she would consider oil and natural gas drilling in the Everglades if it can be done without harming the environment. Bachman said the United States needs to tap into all of its energy resources no matter where they exist if it can be done responsibly. "The United States needs...

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29 dead in suicide bomb in Iraq mosque

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque Sunday night, killing 29 people during prayers, a shocking strike on a place of worship similar to the one that brought Iraq to the brink of civil war five years ago.Iraqi security officials said parliament lawmaker Khalid al-Fahdawi, a Sunni, was among the dead in the...

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Gadhafi forces killed detainees, survivors say

Retreating loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi killed scores of detainees and arbitrarily shot civilians over the past week, as rebel forces extended their control over the Libyan capital, survivors and a human rights group said Sunday.In one case, Gadhafi fighters opened fire and hurled grenades at more than 120 civilians huddling in a hangar...

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Irene: Wet, deadly and expensive, but no monster

Stripped of hurricane rank, Tropical Storm Irene spent the last of its fury Sunday, leaving treacherous flooding and millions without power — but an unfazed New York and relief that it was nothing like the nightmare authorities feared.Slowly, the East Coast surveyed the damage — up to $7 billion by one private estimate. The center of Irene...

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Va. soldier sought in 4 deaths found dead in Pa.

An Army officer suspected of killing four people in Pennsylvania and Virginia was found dead in a wooded area Sunday after a manhunt during Tropical Storm Irene's winds and drenching rains paralyzed residents in this Philadelphia suburb.Hours after he fired at several officers, wounding two of them, the body of Leonard John Egland, 37, of...

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Threat to David Letterman on Muslim forum

  A frequent contributor to a jihadist website has threatened David Letterman, urging Muslim followers to "cut the tongue" of the late-night host because of a joke the comic made on his CBS show. The Site Monitoring Service, a private intelligence organization that watches online activity, said Wednesday that the threat was posted a...

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3 die of rare brain infection from amoeba in water

Two children and a young man have died this summer from a brain-eating amoeba that lives in water, health officials say. This month, the rare infection killed a 16-year-old Florida girl, who fell ill after swimming, and a 9-year-old Virginia boy, who died a week after he went to a fishing day camp. The boy had been dunked the first day of camp, his mother told the Richmond Times-Dispatch.Those cases are consistent with past cases,...

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New Noah's Ark in Ky. aims to prove truth of Bible

Tucked away in a nondescript office park in northern Kentucky, Noah's followers are rebuilding his ark. The biblical wooden ship built to weather a worldwide flood was 500 feet long and about 80 feet high, according to Answers in Genesis, a Christian ministry devoted to a literal telling of the Old Testament.This modern ark, to be nestled...

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Turkey PM compares Syrian leader to Gadhafi

Turkey's prime minister compared Syria's president to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, as Damascus defied international calls to end the crackdown on a 5-month-old uprising.President Bashar Assad has unleashed tanks, ground troops and snipers in an attempt to retake control in rebellious areas. The military assault has escalated dramatically since...

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Joplin goes back to school 3 months after twister

Seniors and juniors are taking classes in a converted big-box store. Freshmen and sophomores are in a building across town. The new middle school is in an industrial park.Across Joplin, the schools are still a jumble, with books, computer monitors and unassembled furniture littering unfamiliar hallways. But as classes resumed Wednesday,...

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