Hosam Smadi liked his American teachers, rarely visited the mosque, and came from prominent families that reject terrorism. Why was he talking about jihad on extremist websites?
Interim Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti dramatically dialed back his tough rhetoric on Monday, one day after issuing a draconian decree to curb civil liberties.
The U.S. and diplomats from five other countries are meeting with Iran Thursday in Geneva, a day after a U.S. visit from Iran’s foreign minister, the first of its kind in a decade.
AP - A powerful earthquake that struck western Indonesia trapped thousands of people under collapsed buildings — including hospitals, a hotel and a classroom, officials said. At least 200 bodies were found in one coastal city and the toll was expected to be far higher.
AP - Police searched a ghastly landscape of mud-swept streets, pulverized homes and bodies scattered in a swamp Wednesday as dazed survivors emerged from the muck of an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 120 in the South Pacific.
AP - Ken Lewis' legacy as CEO of Bank of America Corp. will likely be determined by whether his successor can do what Lewis couldn't: prove that the bank's messy acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. was worth the money.
What appears to be the outline of a child in a fetal position can be seen in a photograph of the trunk liner from the car driven by Casey Anthony, a Florida woman charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, according to documents released in the case. Prosecutors have said they are seeking the death penalty against her in the death of her daughter, Caylee.
Freshman U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson refused to back down Wednesday from remarks made on the House floor the night before, in which he said the Republican health care plan calls for sick people to "die quickly."
A major earthquake in Indonesia today killed at least 75 people, according to a Red Cross disaster report, citing an official report from the country's vice president. Earlier, Rustam Pakaya, the head of the Ministry of Health's crisis center, said thousands may be trapped by collapsed buildings and houses.