A 2008 firefight in eastern Afghanistan has become a template for how not to win there, and helps to explain the strategy of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the new commander.
Tens of thousands of people celebrated in Rio de Janeiro after the Brazilian city beat Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago in the International Olympic Committee’s vote.
AP - An earthquake survivor trapped in a collapsed hotel in western Indonesia sent a text message saying he and some others were alive, triggering a frantic rescue operation Saturday.
AP - A newborn infant kidnapped from his mother in Tennessee was found safe in Alabama on Friday, and a woman suspected of abducting the baby was arrested, police said.
AP - A Chicago-area man accused of taping surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews in a hotel room was arrested at Chicago's O'Hare airport Friday night, the FBI said.
An alleged extortion attempt against late-night talk show host David Letterman is not the first time his private woes have become public. Heart problems, a troubled stalker and a plot to kidnap his son have all landed Letterman in the news and provided fodder for jokes, including some of his own.
Authorities arrested a man accused of secretly taping ESPN sports reporter Erin Andrews in the nude and posting the videos on the Internet, the FBI said Friday.
Elizabeth Smart was not afraid to face Brian Mitchell in her first testimony detailing her abduction. In fact, her father said, she wanted the man who allegedly kept her tethered to a tree in the Utah woods muzzled and forced to listen. Mitchell is accused of abducting Smart from her home in 2002. Smart said that during nine months of captivity, no 24-hour period passed without Mitchell raping her.