The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, pardoned two jailed journalists after meeting with former President Bill Clinton, the state news agency reported.
Nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling off the U.S. over recent days in a rare mission that has raised concerns at the Pentagon and intelligence agencies.
AP - His mission accomplished, former President Bill Clinton left Pyongyang early Wednesday accompanied by American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling after North Korean leader Kim Jong Il pardoned the women from their 12-year prison sentences.
AP - The Senate held a history-making debate Tuesday on confirming Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice, with Republican opponents asserting she would bring bias to the bench and Democratic supporters saying she was a mainstream moderate.
AP - Defense officials say two nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling in international waters off the East Coast for several days.
Two U.S. journalists who had been detained by North Korea are traveling back to the United States with former President Clinton, his spokesman said. North Korean President Kim Jong Il earlier had pardoned and ordered the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee after meeting with Clinton, state-run news agency KCNA said.
People were "thrown to the roof as if they were dolls" and some feared for their lives when a Continental Airlines flight ran into turbulence, shaken passengers said. The turbulence struck without warning several hours into Monday's Continental Flight 128 from Rio de Janeiro to Houston. The pilot diverted the jet to Miami to get treatment for the injured.