About 70 percent of the money from international donors will pay public salaries, while 30 percent is expected to be used for development, food relief, and other assistance.
AP - Republican Sen. John McCain grabbed an early lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary Tuesday night as he sought to climb back into contention for the presidential nomination. Sen. Barack Obama dueled with Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic contest.
AP - Small Iranian fast boats swarmed around massive U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf, and a man speaking heavily accented English threatened, "I am coming to you. ... You will explode," according to a video released Tuesday by the Pentagon.
AP - With his Republican rivals jockeying for victory in New Hampshire, presidential hopeful Fred Thompson sought Tuesday to boost his support in this early voting state considered critical to his campaign.
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in close race, CNN projects, John Edwards will be thirdJohn McCain ahead in Republican race, according to early resultsExit polls showed issues swayed Democrats but Republicans picked on personalityVoters pack polling stations amid excitement and good weather; record turnout expected
An autopsy is scheduled today on a hiker whose body was found Monday evening in a forest about 60 miles north of Atlanta. The man charged with kidnapping Meredith Emerson led investigators to her body, officials said.