Roman Catholic militiamen are gearing up for clashes with Muslim rebels again, more than 30 years after all-out communal war tore through the island of Mindanao.
Questions are swirling about whether Bernard L. Madoff acted alone and why his suspected con game, in which billions were lost, was not uncovered sooner.
AP - With Congress gridlocked and the economy floundering, the Bush administration declared Friday it would step in to prevent the "precipitous collapse" of the U.S. auto industry and the disastrous loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs sure to follow.
AP - A fundraiser held by Indian-American businessmen three days before Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges emerged Friday as a potentially key event in the federal investigation into whether he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
AP - Illinois plunged deeper into turmoil Friday over disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich as the attorney general asked the state's highest court to strip the governor of his powers, billions of dollars in bills went unpaid and lawmakers moved closer to impeaching the scandal-plagued politician.
Atlanta courthouse killer Brian Nichols was spared a death sentence tonight after the jury deliberating his fate announced it could not agree on a sentence. The judge in the case will sentence Nichols on Saturday. Because the jury was unable to agree unanimously on the death penalty, the most severe sentence facing Nichols is life without parole.
Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, asked by reporters today whether he plans to resign, said only that he'll "have a lot to say at the appropriate time." Hours earlier, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan had asked the state Supreme Court to remove Blagojevich -- accused of trying to sell off a U.S. Senate seat -- temporarily from office.
Investigators said today they think remains found in woods Thursday are those of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony. DNA tests are pending. Police believe the remains are Caylee's because they are consistent with a child of Caylee's age, they were found near the home of Caylee's grandparents, and no other children have been reported missing in the area.