The Bush administration is preparing to declare that Iran?s Revolutionary Guard Corps, a large branch of the military, is a foreign terrorist organization.
Congress tried and failed to pass immigration reform. But that hasn't stopped the Department of Homeland Security from pushing ahead with its own plan to deal with the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants inside the United States.
Portable GPS units are poised to become universal, with the once pricey technology now available in a variety of flavors that suit just about any budget. Virtually all mainstream models come car-ready, with kits for affixing them to the windshield or dashboard and chargers for plugging them in to the power outlet. Most also have decent batteries in case you want to carry them on the few final blocks of a walk or stick them in your backpack for a daylong hike. These models demonstrate what you can get in five price ranges:
A website's search function isn't just for finding specific products anymore. A growing number of e-tailers are using it for "searchandising," a hybrid of search and merchandising that lets them tailor results to cross-sell and upsell merchandise based on specific keywords input by customers.
AP - Four suicide bombers struck nearly simultaneously at communities of a small Kurdish sect in northwestern Iraq late Tuesday, killing at least 175 people and wounding 200 more, Iraqi military and local officials said.
AP - Hurricane Flossie was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, although Hawaii's Big Island remained under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning.
AP - Benjamin Netanyahu easily defeated a radical Jewish settler in the race to lead Israel's hardline Likud Party on Tuesday, boosting his ambitions to reclaim the country's premiership.
Hawaii is being battered by the outer bands of Hurricane Flossie as the storm's eye passes just south of the Big Island. Schools, beaches and public parks were closed, as was the access road to the upper reaches of Mauna Kea, the state's highest mountain.
Multiple suicide bombers targeted a religious minority in northern Iraq on Tuesday. Up to 175 are dead and 200 wounded, according to two Iraqi army sources. Police said U.S. military helicopters are helping to evacuate the wounded from Qahtaniya.
Mattel is recalling millions of its toys because of hazards to children. The toys, all made in China, include Sarge brand cars, Barbie and Tanner, Polly Pocket dolls and Batman action figures. Earlier this month, Mattel's Fisher-Price division recalled 1.5 million toys made in China.
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