Early results showed equal gains for Benazir Bhutto?s Pakistan Peoples Party, and the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the faction led by the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
AP - Pakistan opposition parties took commanding leads in unofficial returns early Tuesday in Parliamentary elections, heading toward a victory that could challenge President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after seizing power in a military coup.
AP - Sen. Barack Obama said Monday that he doesn't think it's a big deal that he borrowed lines from his friend Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, although he probably should have given him credit.
AP - Air Force officials are warning that unless their budget is increased dramatically, and soon, the military's high-flying branch won't dominate the skies as it has for decades.
Results from Pakistan's parliamentary elections are trickling in, with the party of assassinated Benazir Bhutto reportedly doing well in its traditional provincial strongholds. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party was reported leading in the cities of Rawalpindi and Lahore.
The U.S. Navy will likely attempt to shoot down a faulty spy satellite on Thursday, the day after the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to land, two officials told CNN today. The Navy plans to fire a missile at the satellite as it enters Earth's atmosphere.
Amtrak passengers will be subjected to random screening of their carry-on bags as part of a new security initiative that will include armed officers and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, an Amtrak spokeswoman said Monday.