Critics say Typhoon Morakot is Ma Ying-jeou's Hurricane Katrina. He has been faulted for weak leadership in dealing with a devastating storm that killed at least 127, with hundreds still missing.
The Libyan intelligence agent convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 drew closer to release from a British jail on Tuesday when a procedural hurdle was removed.
Given hardening Republican opposition to Congressional health care proposals, Democrats now say they see little chance of the minority’s cooperation in approving any overhaul.
As part of the larger debate about the transformation of the F.B.I., some counterterrorism specialists question the value of threat squads that vet thousands of tips but find few leads.
AP - Frustrated liberals have a question for President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers: Isn't it time the other guys gave a little ground on health care? What's the point of a bipartisan bill, they ask, if we're making all the concessions?
AP - Bill became a major hurricane far out in the Atlantic on Tuesday, with winds whipping near 125 mph, and forecasters say it could strengthen even further.
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that information her husband brought back from North Korea has been "extremely helpful" by providing a window into what's happening in the reclusive country.
The son of a Florida couple known for adopting special-needs children was in his parents' room when they were slain in a home invasion last month, according to documents released by prosecutors. A nurse who interviewed the boy, who has autism and speech issues, told police that the child said "two bad men" woke Byrd Billings and said, "You're going to die."
Bill was upgraded to a major hurricane Tuesday with maximum sustained winds of near 125 miles an hour, making it a Category 3. The National Hurricane Center expects Bill to turn to the northwest Wednesday, heading nearer to the upper U.S. East Coast.
Ancient man may have started global warming through massive deforestation and burning that could have permanently altered the Earth's climate, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. The study says farmers burned down so many forests that huge amounts of carbon dioxide were pumped into the atmosphere. The possible result? Earth warmed up and changed the climate forever.
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