Typhoon Megi, after wreaking havoc on the Philippines, has made landfall in Taiwan. Rockslides blocked roads and stranded travelers after Megi hurled winds at 100 miles per hour across the island nation.

A package covered in swastikas and containing a suspicious white powder was sent to Arizona congressman Raul Grijalva, Thursday. The powder has been sent for testing.

Bill Clinton will make the rounds in Michigan this weekend in an effort to rescue Democrats from a potentially disastrous midterm election next week.

AP - The Obama administration is withholding assistance to some Pakistani military units over concerns they may have been involved in human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and torture, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.

AP - A California businessman who spent more than two years in an Iranian prison after being accused of passing money to a rebel group returned home Thursday.

AP - Japan warned Friday that the global economy will lose if countries compete to devalue their currencies, as top finance officials from the world's leading economies gathered for two days of talks they hope will defuse growing tensions over exchange rates.