Despite a stepped-up commitment from the United States to take in Iraqis who are in danger because they worked for the military, few are signing up to go, officials say.
The stock market plunged as investors were hit by fresh worries over declining consumer confidence, falling house prices, shrinking profits and uncertainty.
AP - A defiant Sen. Larry Craig denied any wrongdoing Tuesday despite his guilty plea this summer in a men's room police sting, emphatically adding, "I am not gay. I never have been gay."
AP - President Bush said Tuesday he wanted to celebrate the spirit of New Orleans. He chose to do so with Leah Chase, considered this proud, still-struggling city's Queen of Creole, known as much for her famous cooking as her warm personality.
AP - Taliban militants agreed Tuesday to release 19 South Korean church volunteers held hostage for six weeks after Seoul reaffirmed a pledge to withdraw its troops by year's end and prevent Christian missionaries from working in Afghanistan.
By hook or by crook, that's how Robert Green says he'll rebuild and return to the New Orleans home Hurricane Katrina took. His mother and granddaughter died in the disaster, and tourists now find amusement at the site of his pain. But he says he won't live anywhere else.
Senator Larry Craig, arrested for misdemeanor disorderly conduct in an airport restroom, said he regretted the decision to plead guilty. He also said he is not gay and accused an Idaho newspaper of conducting a witchhunt.
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak's defense team has filed notice that it may claim she was temporarily insane when she accosted a romantic rival and shot pepper spray at her, court documents say.