Deadly Tornado Strikes Southeast
A line of severe storms sweeping across the Southeast damaged homes and businesses in at least four states. One person was killed and three were injured by a tornado in North Carolina.
"Best Santa Ever" A Pedophile?
A rare international alert seeking a man shown in dozens of raw child porn images quickly led to the arrest of a small-time actor, who painted faces at children's parties and performed as "the best Santa Claus anyone has ever seen."
Giant Texas Sinkhole's Appetite Decreasing
Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down, but that it could take months before it's clear whether surrounding areas are stable.
Katrina Victim Wins Powerball Prize
A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk.
Sharpton Chimes In On Philly Cop Beating
The Rev. Al Sharpton called a videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects in Philadelphia "worse than Rodney King," prompting the city's police commissioner to chide anyone "fanning flames ... from afar."
Web Photos Nab Child Predator In N.J.
Federal Agents arrested Wayne Nelson Corliss, age 59, in Union City, N.J., on charges of producing and distributing child pornography.
Records Reveal Sect's Family Network
Hand-scrawled records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the Yearning For Zion ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives.
Oil Prices Surge Ahead Of Driving Season
Oil prices surpassed a record $126 per barrel on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening dollar drove investors to snap up commodities.
Man Allegedly Pimped His Teenage Bride
Sheriff's deputies in Ash Fork say a 51-year-old man married a teenage girl and then invited other men to have sex with her while he took photographs.
Judge May Make CIA Torture Memo Public
The CIA must let a judge view a 2002 memo purportedly including waterboarding among interrogation methods to be used on prisoners in U.S. custody so he can decide whether it should be made public, the judge ruled.
Unemployment Applications Plummet
The number of newly laid off U.S. workers seeking unemployment benefits dropped much more than expected last week. The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for unemployment benefits fell to 365,000.
Cops: Man Who Killed Hikers Strikes Again
A convicted murderer is suspected of shooting and wounding two men on the Appalachian Trail a few miles from the spot where he killed two hikers in 1981, authorities said.
U.S. Plane Lost Panel, Kept Flying
American Airlines is investigating how a jet bound for Paris lost a panel from its belly shortly after taking off from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport before continuing on across the Atlantic.
Democrats' Housing Plan Faces Bush Veto
Strapped homeowners could refinance into government-backed mortgages and states would get money to deal with foreclosed property under Democrats' housing aid plan. But President Bush has threatened to veto the measures.
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