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Pastor behind Quran-burning plan arrives in New York
Trump's offer for Islamic center site called a 'pathetic' PR attempt
25 die in Mexican state on single day
Japan report: China's military worrisome; U.S. military reassuring
Nine years after 9/11, a photo provides some peace
Webcams for the voyeur in all of us
Unity on the menu at Florida GOP dinner
600: The perils of a presidential pen pal
Firefighters claim progress against Colorado wildfire
Canada's 'prince of pot' gets five years in U.S. prison
Henry in the House: Nervous energy at an Obama news conference
Iran cancels planned release of American hiker
Amtrak passenger found dead near tracks in Georgia
Fidel Castro says his comment on Cuban model was misunderstood
At last, hero of ongoing war is alive to receive Medal of Honor
Award will be exception to recent posthumous Medals of Honor
Evangelist: Florida pastor 'agreed in principle' not to burn Qurans

Pastor behind Quran-burning plan arrives in New York

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 10:37 PM PDT

The Rev. Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who has garnered worldwide attention for his plan earlier this week to burn Qurans on September 11, arrived in New York late Friday night, according to footage provided by CNN affiliate WABC.

Trump's offer for Islamic center site called a 'pathetic' PR attempt

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 10:14 PM PDT

Donald Trump's offer to buy the lower Manhattan site where a Muslim group plans to build an Islamic community center is just a "pathetic" attempt to get publicity, said the lawyer for one of the land owners.

25 die in Mexican state on single day

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:26 PM PDT

With 25 people killed in violent outbreaks, Thursday was one of Chihuahua state's deadliest days of the year, the state Investigations Agency said on Friday.

Japan report: China's military worrisome; U.S. military reassuring

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:03 PM PDT

China's military puts the scare into Japan, and the U.S. is a key to keeping peace in the region, Japan's Defense Ministry said in a white paper Friday.

Nine years after 9/11, a photo provides some peace

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:08 PM PDT

Judson Box has never known exactly how his son, Gary, died on September 11, 2001. But an unexpected find nine years later has given him a glimpse into his son's final hours.

Webcams for the voyeur in all of us

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:05 PM PDT

Webcams are everywhere. On the beach, the surf cam is broadcasting your bikini-ready (or not) body to the world. At the amusement park, the scream cam is proving you were, in fact, scared senseless. In the bar, the look-how-much-fun-we're-having cam is showing your ex exactly how many shots of tequila it took you to get over him.

Unity on the menu at Florida GOP dinner

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 07:53 PM PDT

There was supposed to be a $50 million elephant in the room when Rick Scott addressed an audience of Florida Republican elites on Friday as the party's gubernatorial nominee.

600: The perils of a presidential pen pal

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 07:49 PM PDT

Not long before he took office, President Barack Obama said something I am sure he now regrets. "There are a lot of people who seem to think they know how to run this country. I hope they'll let me hear from them." At least I think I remember him saying something like that. Anyway, it was a huge mistake, because I have now written 600 letters to the White House. One every day since he was inaugurated. It started as a joke. I thought the idea of sending armchair advice to the Leader of the Free World was funny and my first letter was really little more than congratulations.

Firefighters claim progress against Colorado wildfire

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 07:17 PM PDT

Firefighters reported progress Friday night after battling a Colorado wildfire that had been pushed into the city of Boulder by blustery winds earlier in the day.

Canada's 'prince of pot' gets five years in U.S. prison

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 06:38 PM PDT

The man once known as Canada's "prince of pot" is now a federal inmate in the U.S. system after a judge in Washington sentenced him Friday to five years in prison.

Henry in the House: Nervous energy at an Obama news conference

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 06:27 PM PDT

I'm always feeling this burst of nervous energy when I walk into the spectacular East Room for a presidential news conference. There's just been so much history in that room that it's hard not to feel the excitement of this one smaller moment in the grander sweep of White House history.

Iran cancels planned release of American hiker

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:56 PM PDT

The release of American hiker Sarah Shourd has been "canceled" because the judicial process has not been completed, a prosecutor said Friday, according to the semiofficial Iranian Labour News Agency.

Amtrak passenger found dead near tracks in Georgia

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Authorities are investigating the death of an Amtrak passenger whose body was found by railroad tracks in south Georgia hours after she was reported missing.

Fidel Castro says his comment on Cuban model was misunderstood

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 04:52 PM PDT

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro said Friday that he was misinterpreted when he recently told an American journalist that the Cuban model no longer works.

At last, hero of ongoing war is alive to receive Medal of Honor

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 04:40 PM PDT

Medals of Honor have been rare since the end of the Vietnam war. And not one of the recipients from the Somalia, Iraq or Afghanistan deployments have been alive to have the iconic blue ribbon with the gold star draped around his neck. Until now.

Award will be exception to recent posthumous Medals of Honor

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 04:39 PM PDT

On March 25, 1863, in the heat of the U.S. Civil War, Pvt. Jacob Parrott and six other Union soldiers received the Medal of Honor for going 200 miles behind enemy lines to hijack a Confederate train. He became the first U.S. service member to receive the medal. Parrott survived the Civil War and, according to several websites, went on to become a cabinetmaker.