Wyoming candidate staffer appears to use fake name to question a rival during news conference

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) _ The press secretary for Republican U.S. House candidate Cynthia Lummis appears to have called in to a news conference held by her rival, using a fake name and identifying herself as a supporter of the Democrat.

The press secretary ( Read more... )

Change of plans saved Pakistani leaders from blast

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's top leaders were to dine at the Marriott hotel that was devastated by a truck bombing over the weekend, but changed the venue at the last minute, a senior government official said Monday.The blast in the capital Islamabad killed at least 53 people and ( Read more... )

Palin Disputed In Troopergate Probe

(CBS/AP) Just when it seemed the Alaska investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of a state official might have been scuttled by the pressures of presidential politics, another turn of events has kept it going ( Read more... )

South Floridians Indicted On Weapons Sale To Iran

U.S. Says Electronic Parts Shipped By South Floridians Were Used To Make Roadside Bombs Planted By Anti-U.S. Forces In Iraq -- Improvised-Explosive Devices Have Killed 1,722 U.S. Troops In Iraq Since March 2003MIAMI (CBS4) -- Electronic equipment sold to Iran which could make explosives and ( Read more... )

SoCal Man Charged With Holding 13-Year-Old Sex Slave

VENTURA, Calif. -- A man accused of holding a 13-year-old girl as a sex slave in a remote motor home in Moorpark was arraigned on rape charges Wednesday ( Read more... )

Ex-lover of FORMER CHICAGO alderman pleads guilty

Donnell Jehan, ex-lover of former Ald. Arenda Troutman, agreed today to spend 25 years in prison after admitting to gang leadership and drug dealing ( Read more... )

Actor Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Cat

A trial has begun in the case of a baseball player-turned-actor accused of brutally killing a cat in a jealous rage after complaining that his ex-girlfriend cared more for the feline than she did for him.

Assistant District Attorney Leila Kermani said the cat named Norman died with broken teeth, broken ( Read more... )

Dallas Mavericks' Josh Howard disrespects national anthem

Josh Howard's decision-making has again come into question after he was filmed disrespecting the national anthem ( Read more... )

China arrests 12 in milk scandal

Police in China have arrested 12 more people in a scandal over dairy products contaminated with melamine ( Read more... )

Utah lawmaker wants to remove penalties for shelters that house runaway children

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ A state representative is seeking to change a law that forces homeless shelters to turn away runaways and homeless children seeking refuge for the night ( Read more... )