Worst Algerian Earthquake in Two Decades Kills at Least 538, Injures More Than 4,600 |
|
The most devastating earthquake to hit Algeria in two decades struck east of the capital, killing at least 538 people and injuring more than 4,600, the government said. Full Story
|
AP Photo NABIL
|
|
|
Republicans Are Ready to Push $350 Billion in Tax Cuts, New Spending Through Congress |
|
Republicans are ready to push a $350 billion package of tax cuts and spending through Congress after abandoning President Bush's plan to eliminate taxes on corporate dividends and after shrinking the measure to satisfy moderate lawmakers. Full Story
|
AP Photo PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS
|
|
|
Explosive Device Goes Off in Empty Classroom at Yale Law School; No Injuries Reported |
|
An explosive device that went off in an empty classroom of the Yale University law school sent students running out the building but caused no injuries and only minor damage to the ceiling and a partition. Full Story
|
AP Photo BOB CHILD
|
|
|
U.N. Support Grows for Resolution to Let U.S.-Led Coalition Temporarily Run Iraq |
|
After winning crucial support from Russia, France and Germany, the United States was seeking Security Council backing Thursday for its plan to run postwar Iraq and rebuild the country with oil revenues. Full Story
|
AP Photo JACQUES BRINON
|
|
|
Students Return to Class in Beijing Amid the Chinese Capital's SARS Outbreak; Taiwan's SARS Infections Escalate |
|
After four weeks of being cooped up at home, thousands of Beijing students went back to class Thursday as authorities tentatively reopened some of the hundreds of public schools shut down amid the Chinese capital's SARS outbreak. Full Story
|
AP Photo GREG BAKER
|
|
|
Kurds Flock Back to Iraqi Oil City of Kirkuk As Tensions With Arabs Soar |
|
Ahmad Najib Ahmad didn't wait. As soon as Saddam Hussein was ousted, Ahmad grabbed his wife and 2-year-old son and joined hundreds of other Kurds in moving back to Kirkuk, part of a migration that could create a Kurdish majority in northern Iraq's oil center. Full Story
|
AP Photo BRENNAN LINSLEY
|
|
|
FBI Charges Seventh Upstate New York Man With Attending Training Camp Run by al-Qaida |
|
A seventh man was charged with participating in a terrorist "sleeper" cell based in upstate New York by attending an al-Qaida training camp run by Osama bin Laden before the Sept. 11 attacks. Full Story
|
AP Photo
|
|
|
Dixie Chicks Booed at Academy of Country Music Awards; Chesney, McBride, Jackson Win Awards |
|
Many country music fans aren't ready to forgive the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines for comments critical of President Bush: Voters rejected the group's nominations for three Academy of Country Music Awards and the audience booed the mention of their name. Full Story
|
AP Photo JOE CAVARETTA
|
|
|
Viewers Speak: Ruben Studdard Becomes New `American Idol' in Conclusion of Fox Television Program |
|
Mel Torme was renowned as "The Velvet Fog." They call James Brown "The Hardest Working Man In Show Business" and Frank Sinatra went by "Ole Blue-Eyes." Full Story
|
AP Photo KEVORK DJANSEZIAN
|
|
|
High School Star LeBron James Agress to a Deal With Nike Worth More Than $90 Million, the Associated Press Has Learned |
LeBron James has always idolized Michael Jordan right down to his shoes. Now the high school star will begin his NBA career just like Mike. Full Story
|
|