Blasts reportedly kill 11 in Algeria
Twin car bombings at a hotel and military headquarters killed 11 people and wounded 31 others on Wednesday, according to local reports.
Small SUVs improve in crash tests
Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.
School spankings: Minorities get more
A quarter of a million schoolchildren were paddled in 2007 — and black children, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share, according to a study.
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Bhutto's widower wins backing for presidency
A major opposition party on Wednesday backed Benazir Bhutto's widower to become Pakistan's president, as the power struggle following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf intensified.
McCain touts drilling agenda from oil platform
Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to call for increased offshore drilling that he claims would lower the cost of food and heating homes.
High energy costs cut two ways in Colo.
President Bush won Colorado in 2000 and 2004, but Democrats hope to swing the state this year. Candidates will have to meet voter concerns about energy and the environment.
Store owner killed in Ohio (County Press)
COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Details were sketchy at press time Friday, but a prominent local businessman has died following a traffic accident in Ohio. According to John LaClair, John Buckner and his wife, Lorretta, were struck by a pickup truck while riding motorcycles in the Columbus area Thursday.
Bill on camp background checks stalls in Ohio (The Plain Dealer)
Columbus -- Another camp season is passing by, and there's no authority for the state to enforce background checks on employees at residential camps across Ohio. A bill to fix the problem is stalled after the state Legislature broke for...
Minor wreck turns into deadly rampage
A Florida man was arrested after allegedly going on a violent rampage after a minor fender-bender, slashing and stabbing the occupants of a car, then running over and killing a woman who had been riding in another nearby vehicle.
