CDC: 4,000 in U.S. died, including 540 kids, between April and mid-October…
ATLANTA – Swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April and killed nearly 4,000, including 540 children, say startling federal estimates released Thursday.
The figures — a quadrupling of previous death estimates — don’t mean swine flu suddenly has worsened, and most cases [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block the execution of John Allen Muhammad, the Associated Press was reporting this afternoon.
It happened seven years ago. The leaves were falling, just like now. As a nation, we were staggering through the first anniversary of 9/11. Then someone began hunting humans around the country’s capital and beyond.
For [...]
By FELICIA FONSECA
Associated Press Writer
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A woman who took part in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony tells The Associated Press that the spiritual guru who led the event pushed participants too far in what was supposed to be a life-expanding experience that culminated with people vomiting and passing out on the floor.
Texas [...]
By DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer Dan Elliott, Associated Press Writer
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A sheriff said he was pursuing criminal charges in Colorado’s “balloon boy” saga, which first sparked fear for the child, then relief that he was OK and now suspicions of a hoax.
Deputies [...]
By MUNIR AHMAD and NAHAL TOOSI, Associated Press Writers Munir Ahmad And Nahal Toosi, Associated Press Writers
ISLAMABAD – More than 30,000 Pakistani soldiers launched a major ground offensive in the main al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border early Saturday, officials told The Associated Press [...]
By ZARAR KHAN and NAHAL TOOSI, Associated Press Writers Zarar Khan And Nahal Toosi, Associated Press Writers – 28 mins ago
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Pakistani commandos freed dozens of hostages held by militants at the army’s own headquarters Sunday, ending a bloody, 22-hour drama that [...]
By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Writer – Sun Oct 11, 3:58 am ET
MEXICO CITY – Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly “running out” on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it’s not [...]
By OLIVER TEVES, Associated Press Writer Oliver Teves, Associated Press Writer
MANILA, Philippines – Rescuers dug out six survivors and more bodies buried under landslides that killed nearly 200 people in the storm-soaked northern Philippines, as workers rushed Saturday to clear mountain roads to aid relief efforts.
Damaged [...]
By KARL RITTER and MATT MOORE, Associated Press Writers
OSLO – The announcement drew gasps of surprise and cries of too much, too soon. Yet President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday because the judges found his promise of disarmament and diplomacy too good to ignore.
The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee — four of [...]
Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Writer
TEHRAN — Iran said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles during military drills Sunday by the elite Revolutionary Guard, a show of force days after the U.S. warned Tehran over a newly revealed underground nuclear facility it was secretly constructing.
Gen. Hossein Salami, head of the Revolutionary Guard Air Force, said Iran also [...]
