Rumsfeld Says Troops in Iraq to Be Cut
FALLUJAH, Iraq - Just days after Iraq's elections, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Friday announced the first of what is likely to be a series of U.S. combat troop drawdowns in Iraq in 2006.
Congress Extends Patriot Act for One Month
WASHINGTON - Congress on Thursday approved a one-month extension of the Patriot Act and sent it to President Bush in a pre-Christmas scramble to prevent many of its anti-terrorism provisions from expiring Dec. 31.
Stem-Cell Researcher Resigns From Post
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-suk resigned from his university on Friday after the school said he fabricated stem-cell research that had raised hopes of new cures for hard-to-treat diseases.
NYC's Subways, Buses Rumble Back to Life
NEW YORK - Buses returned to city streets and subways whooshed through tunnels Friday, as New Yorkers began the first morning rush since the end of a three-day strike that shut down the nation's largest mass transit system.
Daschle: Congress Didn't OK Spying Program
WASHINGTON - The use of warrantless wiretaps on American citizens was never discussed when Congress authorized the White House to use force against al-Qaida after the Sept. 11 attacks, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said Friday.
Widows of Slain Israeli Athletes Back Film
JERUSALEM - Steven Spielberg's controversial new movie, "Munich," about the 1972 Olympic massacre and its aftermath, got an unlikely endorsement Wednesday — the widows of two of the 11 slain Israeli athletes said the film neither dishonored their husbands' memories nor tarnished their country's image.
Wal-Mart Plans to Appeal $172M Judgment
OAKLAND, Calif. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to appeal a $172 million judgment awarded to thousands of employees who claimed they were illegally denied lunch breaks.
Watching What You Drink? Check Your Glass
ALBANY, N.Y. - Don't want to overindulge in the holiday spirits? Then watch what kind of glass your bartender reaches for.
Singer Don Ho Says Procedure Saved Him
HONOLULU - Legendary Hawaiian crooner Don Ho says he could barely walk, let alone sing, and would have been a "goner" without an experimental stem cell procedure on his ailing heart earlier this month in Thailand.
Judge Dismisses Pope From Sex-Abuse Suit
VATICAN CITY - A U.S. judge in Texas dismissed Pope Benedict XVI from a civil lawsuit accusing him of conspiracy to cover up the sexual abuse of minors by a seminarian, ruling Thursday that the pontiff has immunity as a head of state.
Deaf girl hears Jingle Bells for the first time
Josie Caven, who was born deaf, will be able to hear Christmas carols for the first time after having cochlear implants in both ears.
Microsoft, Google Settle Over Employee
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said late Thursday it had reached a settlement with rival Google Inc. and former employee Kai-Fu Lee, ending a legal battle that had exposed behind-the-scenes rancor between the companies.
Former Md. Teacher Charged With Stalking
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A former middle school teacher was charged Thursday with stalking students by leaving threatening notes, including one that read, "Tick-tock, tick-tock, is it a bomb or is it a clock?"
Surfer Found Dead in California
CARLSBAD, Calif. - A surfer's body was found by other wave riders taking advantage of large swells generated by storms in the Pacific, authorities said.
Calif. Surfer Bitten by Shark in Hawaii
HONOLULU - The shark bit into Jonathan Genant's left hand, then swam off. The swimmer gripped the wrist of his injured arm to slow the blood loss, flipped on his back and began to kick. But without the use of his arms, he could only drift. Then it hit him: Would the shark come back?
Millions of Mormons Fete Founder's Birth
SHARON, Vt. - On the eve of the 200th anniversary of Mormon church founder Joseph Smith's birth, church President Gordon B. Hinckley voyaged to the Vermont hillside where Smith was believed to have been born.
U.S. Soldiers Train for Iraq on Sheep Farm
ROY, Wash. - Huddled in the snow near a sheep pen, two dozen soldiers call out jokes to their friend inside as he stomps his feet and hisses, trying to drive the animals in the desired direction.
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