BERLIN – Kimberly Dozier, the CBS reporter wounded by a car bomb in Iraq, now has a Purple Heart at her bedside in a U.S. military hospital in Germany after a young American soldier gave her his medal, the network said. Dozier, 39, was seriously injured in a blast Monday …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – A lawyer who had several relatives among 24 Iraqis allegedly slain by U.S. Marines last fall and is representing kin of other victims complained in a videotape Saturday that American compensation paid to the families was inadequate. Khaled Salem Rsayef also said U.S. officers accused him and …
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In spring, many a young man’s fancy has turned to thoughts of love. But once the vows have been exchanged, what does a man need to feel happy in a marriage? As wedding season unofficially kicks off this June, two new books about men and marriage offer some surprising insights. …
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CLEVELAND – Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday defended the FBI’s search of a congressman’s office last month, saying it was an “unusual step” but a necessary one. Gonzales compared the May 20-21 search of Rep. William Jefferson‘s office to past investigations of federal lawmakers and searches of their homes …
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LONDON – A tanker carrying diesel fuel collided with another ship in the English Channel Friday but there was no immediate report of any spillage, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. The incident was reported at 1015 GMT about 25 miles south of Beachy Head, southeast of London, the agency …
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LUTZ, Fla. – Two college students were found dead inside a large, deflated helium balloon after apparently pulling it down and crawling inside it, officials said. The deaths of Jason Ackerman and Sara Rydman, both 21, appear to be accidental, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Maj. Bob Schrader said. Their bodies were …
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This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” May 31, 2006, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Iran can expect sanctions if it does not end its nuclear program and agree to multilateral talks soon, that coming from a White House official just moments ago. …
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NEW YORK – U.S. mortgage applications fell last week as interest rates hit their highest in over four years, an industry trade group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity for the week ended June 23 decreased 6.7 percent to 529.6 …
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NEW YORK – While the best men’s soccer teams in the world do battle in this year’s World Cup in Germany, there is a quiet but determined effort in the United States to relaunch the world’s premier women’s professional soccer league. The Women’s United Soccer Association launched in 2001, propelled …
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WASHINGTON – The United States warned key ally Germany on Monday that it should do more to stop a tide of sex workers arriving for this month’s soccer World Cup, and accused 12 nations of failing to do enough to stop the modern-day slave trade in prostitutes, child sex workers …
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