Analysis: As hurricanes loom, Florida insurance lives on borrowed time
MIAMI - Mother Nature has been kind to Florida's coastline lately with a record run of seven years without a hurricane making landfall, allowing property insurers time to re-stock their depleted coffers.
U.S. transfers suspected senior al Qaeda member to Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT - U.S. authorities have transferred Younis al-Mauritani, a suspected senior member of al Qaeda previously held in Afghanistan, to Mauritania, officials in the West African nation said on Saturday.
Analysis: Tough going ahead on path to Illinois pension reform
- As Illinois lawmakers sift through the wreckage of a session that failed to produce major pension reform for their state, they are holding out hope that meetings in the coming days could lead to a resolution not achieved after months of political wrangling.
FBI tapes detail drama of Alabama bunker hostage saga
- A teen on the school bus boarded by a gunman who snatched an Alabama boy and then held him in an underground bunker until he was rescued six days later called 911 as the abduction unfolded, FBI tapes show.
Death toll rises to nine from Oklahoma tornadoes
OKLAHOMA CITY - Nine people were killed in tornadoes that swept through central Oklahoma on Friday, part of a storm system that caused widespread flooding in Oklahoma City and its suburbs, the state's chief medical examiner said on Saturday. | Video
Historic drought fuels season's first wildfire in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico - A wildfire caused by a downed power line in New Mexico's rugged Pecos wilderness has forced the evacuation of 150 homes and consumed 5,300 acres of forest in the grip of a historic drought, officials said on Saturday.
U.S. soldier at center of WikiLeaks case set to go on trial Monday
WASHINGTON - The American soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history, which prosecutors say put lives at risk, goes on trial on Monday in a case that raises questions about the limits of secrecy and openness in the Internet era.
U.S. militants jailed for Internet threats are still posting from prison
WASHINGTON - American Islamist militants jailed for threatening violence over the Internet are still posting political writings on the Web - while serving time in federal prison.
Four firefighters die, 13 injured battling Houston blaze
HOUSTON - Four firefighters died and 13 others were injured on Friday when a roof collapsed during a blaze at a hotel and restaurant in southwest Houston, fire department and city officials said. | Video
Illinois bill to legalize gay marriage stalls
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - A bill to make Illinois the 13th state in the country to recognize same-sex marriage failed to win final approval on Friday before the state legislature adjourns until the fall.
McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum
These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.
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