ROCKVILLE, Md. – Since his October 2002 arrest, Lee Boyd Malvo has vacillated between anger at his accomplice in the sniper spree that left 10 people dead and loyalty to the man who accepted him as a son. This week, Malvo may give the world an account of where he …
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DENVER – Former Qwest Communications Chief Executive Joseph Nacchio refused to share customer telephone records with the National Security Agency following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because authorities did not want to use “any legal process” to justify their request, Nacchio’s attorney said Friday. The CEO was worried that cooperating …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – About 200 Shiites rallied outside the Green Zone on Monday to demand that U.S. and Iraqi forces do more to stop insurgent attacks in the capital and help Iraqis who are fleeing their homes because of sectarian violence. Most of the protesters were women dressed in abaya, …
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LA PAZ, Bolivia – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez moved to expand his oil-rich country’s influence in Bolivia with a set of accords Friday to secure Venezuela‘s role in the impoverished Andean nation’s recently nationalized energy industry. Chavez and fellow leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales were also set create a joint …
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NEW YORK – A judge approved a settlement of lawsuits against the world’s second-largest music label that gives millions of consumers free song downloads to compensate them for flawed anti-piracy software on compact discs. With the settlement, the label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, will stop manufacturing CD software that can …
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LOS ANGELES – It’s the smash up that car lovers can’t seem to get enough of — an exquisite red Ferrari rare by even its own lofty standards shredded by a 162 mph crash on Southern California’s scenic Pacific Coast Highway. First came a simple question: How could anyone plow …
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NEW YORK – So what’s the deal with that number sequence — 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 — on ABC’s serial drama “Lost”? The truth is, it indicates the points during each episode’s hour when the network takes a commercial break. No, that’s not right. The truth is, it’s …
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GAYLORD, Mich. – The body of a woman mistakenly identified as a college classmate following a van crash was buried again, this time by her own family. Authorities initially believed Laura VanRyn survived the April 26 crash but was seriously injured and in a coma. After her family kept a …
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WASHINGTON – House and Senate Republican leaders Thursday finalized agreement on a long-sought $94.5 billion bill to pay for the war in Iraq and deliver a much-needed infusion of relief to Louisiana and other hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast states. The bill won’t clear Congress for President Bush’s desk until next week, …
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LA PAZ, Bolivia – President Evo Morales‘ latest anti-U.S. diatribe came in a speech to thousands of peasants in his political stronghold: The United States is sending soldiers disguised as students and tourists to Bolivia. The accusation, rejected Wednesday as unfounded by the U.S. Embassy, comes as Morales faces attacks …
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