Catching California arsonists is daunting task
LOS ANGELES - When a wildfire burns through tens of thousands of acres of California brush, tracking a suspected arsonist sounds like a classic case of looking for the needle in the haystack. But arson investigators at work on Friday in 28,000 acres.
FEMA apologizes for fake "reporters"
WASHINGTON - The main U.S. disaster-response agency apologized on Friday for having its employees pose as reporters in a news briefing on California's wildfires that no journalists attended.
Devices explode at Mexican consulate in New York
NEW YORK - Two homemade grenades exploded outside the Mexican Consulate in New York City early on Friday in an incident Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said was similar to an attack on the British Consulate in 2005.
Trial of Syrian starts in N.Y. over terrorism hoax
NEW YORK - A Syrian man on trial for giving a false tip to a New York City anti-terrorism hotline never meant to cause public alarm and believed that his identity would be kept secret, his lawyer said on Friday.
Rice taps Clinton, Carter for Middle East advice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anxious not to repeat mistakes of past Middle East peace-making, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has turned to former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for tips ahead of her own conference this year.
Red Sox mania grips Boston
BOSTON - From Irish folk dancing to red-dyed goatees, Boston Red Sox fans are rallying behind their team's quest for a second World Series title in four years.
LOS ANGELES - When a wildfire burns through tens of thousands of acres of California brush, tracking a suspected arsonist sounds like a classic case of looking for the needle in the haystack. But arson investigators at work on Friday in 28,000 acres.
FEMA apologizes for fake "reporters"
WASHINGTON - The main U.S. disaster-response agency apologized on Friday for having its employees pose as reporters in a news briefing on California's wildfires that no journalists attended.
Devices explode at Mexican consulate in New York
NEW YORK - Two homemade grenades exploded outside the Mexican Consulate in New York City early on Friday in an incident Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said was similar to an attack on the British Consulate in 2005.
Trial of Syrian starts in N.Y. over terrorism hoax
NEW YORK - A Syrian man on trial for giving a false tip to a New York City anti-terrorism hotline never meant to cause public alarm and believed that his identity would be kept secret, his lawyer said on Friday.
Rice taps Clinton, Carter for Middle East advice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anxious not to repeat mistakes of past Middle East peace-making, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has turned to former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for tips ahead of her own conference this year.
Red Sox mania grips Boston
BOSTON - From Irish folk dancing to red-dyed goatees, Boston Red Sox fans are rallying behind their team's quest for a second World Series title in four years.