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Walter Cronkite dead at 92

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:19:00 -0400

Walter Cronkite, once known as the "Most Trusted Man in America" and the reigning symbol of broadcast journalism itself, has died at age 92.

Taliban video shows captive US soldier

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:18:00 -0400

The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday to a web site by the

Zelaya sets 1 day deadline

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:11:00 -0400

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says he will give negotiators until the end of Saturday to reach an agreement that would restore him to power.

Palin promises to keep on tweeting

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:36:00 -0400

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to stay in touch using Twitter even after leaving office on July 26.

Pope breaks wrist, has surgery

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:46:00 -0400

Pope Benedict XVI waved reassuringly to well-wishers outside a hospital Friday where he underwent surgery to set a fractured right wrist suffered when he fell in his Alpine vacation chalet.

U.S. military says 3 soldiers killed in Iraq

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:23:00 -0400

The U.S. military said Friday that three of its soldiers were killed in the south in an attack on a base outside Iraq's second largest city of Basra.

Man extradited to U.S. on violin-trafficking charges

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:09:00 -0400

French authorities have extradited a suspect to Los Angeles to face federal charges of transporting two rare, stolen violins.

Powerful Iranian cleric says country in crisis

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:14:00 -0400

In a sign of endurance for Iran's protest movement, demonstrators clashed with police Friday as one of the nation's most powerful clerics challenged the supreme leader during Muslim prayers.

Legal immunity set for swine flu vaccine makers

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:17:00 -0400

The last time the government embarked on a major vaccine campaign against a new swine flu, thousands filed claims contending they suffered side effects from the shots.

Bus fire ignites new SoCal wildfire

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:37:00 -0400

An Amtrak bus has been destroyed by fire on Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County and flames have spread to brush in the rural area.