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Obama Threatens F-22 Veto

White House renews vow to block $636 billion defense spending bill if House approves unwanted fighter jets, even though Senate nixed them last week

U.N. Doesn't Sanction Extremists That Raided Its Offices

The extremist group al-Shabaab raided three U.N. offices in Somalia last week in a campaign to rid the volatile African nation of all "enemies of Islam," and the world body can't do a thing about it — yet.

Auburn Student Vanishes During Asia Study Abroad Trip

An Auburn University student disappeared in Asia while on a study abroad program, and his family is pleading with the public to help find him.

Dems Play Beat-the-Clock

Pols scramble to push health care package despite Dem leaders admitting it will not be passed before Aug. break

Boat Capsizes Off Turks and Caicos; Dozens Missing

An estimated 200 people were aboard the boat when it capsized, said Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Johnson, a Coast Guard spokeswoman in Miami.

Stabbed Model Names Boyfriend as Killer in Last Words

A former football coach in Great Britain faces a life prison sentence after he was found guilty Tuesday of murdering a young model who named her killer with her dying words.

Law Enforcement Officials Search Home of Jackson's Doctor

DEA agents, Los Angeles police and Las Vegas police are executing a search warrant on the Las Vegas home of Michael Jackson’s personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray

Accused N.C. Terror Plot Leader: Jihadist or Family Guy?

Wife of accused North Carolina terror leader says he was a family man, but the government casts him in a very different light.

Crowd Watches Spaceship Launcher Take Off

The twin-fuselage craft named WhiteKnightTwo, looking like two planes connected at the wing tips, circled the runway several times before touching down at the Experimental Aircraft Association's Air Venture annual gathering.

Pregnant Women Likely to Be First for Swine Flu Shots

Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall.