Gitmo jury gives bin Laden driver light sentence (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:17:51 GMT
AP - A military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a stunningly lenient sentence on Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for a sentence tough enough to frighten terrorists around the globe.

Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:08:21 GMT
AP - Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however, insisted no dates had been agreed.

Fla. man held on charge of threatening to assassinate Obama (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:26:45 GMT
AP - A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his hotel room and car appeared in court Thursday on charges he threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Gov't still looking for evidence in anthrax case (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:28:44 GMT
AP - The government is still searching for evidence that Bruce Ivins was solely responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks despite declaring the case solved.

Joel Osteen's wife pushed co-worker, flight attendant says (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:06:24 GMT
AP - The wife of renowned evangelical pastor Joel Osteen got physical when her demands that a small spill on her seat be cleaned up were not immediately met, a flight attendant testified Thursday at a civil trial over the incident.

Chinese Islamic group issues new Olympic threat (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:40:01 GMT
AP - A Chinese Islamic group that has threatened to attack the Beijing Olympics released a new video warning Muslims to avoid being on planes, trains and buses with Chinese at the games, a U.S. group that monitors militant organizations said Thursday.

Bulgarian archaeologists discover ancient chariot (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:15:24 GMT
AP - Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Thursday.

Elvis' peacock jumpsuit sells for $300K (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:27:45 GMT
AP - Elvis Presley's favorite performance costume, the peacock jumpsuit, sold for $300,000 Thursday, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at auction.

Two arrested after using barbecue pit as a weapon (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:11:29 GMT
AP - A man and a woman found a new use for a barbecue pit — one that landed them in jail. An argument over whether a third guest should stay in the house got so heated that the woman picked up the barbecue pit and hit the man over the head with it, police said.

Brett Favre joins Jets after trade from Packers (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:15:45 GMT
AP - Off the couch and out of the cold, Brett Favre is slipping on a new jersey. Favre's summertime soap opera ended Wednesday night when the Green Bay Packers traded their iconic quarterback to the New York Jets, who haven't had a star of No. 4's stature since the days Joe Namath was slinging passes and strolling down Broadway.