U.S. Forces Stage Massive Raid in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops north of the capital arrested at least 20 insurgents in a raid while workers began demolishing gigantic bronze busts of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad on Tuesday _ both moves aimed at stamping out loyalty to Iraq's ousted regime.
Pentagon to Pay Troops' Travel Expenses WASHINGTON - In an effort to bolster military morale, the Pentagon soon will begin paying travel expenses for troops to get all the way home on leave from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Ohio Authorities Link Highway Shootings COLUMBUS, Ohio - Authorities have linked 12 shootings along a five-mile stretch of interstate around Columbus, including one that killed a woman and another that broke a window at an elementary school.
Croom Introduced As Mississippi St. Coach STARKVILLE, Miss. - As a boy, Sylvester Croom would pretend he was an Alabama football player at a time when none of the guys suiting up for the Crimson Tide had his skin color.
No. 1 Kansas Sees Room for Improvement FORT WORTH, Texas - Kansas coach Bill Self is still learning a lot about his new team, which has made a quick rise to the No. 1 spot.
Invesco, CEO Charged in Mutual Fund Case NEW YORK - Regulators charged Invesco Funds Group and its chief executive with civil fraud Tuesday in the rapidly expanding mutual fund trading scandal.
Gov't Puts Boeing Air Tanker Deal on Hold WASHINGTON - The Pentagon will delay plans to acquire 100 air refueling tankers from Boeing in light of a scandal at the aerospace giant that has led to the dismissal of two executives and the resignation of Chairman and CEO Phil Condit.
Dow Slips, Ends Down 45 on Profit Taking NEW YORK - Investors retreated a bit on Wall Street Tuesday, collecting profits after a six-day advance in the Dow Jones industrials. Analysts called the pullback unsurprising, especially after the Dow's 116-point gain Monday.
Football Helmet Has New Technology LITCHFIELD, Ill. - With one of college football's most storied rivalries as the backdrop, a new helmet will be unveiled Saturday, bringing technology from the battlefield to the gridiron.
Tech Execs Fight Computer Security Regs WASHINGTON - Technology executives are trying to convince the Homeland Security Department that costly new computer security rules aren't needed, arguing their companies are already taking aggressive steps to defend against hackers.
Group Wants Cell Number Transfers Blocked WASHINGTON - The trade group for local telephone companies urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to halt a new rule that allows customers to keep their numbers when they switch from conventional handsets to cell phones.
Broadway to Get a Taste of Elvis in 2005 MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Always eager to keep Elvis Presley working, managers of his estate have turned their sights on Broadway. "All Shook Up," a musical commissioned by the Elvis Presley estate and featuring a string of Presley's hit songs, is scheduled to open on Broadway in spring 2005.
Campbell Charged in Drunken Driving Case PHOENIX - Glen Campbell has been charged with assault and drunken driving in a hit-and-run collision near his Phoenix home last month.
Marilyn Manson Faces Swiss Criminal Probe ZURICH, Switzerland - U.S. shock rocker Marilyn Manson is the target of a criminal inquiry in Switzerland, after a religious group made a formal complaint about his stage act.
