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8 U.S. Troops Killed In Afghan Crash
After radioing in an unexplained loss of power and engine failure, a military helicopter crashed in southeastern Afghanistan, killing eight U.S. service members. Fourteen survived with injuries.

Death Comes To Baghdad Despite Crackdown
Militants struck back in their first major blow against a U.S.-led security clampdown in Baghdad with car bombings that killed at least 63 people, injured scores and sent a grim message to officials b...

Palestinian Government Asks For A Chance
Hoping to turn the page on six years of stalled Mideast negotiations, the U.S. instead found itself boxed in by a characteristically complex political impasse involving ally Israel and the Palestinian...

Biden: We'll Change 2002 War Authorization
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, said he wants to repeal the 2002 vote in which Congress authorized the president to go to war in Iraq, but his Republican counterpart, Sen. Richard Lugar, said the measure ...

JetBlue Headaches Continue After Storm
JetBlue, still reeling from a Valentine's Day snowstorm that forced hundreds of canceled and delayed flights, canceled a quarter of its weekend flights in an extraordinary effort to get back on some s...



World Headlines
8 U.S. Troops Killed In Afghan Crash
After radioing in an unexplained loss of power and engine failure, a military helicopter crashed in southeastern Afghanistan, killing eight U.S. service members. Fourteen survived with injuries.

Palestinian Government Asks For A Chance
Hoping to turn the page on six years of stalled Mideast negotiations, the U.S. instead found itself boxed in by a characteristically complex political impasse involving ally Israel and the Palestinian...

ID The Shoe, Finger The Culprit?
British villains might be quaking in their boots thanks to a new online forensic crime-fighting tool " a database of thousands of shoes, footprints, and other footwear patterns designed to help police...

The Unwanted Refugees Of The Iraq War
CBS News reporter Kristen Gillespie visited a refugee camp in the Jordanian desert where a group of Iraqi refugees have lived three years in canvas tents. They can't go home, and their Palestinian anc...

15 Killed In Pakistan Courtroom Bombing
A suicide bomber killed 15 people " including a judge " after blowing himself up inside a courtroom in a southwestern Pakistani province that has seen intense civil conflict for years, police said.

US Headlines
Man Arrested In Elie Wiesel Assault
A man accused of roughing up Nobel laureate and Holocaust scholar Elie Wiesel at a San Francisco hotel earlier this month was arrested Saturday in New Jersey, authorities said.

Musicians Face Tougher Airport Security
Musicians are getting caught in the cross hairs of increased airport security. They need to get to their concerts but they can't bear the idea of leaving their instruments at the mercy of baggage hand...

Cockpit Windows Crack In Winter Storm
Officials at Denver International Airport are still "baffled" by cracks that formed during a winter storm in the windshields of 12 airliners, airport spokesman Steve Snyder said.

JetBlue Headaches Continue After Storm
JetBlue, still reeling from a Valentine's Day snowstorm that forced hundreds of canceled and delayed flights, canceled a quarter of its weekend flights in an extraordinary effort to get back on some s...

NY Man Charged With Trying To Fund Terror
Terrorism charges brought against the administrator of a loan investment program allege that he secretly tried to send $152,000 to buy equipment such as night vision goggles for a terrorist training c...



CBS Sports
Wild spoil Forsberg's debut in Nashville
Apparently, even Peter Forsberg needs more than one game to become comfortable with a new team.Marian Gaborik broke a 1-1 tie with a power-play goal at 11:59 of the third period, and the Minnesota Wil...

Ohio St. rolls, makes case for top ranking
Greg Oden and No. 2 Ohio State hardly broke a sweat in beating Minnesota 85-67 Sunday, putting the Buckeyes in position for their first No. 1 ranking in 45 years.

Duke hands Coach K 700th win at school
Greg Paulus scored 15 points and Duke beat Georgia Tech 71-62 on Sunday in coach Mike Krzyzewski's 700th victory at the school.

Griffey Jr. broke hand wrestling with kids
Ken Griffey Jr. is finally saying what broke his throwing hand - wrestling with his kids.

KOd Ranger Shanahan out of hospital
Rangers forward Brendan Shanahan was released from the hospital Sunday, one day after he was knocked unconscious and taken off the ice on a stretcher.