Atlanta pair allegedly trained for jihad

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Two young men from the Atlanta area were accused in a federal indictment Wednesday of undergoing paramilitary training in northwest Georgia and plotting violent holy war.

Serial killer chats up victims, police say

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- A suspected serial killer striking in the Phoenix area often contacts victims just before he attacks, a police spokesman said Wednesday.

Your e-mails: Fueling America

(CNN) -- CNN.com asked users for their ideas on the best way to fuel America and break the country's dependence on fossil fuels, especially from foreign sources. Here is a sampling of the responses, some of which have been edited:

Slain preacher's wife fleeced in scam, lawyer says

SELMER, Tennessee (AP) -- A woman accused of shooting her preacher husband to death after they argued over money may have been taken in by a remarkably common scam that strained their finances and their marriage.

Expert: Yates thought she ruined kids

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the bathtub because she thought she had ruined them so much that one would grow up to be a serial killer and another would become a mute gay prostitute, a forensic psychiatrist testified Wednesday.

State is ready to pardon Keith Richards

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- The state of Arkansas is prepared to pardon Keith Richards for being a reckless driver, 31 years later.

Cruise ship lurches to side, injuring dozens

PORT CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- A steering problem caused a new cruise ship to roll abruptly Tuesday, throwing passengers and crew to the deck and injuring dozens, including two critically, officials said.

'I killed someone,' suspect wrote on booking sheet

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida (AP) -- One of the men charged with fatally stabbing six people over an Xbox video game system said as he was booked into jail that he had killed someone, a guard testified Tuesday.

White House: Bush 'honor-bound' to block stem cells bill

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Wednesday intends to make good on his threat to veto the embryonic stem cell research bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday, an administration official told CNN.

U.S. swelters under deadly heat wave

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jessica Blue stood barefoot in the fountain at Manhattan's Washington Square Park, her clothes and hat getting drenched with cool water as the temperature neared 100 degrees.

Ralph Reed loses; McKinney in runoff

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed, unable to overcome his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, conceded defeat Tuesday in Georgia's Republican race for lieutenant governor.

Dozens injured when cruise ship tips

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A cruise ship listed sharply off Port Canaveral, Florida, injuring at least 37 passengers, one critically, according to the Cape Canaveral Fire Department.

Killer invites cops to hear confession

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- A man convicted of killing a college student in 1994 told authorities how he raped her, strangled her, burned her body and disposed of her ashes to make it unlikely her remains would ever be found.

Power outages interrupt train, air service in New York

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Scattered power outages in New York inconvenienced tens of thousands of travelers Tuesday as Con Edison struggled to meet high demand for power in the face of sweltering temperatures.

Doctor, nurses face Katrina murder charges

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- A doctor and two nurses have been charged with second-degree murder -- the result of the Louisiana attorney general's investigation into whether hospital staff euthanized some patients in the days after Hurricane Katrina.

Gonzales: Bush blocked eavesdropping probe

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that President Bush personally blocked Justice Department lawyers from pursuing an internal probe of the warrantless eavesdropping program that monitors Americans' international calls and e-mails when terrorism is suspected.

Discovery crew: 'We did it'

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- After the wheels were down and Discovery rolled to a halt from a 5.3 million-mile journey in space, the six astronauts on the 13-day mission looked at each other and said, "We did it."

Brad Pitt says fatherhood is 'a true joy'

NEW YORK (AP) -- Brad Pitt says being a father has changed his priorities.

Deadly heat wave may linger

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Cheryl Kennedy had just one word to describe the stagnant, sticky, downright dense heat that blanketed the downtown business district and most of the nation.

Three arrested in Katrina hospital deaths

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Three arrests were made late Monday in connection with the alleged deliberate deaths of some patients at New Orleans Memorial Medical Center after Hurricane Katrina hit, a source close to the investigation told CNN.