House fire kills 4 in Indiana

MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana (AP) -- Fire swept through a two-story house where a large number of people had been living, killing at least four early Sunday, the state fire marshal said.

Three face terror charges after phones seized

(CNN) -- Three men authorities said were found with about 1,000 untraceable cell phones were arraigned Saturday on terror-related charges, and were believed to have been targeting a Michigan bridge, a prosecutor said.

Who needs Harvard?

(Time.com) -- It's the summer before your senior year, and you're sweating.

Protestors condemn U.S., Israeli policies

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thousands of people gathered across from the White House on Saturday, even though the president was out of town, to condemn U.S. and Israeli policies in the Middle East.

Polygamist's daughter placed on 'most wanted' list

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- Houston's FBI office has placed the fugitive daughter of a deceased Utah polygamist on the agency's "most wanted" list after getting a tip about the woman from a relative in prison.

Nine Egyptian students in U.S. custody

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nine Egyptian students out of 11 who had gone missing in the United States two weeks ago are in custody, a government statement said Saturday.

Cops pose as cabbies amid killing spree

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AP) -- Police officers will be driving taxis as part of an effort to halt a wave of violence that has claimed 15 lives in 10 days -- including that of a cab driver.

Cindy Sheehan hospitalized after hunger strike

WACO, Texas (AP) -- Anti-war demonstrator Cindy Sheehan was hospitalized Friday evening for dehydration and exhaustion after fasting for more than a month and protesting earlier this week in 100-degree weather, friends and relatives said.

Attorney: Terror charges discriminatory

DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) -- Attorneys for two Arab-American college students accused of supporting terrorism through the sale of mobile phones said their clients were victims of discrimination, while authorities charged them Thursday with an additional felony.

Talk show host Mike Douglas dead

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- Mike Douglas, who drew on his affable personality and singing talent during 21 years as a talk show host, died Friday on his 81st birthday, his wife said.

'Undercover Kitten' killed in accident

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fred, a tabby who found fame as the "Undercover Kitten," has died in a traffic accident, the Brooklyn district attorney's office said Friday.

Soldiers' bodies recovered after crash

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The bodies of two missing U.S. soldiers were found in the wreckage of their helicopter, which crashed in Anbar province this week, ending a three-day search, a U.S. military spokeswoman said Friday.

Montana inmate executed for 1986 killings

DEER LODGE, Montana (AP) -- A man who was convicted of killing three people, then fought for two years to end his appeals and be put to death, was executed Friday.

U.S. flyers face more searches

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Tougher air travel security procedures were still evolving at U.S. airports early Friday, with a second layer of security check points opening at the airplane gates and National Guard troops arriving to patrol major airports in New York, California and Massachusetts.

Richardson calls on Lieberman to step aside

(CNN) -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson became the first prominent national Democrat to call on Sen. Joe Lieberman to drop his independent bid for re-election in Connecticut.

Teen battles state over cancer treatment

(Court TV) -- In Virginia, age 16 is old enough to drive a car, work a 40-hour week, stand trial in adult court, and marry.

'Martyrdom tapes' made

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Terrorists were in the "final stages" of a plot to simultaneously blow up as many as 10 jets leaving Britain for the U.S., sending the planes and thousands of passengers into the Atlantic Ocean, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said.

Car crash, broken leg can't stall this wedding

SPOKANE, Washington (AP) -- The wedding party chuckled when the pastor said the line about "in sickness and in health."

Six Egyptian students in custody

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Six of 11 Egyptian students who failed to show up for classes after entering the United States are in federal custody, the FBI said Thursday.

Police sergeant accused of rape indicted

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois (AP) -- A police sergeant accused of raping four women since 2002 was charged in a grand jury indictment unsealed Thursday with 35 counts, including multiple attacks on three of the victims.