Port of Seattle terminal evacuated

SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Two suspicious cargo containers that prompted the evacuation of the Port of Seattle do not contain explosives or radioactive materials, port officials said Wednesday.

JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect arrested

(CNN) -- A suspect has been arrested "for the December 26, 1996, murder of JonBenet Ramsey," the district attorney in Boulder, Colorado, said Wednesday.

Top Mexican cartel leader captured

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One of the world's most wanted drug lords was captured Wednesday aboard a recreational fishing boat off Mexico's Baja peninsula, federal law enforcement officials said.

Top Mexican drug lord nabbed, U.S. says

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One of the most wanted drug lords in the world was captured Wednesday aboard a 43-foot boat in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, federal law enforcement officials said.

Chaos, courage in new 9/11 tapes

NEW YORK (AP) -- A fire official described near chaos inside the World Trade Center, with communication becoming increasingly difficult as firefighters tried to reach people trapped by a devastating blaze raging high overhead, recordings released Wednesday of emergency phone calls from the September 11 attacks show.

Captors demanded tears on cue from Jill Carroll

(The Christian Science Monitor) -- After dinner they told me to put on a track suit they'd given me two days earlier, and remove my head scarf. I wanted to wear my hijab if they were going to film me; they said no, they wanted to make my hair messy, make me look bad.

Teen wins court battle to stop chemo

ACCOMAC, Virginia (AP) -- A 16-year-old cancer patient's legal fight ended in victory Wednesday when his family's attorneys and social services officials reached an agreement that would allow him to forgo chemotherapy.

Flight diverted to Boston after passenger disturbance

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Fighter jets escorted a London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston's Logan airport Wednesday after the pilot declared an emergency because an apparently claustrophobic passenger caused a disturbance, a federal official said.

College ACT test scores highest since '91

(AP) -- The high school class of 2006 posted the biggest score increase on the ACT college entrance exam in 20 years, and recorded the highest scores of any class since 1991.

Senator denies remark was racist

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. George Allen denies a remark he made to describe an opponent's campaign worker was racially charged, saying in a statement that the media misunderstood his comments.

Ex-NBA player arrested near White House

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Secret Service officer arrested a former NBA player after gunshots were reported just blocks from the White House early Wednesday morning.

Jimmy Carter's son wins Senate nod

RENO, Nevada (AP) -- Nevada voters picked a former first son to take on an incumbent Republican U.S. senator, set up an intriguing governor's race and delivered a razor-thin victory to a GOP candidate hoping to fill the state's only open U.S. House seat.

Searchers recover body of would-be rescuer

WILMINGTON, Illinois (AP) -- The body of a 23-year-old Marine was recovered from the Kankakee River Tuesday morning, two days after he disappeared while trying to save his 4-year-old nephew, authorities said.

Rain to soak Carolinas to Dakotas

(AP) -- Rain was expected across much of the nation Wednesday, with the heaviest precipitation predicted in the southern High Plains.

Congressman delivers his own son at home

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) -- Rep. Bobby Jindal barely had time to call 911 when his wife woke with labor pains Tuesday. Minutes later, he helped deliver his own son.