Hundreds of body parts recalled

WASHINGTON (AP) -- -- A leading medical firm has quietly recalled hundreds of human tissue products destined for transplants around the nation that were supplied by a North Carolina body parts broker believed to have a tainted history.

Northwest wildfires spark evacuations

DAYTON, Washington (AP) -- Nursing home residents were evacuated Tuesday when smoke from a nearby wildfire, one of several started by lightning, rolled across Washington.

Two killed in police charity bike ride

COVINGTON, Indiana (AP) -- A van accompanying bicyclists riding to raise money for slain police officers was struck by a truck and spun into the group, killing a state trooper and a retired sheriff's official, authorities said. Another cyclist was injured.

Bush OKs involuntary Marine recall

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush has authorized the U.S. Marine Corps to recall 2,500 troops to active duty because there are not enough volunteers returning for duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, Marine commanders announced Tuesday.

Thousands of Marines face recalls due to war shortage

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday it has been authorized to recall thousands of Marines to active duty, primarily because of a shortage of volunteers for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Conservatives ask FBI to investigate hotel porn

NEW YORK (AP) -- Pornographic movies now seem nearly as pervasive in America's hotel rooms as tiny shampoo bottles, and the lodging industry shows little concern as conservative activists rev up a protest campaign aimed at triggering a federal crackdown.

JonBenet suspect will be extradited to Colorado

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Schoolteacher John Mark Karr waived extradition Tuesday, speeding his journey to Colorado to face charges in the 1996 slaying of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey.

Alleged cannibal plot is murder one, judge says

PURCELL, Oklahoma (AP) -- A man accused of killing a 10-year-old girl in what investigators describe as a cannibalistic plot will be tried for first-degree murder, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Report: Charter school 4th graders score lower

WASHINGTON -- Fourth graders in traditional public schools score better in reading and math than students in charter schools, according to a government report that is likely to spur a fresh debate over the benefits of school choice.

'Idol' wannabes descend on city of champs

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) -- After failing to advance at the "American Idol" auditions in New Jersey earlier this month, Priscilya Hawkes decided it couldn't hurt to give it another go in a city that's produced two winners and two runners-up.

Hurricane chief: 'Mega-disaster' coming

MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) -- If you thought the sight of New Orleans flooded to the eaves -- its people trapped in attics or cowering on rooftops -- was the nightmare hurricane scenario, think again.

Airline terror suspects go to court

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Court hearings for 11 suspects charged in the alleged plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners are under way in London.

D.C. bolsters New Orleans crime fighters

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is promising federal help to police battling increasing crime in New Orleans.