Army studying 1,700 U.S. soldier deaths

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Responding to complaints from families who say they were given inaccurate causes of death, the Army has begun investigating death reports for more than 1,700 U.S. soldiers who died in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001.

FBI: Dynamite found in luggage

(CNN) -- A college student was detained Friday after customs agents found what they suspected was dynamite in his checked luggage, but authorities said he was not involved in terrorism.

Hurricane center chief Mayfield retiring

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Max Mayfield, who oversaw the nation's tropical-storm forecasting during the Atlantic's most destructive period on record, said Friday that he will retire.

Report: New Orleans disaster could happen again

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The catastrophe caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans could happen again unless the city's hurricane protection system is massively overhauled, an engineering panel said Friday.

Two U.S. airliners diverted, passenger subdued

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- A college student's checked luggage on a Continental Airlines flight from Argentina contained traces of dynamite, authorities said, in one of four security incidents Friday involving U.S. flights.

Gerald Ford has successful angioplasty

ROCHESTER, Minnesota (CNN) -- Former President Gerald Ford underwent a successful angioplasty procedure at the Mayo Clinic Thursday to reduce or eliminate blockages in his coronary arteries, his office said Friday.

Minnesota twister kills 1, decapitates homes

NICOLLET, Minnesota (AP) -- Deadly storms swept across the northern Plains, bringing tornadoes that ripped roofs off houses and hail that smashed car windshields.

Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson dies at 78

VENTURA, California (AP) -- Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, known for his soaring high notes and for his recording of "Gonna Fly Now," a hit version of the theme from the "Rocky" movies, has died. He was 78.

Police: Bitter breakup triggered killings

ESSEX, Vermont (AP) -- Angry over a bitter breakup, bakery worker Christopher A. Williams apparently set out Thursday to kill his ex-girlfriend, police believe. He never found her.

Storm may grow into Ernesto, eyes Jamaica

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Tropical Storm Debby was expected to remain in the open Atlantic, but another system north of Venezuela was on the verge of strengthening into a named storm, forecasters said Friday.

New Orleans' mayor criticizes New York's WTC delays

NEW YORK (AP) -- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin criticized efforts to redevelop the World Trade Center site when confronted in a television interview about delays in rebuilding his city after Hurricane Katrina.

JonBenet suspect in Colorado jail

BOULDER, Colorado (CNN) -- John Mark Karr, the suspect in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey, now sits in the Boulder County Jail, separated from other inmates for his own safety.