It was the first of what American military officials said could be more raids to attack Taliban insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal region.

important account in the federal Highway Trust Fund will run out of money this month, which could hamper road and bridge projects, the transportation secretary said.

Serena Williams beat Dinara Safina to reach the U.S. Open final.

AP - Canada on Friday joined the U.S. and European Union in imposing sanctions on Zimbabwe's authoritarian regime headed by President Robert Mugabe.

Muammar el-Qaddafi, in the eyes of the Bush administration, is rehabilitated, his country removed from the State Department’s terrorism list.

AFP - A European robot freighter decoupled from the International Space Station (ISS), positioning itself for a fiery, suicide descent into Earth's atmosphere.

AP - Tropical Storm Hanna cruised toward the Carolinas on Friday, forecast to hit land overnight and promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people.

AP - Authorities in New Jersey are searching a freight-train car after a woman reported that a Federal Express package containing a bomb might be aboard.

AP - The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's peacemaking visit Friday with Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's mercurial strongman.

As officials of the Machinists Union and Boeing prepared to resume negotiations on Friday, the union assured workers that a failure to reach a deal by early Saturday would guarantee a strike.

The extravagance of Mswati III, the king of the tiny nation of Swaziland, is prompting protests from his subjects.

Reuters - A U.S. push to lift a global ban on
nuclear trade with India stalled on Saturday when a revised
proposal failed to win over nations because it did not bind
India to refrain from more nuclear bomb tests, diplomats said.

What students about to take out their first loan should know.

Picasa's got a brand new photo exploration page to let you browse user shots. There's even a game to figure out where photos have been taken.

Many Paralympians criticize the United States Olympic Committee for providing them benefits at lower rates.

AP - Hurricane Ike barreled toward the Turks and Caicos as a powerful Category 3 storm on Friday, prompting an exodus of tourists and even longtime residents from the normally idyllic Atlantic island chain.

AP - "I kill for God. I listen to God," a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree murder and four of first-degree assault were filed against him.

Plutext, currently being developed, will bring nearly live editing to Word documents.

AP - The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that future ties with the United States could be in jeopardy if the report is true.

With their conventions behind them, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain grappled for the mantle of change as they began the march to Election Day.

AP - Police say a man who wrested a gun from a police officer and took a dozen hostages in a bank in suburban Chicago has died after shooting himself in the head.

AP - The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo — her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday.

AP - The convoy rumbled out of the U.N. base toward a flooded, starving and seething city Thursday, carrying some of the first food aid since Tropical Storm Hanna killed 137 Haitians and drowned Gonaives in muddy water three days ago.

While there may be reasons to change term limits, the "mayor and the Council should not make this change without the benefit of public input and citizen approval," Citizens Union said.

All NetSuite's customers will be able to use Google's browser by mid-October. What are the odds any are actually clamoring for it?