Sunnis Hit After Shiite Shrine Blast
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SAMARRA, Iraq (AP) -- Assailants wearing uniforms detonated two bombs inside one of Iraq's most revered Shiite shrines Wednesday, blowing the top off its landmark golden dome and spawning mass protests and reprisal attacks against dozens of Sunni mosques....
Bush Unaware of Ports Deal Before Approval
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday....
Nebraska Co-Workers Share $365M Jackpot
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Eight workers at a Nebraska meat processing plant claimed the record $365 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday, giving each about $15.5 million after taxes....
Analysts: Health Care Costs to Keep Rising
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Within a decade, an aging America will spend one of every five dollars on health care, according to government analysts who see no end to increases in the cost of going to the doctor and taking medicine....
U.S. Trails Finland 3-2 in Second Period
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TURIN, Italy (AP) -- Olli Jokinen scored his fourth goal of the Olympic tournament to give Finland a 3-2 lead over the United States in the second period of their quarterfinal match Wednesday night in men's hockey....
Surging Energy Costs Push Inflation Up
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer prices shot up in January at the fastest pace in four months as the cost of gasoline and electricity posted big gains....
Israel Warns Iran Against Palestinian Aid
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran offered Wednesday to help finance a Palestinian Authority run by the Hamas militant group, state radio said in a report that brought a quick warning from Israel that it would do all it could legally to stop the Palestinians from receiving the money....
Three Lead Paint Makers Are Found Guilty
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Three former makers of lead paint created a public nuisance that continues to poison children, a jury decided Wednesday in the state's landmark lawsuit against the companies....
News Corp. to Launch Mini-Network
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NEW YORK (AP) -- News Corp. announced Wednesday it would launch a new mini-network called My Network TV that will supply prime-time programming for the 10 local TV stations the company owns that were left without programming after UPN announced it would close....
Ski Coach Acknowledges Suicide Attempt
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TURIN, Italy (AP) -- The disgraced Austrian ski coach who set off a doping scandal at the Turin Games said he cannot understand why he was targeted for drug raids, and acknowledged he was trying to kill himself when he crashed into a police roadblock during a bizarre flight from the Olympics....