Eight of the 16 members of al Qaeda in Iraq who escaped Wednesday night from a Tikrit prison north of Baghdad have been recaptured, security officials in Samarra told CNN Saturday.
Death row Iraqis among 8 escapees recaptured
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Friends worry about Jessica Simpson’s ‘tailspin’
After losing her beloved Maltipoo Daisy to a coyote attack, Jessica Simpson may be at the lowest point of her life, friends fear. “Daisy was her baby,” one of them told PEOPLE.
Stars arrive, ready for Emmys
Television stars strolled on a red-hot red carpet Sunday afternoon, arriving for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, a show producers hope will get a warm reception from TV viewers. It was 83 degrees and sunny outside the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, where the Emmy show is being held
10 killed in attack at Mexican rehab center
Ten people have been killed in a shooting at a drug rehabilitation center in a Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, state-run news agency Notimex reported. Three others were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire Tuesday night, the agency said
Sean Penn steps out with new girlfriend
The ink’s barely dry on the divorce filing between Sean Penn and soon-to-be ex Robin Wright Penn, but the actor didn’t waste time getting back on his feet with new girlfriend Jessica White in New York City. On Friday night, Penn, 49, and White, 25, had dinner at Hotel Griffou (both ordered the chicken and drank vodka) before heading to the Mercer Hotel.
Father wants son’s beating treated as a hate crime
Brian Milligan Sr. believes his son’s race triggered a brutal attack on the streets of Buffalo, New York
Ted Kennedy’s Quiet Catholic Faith
The wall heading down to the basement in my parents’ house is covered with framed photos of friends and family members. Yet hanging right there in the midst of them, next to graduation portraits and vacation snapshots, is a photo of Bobby Kennedy. In that reverential treatment of the Kennedy clan, my parents were far from alone
In Bangladesh, Ted Kennedy revered
The legacy of U.S. Sen.
‘Person of interest’ sought in slain model’s case
Canadian authorities are searching for a woman in their investigation into the death of a reality TV contestant, who is suspected of killing his wife in Southern California. Authorities have “identified the woman who is now a person of interest in this investigation, but she is not considered a risk to public safety,” Sgt. Duncan Pound, spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said Monday
Rio Tinto profits drop in line with rivals
A depressed aluminum market dragged down first-half earnings at Rio Tinto, the global mining company, which paid no interim dividend in order to husband cash and cope with $39 billion in net debt. Rio, fresh from a $15.2 billion rights issue, recorded a $206 million loss before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization at its Rio Tinto Alcan aluminum unit, compared with an ebitda gain of $2.38 billion in the first half of 2008