Attorney: No evidence of bomb-making by suspect – Buffalo News

Attorney: No evidence of bomb-making by suspect – Buffalo News
Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks are missing a key element: explosives or the chemicals allegedly used to make them, the man’s attorney said. FBI agents have yet to find those elements and

Ginsburg feels faint, hospitalized as precaution – New Haven Register
WASHINGTON Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Thursday after becoming ill in her office at the court following treatment for an iron deficiency. The 76-year-old justice, who underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer in February, was taken to Washington Hospital Center as a

Conan O’Brien expected back at work Monday after hitting head during ‘Tonight Show’ stunt – Chicago Tribune
LOS ANGELES (AP) Conan O’Brien was expected to be back on the job next week after hitting his head during a “Tonight Show” stunt. “Conan is resting comfortably at home. He is expected to return to work on Monday,” NBC said in a statement Saturday. The accident Friday halted production of

Durable goods orders, new home sales disappoint – Charleston Daily Mail
WASHINGTON (AP) – Orders for durable goods like aircraft and electronics fell unexpectedly in August, while sales of new homes rose less than expected. The weak reports renewed concerns about whether the economy can sustain a recovery with consumer spending held back by job losses, tight credit and

South Florida gets 17-7 win over No. 18 Florida State – Daily Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Redshirt freshman B.J. Daniels ran for 126 yards and threw two touchdown passes in his first start Saturday to lead undefeated South Florida to a 17-7 win at No. 18 Florida State in the first meeting between the schools. Daniels was filling in for senior Matt Grothe, out

Calif. mortgage fraud suspect returns from Spain – Atlantic City Press
A 28-year-old Sacramento man who led authorities on an international manhunt has been returned to California to face federal charges in an alleged mortgage fraud scheme. Garret Griffith Gililland III, a former bodybuilder with heavily tattooed arms, entered a not guilty plea Friday through his

White House Advisers Divided On Afghanistan Troop Request – Free Internet Press
As President Obama weighs sending more troops to Afghanistan, one of the most consequential decisions of his presidency, he has discovered that the military is not monolithic in support of the plan and that some of the civilian advisers he respects most have deep reservations. Gen. Stanley A

UN chief, Europeans chide Iran’s new atom plant – Kansas City Star
Iran’s sudden revelation of a formerly secret uranium enrichment plant brought more condemnation Saturday at the U.N. General Assembly, with the Netherlands calling Tehran’s presumed weapons program “a major challenge to international peace and security.” Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak

Body of soldier missing since 1965 helicopter crash in South Vietnam returned to Nebraska – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Mourners in Calif. remember ‘brilliant,’ slain Yale student Clergy abuse settlements can lead to new suffering NY congresswoman’s husband dies on Tibet trip NTSB: 3 killed in medical helicopter crash in SC Calif. mortgage fraud suspect returns from Spain OMAHA, Neb. – The remains of a U.S. soldier