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  1. File photo shows two women walking past an Internet cafe in Sydney. An Australian government plan to filter the Internet Wednesday drew criticism from privacy advocates who said it represented the start of state censorship.(AFP/File/Anoek De Groot)
    Australia's plans to filter Internet under fire AFP - Wed Jan 2, 2:34 AM ET Avg. Rating: 5.0

    SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian government plan to filter the Internet Wednesday drew criticism from privacy advocates who said it represented the start of state censorship.

  2. In this photograph dated 17 November 2007, an Afghan drug addict takes heroin in Kabul. Afghan police have seized more than half a tonne of heroin and opium in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the interior ministry said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)
    Afghan police seize more than half tonne of heroin, opium AFP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 5.0

    KABUL (AFP) - Afghan police have seized more than half a tonne of heroin and opium in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the interior ministry said Wednesday.

  3. The leaders of a US commission that examined the September 11, 2001 terror attacks accused the CIA Wednesday of having obstructed their investigation by withholding information about videotaped interrogations of terror suspects. File picture shows chairman of the 9/11 Commission, Thomas Kean (R), and vice chairman, Lee Hamilton at a Senate hearing in October.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)
    9/11 commission leaders blast CIA on interrogation tapes AFP - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 5.0

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The leaders of a US commission that examined the September 11, 2001 terror attacks accused the CIA Wednesday of having obstructed their investigation by withholding information about videotaped interrogations of terror suspects.

  4. In this undated file photo provided by the family, Julie C. Jensen and her husband, Mark D. Jensen, are seen in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Jury selection starts Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, for Mark Jensen, 48, accused of poisoning to death his wife Julie Jensen in 1998 with antifreeze. Opening statements were expected Monday. (AP Photo/Family Photo)
    Victim to be heard at husband's trial AP - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.8

    MILWAUKEE - Julie Jensen will essentially testify from the grave when her husband's murder trial begins this week.

  5. Wesley Autrey, 51, poses for photographs Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008 in New York. It's been a whirlwind year for Autrey, the so-called subway hero who jumped onto the tracks to save a teenager from an oncoming train on Jan. 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
    NY subway hero marks 1 year in spotlight AP - Tue Jan 1, 8:58 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    NEW YORK - The train was bearing down, and Wesley Autrey Sr. was trying to lift Cameron Hollopeter off the wet, slippery subway tracks where the young man had fallen after suffering an epileptic seizure.

  6. HOLD FOR RELEASE 12:01 a.m. EST; chart shows screening percentages for breast and colon cancer; two sizes; 2c x 3 1/4 inches; 96.3 mm x 82.6 mm; 1c x 3 1/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 82.6 mm
    Colon cancer risk traced to common ancestor Reuters - Wed Jan 2, 12:15 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    LONDON (Reuters) - A married couple who sailed to America from England around 1630 are the reason why thousands of people in the United States are at higher risk of a hereditary form of colon cancer, researchers said on Wednesday.

  7. Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, right, gets a hug from defensive coordinator Ron English following their win over Florida 41-35 in the Capital One Bowl football game in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)
    Michigan helps Carr end career as winner AP - Tue Jan 1, 7:29 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    ORLANDO, Fla. - Lloyd Carr went out a winner. Chad Henne threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns, Mike Hart ran for 129 yards and two scores and the Wolverines upset No. 9 Florida 41-35 Tuesday in the Capital One Bowl to win their first bowl game since 2003. This one was special. Michigan's senior class won its first bowl game in four tries and Carr ended his coaching career on a high note.

  8. 2 killed in Denver New Year's shooting AP - Wed Jan 2, 2:24 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    DENVER - A single bullet ripped through the wall of a house shortly after midnight Tuesday, killing an 11-year-old girl and a woman attending a New Year's party inside, investigators said.

  9. This undated photo provided Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008 by the Granville family via WGRZ-TV shows John Granville, right, with his mother Jane Granville. John Granville was shot and killed early Tuesday by gunmen in a passing car who cut him off as he was being driven home in Sudan's capital. Sudanese officials insisted it was not a terrorist attack but the U.S. embassy said it was too soon to determine the motive. (AP Photo/Granville Family via WGRZ-TV)
    Sudan police probe US diplomat's death AP - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.6

    KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese authorities on Wednesday questioned witnesses in the slaying of an American diplomat who was shot by gunmen in a drive-by attack in the capital.

  10. Paul Rivals Clinton, Raising Almost $20 Million for Campaign Bloomberg - Tue Jan 1, 12:55 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Presidential candidate Ron Paul raised almost $20 million for his campaign in the last three months, potentially outpacing every one of his Republican rivals and putting his fundraising in league with Hillary Clinton's.

  11. US soldiers guard Iraqis lying on the ground after they were stopped at a checkpoint in al-Kadhimiyah, northern Baghdad. Despite a drop in US casualties in the past six months, 2007 has proved the deadliest year for American forces in Iraq since the invasion, with at least 896 soldiers killed, according to an AFP tally based on Pentagon figures(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)
    2007 deadliest year for US troops in Iraq AFP - Tue Jan 1, 2:41 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    BAGHDAD (AFP) - Despite a drop in US casualties in the past six months, 2007 has proved the deadliest year for American forces in Iraq since the invasion, with at least 896 soldiers killed, according to an AFP tally based on Pentagon figures.

  12. Pharmacy burglar foiled by dense fog AP - Tue Jan 1, 5:05 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    MEDFORD, Ore. - When a burglar broke into a Medford pharmacy this week, looking to snatch some drug, he was foiled by fog. The dense fog, a new technology offered by alarm companies, made it impossible for the robber to find the sought-after narcotics.

  13. Researchers work on cocaine vaccine AP - Tue Jan 1, 10:38 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    HOUSTON - Two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston are working on a cocaine vaccine they hope will become the first-ever medication to treat people hooked on the drug. "For people who have a desire to stop using, the vaccine should be very useful," said Dr.

  14. In this file photo Thom Yorke, lead singer of Radiohead performs at the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, June 28, 2003. Radiohead has hit out at the chief of its former label after a news report claimed the rock band rejected a 3 million pound ($5.95 million) advance for its new album and demanded the rights to some of its older albums. (Toby Melville/Reuters)
    Radiohead frontman takes aim at EMI chief Reuters - Tue Jan 1, 7:00 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Radiohead has hit out at the chief of its former label after a news report claimed the rock band rejected a 3 million pound ($5.95 million) advance for its new album and demanded the rights to some of its older albums.

  15. Snake saved after eating golf balls AP - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.6

    BRISBANE, Australia - A snake was saved by surgery in Australia after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs, a veterinarian said Wednesday.

  16. A man wipes his face in front of a church where some 30 people were burned alive in Eldoret January 1, 2008. President Mwai Kibaki's government accused political rival Raila Odinga on Wednesday of responsibility for an explosion of tribal violence over a disputed presidential poll that threatens to tear Kenya apart. Picture taken January 1, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer (KENYA)
    AU head goes to Kenya following violence AP - 41 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.5

    NAIROBI, Kenya - The head of the African Union was traveling to Kenya Wednesday for crisis talks to end an explosion of postelection violence that has killed more than 275 people, including dozens burned alive as they sought refuge in a church.

  17. Graphic shows changes in state voting equipment since 2006; 2c x 3 3/4 inches; 96.3 mm x 95.3 mm
    States question electronic vote machines AP - Tue Jan 1, 4:38 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.5

    DENVER - With the presidential race in full swing, Colorado and other states have found critical flaws in the accuracy and security of their electronic voting machines, forcing officials to scramble to return to the paper ballots they abandoned after the Florida debacle of 2000.

  18. Jill Sickels of Beverly Hills, Mich., clears her sidewalk, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008. A fast-moving, hard-hitting and record-breaking New Year's Day storm moved through southeastern Michigan early Tuesday, leaving more than a foot of snow in some areas and hazardous traveling on roads and freeways. Authorities reported no deaths or serious injuries from the six-hour blast that started around midnight. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
    New Year's snowstorm smothers Midwest AP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago Avg. Rating: 4.5

    DETROIT - A Midwestern storm that dropped up to 16 inches of snow on New Year's Day snarled traffic on highways and runways and extended the winter vacation at dozens of schools.

  19. Video further batters Pakistani government's credibility McClatchy Newspapers - Mon Dec 31, 6:33 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.5

    NAUDERO, Pakistan— The credibility of the U.S.-backed Pakistani government was battered again Monday when video footage appeared to contradict its version of Benazir Bhutto's death and supported assertions by her husband and others that she had been shot leaving a campaign rally.

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