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  1. James Calvin Tillman, center, accompanied by his mother, Catherine Tillman, and brother, Willie Tillman, right, leaves Superior Court in Hartford, Conn., in this June 6, 2006, file photo. After 18 years behind bars, Tillman awaits a final decision Tuesday, July 11, 2006, on whether the state of Connecticut will erase his rape conviction based on DNA evidence that shows he could not have committed the crime. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)
    Conn. judge erases man's rape conviction AP - Tue Jul 11, 11:27 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    HARTFORD, Conn. - A judge Tuesday erased the rape conviction of a man who spent 18 years in prison before being exonerated by DNA testing.

  2. A U.S. border Patrol keeps watch along the U.S. Mexican border, June 2006. Two former US Border Patrol agents have pleaded guilty here to helping illegal immigrants cross into the United States in return for bribes from smugglers, US authorities confirmed.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)
    Two Border Patrol agents plead guilty to helping smugglers AFP - Mon Jul 10, 8:34 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    SAN DIEGO, United States (AFP) - Two former US Border Patrol agents have pleaded guilty here to helping illegal immigrants cross into the United States in return for bribes from smugglers, US authorities confirmed.

  3. Redistricting feeds 'toxic' politics USATODAY.com - Tue Jul 11, 7:04 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    Opposing view writer William Hamilton's defense of Texas' redistricting has some major flaws.

  4. Drug Abuse Could Be in the Genes HealthDay - 41 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.7

    TUESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Your genes could be key to how easily you could take up illicit drugs, a new study finds.

  5. This official White House photograph shows US President George W. Bush speaking during a telephone call from the Oval Office of the White House, 06 July 2006 in Washington, DC. A federal judge heard arguments in a suit arguing that Bush overstepped his authority when he authorized the use of warrantless wiretaps on Americans.(AFP/White House-HO/File/Kimberlee Hewitt)
    US judge to rule on legality of warrantless wiretaps AFP - Mon Jul 10, 7:15 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    CHICAGO (AFP) - A federal judge heard arguments in a suit arguing that US President George W. Bush overstepped his authority when he authorized the use of warrantless wiretaps on Americans.

  6. Construction workers inspect the ceiling inside the 'Big Dig' tunnel on Boston's Interstate 90 after a portion of the ceiling collapsed, killing a woman, July 11, 2006. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)
    Mass gov. seeks to fire MTA head after tunnel crash Reuters - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.6

    BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney called for the ouster of the head of the $14 billion "Big Dig" on Tuesday after part of a tunnel ceiling collapsed, killing a woman and rekindling questions over its safety.

  7. FBI agents load the back of a minivan at the Rayburn House Office Building 'horseshoe' entrance on Capitol Hill in Washington after continuing their of the offices of Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., in the May 21, 2006 file photo. Prosecutors and investigators building a bribery case against Jefferson have been unable to examine the documents and computer files seized in the search of Capitol Hill office. The materials were placed off limits for 45 days by President Bush, who decreed a cooling-off period after congressional leaders denounced the May 20-21 search as an unprecedented and unconstitutional intrusion on their turf by federal agents. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)
    Judge: FBI raid on lawmaker's office legal AP - Tue Jul 11, 8:26 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Monday upheld the FBI's unprecedented raid of a congressional office, saying that barring searches of lawmakers' offices would turn Capitol Hill into "a taxpayer-subsidized sanctuary for crime."

  8. Pakistani female prisoners sit in a cell, along with their children, during a visit by Minister for Women and Youth Affairs Sumaira Malik (not in picture) at Central Jail in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, July 8, 2006. Malik visited the jail to meet with women prisoners, a day after Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf approved legislation that will allow some 1,300 women jailed for minor crimes to be freed on bail. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood(PAKISTAN)
    After TV series, Pakistan rethinks rape, sex laws The Christian Science Monitor - Tue Jul 11, 4:00 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6

    KARACHI, PAKISTAN - More than 1,000 female prisoners are expected to be released this week on bail in Pakistan following a decision by President Pervez Musharraf to review a controversial set of laws affecting women.

  9. The Heysham 1 and Heysham 2 nuclear power stations near Lancaster, England, July 11, 2006. (Phil Noble/Reuters)
    UK says atomic power needed to fight global warming Reuters - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.6

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it needed new nuclear power plants, more electricity from wind and waves and cuts in energy consumption to fight global warming and reduce rising dependence on imported oil and gas.

  10. A view of the crowd from the stage at Woodstock, 1969. 'Magic mushrooms,' used by Native Americans and hippies to alter consciousness, appear to have similar mystical effects on many people, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. (Henry Diltz/PR NewsWire/Reuters)
    "Magic" mushrooms blow many minds Reuters - Tue Jul 11, 1:40 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.5

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Magic mushrooms," used by Native Americans and hippies to alter consciousness, appear to have similar mystical effects on many people, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

  11. Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett in an undated photo. Barrett has died aged 60, after living the life of a recluse for the last 30 years. (Capitol Records/Reuters)
    Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett dies Reuters - Tue Jul 11, 1:24 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.5

    LONDON (Reuters) - Syd Barrett, the troubled founding member of Pink Floyd, has died aged 60, after living the life of a recluse for the last 30 years.

  12. A dentist examines the X-ray of an patient in Sopron western Hungary on January 14, 2004. Severe gum disease is associated with increased health care costs for not only dental care but also inpatient hospital care, according to a team of Japanese researchers. (Laszlo Balogh LB/CRB/Reuters)
    Preventing gum disease would save teeth and money Reuters - Tue Jul 11, 9:26 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.5

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Severe gum disease is associated with increased health care costs for not only dental care but also inpatient hospital care, according to a team of Japanese researchers.

  13. Navy quarterback Lamar Owens eludes Maryland football defenders Sept. 3, 2005, in Baltimore. Owens was scheduled to face a court-martial Monday, July 10, 2006, on charges he raped a fellow midshipmen, one of three cases of sexual assault or harassment at the academy to go on trial this summer. The courts-martial come as the academy is trying to reduce sexual abuse at the Annapolis school following criticism that the Navy was not doing enough to stop it. But some of the accused say the spike in cases is little more than a witch hunt to produce results. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, file)
    Attorney: Midshipman didn't rape woman AP - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.5

    WASHINGTON - An attorney for a Naval Academy quarterback accused of rape urged military jurors Tuesday not to make the midshipman "a poster child for crimes he didn't commit."

  14. European Union flags are seen outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels April 12, 2006. The European Commission will fine Microsoft between 200 million and 300 million euros on Wednesday to punish it for failing to carry out antitrust sanctions, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. (Yves Herman/Reuters)
    EU to fine Microsoft 200-300 mln euros: sources Reuters - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.5

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will fine Microsoft between 200 million ($255 million) and 300 million euros on Wednesday to punish it for failing to carry out antitrust sanctions, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

  15. Portraits of Pain Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Mon Jul 10, 7:08 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    Note: Though Cambodia is not an active conflict, Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone believes it is important to examine the country's brutal past under the Khmer Rouge. In focusing on the lessons learned and the lingering problems, we'll explore how the conflict is reflected in Cambodia today.

  16. A video grab shows Mahim Station in Mumbai after a blast, July 11, 2006. (Times Now TV/Reuters)
    Security stepped up after Mumbai bombs Reuters - 13 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.4

    MUMBAI (Reuters) - Police stepped up security across India on Wednesday after bombs killed more than 160 people and wounded hundreds in packed commuter trains and stations in the financial hub, Mumbai.

  17. Mysteries of the Rocks and Stars Richard Bangs Adventures - Tue Jul 11, 7:45 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    Where did religion and science begin? Perhaps in the same place, the Neolithic villages of Macedonia...

  18. Imported tuna may have higher mercury level AP - Tue Jul 11, 1:36 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    WASHINGTON - Many imports of canned tuna have mercury levels higher than the federal limit, according to analysis by an environmental group.

  19. Iraqi police inspect the damage from a suicide bomber, Tuesday, July 11, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. A parked car bomb followed by a suicide attacker on foot struck a restaurant frequented by police near the heavily guarded Green Zone later Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding 10, Lt. Mohammed Khayoun said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hato)
    Sectarian violence kills about 60 in Iraq AP - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago Avg. Rating: 4.4

    BAGHAD, Iraq - Suicide bombers struck Tuesday across the street from the heavily guarded Green Zone, killing up to 16 people — the deadliest attack in a wave of bombings and shootings that threatened to shatter confidence in Iraq's new government.

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