Terrorists? Two-bit thugs? Or innocent?
Those are the questions surrounding the dozen men described as radical fundamentalists charged in a criminal conspiracy that includes firearms and stolen goods offenses.
As seven suspects appeared Thursday in U.S. District Court in Detroit for detention hearings, prosecutors warned of possible retaliation for the killing of the group’s leader, Luqman Ameen [...]

PHILADELPHIA – Travel day at the World Series. Time to wonder some things.
– Start with the guy hitting fourth for the New York Yankees.
Two games. Eight at-bats. No hits. Six strikeouts.
We wonder about Alex Rodriguez. As a recovering infamy-in-October addict, is there any danger he’s fallen off the wagon?
Here’s what he had to say Friday, [...]

After months of thinking it over, Sen. Paula Dockery is poised to kick-off her candidacy for governor, party insiders told the News Service of Florida on Friday.
The Lakeland Republican is expected to open a campaign account early next week – as a prelude to a formal campaign announcement the following Tuesday in her hometown.
It [...]

A federal grand jury indicted a University of Florida professor and his wife Friday on fraud and other charges related to $3.7 million in contracts with NASA, the Air Force and Navy.
In the 71-count indictment, the grand jury charged Samim and Sousan Anghaie with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, fifty counts of wire fraud, [...]

The following editorial is by Al Neuharth, founder of USA TODAY.
Back when newspapers were the primary source of news, politicians were advised, “Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel.”
Now they should be counseled not to pick a fight with anyone who reaches millions of TV viewers 24 hours a day.
Disagreeing [...]

NASHVILLE – During this 50th anniversary season of the AFL, fans have been reminded it was Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams who fielded that league’s first two championship teams.
Adams spent lavishly on salaries for his then-Houston Oilers, called some of the shots on personnel and, as an AFL co-founder, eventually helped force a merger with [...]

GREEN BAY, Wis. – He’s the iconic quarterback who, for 16 record-setting years, symbolized the grit of the storied Green Bay Packers franchise. But when Brett Favre returns to his adopted hometown this weekend wearing the purple and white of the Minnesota Vikings, will he be viewed more as a local legend – or as [...]

Some time-honored traditions – working sick, flying sick, going to school sick – are in question as the nation seeks to fend off the spread of swine flu.
The federal Centers for Disease Control, in its most specific calculation to date, estimated Thursday that the number of Americans who came down with the H1N1 virus in [...]

ANGOLA, La. – For 8.8 seconds, convicted murderer Michael Fasola felt like a free man – courtesy of a 1,600-pound Brahman bull charging down on him.
Fasola, 27, is serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He was convicted in 2003 of killing his roommate. But this week, Fasola [...]

National TV sports announcers – unlike public figures such as politicians or actors – almost never go on TV to talk about their families, kids, pets or hobbies. You might hear about their favorite foods – John Madden introduced millions to turducken – but otherwise they’re selling their takes on sports, not themselves.
But on-air sports [...]