KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – About 500 Afghan women gathered in a rare mass protest Tuesday against the kidnapping of an American aid worker. The women, many wearing burqas, called on officials to find the captive American and urged the kidnappers to release her. Officials said they still had not identified any …

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – A drifter pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering a young woman who went missing while hiking in the north Georgia mountains. He was swiftly sentenced to life in prison. Gary Michael Hilton, 61, attended the hearing in an orange jumpsuit and a bulletproof vest. He signed a plea …

LAS VEGAS – A memory card that wirelessly sends pictures from a digital camera to a computer — letting you skip the tedium of plugging the camera in to upload images — got bragging rights Wednesday at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Eye-Fi Inc.’s wireless card beat nine other contenders …

PALERMO, Maine – Two horses once destined for the slaughterhouse have a new home at Graceland, where they’re being adopted by Priscilla Presley. Carol-Terese Naser rescued six horses including Max and his brother, Merlin, last summer from a family in Quebec. But she was shocked by the expense of keeping …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from May 12, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I think it’s an encouraging sign that our campaign is making progress, and that …

NEW YORK – A former Arabic translator for the U.S. Army in Iraq has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being caught with secret documents. The defendant goes by the name Noureddine Malki. He received the term Monday in Brooklyn federal court. He had pleaded guilty to possessing …

A deformed Samoan baby, who was initially banned from entering New Zealand nine months ago, is going home after receiving life-saving treatment in the U.S.; it is being reported by stuff.co.nz. Miracletina Julie Nanai, nicknamed Miracle, was born with extreme deformities, especially around the face, and doctors did not expect …

ELKO, Nev. – A minor earthquake has shaken northeast Nevada. The U.S. Geological Survey says earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 and was reported around 2 a.m. Saturday. It was centered in a sparsely populated area near the Nevada-Utah border. An Elko County Sheriff’s dispatcher said there are no …

EXETER, England – A bombing suspect arrested after a blast in the southwest English city of Exeter on Thursday is a vulnerable Islamic convert with mental illness who was taken advantage of and radicalized, police said. Police evacuated a large part of Exeter city center after a small explosion at …

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted a Missouri woman Thursday for her alleged role in a MySpace hoax on a teen neighbor who committed suicide after being spurned by the “boy” in the fake profile. Lori Drew, of Dardenne Prairie near St. Louis, was charged with one count …