WASHINGTON – Admitted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui (search) told a hushed courtroom last week that he would “fight every inch against the death penalty.” But in a private meeting with the judge two days earlier, he seemed resigned to the strong possibility that he would be put to death. “I have …

CAIRO, Egypt – Two veiled women shot at a tour bus, and the fiance of one of the women blew himself up as he leaped off a bridge during a police chase Saturday, wounding seven people in the second strike on tourists in less than a month, part of an …

QUITO, Ecuador – Facing growing street protests demanding his ouster, President Lucio Gutierrez (search) declared a state of emergency Friday night in the capital and dissolved the Supreme Court in an effort to resolve an escalating political crisis. The state of emergency placed the military in charge of maintaining public …

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A lawyer shot himself to death as jurors began deliberating whether he sexually assaulted two foster children he had been assigned to protect, authorities said Wednesday. Andrew Dunn (search), 40, a law guardian for children appearing in Rochester’s family court, didn’t arrive at his trial Tuesday, setting …

2005 – The top executives of Google Inc. (GOOG) took salary cuts and received negligible bonuses in 2004 but hit financial jackpots after the company went public in August, according to regulatory filings. Last year, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt earned a salary of $81,432, a third of his 2003 salary, …

ORLANDO, Fla. – A political strategist who left U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris‘s Senate campaign last month said Harris ignored her staff’s recommendation to reject a defense contractor’s $10 million appropriation request, now being challenged by a congressional watchdog group. Harris insisted the request be submitted even though it was late …

CUMMING, Ga. – Going to the Milford family chicken farm is like trying to infiltrate a high-security medical lab. After the car’s wheels are sprayed down with disinfectant, visitors are outfitted with blue biohazard suits, clear boot coveralls, tight latex gloves and hairnets. Then, before entering the chicken coop, guests …

NEW YORK – Wall Street barreled higher Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrials up 138 points to a new six-year high after a report of modest job growth bolstered hopes that the Federal Reserve will end its interest rates hikes. All three major indexes finished the week with gains. The …

CAMARILLO, Calif. – The average retail price of a gallon of gas rose about four cents across the nation during the past two weeks, according to a survey released Sunday. Self-serve regular averaged about $2.95 a gallon, up from $2.91 two weeks ago, said Trilby Lundberg, who publishes the nationwide …

JACKSON, Wyo. – The Northern Arapaho Tribe and a man accused of shooting a bald eagle on the Wind River Indian Reservation say the federal government should make it easier for American Indians to apply to kill bald eagles for use in religious ceremonies. The tribe has filed a brief …