Plan C for Chile mine rescue: Use oil drill 6 Sep 2010, 3:33 am

Hedging their bets, officials in Chile said on Sunday they will set up an oil drill as a third option to rescue the 33 miners trapped underground since August 5.

Adult services censored on Craigslist 6 Sep 2010, 3:32 am

Online classified service Craigslist's decision to censor its adult services section is a "good step but a continuing battle has to be fought," a leader in the fight against prostitution ads said on Sunday.

Victim in acid attack out of hospital 6 Sep 2010, 3:23 am

The 28-year-old victim of an acid attack was released Sunday from a Portland, Oregon, hospital, a nursing supervisor said, nearly a week after an unknown assailant threw a cup of the caustic liquid in her face.

2,000 more troops for Afghanistan 6 Sep 2010, 3:12 am

As many as 2,000 additional troops -- including a number of U.S. forces -- may be headed to Afghanistan in the coming weeks under a plan being proposed by Gen. David Petraeus, CNN has learned.

GA town: Uphold law, uphold pants 6 Sep 2010, 2:01 am

The town of Dublin, Georgia, is putting saggy, baggy pants in the category of indecent exposure, with violators facing fines of up to $200.

7 boaters rescued off SC coast 6 Sep 2010, 12:33 am

Seven people, including three children, who were missing since Saturday night were rescued Sunday about 25 miles off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, Sunday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Pope may intervene in stoning case 5 Sep 2010, 11:45 pm

Pope Benedict XVI has not ruled out getting involved in the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, the Vatican says, calling the practice "brutal."

McCain wants Obama to visit border 5 Sep 2010, 7:16 pm

Republican Sen. John McCain on Sunday invited President Barack Obama to visit the border with Mexico to get a complete picture of the region and called on the president to do more for security.

Obama to lay out new economic plan 5 Sep 2010, 6:52 pm

With less than two months to go until a critical midterm election likely to turn on the economy, President Obama this week will lay out a new economic plan.

Peace Corps volunteer killed in Africa 5 Sep 2010, 1:50 pm

Thomas Maresco, 24, an aid worker from Florida, died Saturday from a gunshot wound in Lesotho, the Peace Corps said. Police believe he was the target of a robbery.