9 hrs ago - Chancellor Angela Merkel presented medals for bravery on Monday, marking the first time since World War II that the nation has bestowed such an honor, long tainted by the Nazi military effort.
10 days ago - The Phoenix Suns went for defensive help, eventually anyway, by drafting Earl Clark of Louisville with the 14th selection overall in the NBA draft.
10 days ago - The Utah Jazz selected Virginia Commonwealth guard Eric Maynor in the first round of the NBA draft, getting a backup to starter Deron Williams with the 20th overall pick.
13 days ago - Two Muslim inmates held in a special unit at the federal prison in Terre Haute say they aren't allowed to pray in groups as often as their religion commands and have asked a federal judge to ease worship limits imposed by the Bureau of Prisons.
13 days ago - Two Muslim inmates held in a special unit at the federal prison in Terre Haute say they aren't allowed to pray in groups as often as their religion commands and have asked a federal judge to ease limitations on worship imposed by the Bureau of Prisons.
15 days ago - The Rev. Tim Vakoc, a Minnesota priest who was gravely wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq five years ago, has died, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said Sunday. He was 49.
26 days ago - From its inception, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has brought haters to its doors, with several dozen people protesting the 1993 dedication carrying signs such as, "Stop the big lie - the gas chamber hoax!"
31 days ago - Bosnia's war crimes court says a former Bosnian Serb police officer accused of taking part in the killing of at least 1,000 Muslim Bosniak men from the town of Srebrenica will be tried for genocide.