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Returning to her camp near Baghdad, Sgt. 1st Class Juanita Wilson’s last supply run turned out very differently than the other missions in her seven-month tour in Iraq. “We got everything we needed and [were] on our way back … about an hour from our camp … that’s when something …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. needs to pursue direct talks and other diplomatic avenues with Iran about its disputed nuclear program before considering a military option, lawmakers from both parties said Sunday. “I think that would be useful,” said GOP Sen. Richard Lugar, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, when …

NEW DELHI – An Indian court has fined a PepsiCo India 100,000 rupees (roughly $2,200) after a man complained he had found a condom in a cola bottle, a court official said on Thursday. PepsiCo India Holdings Ltd., a unit of soft drinks giant PepsiCo Inc. (PEP), said in a …

MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan – Militants ambushed a convoy of Pakistani troops in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, killing seven soldiers and wounding 22, an army spokesman said. Hundreds of soldiers backed by helicopter gunships hunted for the attackers, believed to have fled to a village near …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” April 3, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: A controversial new book claims Jesus Christ not only never died on the cross, but he married Mary Magdalene. And, once he survived the crucifixion, moved …

DENVER – Barry Bonds found his elusive power stroke in Denver’s thin air. Bonds homered for the first time this season Saturday night at Coors Field, sending a belt-high fastball from right-handerAaron Cook 384 feet to left for his 709th career home run. After circling the bases, Bonds knocked fists …

WASHINGTON – The House on Wednesday voted to limit the multimillion-dollar donations to nonprofit groups that changed the face of American politics in the 2004 presidential election. Majority Republicans said they were closing what they contended was a gaping loophole. Democrats portrayed the vote as an effort to undercut their …

The U.S. Army in Iraq has at least twice seized and jailed the wives of suspected insurgents in hopes of “leveraging” their husbands into surrender, U.S. military documents show. In one case, a secretive task force locked up the young mother of a nursing baby, a U.S. intelligence officer reported. …

HOUSTON – Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL) posted a narrower fourth-quarter loss Tuesday as higher revenue and cost-cutting efforts offset sharply higher fuel costs, but executives at the nation’s fifth-largest carrier told analysts they expect a “significant loss” in the first quarter of 2006. The company’s stock plunged after the news. …

TAMPA, Fla. – A 45-year-old who has spent more than half his life in prison for armed robbery and rape will be freed after DNA evidence created “significant doubt” about his guilt, prosecutors said Friday. The Hillsborough County State Attorney‘s Office said it would support a defense motion to vacate …