WASHINGTON – Tipped they may have missed evidence a decade ago, FBI agents searched the former home of convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols (search) and found blasting caps and other explosive materials apparently related to the 1995 attack, officials said Friday. FBI officials said the material was found …

WASHINGTON – The United States will move cautiously in releasing terror suspects in the Guantanamo, Cuba (search), prison to guard against freeing those who might strike again, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday. “This is a delicate balance,” Rice said in an Associated Press interview. She said that in …

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI (search) held his first working meeting with the College of Cardinals on Friday as Vatican and Rome authorities began gearing up for another influx of dignitaries and faithful for a Sunday inauguration expected to draw half a million people. Italian civil protection officials estimate …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A judge sentenced a 19-year-old to four months in jail for not mentioning his arrest record when he was called for jury duty, outraging his family. Circuit Judge Eileen O’Connor (search) freed Stacey Forbes on bond Wednesday while he pursues an appeal. He had already served …

An existing treatment for immune disorders shows promise for slowing the memory decline of Alzheimer’s disease. The treatment — intravenous immunoglobulin, or IVIG for short — comes from blood. IVIG is a collection of the germ-fighting molecules called antibodies that course through healthy people’s blood. “Our very small study suggests …

HAVANA – Fidel Castro (search) accused Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez (search) of being an “agent” of the United States Monday in a stinging critique of the diplomat, who is neck-to-neck with Chile’s interior minister in a race to head the Organization of American States (search). In televised remarks, …

SALT LAKE CITY – Snubbing President Bush’s education changes, the Utah Legislature on Tuesday passed a measure giving state education standards priority over federal ones imposed by the No Child Left Behind Act (search). Education Secretary Margaret Spellings (search) has said the state bill could cost Utah $76 million in …

WASHINGTON – After a postelection respite, the pace of insurgent attacks in Iraq has increased in recent weeks to approach last year’s levels, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. “Where they are right now is where they were almost a year ago, and it’s nowhere near the peak,” said Air Force Gen. …

WASHINGTON – A federal judge will accept a guilty plea from the man once believed to be the “20th hijacker” in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks (search) on Friday. A hearing to accept a guilty plea in U.S. v. Zacarias Moussaoui (search) is scheduled for Friday at 3:30 p.m. EDT …

AMMAN, Jordan – Saddam Hussein is in good health and high spirits, the chief of his legal team reported Wednesday after a defense lawyer met with the deposed Iraqi dictator for six hours. Ziad al-Khasawneh (search), who leads Saddam’s defense team, said the U.S. captive met with lawyer Khalil al-Duleimi …