U.S. Military Denies New Abuse Allegations at Ishaqi  —  Officials Conclude Troops Followed Rules of Engagement  —  Horrific images of Iraqi adults and children have fueled new allegations that U.S. troops killed civilians in the Iraqi town of Ishaqi.  But ABC News has learned …

Payroll Growth Stalls in May  —  The nation's economy generated 75,000 new jobs last month, the Labor Department reported today, about half the growth anticipated by economists.  —  Job creation was revised downward in the survey for the months of March and April as well.

City Has Itself to Blame for Terror Cuts, U.S. Says  —  The federal agency distributing $711 million in antiterrorism money to cities around the nation found numerous flaws in New York City's application and gave poor grades to many of its proposals.  —  Its criticism extended to some of the city's …

Documents show issues with wives, child support  —  Republican Jim Galley, who is running for Congress as a "pro-traditional family" candidate, was married to two women at the same time, defaulted on his child support payments and has been accused of abuse by one of his ex-wives.

Channel 5 reporter says ex punched her  —  Rough times for local TV reporter Kathleen Walter.  —  Walter, 32, a main on-the-scene face for WPTV-Channel 5, says she was a recent victim of domestic violence.  —  "I wouldn't wish this experience on anyone," she said.

Police Shoot Bomb Suspect  —  A man has been shot by police in an anti-terror raid in London on a suspected chemical bomb factory, Sky News has learnt.  —  The 20-year-old, who has not been identified, was shot in the shoulder and was arrested in hospital - his life is not in danger.

Online Privacy Again at Issue  —  The government asks Internet firms to keep records longer to track terrorists and child pornographers.  But some fear misuse.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Big Internet and telephone companies are girding to fight an unprecedented call by the Bush administration …

Bush to back gay marriage ban amendment  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush will promote a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on Monday, the eve of a scheduled Senate vote on the cause that is dear to his conservative backers.  —  The amendment would prohibit states from recognizing same-sex marriages.

The Brain Workout  —  In praise of video games.  —  A few weeks ago, Sony and Nintendo both revealed their newest video-game systems to great fanfare, complete with slicker graphics and motion sensors.  But not everyone was pleased.  An increasingly noisy chorus of critics charge …

Pilot Fights Black Snake Stowaway on Plane  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Monty Coles was 3,000 feet in the air when he discovered a stowaway peeking out at him from the plane's instrument panel — a 4 1/2-foot black snake.  —  Coles had left Charleston earlier for a leisurely flight …

War Handicaps Senators in '08 White House Race  —  With Iraq looming yet again over an American presidential campaign, senators considering a White House race are at a disadvantage over governors who might run, forced to explain their votes — and in some cases, alter their views — on an increasingly unpopular war.

Freakoutonomics  —  LAST month saw one of the sharpest drops in consumer confidence since the recessions of 1979-1982.  But those were truly dreadful times.  Oil prices tripled, rates on home mortgages shot into the mid-teens, the stock market was a disaster area and unemployment rates reached double digits.

Dishonor  —  A major new magazine has been launched in the US and Canada by one of the worlds largest magazine publishing empires.  HFM is a French company that also publishes such well known periodicals as: American Photo, Boating, Car and Driver, Cycle World, ELLE, ELLE Decor, ELLEgirl …

Opus Dei's Box-Office Triumph  —  AS a member of Opus Dei, I would like to thank Dan Brown and Ron Howard for "The Da Vinci Code."  Why am I not outraged like so many other devout Roman Catholics?  Because I think we could not have wished for a better result: critics attack the film (and …