92-year-old killed in 'roughest neighborhood in Georgia' … ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) — Many people on the run-down northwest Atlanta street where Kathryn Johnston lived fortify their windows with metal bars and arm themselves for protection.  —  Johnston, 92, was no exception.

What American journalists should be thankful for  —  In between breathless condemnations of the Bush administration for stifling its free speech, endless court filings demanding classified and sensitive information from the military and intelligence agencies, and self-pitying media industry confabs bemoaning …

Making the Last Mistake in Iraq  —  The decisions made on Iraq over the next few months will take the measure of America's maturity and sense of responsibility.  Because, whether we like it or not, our decisions — and our decisions alone — will determine whether the barely containable murderous pathologies …

President Bush Pardons "Flyer and Fryer" in National Thanksgiving Turkey Ceremony  —  Thanksgiving Day, 2006 Proclamation  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  Thanks for coming.  (Applause.)  Welcome to the Rose Garden.  I appreciate being up here with Mike Briggs and Alice Johnson …

Alcee Hastings scandal proves H. Paul Rico a gifted gangster  —  Memo to the national news media: Please, in all future stories about Rep. Alcee Hastings, stop referring to "the FBI agent" who set him up in a bribery sting when Hastings was a federal judge.  —  The guy who brought down Hastings wasn't just an FBI agent, you know.

France authorizes troops to fire at IAF jets over Lebanon  —  French soldiers in Lebanon who feel threatened by aggressive Israeli overflights are permitted to shoot at IAF fighter jets, a high-ranking French military officer told The Jerusalem Post.  —  Wednesday, several days after meeting …

Rainier Valley barber shop owner flees U.S.  —  Facing sentencing in plea deal, he phones FBI to say he's in Somalia  —  Ruben Shumpert, who federal agents allege made his Rainier Valley barber shop a kind of "anti-American training ground for Muslims" where children were taught …

Legal Fight in Florida's 13th Could Stretch Into 2007  —  The number of Nov. 7 House general elections in which the winner has not been firmly established has dwindled to four.  But at least one of these, the controversy-plagued contest for the open seat in Florida's 13th District …

More than 140 bodies turn up on Baghdad streets  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — More than 140 bodies have been found dumped across Baghdad over the past three days, police said Wednesday.  —  Police said 52 bullet-riddled bodies were found Wednesday, with 20 of them blindfolded, tied up and possibly tortured.

The first remarkable close-up pictures of animals in the womb  —  An unborn elephant, tiny but perfect in every way.  A dolphin swimming in the womb, just as it will have to swim in the ocean the moment it is born.  An unborn dog panting.  —  Each one amazing and now …

Dutch Voters Favor Prime Minister's Christian Democrats  —  Extremists Also Gain Power in Parliament  —  Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's right-of-center Christian Democratic Appeal party, which has led efforts to curtail Muslim immigration at a time of growing xenophobia in the Netherlands …

The World According to Jimmy Carter  —  I like Jimmy Carter.  I have known him since he began his run for president in early 1976.  I worked hard for his election, and I have admired the work of the Carter Center throughout the world.  That's why it troubles me so much that this decent man …

A New D.C. Paper Poaches, Encroaches Cross-Platforms  —  Allbritton Communications, which owns seven ABC affiliates, including WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C., now wants to own a newspaper.  —  A newspaper?  Didn't everyone write those old, unprofitable things off?

Cameron told: it's time to ditch Churchill  —  Polly Toynbee, not Winston, should set Tory social agenda, says adviser  —  One of David Cameron's key policy advisers will urge the party today to abandon its Churchillian and "out of date" ideas about the welfare state, the Guardian has learned.

Edwards, Obama gain popularity on tours  —  RALEIGH, N.C. - When introducing former vice presidential candidate John Edwards at a book signing this week, a family friend mentioned a bumper sticker she'd seen around town: "Edwards-Obama."  The giddy audience roared with approval.

What Can I Do to Make Your Flight More Uncomfortable?  —  Six imams removed from a US Airways flight from Minneapolis to Phoenix are calling on Muslims to boycott the airline.  If only we could get Muslims to boycott all airlines, we could dispense with airport security altogether.