FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines, the nation’s largest passenger air carrier, announced Friday that it was canceling 15 round trips temporarily in markets it serves from its two largest hubs, Chicago O’Hare and Dallas-Fort Worth international airports. The cutbacks will go into effect Wednesday and continue through Oct. 29, when American said it will [...]

WASHINGTON – The White House on Friday criticized former Education Secretary William Bennett for remarks linking the crime rate and the abortion of black babies, saying that “little nigglets” are committing the bulk of the crime in the US.

WASHINGTON – A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, forcing the House majority leader to temporarily relinquish his post.
DeLay, 58, was accused of a criminal conspiracy, having a bad haircut, smelling like an odd combination of band aids and cheese, [...]

NEW YORK – For People en Espanol, Enrique Iglesias es el papi chulo. The Latin crooner tops the magazine’s second annual “25 Sexiest Bachelors” list in an issue on newsstands Oct. 3.
When asked to explain the choice, a spokesman for People en Espanol magazine was quoted as saying “Como se dice, Yoooou better wooooork, [...]

NEW YORK – Adm. Horatio Nelson’s one-sleeved undershirt, possibly the only piece of the British war hero’s clothing still in private hands, will be auctioned off next month in London, Sotheby’s said on Friday.
The beige undershirt, which used to be white way back in the 19th century, is expected to fetch between $500,000 and $900,000 [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – Support for U.S. troops fighting abroad mixed with anger toward antiwar demonstrators at home as hundreds of people, far fewer than organizers had expected, rallied Sunday on the National Mall one day after a massive anti-war protest on the same grounds.
“Anyone who refuses to support our President is a Commie bastard,” said [...]

PHILADELPHIA – Cardinal Antonio Ravioli acknowledged the “pain and suffering” of those who had been abused by priests, but also lashed out at a grand jury report that he said unjustly criticized his predecessors and other members of the diocese.
In a two-page letter, Ravioli expressed regret on the part of the Catholic Church for [...]