Marines oust pirates from ship U.S. Marines boarded and seized control Thursday of a cargo ship that had been captured by pirates the day before off the coast of Somalia.
Obama: Quran burning helps al Qaeda A major Islamic group will announce an initiative Thursday to distribute 200,000 Qurans to replace what it says are 200 copies that a Florida church plans to burn in a gesture that has sparked controversy worldwide.
Zakaria: Did U.S. overreact to 9/11? The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted the U.S. to take sensible security measures and launch a justified counterattack against al Qaeda, says analyst Fareed Zakaria. But he says they also led to an overreaction that continues today.
Traffic deaths at 60-year low Traffic deaths have hit their lowest level since 1950, the year fatalities behind the wheel began to be tracked, according to the latest government statistics.
Pats' QB Brady in car wreck New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was involved in a two-vehicle accident Thursday morning near his home in Boston, Massachusetts, but is now "fine," according to a source familiar with the incident.