Survival Stories Emerge From South's Tornado Tragedy

Apr 28th 2011 – 9:05 AM |AOL News

The Tuscaloosa News / AP

Poignant tales from tornado survivors are pouring in -- of muffled screams from under piles of debris, university students hit in the head by a flying Jeep Cherokee and a 6-year-old boy, unconscious...

Libya Rebels: NATO Accidentally Killed 12 of Our Fighters

Apr 28th 2011 – 7:28 AM |AOL News

AFP / Getty Images

A NATO airstrike has accidentally killed up to 12 Libyan rebels in an apparent case of mistaken friendly fire that rebel commanders say could have been avoided. At first, Libyan rebels who've been...

Arson That Killed 8 Horses Investigated as Hate Crime Against Gay Owner

Apr 27th 2011 – 9:10 AM |AOL News

whiznews.com

Firefighters in rural Ohio are offering a $5,000 reward today for information about who was behind an Easter arson attack that killed eight horses, including a week-old colt, in a blaze being...

Gadhafi's Daughter: 'You Never Know When a Rocket or Bomb Might Hit You'

Apr 27th 2011 – 7:00 AM |AOL News

Pier Paolo Cito, AP

As NATO bombs rain down on Moammar Gadhafi's compound, the daughter of the Libyan dictator says she's been telling her three young children bedtime stories about the afterlife "to make them...

US Hikers Held in Iran Get Court Date for May

Apr 26th 2011 – 8:51 AM |AOL News

Press TV/AFP/Getty Images

The two American men jailed in Iran for the past 19 months and accused of being U.S. spies are set to appear in a Tehran court next month. The May 11 court session, announced today in Iranian media,...

How Can You Tell Someone Is al-Qaida? Look at His Watch

Apr 26th 2011 – 7:15 AM |AOL News

Shiho Fukada, AP

It's a simple, water-resistant digital watch that retails for about $11. But beware: It could sell you out as al-Qaida. A new batch of WikiLeaks files from Guantanamo Bay reveals a secret checklist...

Franklin Graham: Look for Christ's 2nd Coming on Facebook, Twitter

Apr 25th 2011 – 7:38 AM |AOL News

Chuck Burton, AP

The Rev. Franklin Graham says he knows what could be the ultimate trending topic on Twitter: the second coming of Christ. Graham, son of the prominent and politically connected Christian evangelist...

Flight Attendants Overpower Hijacker Who Wanted to Go to Libya

Apr 25th 2011 – 7:17 AM |AOL News

AFP / Getty Images

Italian police have jailed a Kazakh man today who allegedly held a knife to a flight attendant's throat and demanded that his Paris-to-Rome flight reroute to Libya. The crew overpowered the would-be...

Study: US Suicide Rate Rises, Falls With Economy

Apr 15th 2011 – 8:02 AM |AOL News

Orange County Register / AP

America's suicide rate rises and falls in relation to how well the economy is doing, according to the first-ever study to compare age-specific suicide rates to U.S. business cycles. The study,...

Libya's 'Claudia Schiffer' Defends Gadhafi -- Because He's Her Dad

Apr 15th 2011 – 7:19 AM |AOL News

AFP / Getty Images

She studied law in Paris, joined Saddam Hussein's legal team and was recently stripped of her title as U.N. goodwill ambassador, all because of who her father is: Moammar Gadhafi. All the while, the...

Is Iran Helping Syria Crack Down on Protesters?

Apr 14th 2011 – 11:18 AM |AOL News

AP

In its bloody crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters, Syria may be getting some secret help from an old friend -- Iran. Iran has long been suspected of aiding its fellow Shiite Muslims in Bahrain...

Sign of the Times? 10-Carat Pink Diamond Fails to Sell at Auction

Apr 14th 2011 – 8:00 AM |AOL News

Christie's

Diamonds are a girl's best friend -- except during an economic recession. In a sign that belt-tightening may have spread to even the ultra-rich, a more than 10-carat rare pink diamond expected to...

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