WASHINGTON – The Bush administration says it is trying to speed up U.S. aid for Lebanon’s Army because of the recent wave of sectarian fighting. State Department spokesman Tom Casey says the administration plans to ask for an emergency aid request for Lebanon, but he would not say how much …

RIDLEY PARK, Pa. – Investigators have concluded that two military helicopters were vandalized on the production line at a Boeing factory near Philadelphia, the Defense Department said Thursday. Federal officials were handing out fliers to workers at the Boeing Rotorcraft Systems plant in Ridley Township, Pa., in which they offered …

BAGHDAD – Tens of thousands rallied in several cities Friday against a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, raising doubts that negotiators can meet a July target to finalize a pact to keep U.S. troops in Iraq after the current U.N. mandate expires. Although U.S. officials insist they are not seeking permanent …

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – A Marine charged with killing a pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape was active online for months as a fugitive, according to court documents released Wednesday. The documents offer a comprehensive look at the monthslong search for Cpl. Cesar Laurean, who is charged in the …

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Authorities are investigating a tip that a suspicious male resembling the sketch of the Boca Town Center murders suspect may have been at Aventura Mall recently. Boca Raton Police spokeswoman Sandra Boonenberg says her agency has seen the surveillance video from the Miami-area mall and says …

“Iron Man” has always had a flight problem in video games. Over the decades, the high-tech, high-flying Marvel superhero has peripherally appeared in several games, but he’s never been able to truly soar. Sure, he could sorta float in “Captain America and the Avengers” and achieve a little hang time …

LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan will make a guest appearance on the season finale of ABC’s “Ugly Betty.” The 21-year-old actress is set to play an old schoolmate of America Ferrera’s character Betty Suarez on the show’s May 22 season closer, according to the trade paper Variety. Both Variety and …

TEHRAN – Iran’s top leader says his country will not bend to international pressure and give up its nuclear program, according to state television. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say in all state matters, said Iran will continue its nuclear program despite Western efforts to thwart …

Congress is going to look a lot different in January, 2009, with the number of seats up for grabs growing almost weekly. So far, 44 congressmen and women — mostly Republicans — have left, are leaving or have died since the beginning of the 110th Congress. The Senate isn’t seeing …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Discovery’s astronauts talked sports and enjoyed the sweeping views of Earth more than 200 miles below Thursday as their flight wound down and the International Space Station was left farther and farther behind. Back on Earth, engineers scoured the multitude of wing and nose images beamed …