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WASHINGTON – Three more prisoners from the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay (search), Cuba, have been released to their home countries, the Pentagon announced Monday. According to the Associated Press, a military tribunal found that two of them should no longer be considered enemy combatants, the report said. One was …

SYDNEY, Australia – Actor-director Mel Gibson (search) has been asked to recreate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (search) in the streets of Sydney if the city is selected to host a major Catholic gathering in 2008, a newspaper reported. Gibson’s staging of the Stations of the Cross (search), a live …

WASHINGTON – The Sept. 11 commission (search) failed to pursue information that a secret military unit had identified two cells involved in the 2001 terrorist strikes more than a year before the attacks, an Army intelligence officer contends. Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer (search) said that in January 2004, the commission …

CRAWFORD, Texas – President Bush said Tuesday that he’s deeply suspicious about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but that the country’s new leader has indicated a willingness to negotiate. Bush said he got word Tuesday that the newly elected president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (search), said he is willing to work with …

DALLAS – Exposure to cigarette smoke raises the risk among teens of metabolic syndrome (search), a disorder associated with excess belly fat that increases the chances of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, according to a study. Researchers said it is the first study to establish such a link in teenagers. …

AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan will ask Britain next week to extradite a radical Muslim cleric who has been described as Usama bin Laden’s “spiritual ambassador in Europe,” Interior Minister Awni Yirfas (search) said on Friday. Omar Mahmood Othman Abu Omar (search), better known as Abu Qatada, was among 10 foreigners …

WASHINGTON – President Bush phoned Discovery’s (search) astronauts on Tuesday, thanking them for being “risk takers for the sake of exploration.” In a telephone hook up with the space shuttle crew, the president wished the crew “Godspeed for your mission.” “Thanks for being such great examples of courage for a …

You don’t just get his good looks and fancy car, you’re also wedding your spouse’s financial history and habits. Here’s how to do it sensibly. Of all the promises you’ll make on your wedding day, the “for richer or for poorer” bit is likely to cause the most problems. According …

Teens who use amphetamines such as “speed” and kick the habit might do themselves a big favor by avoiding those drugs as adults. Australian researchers studying amphetamines in rats found increased addiction risks and heart risks in the rats. First, they gave amphetamines to adolescent rats. Then, the rats got …