Updated: 02/10/10 9:34 AM
Snow, wind and slush hounded eastern commuters early Wednesday as blizzard warnings from Baltimore to New York City heralded the second major storm in a region already largely blanketed by weekend snowfall.
Updated: 02/10/10 10:14 AM
A small pre-dawn earthquake has hit northern Illinois, startling residents as far away as Michigan and Iowa, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.
Updated: 02/10/10 9:14 AM
Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has died, the country's top civilian security official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. It was the government's first categorical confirmation of the death of the feared militant, whose passing is likely to weaken, but not vanquish, the al-Qaida-linked insurgent network he led.
Updated: 02/10/10 5:34 AM
A top Iranian official says a nuclear fuel swap with the West proposed under a U.N.-drafted plan remains an option.
