Panetta cautious on release of Guantanamo Taliban

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he will not approve the release of any Taliban from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military prison as part of Afghan peace talks unless he's sure they won't return to the battlefield. 1329237954

Psych probe ordered for German in DC wife's death

A German-born man charged with killing his socialite wife in Washington is being transferred to a psychiatric hospital for a competency screening after a doctor said he was delusional. 1329236737
Dempsey urges Egypt to resolve dispute with US

The nation's top military leader says Egypt's ruling generals underestimated the U.S. outcry and threat to relations with Washington after their crackdown on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy. 1329235543
Caylee Anthony bill moving forward in Florida

A bill inspired by the death of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony is moving closer to passage in the Florida Legislature. 1329234639
Bangkok blast wounds Iranian attacker, 4 others

An Iranian man fleeing wounded from an explosion at a rented Bangkok house lobbed a grenade at police that rebounded and blew off one of his legs Tuesday in a series of blasts Israel said were an attempted terrorist attack by Iran. 1329236746
Sazerac seeks to douse competitor's whiskey pitch

SinFire Cinnamon Whiskey is marketed as a "sinful spirit." Sazerac Inc. thinks it's an idea that's sinfully close to its own brand of cinnamon flavored alcohol, Fireball Whiskey. 1329232241
1st same-sex couple weds at Empire State Building

Two women who met at the University of Alaska have become the first same-sex couple to be married at the Empire State Building. 1329236743
Grisly discoveries give families hope for closure

The childhood friends killed for the first time less than three months after their high school graduation in 1984. Then they seemingly killed with impunity for the next 15 years, with one man making barroom boasts about their ability to make people disappear. 1329231033
Los Angeles teacher aide arrested for sex contact

A Los Angeles high school teacher's aide was arrested on campus for investigation of sexual contact with a 15-year-old student, the FBI confirmed on Tuesday, making it the third molestation arrest in recent weeks in the nation's second-largest school district. 1329237338
Sazerac seeks to douse competitor's whiskey pitch

SinFire Cinnamon Whiskey is pitched as a "sinful spirit." Sazerac Inc. thinks it's an idea that's sinfully close to its own brand of cinnamon flavored alcohol, Fireball Whiskey. 1329229231