A Pennsylvania woman has been charged in the slaying of an 18-year-old who was found with her uterus cut open and her fetus removed, authorities said today. Andrea Curry-Demus was charged with homicide, kidnapping and unlawful restraint. Kia Johnson's body was found two days after Curry-Demus went to a hospital with a newborn, claiming that it was hers, police said.

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Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the western Caribbean, approaching Mexico on Sunday, as Tropical Storm Cristobal edged closer to the North Carolina coast.

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Sen. Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai today as part of a tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. In the past, Obama has criticized Karzai for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country. Before the meeting, Obama had breakfast with troops at a U.S. base in Kabul, Afghanistan.

A misunderstanding between local police and coalition forces led to an airstrike in southwestern Afghanistan Sunday that left nine police officers dead, a defense ministry official said.

U.S. forces killed two relatives of a local Iraqi governor in northern Iraq on Sunday. The dead were identified by the U.S. military as members of al Qaeda in Iraq.

New appliances and vacation packages aren't unusual giveaways in the housing slump, but one woman is taking the unorthodox step of throwing in a car with the purchase of her home.

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