EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? With more American soldiers dying in Iraq and Afghanistan from hidden bombs, the military hopes a new advanced explosives school will help troops to detect and disarm the deadly devices. The…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The Senate Friday approved an extension of the Violence Against Women Act that calls for increased funding for the landmark act. The House is expected to pass the legislation Saturday, according to the office of…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Republicans will work into the weekend in hopes that Congress will be able to wrap up a $40 billion-plus spending cut plan, though a fight over oil drilling in Alaska remains an obstacle. The defense…

NEW YORK Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? In the high Arctic, deep in the Atlantic, on Africa’s sunbaked plains, climate scientists are seeing change unfold before their eyes. In the global councils of power, however, change in climate policy is coming…

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Time Warner Inc. ended talks with Microsoft Corp. Friday and entered exclusive negotiations with Google Inc. over a $1 billion investment and a broader advertising partnership with America Online, executives close to the talks said. Shutting…

LONDON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said in an interview to be broadcast Sunday that the United States will have a military presence in Iraqi for years, although a gradual withdrawal likely will start in…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A solid majority of Americans oppose immediately pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq, citing as a main reason the desire to finish the job of stabilizing the country, an AP-Ipsos poll found. Some 57 percent…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? President Bush rarely makes big news in his weekly radio address but he surprised listeners Saturday with a major announcement: He had authorized the nation’s largest spy agency to conduct a secret electronic eavesdropping program…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Bundle up, kids. It’s getting cold inside. As oil and natural gas prices soar, public schools are having to make some tough decisions: turning down the thermostat, finding alternative sources of fuel, even cutting back…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Adult day care is not covered under the state’s TennCare program, but officials are considering whether it and other services might be added. The state must submit in 2006 to Medicaid officials a new…