LONDON (AP) - The world welcomed 2007 with skyrockets and rock concerts but in some corners of the globe, the New Year was marked by saber-rattling and bombings. Fireworks exploded over Sydney

WASHINGTON (AP) - Another terrorist attack, a warmer planet, death and destruction from a natural disaster. These are among Americans

BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military announced Sunday the deaths of two soldiers, pushing the number of Americans who have died in the Iraq war to the grim milestone of at least 3,000. On the final day of an exceedingly bloody year, Saddam Hussein was also buried in the town where he was born. The White House said the president mourned each death but would not issue a statement in reaction to the 3,000th in a war now 46 months old.

Few romantic ballads were written about the old Doodle bug trains of yore. Other than a novelty song or two, the Doodlebugs fail to live on in the misty reminisces of railroad lore. But they do live on in memory. The technical name for the Doodlebug was gas-electric motor passenger cars. They have been described as 'a temperamental marriage of internal combustion to steel rail, whose operation was foreign to the sensibilities and preconceptions of most any railroad man.'

IRVING (AP) - No, losing to the Detroit Lions does not revoke the playoff spot the Dallas Cowboys had already clinched. It just means they

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The preseason forecasts of gloom and doom are long gone. These surprising New York Jets are headed for an improbable trip to the playoffs. Chad Pennington threw a touchdown pass to Chris Baker, Leon Washington ran for a touchdown run and Mike Nugent kicked three field goals to lead the Jets to a 23-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

DALLAS (AP) - Only Auburn beat two teams playing in the BCS this season. Over the last three seasons, only USC and Texas, the last two national champions, have better records than the Tigers

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Big-time bowl games are a birthright to the Oklahoma Sooners. If