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31 US troops, mostly Navy SEALs, killed in Afghanistan A military helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. special operation troops, most of them from the elite Navy SEALs unit that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, along with seven Afghan commandos. It was the deadliest single incident for American forces in the decade-long war. Anger at Congress turns to fears of new recession Anger at U.S. leaders for taking so long to strike a debt-ceiling deal has turned into high anxiety over jobs and the economy amid growing fears of a new recession. Hackers strike at 70 US law enforcement websites The group known as Anonymous said Saturday it has hacked into some 70 law enforcement websites across the southern and central United States in retaliation for arrests of its sympathizers in the U.S. and Britain. Whisked away: Mom sought stolen child for 5 years Loyda Rodriguez Morales felt someone tug at her daughter as she tried to enter her simple home with three young children in tow. She turned to see a woman whisk the 2-year-old away in a waiting taxi. Woman dies in NC flood while running from police Amid heavy downpours, two women suspected of shoplifting at a Charlotte coat store ran into a swollen, fast-moving stream. One woman drowned and the other was missing, authorities said. Iran foreign minister says hopes U.S. "hikers" will be freed Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday he hoped two Americans jailed for more than two years on spying charges would be freed, the most positive signal yet that their ordeal may soon end. Mystery million-dollar Romney donor revealed NBC: In a move aimed at tamping down a mounting controversy over secret money in presidential politics, a political committee backing Mitt Romney Saturday publicly identified a former Bain Capital managing director as the source of a mysterious million dollar contribution to its coffers. Alleged ringleader in Abu Ghraib abuse freed The alleged ringleader of detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib in Iraq was released Saturday from a military prison, an Army spokeswoman said. Rangers find Yosemite falls victim's body The body of a California man who died after being swept into a raging waterfall at Yosemite National Park nearly three weeks ago has been found, rangers said Saturday. Triple-digit temperatures not over yet for South An unrelenting heat wave continued across the southern United States on Saturday, promising more of the triple-digit temperatures that have roasted the region for weeks. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032524/device/rss/rss.xml

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