Police in one Arizona city and two Washington state cities are investigating three separate acid attacks on women. None of the suspects have been arrested. (Sept. 6)

A Taliban suicide bomber blew up a police station in Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 17 people. Four of the dead were children on their way to school. (6 Sept 2010)

Authorities say a small plane crashes on a residential street Henderson, Nevada, near Las Vegas. It apparently failed to gain altitude after taking off from the Henderson airport. There is no word on the fate of the person or people on board. (Sept. 6)

Rare colour film of the bomb damage inflicted on London during World War II has surfaced on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Blitz. (Sept. 6)

Irish band U2 met with the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a visit to the Bosphorous Bridge, where two parts of Turkey and the two continents of Europe and Asia join. Frontman Bono also presented him with an iPod music player. (Sept 6)

The Spanish government has rejected a ceasefire announcement by the Basque militant group ETA. Madrid ruled out talks on Basque independence and said police would continue their crackdown on the group. (6 Sept 2010)

A family pet killed a grandmother in McMinn County, Tenn. The sheriff says a woman's pit bull attacked her for no reason. 85-year-old Mattie Daugherty had her dog for nine years. (Sept. 6)

Darrelle Revis agreed in principle to a four-year contract Sunday night, ending a 36-day holdout. The New York Jets expect the all-pro cornerback to join the team Monday and play in their season-opener against Baltimore on Sept. 13. (Sept. 6)

Kanye West takes to Twitter to apologize for last year's Swift debacle; Kara DioGuardi leaves 'American Idol'; John Woo receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Venice Film Festival. (Sept. 6)

President Barack Obama will call for long-term investments in the nation's roads, railways and airports that would cost at least $50 billion, administration officials say. (Sept. 6)

American and Afghan forces clashed with insurgents Monday at the site of a key development project in Kandahar province. The clashes took place around a school that US officials have rebuilt, three years after it was destroyed by the Taliban. (6 Sept 2010

Janet Jackson talks about how her emotional role in Tyler Perry's film, 'Why Did I Get Married Too?' helped her cope with grief after her brother's death. (Sept. 6)

The "Black Widow" of eating contests gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo, New York on Sunday. Sonya "Black Widow" Thomas ate 4.86 pounds of chicken wings to win the contest. (Sept 6)

24-year-old Edward Nino Hernandez of Bogota, Colombia is now the world's shortest mobile man. The Guinness Book of Records measured him at 27.46 inches tall. (Sept. 6)

Irish rockstar and campaigner Bono met Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Sunday and later walked across the Bosphorous bridge which links the two parts of Turkey and the two continents of Europe and Asia. (Sept 6)

More than 50-thousand people gathered in the desert in northern Nevada for the climax of the annual "Burning Man." The week-long art, music and performance festival in the Black Rock Desert ended with the burning of a 40-foot structure of a man. (Sept. 6)

Bulgarian Nestinari dancers perform the ancient ritual of dancing barefoot over burning coals in the village of Brodilovo and several others in the region. The performers dance barefoot over embers, while drums and bagpipes play along. (Sept. 6)

Tony Stewart took the checkered flag at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday night for his first win of the season. The former Sprint Cup champ is one of ten drivers who have secured a spot in The Chase for the championship. (Sept. 6)

Highlights of this day in history: President William McKinley shot in Buffalo, N.Y.; Funeral held for Britain's Princess Diana; Mother Teresa mourned in India; Movie director Akira Kurosawa dies; Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame born. (Sept. 6)

Days after the official end of combat operations in Iraq, U.S. troops battled heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in Baghdad. No U.S. troops were killed, but 12 others died and dozens were wounded, officials said. (Sept. 5)