11 April 2007: Afternoon

Al Qaeda's involvement is suspected as two separate bomb attacks kill at least 17 in Algeria today.

Philadelphia woman shot in head at vigil for shooting victim; murder rate higher in Philly this year than in New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles.

All charges dropped in the Duke rape case, future legal action to focus on Nifong.

Clinton, Obama, Edwards politely and firmly decline to participate in a Fox News-sponsored debate.

America's agreement to release $25 million of frozen North Korea funds is the culmination of months of confusion and back-tracking.

Bangladeshi government cracks down on illegal internet phone calls, soon to realize that includes most every phone call.

In today's feature, Jessica Francis Kane argues book publishers could learn a thing or two from Burpee.

In Bolivia, prison is a family affair, and beauty pageants an obsession.

China seeks to avoid mockery by enforcing "standard English" translations during the Olympics, depriving visitors of the many joys of "Chinglish."

The great ivory-billed woodpecker stake-out enters month four of year two.

The dinner, which is to be consumed on Thursday, includes such delicacies as quail roasted in wine, duck breast with capers, and rice pudding. Martha Stewart packs lunch for the cosmonauts.

Mom packs bento box lunches for kids. And then Flickr blogs them.

If you ever lost your excitement about the new state quarters, now's the time to get it back.

TMN's Mp3 Digest issues its quarterly report, and Willie Nelson is definitely up.

Johnny Cash's Tennessse home burns down. Please no "Burning Ring of Fire" jokes.