JAKARTA, Indonesia – Police briefly detained at least eight people and seized flags from pro-Tibet activists Tuesday during a rowdy demonstration against the Olympic torch relay in Indonesia. Water cannons and 3,000 officers were deployed around the main sports stadium in the bustling capital, Jakarta, where the parade was held …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Fighting in Iraq took a heavy toll on Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Patrick, damaging his hand, injuring his brain and causing him to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. But Patrick’s body wasn’t the only thing hurt by combat. His relationship with his wife was wounded, too. …

CHICAGO – Commonly used incontinence drugs may cause memory problems in some older people, a study has found. “Our message is to be careful when using these medicines,” said U.S. Navy neurologist Dr. Jack Tsao, who led the study. “It may be better to use diapers and be able to …

TANGAIL, Bangladesh – A speeding bus lost control and plunged off the road in central Bangladesh on Saturday, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens, a police official said. Rescuers recovered 16 bodies from the ruins of the bus after the accident in Tangail district, 50 miles north of …

CHARLESTON – Balancing safety concerns against the wishes of families of highway fatality victims, West Virginia’s Division of Highways wants to offer the option of state-maintained memorial signs near crash sites. The cost to the grieving relatives could be up to $400. “It’s not about the money as it is …

NEW YORK – Two former high school classmates of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy were both sentenced to more than a year in prison Thursday for their roles in a betting scandal that embarrassed the league. A federal judge in Brooklyn gave James Battista, a professional gambler and admitted drug …

WASHINGTON – Tobacco companies deliberately changed the menthol levels in cigarettes depending upon who they were marketing them to — lower levels for young smokers who preferred the milder brands and higher levels to “lock in lifelong adult smokers,” U.S. researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found. The …

This is a rush transcript from “America’s Election HQ,” July 29, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. MARTHA MACCALLUM, HOST: Well, the Olympics, the Democratic and Republican conventions, and November presidential election, a lot of very big high- profile events are coming …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The widow of a district attorney who was believed stomped to death by his cattle 16 years ago surrendered to authorities Thursday on murder charge in his death. Raynella Dossett Leath, 59, also faces a murder charge in the 2003 death of her second husband. The new …

NEW YORK – Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy was a compulsive gambler whose road to professional and personal ruin began on the golf course, where he bet up to $500 a hole, according to an evaluation filed on the eve of his sentencing. “In short, he could not stop himself …