HANOI, Vietnam – A Vietnamese-American and two Vietnamese nationals will be put on trial on charges of terrorism for allegedly planning to distribute anti-government pamphlets in Vietnam, an official said Thursday. Nguyen Quoc Quan, of Sacramento, and Vietnamese nationals Nguyen Hai and Nguyen The Vu face jail terms of up …

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Eva Longoria Parker took time to dish out Frostys and french fries at a Wendy’s on Tuesday. The “Desperate Housewives” star worked the drive-thru at the restaurant to help kick off the Father’s Day Frosty Weekend, an event that donates 50 cents for every Frosty sold …

PHILADELPHIA – A half-dozen police officers kicked and beat three suspects pulled from a car during a traffic stop as a TV helicopter taped the confrontation, and the city’s police commissioner said “it certainly does not look good.” The video, shot by WTXF-TV, shows three police cars stopping a car …

HOUSTON – A Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for felony murder in the death of his teething infant. The baby died after apparently sucking on his father’s cocaine-tainted fingers. Dennis Ray Driver, 26, was convicted yesterday in the overdose death of his eight-month-old son, Dennis Junior. …

ESCOBEDO, Mexico – Men in the northern Mexican town of Escobedo are likely to have a happy Father’s Day, thanks to a mayor who is handing out free Viagra and condoms. Mayor Margarita Martinez says the handouts are part of a campaign aimed at raising awareness about male health problems. …

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A helicopter ferrying a patient with a medical emergency from the Grand Canyon collided with another chopper carrying a patient near a northern Arizona hospital, leaving six people dead and critically injuring a nurse. The collision Sunday east of Flagstaff Medical Center was a few hundred yards …

SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah lawmaker who described a bill as an ugly black baby said he’s been the target of a “hate lynch mob” through e-mails and phone calls. Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, has met with allies, who made plans for a rally and newspaper ads to …

WASHINGTON – President Bush issued a veto threat Tuesday in the debate to update terrorist surveillance laws, rebuking Democratic plans to deny retroactive legal protections for telecommunications providers that let the government spy on U.S. residents after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The threat came in a 12-page letter to …

Mac users need security software, too. Oh, I know: Mac lovers will respond to this statement by puffing up their chests, raising their chins and sniffing, “Ha, my Mac always has been and always will be virus free. I don’t need no stinking security software.” Ah, but you do, folks. …

WASHINGTON – Congress, facing the prospect of an election-year recession, passed an emergency plan Thursday that rushes rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers and $300 checks to disabled veterans, the elderly and other low-income people. President Bush indicated he would sign the measure. House passage by a 380-34 …