Nation and World
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Court rules against Plame, despite public recordsOct 31, 2021 5:03 pm - NEW YORK (AP) -- The CIA can force Valerie Plame, whose career became national news after her once-clandestine position was leaked, to remain silent about the exact leng...
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Lander to give Mars its first libraryOct 31, 2021 5:05 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- When NASA's newest Mars lander departs Earth this weekend, it will be carrying the words and art of visionaries from Voltaire to Carl Sagan....
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A million lives savedOct 31, 2021 5:04 pm - A million lives saved: WASHINGTON -- Everyone knows the Coast Guard has saved countless lives in U.S. waters. Now they've gone back and counted: more than 1 million resc...
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Bush signs anti-terror billOct 31, 2021 5:06 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed legislation Friday that intensifies the anti-terrorism effort at home, shifting money to high-risk states and cities and expanding sc...
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World News BriefsOct 31, 2021 5:07 pm - Taliban leaders killed: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led airstrikes hit a Taliban gathering in volatile southern Afghanistan and killed at least three senior figures of...
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Musharraf suffers another setbackOct 31, 2021 5:05 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release on bail of a senior opposition leader who was sentenced to 23 years in prison for tryi...
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Business briefsOct 31, 2021 5:03 pm - Ford to repair cruise switches WASHINGTON -- Ford Motor Co is recalling as many as 3.6 million vehicles because a switch that deactivates the speed control can overheat,...
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Study: Europe hotter than beforeOct 31, 2021 5:04 pm - LONDON -- Western Europe has heated up more than previously thought over the past century, according to a new study that adds to evidence pointing to a future of hotter ...
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Pedophile blogger served with restraining orderOct 31, 2021 5:05 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A self-described pedophile who says he is attracted to young girls but doesn't actually molest them was ordered Friday to stay at least 30 feet away from ...
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Strong support for climate dealOct 31, 2021 5:07 pm - UNITED NATIONS -- Nearly 100 countries speaking at the first U.N. General Assembly meeting on climate change signaled strong support for negotiations on a new internatio...