Nation and World
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Gore's son pleads guiltyOct 31, 2021 4:44 pm - LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. -- Al Gore's son pleaded guilty Monday to possessing marijuana and other drugs, but a judge said the plea could be withdrawn and the charges droppe...
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Definitely not the write stuffOct 31, 2021 4:44 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- A Wisconsin man whose blend of awkward syntax, imminent disaster and bathroom humor offends both good taste and the English language won an annual conte...
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Most save enough for pleasant retirementsOct 31, 2021 4:45 pm - What if we're not improvident fools? That possibility is suggested by a recent study. It received virtually no attention, perhaps because it contained no bad news. The s...
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U.S. Toyota workers want to unionizeOct 31, 2021 4:46 pm - GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- As U.S. auto workers negotiate with the faltering Big Three under intense pressure to surrender benefits, employees at Toyota's flagship U.S. plant wa...
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Dengue fever breaks outOct 31, 2021 4:44 pm - HANOI, Vietnam -- Dengue fever is raging across Asia, prompting the World Health Organization to warn that the region could face the worst outbreak of the mosquito-borne...
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Russia endorses AbbasOct 31, 2021 4:46 pm - MOSCOW -- Russia considers President Mahmoud Abbas the legitimate leader of the Palestinian people, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday in Moscow's strongest stat...
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On common ground, for nowOct 31, 2021 4:47 pm - CAMP DAVID, Md. -- Gordon Brown came to President Bush's mountaintop retreat to get closer to the leader of Britain's most valuable ally. But not too close. Wary of ever...
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Taliban claim second deathOct 31, 2021 4:47 pm - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A purported Taliban spokesman claimed the hardline militia killed a second South Korean hostage Monday because the Afghan government failed to r...
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Vote emboldens oppositionOct 31, 2021 4:47 pm - TOKYO -- Fresh off a spectacular election win, Japan's opposition on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resign, opposed his support of U.S. foreign policy an...
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Celebrity newsOct 31, 2021 4:44 pm - Britney Spears' marriage to Kevin Federline officially ended Monday. "They are divorced," the pop star's attorney, Laura Wasser, said after a Los Angeles Superior Court...