Nation and World
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Shuttle makes nighttime landing
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Wednesday, making a rare nighttime touchdown to wrap up "a two-week adventure"...
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Giant leap for space tours
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A California aerospace company plans to enter the space tourism industry with a two-seat rocket ship capable of sub-orbital flights to altitudes more than...
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Paper to investigate records cited in Diddy, Tupac story
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Times will conduct an internal investigation concerning the authenticity of documents used in a story that implicate associates of Sean "D...
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Gates orders full inventory of nuclear weapons, related materials
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a full inventory of all nuclear weapons and related materials and an assessment of inventory control procedures ...
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USDA might hold back names of retailers in certain meat recalls
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from the food industry, the Agriculture Department is considering a proposal not to identify retailers where tainted meat went for sale exce...
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Sarkozy pledges more troops for Afghanistan
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his supermodel wife swept into Britain on Wednesday, mixing elaborate pomp with his impassioned warning that the West must...
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Study links big belly, dementia
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Having a big belly in your 40s can boost your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease or other dementia decades later, a new study suggests. It's not just about ...
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Review turns up 20 big-name passport file reviews, including Anna Nicole's
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- State Department workers viewed passport applications containing personal information about high-profile Americans, including the late Playboy playmate Ann...
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This feud is about illegal immigrationMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Village President Bill Sarto is trying to get Trustee Paul Humpher ousted from his elected position because of his domestic feud with his wife, asking the Kane County st...
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FDA probing link between allergy drug Singulair, suicide
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is investigating a possible link between Merck's best-selling Singulair and suicide. FDA said it is revie...