Nation and World
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Virus suspected in deaths of honeybees in USSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Scientific sleuths have a new suspect for a mysterious affliction that has killed off honeybees by the billions: a virus previously unknown in the United S...
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Virus prime suspect in nationwide honeybee mystery
Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Scientific sleuths have a new suspect for a mysterious affliction that has killed off honeybees by the billions: a virus previously unknown in the United S...
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Former governor Thompson backs GiulianiSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani brought a surprise high-profile endorser with him to Des Plaines on Thursday: former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompso...
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Senator urged to set date for exit
Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Idaho's senior Republican congressman called on Sen. Larry Craig on Thursday to make it clear he will leave his seat by Sept. 30, as GOP leaders sought to ...
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Doubts raised about authenticity of Davy Crockett letterSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas - Two historical document specialists said they doubt the authenticity of a Davy Crockett letter acquired this week by the Texas Historical Commission, bu...
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Climate study turns up heat
Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Wildfires are flaring bigger and hotter in Alaska, the northern Rockies and the Sierra Nevada. Bighorn sheep, mountain goats and grizzly bears in Glacier N...
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Column was unfair to New OrleansSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - While some of what Mona Charen wrote about New Orleans' pre-Katrina may have some truth to it, she chose to blame the victims of this government-made disaster, the feder...
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Crowd gathers in piazza of tenor's hometown
Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - MODENA, Italy -- Admirers massed by the hundreds in Modena's main piazza Thursday night to pay their final respects to Luciano Pavarotti, the tenor cherished by many as ...
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Turmoil in credit markets will impact card purchases
Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stream of credit offers that has filled consumers' mailboxes in recent years may be slowing just a bit. Although credit card issuers and other companies ...
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San Diego diocese to pay $198 million to settle 144 claims of abuse by clergySep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO - The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said Friday it has agreed to pay $198.1 million to settle 144 claims of sexual abuse by clergy. The agreement caps m...