Nation and World
-
2007 was one of the worst for flight delays
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A quarter of domestic flights failed to arrive on time in 2007 -- the industry's second poorest performance on record -- and analysts say it is likely to g...
-
Bush's budget draws critics on both sides of aisle
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Top administration officials were on Capitol Hill Tuesday defending President Bush's $3.1 trillion budget plan from complaints by Democrats that it adds al...
-
No entitlement to a bailout from a bad gamble on mortgagesFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I've written before about how many Americans feel entitled to a comfortable ride through life and then rush to dole out blame when things get bumpy. This entitlement cul...
-
Illegal immigration at center of Texas home-renting trial
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- A lawsuit was filed Tuesday over this Dallas suburb's latest effort to keep out illegal immigrants by barring home rentals to people who can't p...
-
Hey, what's another $40 billion?
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Senior citizens are knocking on senators' doors. Lobbyists for the homebuilding and energy industries are burning up their telephone lines. Interest groups...
-
McCain and Obama reap high talliesFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois voters handed decisive victories to Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain in a primary that drew hundreds of thousands to the polls despite dismal we...
-
Tornadoes tear through South
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - ATKINS, Ark. -- Tornadoes tore across Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring several others in a rare midwinter outbr...
-
30 days for man caught in pictures
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - LEWISTON, Idaho -- A man identified in a front-page newspaper photo has been sentenced for what he was doing when another photograph -- shown on the same front page -- w...
-
Rebels threaten new attack on Chad capital
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - N'DJAMENA, Chad -- Hundreds of civilians have been killed in a coup attempt by rebels in Chad, Red Cross officials said Tuesday. Soldiers blocked two bridges crossing in...
-
ADM reports solid profit growth
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Food processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Monday its second-quarter profit rose 7 percent as higher earnings from oilseed processing and rising demand for feed grai...