Nation and World
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UAW, GM reach tentative agreement ending first strike in 37 years
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. tentatively agreed Wednesday to a contract that ends a two-day strike -- the first nationwide walkout against the automa...
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Clooney, friend walk red carpet gingerly
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Cracked rib doesn't keep George Clooney off the red carpet for 'Michael Clayton' premiere NEW YORK -- George Clooney didn't let a motorcycle accident keep him off the re...
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Bush prods Iraqi leader on progress, security
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- President Bush pressed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Tuesday to move on stalled measures deemed critical to political reconciliation, while al-Mali...
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'Halo 3' release marred by scratched disks
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Within hours after die-hard fans finally got their hands on a copy of "Halo 3," blogs brimmed with reports that special limited-edition packaging is s...
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Equipment failure grounds flights
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Communications equipment failed Tuesday at a regional air-traffic control center, shutting down all airline traffic within 250 miles of Memphis and cau...
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Union's endorsement delayed
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The Service Employees International Union has postponed its presidential endorsement until next month, underscoring divisions within the powerful labor group over fron...
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Milestone marker of civil rights fight
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Little Rock Nine, once barred from Central High School because they are black, arrived on its soggy campus in limousines Tuesday as the communit...
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Clear Channel sale clears hurdle
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO -- It took just about three weeks for the nation's biggest radio station operator, Clear Channel Communications, to accept a buyout offer after announcing la...
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Ahmadinejad declares end to nuke talks
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - UNITED NATIONS -- Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Tuesday that Iran's disputed nuclear program is closed as a political issue and said Tehran will ignore a U...
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Unkind words cut deep in Iran
Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranians expressed dismay Tuesday at the tough reception given to their president in New York, saying his host was rude and only fueled the image of the ...