Nation and World
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Vivid contrasts in style in battle between Giuliani, RomneyNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - BEDFORD, N.H. -- Call them Mr. Rough and Mr. Smooth. Or maybe Mr. Nasty and Mr. Nice. The intense battle between Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney for supremacy in the Jan. ...
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Shows to resume on Broadway after strike ends with tentative contract
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Curtain up. Broadway raced to reopen for business Thursday after stagehands and theater producers reached a tentative agreement, ending a crippling strike th...
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Briefs: Unemployment up in Chicago areaNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Chicago was one of two metropolitan areas that experienced the largest October unemployment rate increase year-over-year. The Chicago-Naperville-Joliet area u...
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Study warns of CT scan risks
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Millions of Americans, especially children, are needlessly getting dangerous radiation from "super X-rays" that raise the risk of cancer and are increasingly used to dia...
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American Eagle airline to be sold or fly free
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- The parent of American Airlines said Wednesday it plans to sell or spin off its American Eagle regional carrier next year. Its shares rose 6.9 percent. Investo...
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Wisconsin hunter sentenced to 69 years for killing Hmong
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - MARINETTE, Wis. -- A white hunter convicted of killing a Hmong man as they both stalked squirrels in the woods was sentenced Wednesday to 69 years in prison. James Nicho...
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Ford settles Explorer rollover suit
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday ended an era of litigation over its rollover-plagued Explorer sport utility vehicles when it agreed to settle a class-a...
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Erratic Wall Street drives Dow up rapidly
Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street barreled higher Wednesday for the second day in a row, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its biggest two-day point gain in five years after...
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Democratic delegate candidatesNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Democratic delegate candidates These are Democrats seeking election as national convention delegates in the Daily Herald's circulation area. Republican delegate candida...
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Is Venus an earth gone bad?Nov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Lightning crackles in the atmosphere of Earth's "evil twin" Venus, while the meager remnants of suspected bygone oceans continue to be whipped off the plan...