Nation and World
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Attorney seeks O.J. Simpson's release
Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- One of the new charges against O.J. Simpson could carry a possible life sentence, but the former American football star's immediate concern is getting out o...
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Cyber 'smiley face' still alive, well after 25 years
Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- It was a serious contribution to the electronic lexicon. :-) Twenty-five years ago, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman says, he was the ...
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Hillary could stand to show more spine and less expediencySep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - If there is a phrase more closely associated with both Hillary and Bill Clinton than "the politics of personal destruction," it does not come to mind. All the others -- ...
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Economists anticipate first Fed rate cut in years
Sep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- For the first time in more than four years, the Federal Reserve appears ready to lower interest rates to prevent a housing meltdown and a painful credit cr...
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Three Democrats court backing of traditionally friendly union membershipSep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - When you're preaching to the choir, it can be hard to convince that choir you're closer to God than the next preacher. Three Democratic presidential candidate...
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World's oldest man turns 112; says he'd like to live forever
Sep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- The world's oldest man celebrated his 112th birthday Tuesday, saying he hoped to live forever. Born Sept. 18, 1895, Tomoji Tanabe was named world's oldest male ...
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Iraq orders U.S. security company out
Sep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- They protect U.S. diplomats, guard supply convoys and perform dangerous tasks for a military stretched to the limit by the conflict in Iraq. But the presence ...
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UAW, GM talks to continueSep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Negotiators for the United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp adjourned labor talks Monday night, leaving 73,000 GM employees working without a new co...
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Congressional Democrats see this as a goodwill pick
Sep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The nomination of Michael Mukasey for attorney general was greeted by congressional Democrats as a goodwill gesture with the potential to thaw some standof...
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No celebrity break with this arrest, so is O.J. getting a raw deal?
Sep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Page 6 • Purported audiotape of robbery incident hits the Web. LAS VEGAS -- News conferences, a slew of felony charges, a perp walk in handcuffs and detention in a holdi...