Nation and World
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Chavez miffs Spanish delegation at summitNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - SANTIAGO -- Spain's King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday to "shut up" during closing speeches by leaders from the Latin world and brought t...
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What makes a hero? Loyalty counts along with bravery
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. -- An infantryman charges a pillbox in the face of enemy fire. A firefighter rushes up the stairwell of a burning skyscraper as office workers flee. A teach...
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Yellowstone's volcanic past is surfacingNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A big blob of molten rock appears to be pushing up remnants of an ancient volcano in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, scientists reported Friday. They...
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Intelligence official: People need to accept loss of anonymity, privacy
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A top intelligence official says it is time people in the United States changed their definition of privacy. Privacy no longer can mean anonymity, says Don...
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Nebraska case illustrates patterns in teacher sex abuse cases
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - LEXINGTON, Neb. -- Back in August, the rumor around Lexington Middle School was that 25-year-old math teacher Kelsey Peterson had a boyfriend -- a 13-year-old former stu...
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Six Flags plumets on quarterly resultsNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Theme park operator Six Flags Inc. said Friday its quarterly profit fell sharply, and it forecast lower-than-expected full year revenue, sending its stock to a 10-year l...
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Huge oil field discovered
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A monster offshore oil discovery and promising fields near the find could help Brazil join the ranks of the world's major exporters, but full-sca...
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O.J. back in court
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson's attorney sought to show Friday that the former football great confronted two memorabilia dealers with only one goal: to recover personal meme...
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Fierce storm spawns tidal surge
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - GREAT YARMOUTH, England -- A powerful storm unleashed tidal surges and ferocious winds that prompted hundreds to evacuate in Britain, but left countries along the North ...
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Oil in San Fran. Bay spill will linger
Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Most of the oil that spilled into San Francisco Bay when a container ship struck the Bay Bridge will never be retrieved and eventually will be absorbed ...