Nation and World
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Bhutto under arrest
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf yielded to pressure from the United States on Thursday and said Pakistan will hold elections by mid-February. But ...
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Former NYC top cop surrenders, likely to face corruption charges
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. -- Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik surrendered Friday to face federal corruption charges. A law enforcement official, speaking...
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Musharraf sets date for elections
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf yielded to pressure from the United States on Thursday and said Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections by mid-...
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Women's equality? Depends on where in the world you are
Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - GENEVA -- Women in predominantly Muslim countries are struggling to compete for jobs, win equal pay and hold political office, falling behind the rest of the world in el...
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Reruns -- they're not just for the comedic writersNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The writers' strike has all the late-night talk shows running reruns. We newspaper reporters are writers, too. You just might not have realized we are doing the rerun th...
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State of emergency called in former Soviet republic
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - TBILISI, Georgia -- Riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons Wednesday to break up demonstrations calling for the ouster of President Mikhail Saakashv...
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State Dept. says price of security in Iraq is up -- a lot
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department's request for $1.5 billion to protect U.S. diplomats and a growing number of reconstruction teams in Iraq is a pricey reminder the cou...
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Mortgage probe hits major lenders
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's subpoenas to government-sponsored lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sent another shock into the home mortgage i...
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Tomato pickers' pay raise left on the vine
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- The future of a deal to help migrant workers who pick tomatoes earn more money was cast in doubt when Florida's largest association of growers said none of its ...
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GM's bad news expected to get worse
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- It's hard to ignore the second largest quarterly loss in U.S. history. But General Motors Corp.'s record $39 billion loss on a charge involving unused tax cre...