Nation and World
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Outbreak born from 'cockroach of bacteria'
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Drug-resistant staph infections that have made headlines in recent weeks come from what the nation's top doctor calls "the cockroach of bacteria" -- a bad ...
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Discovery's challenging mission ends successfully
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Discovery and its crew returned to Earth on Wednesday and concluded a 15-day space station build and repair mission that was among the most chall...
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U.S., Australian officials pull toys containing 'date rape' drug precursor
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Millions of Chinese-made toys have been pulled from shelves in North America and Australia after scientists found they contain a chemical that converts int...
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Arrests target fake ID ring at O'Hare
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Twenty-three illegal immigrants were arrested Wednesday after they were accused of using fake security badges to work in critical areas at O'Hare International Airport, ...
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Bhutto urges dissent
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Supporters of Benazir Bhutto clashed with police in front of parliament Wednesday after she urged party activists into the streets to protest emer...
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Chesney, Underwood win country music's top prizes -- againNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood picked up where they left off last year at the Country Music Association Awards. Chesney won his second straight e...
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Obama calls Internet photo a dirty trick
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - BURLINGTON, Iowa -- Barack Obama complained on Wednesday about an Internet photo that claims the Democratic presidential candidate didn't hold his hand over his heart du...
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Finnish teen kills 8 at school
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - TUUSULA, Finland -- Was it a massacre foretold on YouTube? An 18-year-old gunman killed seven other students and the principal during a rampage through his high school i...
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The GOP's odd couple: Robinson backs Giuliani
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday. "It is my pleasure ...
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Right way to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrantsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Hillary Clinton is taking flak for the roundabout way in which she answered a question about whether New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was right to give driver's licenses to i...