Nation and World
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How do climate, peace tie in?Oct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - OSLO -- Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change widens a definition of peacemaking and wil...
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Kodak ends long Olympic runOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Photography icon Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday it is ending its role as a top corporate sponsor of the Olympics after next summer's games in Beijing. ...
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Putin dishes tongue-lashing to Rice, Gates
Oct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- President Bush's top two Cabinet officials, expecting a polite photo op, were ambushed by a Russian leader who fears Eastern Europe may be turned into a U.S. s...
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Former Duke lacrosse coach files lawsuit against former employer
Oct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The former Duke University men's lacrosse coach who resigned earlier this year amid allegations that three of his players raped a stripper has sued ...
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Probe into Smith death deepening
Oct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- State authorities investigating circumstances surrounding the overdose death of Anna Nicole Smith raided six locations Friday, including the offices and r...
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Oracle enters intense bidding for BEA
Oct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Pouncing on a vulnerable rival, Oracle has offered $6.7 billion to buy BEA Systems in its latest bid to trump SAP AG and IBM in an increasingly intense ...
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Former US Iraq chief: mission 'nightmare with no end in sight'
Oct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON, Va. -- The U.S. mission in Iraq is a "nightmare with no end in sight" because of political misjudgments after the fall of Saddam Hussein that continue today, ...
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Candles are not that dangerousOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - I read yet another article on how dangerous candles are, this time by Jennifer Farrar in the Sept. 30 Daily Herald. I would like to offer some clarity on this issue on b...
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One of 'Jena Six' jailed on probation violationOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana teen who spent more than nine months behind bars in connection with the "Jena Six" case is back in jail to complete his sentence in an earlier...
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Kennedy has artery cleaned up a bit
Oct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent surgery Friday to repair a partially blocked artery in his neck, which was discovered during an examination of a decades-old b...