advertisement

Log Out

Nation and World

Mattel defends its toy safety measures

Associated Press
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With its reputation bruised by the second major recall of Chinese-made toys tainted with lead paint in a matter of two weeks, Mattel Inc. on Tuesday defended...
Frustration grows at Utah mine site

Associated Press
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- As frustration mounts over the slow pace of the digging to free six trapped miners, more questions arose Tuesday about whether risky mining methods m...
6 Palestinians die in Gaza

Associated Press
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli aircraft attacked Islamic militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and ground troops clashed with fighters in a daylong raid agai...
Slower home sales hurt Home Depot

Reuters
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Home Depot reported a 15 percent drop in second-quarter profit Tuesday as sales declined for the first time in more than four years amid a softer U.S. housing...
Teacher-astronaut finally fulfills dream that began 21 years ago

Associated Press
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan transformed the space shuttle and space station into a classroom Tuesday for her first education session from or...
How deadbeat dads get ratted out by passports

Associated Press
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The price of a passport: $311,491 in back child support payments for a U.S. businessman now living in China; $46,000 for a musician seeking to perform over...
Mental care for diplomats

Associated Press
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department plans to create a new mental care office and require employees to take additional time off to deal with a surge in stress disorders am...
Chinese bridge collapses

Associated Press
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The collapse of a bridge under construction that left at least 29 people dead in a Chinese tourist town rekindled concerns Tuesday about rushed, shoddy buildi...
Taliban talks continue

Associated Press
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Taliban leaders and South Korean officials continued negotiations by telephone over the fate of the remaining 19 hostages Tuesday, but no new face...
Hospital guard uses stun gun on man with baby

Associated Press
Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- In a confrontation captured on videotape, a hospital security guard fired a stun gun to stop a defiant father from taking home his newborn, sending both man a...

Showing 241,861-241,870 of 242,185 previous next