National/World News
Fewer workers killed on the job
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The government says the number of workers killed on the job annually dropped to a historic low in 2007
Food aid, workers sent in to Georgia
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
IGOETI, Georgia (AP) - A convoy of food aid for beleaguered Georgians has made it through a Russian checkpoint.
45 dead as jet swerves off Madrid airport runway
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Spanish authorities say a jetliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff from the Madrid airport today, killing at least 45 people.
Small SUVs improve in crash tests
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
An industry report says four small sport utility vehicles have received top scores in crash tests
Jury finds ranch negligent in 10-death landslide
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
A jury has ruled that a ranch company's negligence helped lead to the 2005 landslide that killed 10 people in a community on California's central coast.
Kerry returns to stump 4 years after nomination
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The week before the 2004 Democratic National Convention, John Kerry drafted his presidential nomination speech and then set off on a cross-country trip that brought him home to thousands of delegates waiting in Boston.
Rights groups frustrated by Olympics
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Beijing Olympics have left the world's human rights groups frustrated and angry - convinced that China has been let off the hook for serious abuses, and adamant that future hosts like Russia must be held to a higher standard.
Bush defends terror war in speech to veterans
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
President Bush said Wednesday the war on terror must be fought with all assets of the United States and not treated primarily as a matter of law enforcement.
Fay hugs Florida's Atlantic coast
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay meandered north along the Florida Atlantic coast Wednesday but did not immediately head out over the ocean.
Obama and veep choice to campaign on Saturday
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Amid growing speculation on his choice of a running mate, Barack Obama plans a return to the city where he launched his presidential campaign.
Obama's veep choice just days off
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Speculation is raging over who Barack Obama will choose to be his running mate. An announcement could come by week's end.
911 call made at gunpoint
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Armed 85-year-old woman makes intruder call cops
Dividend checks to be distributed early
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Nearly every man, woman and child in Alaska received $1,654 last year
Obama hits back at McCain over Iraq war
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is criticizing Republican rival John McCain for questioning his patriotism and his judgment on national security matters.
Russian convoy leaves key Georgian city
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
RUISI, Georgia (AP) - A small column of Russian tanks and armored vehicles has left the Georgian city of Gori.
Wholesale prices rising at fastest pace since 1981
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Wholesale inflation surged in July, leaving prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years, according to government data released Tuesday.
Pakistan violence flares after Musharraf resigns
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's ruling coalition is still trying to figure out what to do following the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf.
Fay hits Florida, but doesn't become hurricane
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, never growing into the hurricane that forecasters had feared.
Researchers: numbers aren't needed
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
In an attempt to prove it, Butterworth compared the numerical skills of children from two indigenous Australian groups whose languages don't contain many number words with similar children who speak English
Many think God's intervention can revive the dying
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
While doctors should be prepared to deal with those beliefs, they also shouldn't "sugarcoat" the truth about a patient's condition, Loder said.
Texas oil patch towns reap benefits of boom
Monday, August 18, 2008
Drillers and energy companies are raking in the cash.
Reactor shut down after fire at CA nuke plant
Monday, August 18, 2008
Officials at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant say there was no danger of radiation.
Tropical storm's center passes Key West
Monday, August 18, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay is expected to strengthen into possibly a Category 1 hurricane
Could video games make kids smart?
Monday, August 18, 2008
Researchers released a series of studies documenting the positive aspects of video games
Hawaiian palace takeover
Monday, August 18, 2008
Group takes over palace in an effort to restore monarchy in Hawaii
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