Education Mar 10 Obama Outlines Five Top Education Priorities Speaking before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, President Barack Obama laid out broad reform goals for the nation's school system, delivering the first major education speech of his presidency.
Science Mar 09 Text Messages Are New Tool for AIDS Education in South Africa A mobile health project in South Africa is using cell phone text messages to reach people in even the most remote areas of the country to encourage them to get information and counseling on HIV/AIDS.
Politics Mar 09 Justices Reject Expanded Protections for Minorities Under Voting Rights Act A Supreme Court ruling Monday refused to expand protections for minorities under the Voting Rights Act, a decision that may affect the redrawing of legislative boundaries following the 2010 Census.
Science Mar 09 Obama Lifts Restrictions on Stem Cell Funding President Obama on Monday ended his predecessor's policy of restricting the use of federal funds for embryonic stem cell research.
Nation Mar 06 Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Sodbusters’ Lend Afghan Farmers a Hand Margaret Warner is reporting in Afghanistan on political developments, counter-insurgency campaigns and nation-building efforts. In this reporter's notebook, she accompanies the Nebraska National Guard on an agricultural mission.
Economy Mar 06 Unemployment Rate Soars to 8.1% in February U.S. employers cut 651,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department reported Friday, pushing the nation's unemployment rate to 8.1 percent, the highest it has been since 1983.
Economy Mar 06 Unemployment Woes Hit Cities, Suburbs Harder than Most of U.S. As the country absorbs the newest round of national unemployment data Friday, the real-world effect in local communities is proving a mixed picture.
Health Mar 05 Obama Holds Health Summit at White House Looking to kick start his campaign to reform health care, President Barack Obama called health care leaders, practitioners and business owners to the White House Thursday to debate ideas for overhauling the nation's system.
Politics Mar 05 Calif. Court Hears Challenge to Gay Marriage Ban California's Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a highly anticipated legal challenge to Proposition 8, the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
Economy Mar 04 New Details Emerge on Mortgage Relief Plan The Obama administration on Wednesday announced new details on its $75 billion mortgage relief plan to help those in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure.