Politics Dec 15 Bush Wraps up War Zone Visits Marred by Shoe Incident President Bush has wrapped up a final surprise visit to the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan to tout recent gains in the region, but the contentious nature of his valedictory trip was highlighted by an Iraqi reporter's shoe-throwing outburst.
Science Dec 12 EU Energy Deal Boosts U.N. Climate Talks Leaders of the European Union Friday announced a climate and energy package aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
Economy Dec 12 White House Weighs Action on Auto Rescue The White House said Friday it was considering tapping the $700 billion financial industry bailout fund to prevent the collapse of the ailing U.S. auto giants after the Senate failed to reach a compromise on a rescue package for Detroit's…
Politics Dec 11 Obama Renews Call for Blagojevich to Step Down President-elect Barack Obama bluntly repeated his call for embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign Thursday, saying he is "as appalled and disappointed as anyone" over his home state's corruption scandal.
Economy Dec 11 U.S. Unemployment Claims Hit 26-Year High More than 570,000 people filed initial applications for jobless benefits during the first week of December, the highest one-week filing rate in 26-years, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Economy Dec 11 GOP Could Put Brakes on Auto Rescue Bill As a compromise deal between Democrats and the White House to extend $14 billion in emergency loans to struggling U.S. automakers moves forward, it faces strong opposition by some GOP lawmakers.
Politics Dec 09 Illinois Governor Arrested in Corruption Probe Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to benefit financially through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama's election as president.
Economy Dec 08 Markets See Early Lift on Infrastructure, Auto Bailout Plans U.S. stocks enjoyed an upbeat opening Monday as investors reacted to President-elect Barack Obama's plan to launch an infrastructure spending package to boost job growth and news that a deal on bailing out Detroit's Big Three automakers may be near.
Economy Dec 05 U.S. Employers Slash 533,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Jumps to 6.7% U.S. employers cut 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, sending unemployment up two-tenths of a point from October to 6.7 percent, the highest in 15 years, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Politics Dec 04 Rice Visits Pakistan Urging Cooperation in Mumbai Investigation Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice increased pressure on Pakistani leaders Thursday to cooperate with India to find the attackers responsible for last week's attacks in Mumbai.