World Jul 07 Aid to Africa Tops Agenda for G-8 Leaders World leaders entered the second day of their annual G-8 summit prepared to focus on whether Africa is receiving enough aid amid soaring food and oil prices and concerns over climate change.
Economy Jul 03 U.S. Employers Cuts Payrolls by 62,000 in June The Labor Department announced the sixth consecutive month of job cuts as U.S. employers cut 62,000 non-farm workers from their payrolls in June, creating the longest-running decline since 2002.
Science Jun 27 In Warming World, Plants Seek Higher Ground Rising temperatures are forcing plant species to migrate up mountains in search of a cooler climate, according to a new study of Alpine plants published Thursday in the journal Science.
Politics Jun 26 Justices Strike Down ‘Millionaire’s Amendment’ The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Thursday the Federal Election Commission's "millionaire's amendment" violates the First Amendment by allowing House and Senate candidates to accept larger contributions if their opponent spends personal funds.
Politics Jun 26 Court Affirms Individual Right to Own Firearms In the first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history, a divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting.
Politics Jun 25 Court Rejects Executions for Child Rape, Reduces Damages Against Exxon The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child and reduced the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million.
Politics Jun 25 Prime Minister Olmert Avoids Early Elections Prime Minister Ehud Olmert averted a split in Israel's coalition and staved off a key coalition partner's threat to bring down the government, giving him at least a few more months to pursue peace agreements with the Palestinians and Syria.
World Jun 23 European Union Imposes New Sanctions on Iran European Union nations agreed on Monday to impose new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze of the country's biggest bank, which is suspected of providing services to Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Economy Jun 19 More than 400 Arrested in Mortgage Fraud Sting More than 400 real estate industry workers have been indicted since March in a Justice Department crackdown on incidents of mortgage fraud nationwide -- a key contributing factor to the country's housing crisis.
Politics Jun 19 Court Rules for Workers in Age Bias Lawsuit In a 7-1 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that when older workers are disproportionately affected by an employment decision, the employer bears the burden of explaining whether there was a reasonable explanation other than age for the action.