Politics May 15 California’s Top Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban The Supreme Court in California ruled Thursday that barring lesbian and gay couples from marrying is unconstitutional, clearing the way for the nation's most populous state to join Massachusetts as the second state to allow same-sex marriages.
Economy May 14 Inflation Pressures Ease with Small Rise in CPI The overall Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent in April, the Labor Department announced Wednesday, a smaller-than-expected rise despite the highest jump in food prices in 18 years.
Politics May 12 Sharif’s Party Pulls Out of Pakistan Cabinet Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Monday his party was withdrawing from the cabinet -- though it still supported the coalition government -- because of a dispute over restoring judges fired by President Pervez Musharraf.
Politics May 07 Medvedev Takes Helm in Russia, Nominates Putin as Premier Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's third president Wednesday in an elaborate ceremony inside the Grand Kremlin Palace, and hours later nominated his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, as prime minister.
Politics May 07 Despite Split Decision, Obama Claims New Momentum in Democratic Contest Both Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sought to make the most out of their respective primary wins Tuesday, elbowing one another in their effort to claim momentum in the ongoing fight for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Economy May 02 Labor Dept. Report Shows Fewer Jobs Lost in April Employers cut fewer jobs in April than in recent months and the unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent, the Labor Department announced Friday.
Nation May 01 U.S. Airstrikes Kill al-Qaida Leader in Somalia U.S. war planes killed the suspected head of al-Qaida in Somalia and as many as 30 other people Thursday in an overnight airstrike, a U.S. defense official said. The head of the Islamic insurgent group confirmed the attack killed its…
Economy Apr 30 Federal Reserve Trims Key Interest Rate In a smaller move than in past months, the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in what could be the last in a line of reductions aimed at boosting an economy hit hard…
Nation Apr 30 U.S. Deaths Hit Seven-Month High in Iraq The killings of three American soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad on Tuesday brought the monthly death toll for U.S. troops in Iraq to 47, the highest since September, the military reported.
Economy Apr 29 Number of Homes Headed to Foreclosure Doubles The number of U.S. homes headed toward foreclosure in the first quarter of the year more than doubled from the same period a year ago, a real estate data firm announced Tuesday.