Politics Jan 19 Former Rep. Bob Ney Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison Former Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison Friday for his role in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.
Nation Jan 10 President Bush Outlines New Strategy for Iraq Asking Americans for their patience, sacrifice and resolve, President Bush laid out a new plan Wednesday night for U.S. military strategy in Iraq.
Nation Dec 27 Former President Ford Dies at Age 93 Former President Ford, who worked to help the nation heal after the Watergate scandal forced his predecessor Richard Nixon from office, died Tuesday at his Rancho Mirage, Calif., home at age 93.
World Dec 21 Report Charges FEMA Wasted Funds After Hurricane Katrina The Federal Emergency Management Agency is under fire for wasting taxpayers' money on illegitimate disaster aid claims in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, though the agency contends it had to streamline procedures to send aid quickly to those in need.
Nation Dec 20 Iraqi Forces Face Challenges Ahead of Planned 2007 Security Handover As Americans debate the direction of U.S. strategy in Iraq, much of the focus has turned to the Iraqi Security Force, or ISF.
Politics Dec 18 Abbas Calls for Early Elections After Hamas-Fatah Violence In the days after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for early parliamentary elections on Saturday, deadly fighting between rival Hamas and Fatah factions continued throughout the Gaza region.
Nation Dec 11 Pinochet Death Sparks Celebrations, Clashes in Chile News of the death of former military dictator Augusto Pinochet has rocked the South American nation of Chile, prompting widespread celebrations, but also anger in a country still split by the former strongman's 17-year reign.
Nation Nov 30 Rice Urges Expansion of Fragile Israeli-Palestinian Cease-fire U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in the Middle East on a mission to revive peace talks, urged Israelis and Palestinians to extend a tentative cease-fire implemented this week.
Economy Nov 20 U.S.-Russia Trade Pact Paves Way for Russia to Join WTO A trade agreement signed by the United States and Russia over the weekend clears a major hurdle for the former communist country's entry into the World Trade Organization, the international body that regulates trade rules and disputes.
Nation Nov 08 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Steps Down Under fire from Democrats and a growing number of Republicans for the way the war in Iraq has been conducted, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday, a day after Democrats scored major electoral victories.