Politics Jan 26 Supreme Court to Review Execution of Juvenile Killers The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider the constitutionality of imposing the death penalty on those who were under 18 when they committed their crimes.
Politics Jan 19 Kerry Wins Iowa Caucuses; Edwards Finishes Second Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry won the Iowa Democratic caucuses Monday, surging from behind in the final days of the campaign to defeat his rivals in what pre-election polls had indicated would be a close four-way race.
Science Jan 14 Bush Unveils Plan to Return Humans to Moon and on to Mars President Bush announced plans Wednesday to develop a new spacecraft to send humans back to the moon as early as 2015 and use it as a launching point for manned missions to Mars and beyond.
Politics Jan 12 Supreme Court Rejects Appeal on Secret Sept. 11 Detainees The Supreme Court refused to consider whether the government had the proper authority to withhold names and other basic details about hundreds of foreigners detained in the United States in the weeks and months after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Politics Jan 09 Supreme Court Accepts Case Testing Enemy Combatant Detention The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether a U.S. citizen seized abroad can be kept indefinitely in a military jail, the latest in a series of legal challenges to the Bush administration's antiterrorism policies.
Nation Jan 08 Reporters Defy Judge’s Order in Lee Case Reporters have defied a federal judge's order to reveal their confidential sources for articles that portrayed Dr. Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist, as a chief suspect in a Chinese espionage investigation.
Politics Dec 15 Supreme Court to Hear Cheney’s Energy Task Force Appeal The Supreme Court said Monday it will review Vice President Dick Cheney's appeal to keep his energy task force papers secret.
Politics Dec 10 Divided High Court Upholds Campaign Finance Reform Law A divided Supreme Court upheld key portions of a recent law intended to reform political campaign financing, ruling Wednesday that the government may ban unlimited donations to political parties.
Economy Nov 25 Economic Growth Rate Climbs in Third Quarter The economy grew at an impressive 8.2 percent rate in the third quarter, largely credited to an increase in corporate spending on new equipment and software.
Politics Nov 10 Supreme Court to Hear Guantanamo Detainees’ Challenge The Supreme Court said Monday it would hear appeals by Afghan war detainees challenging their imprisonment at a U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.