Economy Jun 24 Fed Keeps Key Rate at Record Low The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the recession is easing, but that the U.S. economy likely will remain fragile and limit the threat of inflation.
Politics Jun 24 Khamenei: Iran Will Not 'Yield to Pressure' In the face of popular dissent over disputed presidential election results, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated Wednesday that the government would not "yield to pressure at any cost."…
Politics Jun 23 Iran Finds 'No Major Fraud' in Presidential Vote Iran's top electoral authority reported Tuesday that it found "no major fraud" in the country's June 12 presidential election and will not annul the results, refuting days of street protests over the outcome of the vote.
Nation Jun 23 Investigators Look to Determine Cause of Deadly D.C. Subway Crash As the search for victims continues in Monday's deadly subway train collision in the nation's capital, investigators are also hunting for clues in hopes of pinpointing a cause for the worst crash in the Metrorail system's 33-year history.
Health Jun 22 Pharmaceutical Companies Offer $80 Billion Toward Health Care Reform The U.S. pharmaceutical industry agreed Saturday to spend $80 billion over the next 10 years to reduce drug costs for seniors and help pay for President Barack Obama's proposed health care reform plan.
Nation Jun 22 Generation Next: Young Grads Turn to Service Amid Tight Job Market At community resource centers across the country, young people like Brian Marroquin, a recent graduate of VCU, are deferring their careers to focus on community service. Judy Woodruff examines the trend as part of the Generation Next series.
Politics Jun 19 Iran's Supreme Leader Sides With Ahmadinejad in Disputed Election Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday defended President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the rightful winner in the country's June 12 elections and disputed any possibility that the vote was rigged, as other candidates have contended.
Health Jun 19 House Democrats Unveil Draft Health Care Reform Bill House Democrats unveiled a draft health care reform bill Friday that would include a public health insurance option and would require all individuals to get health coverage.
Politics Jun 19 Billionaire Stanford, Bank Officials Indicted in Massive Fraud Case Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford and several associates have been indicted on fraud and obstruction charges in what U.S. Justice Department officials say was a $7 billion pyramid scheme to defraud more than 5,000 investors over more than a decade.