Health Apr 24 Officials Investigate Deadly New Flu Strain in Mexico A new strain of flu has killed at least 20 people in Mexico, prompting officials to close schools in Mexico City and ask people to stay at home if possible.
Economy Apr 24 Ford's $1.4 Billion Loss in First Quarter Better Than Expected Ford Motor Co. posted a smaller-than-expected $1.4 billion loss for the first quarter on Friday, saying that it burned through less of its cash and reiterating that it still doesn't expect to ask the government for financial help.
Economy Apr 23 General Motors to Idle Plants for up to 10 Weeks General Motors said Thursday it will idle most of its U.S. plants for up to 10 weeks this summer, trimming some 190,000 vehicles from planned production. The shutdowns will help control high inventories and bring production in line with slower…
World Apr 23 Bombings Kill at Least 78 in Iraq's Deadliest Day in More Than a Year More than 78 people were killed and dozens more were wounded Thursday in two bombings in Iraq, one in Baghdad and one north of the city. In other news, the Iraqi military said they captured a suspected leader of an…
Nation Apr 22 Report Outlines Approval of Harsh Military Interrogation Methods A newly declassified Senate report outlines a new round of details on the approval and origins of harsh interrogation tactics used on terrorism suspects and prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib and the Guantanamo military prison camp.
Politics Apr 21 Service Bill Aimed at Mobilizing New Generation of Volunteers President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college.
Economy Apr 21 Geithner Signals Confidence in Banks' Reserves, Bailout Plans Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner faced new questions on the Obama administration's bank rescue on Capitol Hill Tuesday as the International Monetary Fund predicted U.S. financial institutions could lose $2.7 trillion from the global credit crisis.
Nation Apr 21 Clashes Continue Between Sri Lanka's Military, Tamil Rebels Clashes between Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger separatist fighters and the Sri Lankan military have intensified in recent days, with new accusations of hundreds of civilian deaths surfacing in the long-running dispute.
Science Apr 21 'Clean Coal' Debate Plays Out on the Airwaves American television audiences are likely noticing a battle being waged during commercial breaks as millions of dollars are being spent on advertising to promote or denigrate a mysterious-sounding buzzword: clean coal technology.
Economy Apr 20 Other News: Oracle Buys Sun Microsystems In other news, Oracle bought the troubled Sun Microsystems company for $7.4 billion and a suicide bomber killed 3 Iraqi civilians and injured 8 U.S. soldiers in Iraq.