Economy Apr 20 Bank of America Posts Better-Than-Expected Earnings Bank of America, the largest U.S. lender by assets, reported that its income in the first quarter of 2009 more than tripled to $4.2 billion.
Science Apr 17 Study: Writing About Values Boosts Grades, Shrinks Achievement Gap A short self-affirming writing exercise that took only about an hour of class time boosted struggling black junior high school students' grade point average by nearly half a point over two years, according to a new study.
Politics Apr 17 Memos Shed New Light on CIA Interrogation Tactics A series of Bush-era Justice Department memos chronicling the legal justifications for harsh CIA interrogation tactics used on top terrorism suspects was released by the Obama administration Thursday.
World Apr 17 Global Recession, Drug Violence Top Summit of the Americas Agenda The pressing issues of the global recession, Mexico's drug war and Cuba's conspicuous absence are expected to emerge during the fifth Summit of the Americans, which begins Friday in Trinidad and Tobago.
Economy Apr 17 Citigroup Posts Best Earnings Since 2007 Beleaguered banking giant Citigroup broke a year-long streak of staggering losses Friday when it posted a first-quarter net profit of $1.6 billion.
Politics Apr 16 Ten Years After Columbine, Notable Moments in Recent U.S. Gun-control Debate On the second anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings and the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School attack, a look back at notable events in the gun-control debate over the past decade:…
Politics Apr 16 Backlash Continues Over Afghan Women's Law Some 300 women gathered on the streets of Afghanistan's capital this week to protest a controversial new law that critics say legalizes marital rape and restricts a woman's right to work outside the home.
Politics Apr 16 Key Player: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the right-leaning Likud party, became Israel's prime minister on March 31, 2009 following unusual parliamentary election results.
Politics Apr 16 Obama's Mexico Visit to Tout Border Security, Drug Fight President Obama visits Mexico for the first time Thursday on the heels of naming a new "border czar" and instituting other security measures to try to shield the United States from growing drug violence in Mexico.
Economy Apr 16 Housing Market Continues to Stumble New home starts fell more than 10 percent in March, according to new government numbers released Thursday, while foreclosures surged 24 percent in the first quarter of the year.