World Jul 09 G-8 Leaders Agree to Global Emissions Reduction Goal The Group of Eight leaders of industrialized nations agreed at a meeting in Italy to support a goal of cutting global emissions by 50 percent by 2050 and of cutting emissions in developed countries by 80 percent "in aggregate."…
Science Jul 09 U.S. Government to Fund H1N1 Vaccinations The U.S. government plans to fund a vaccination program against the new H1N1 swine flu this fall, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday.
World Jul 09 String of Bombs in Iraq Highlight Security Challenges More than 40 people died in series of bomb attacks across Iraq Thursday, as the country continues its struggle to improve security.
Health Jul 08 U.S. Hospitals Offer $155 Billion for Health Reform Three major hospital associations have cut a deal with the Senate Finance Committee and the Obama administration to contribute about $155 billion over 10 years to the cost of health care reform, Vice President Biden announced Wednesday.
Politics Jul 07 China Imposes Curfew to Fight Ethnic Unrest The Chinese government declared a curfew Tuesday in northwestern China to combat the continued ethnic violence erupting between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs.
Politics Jul 07 Obama Calls for Stronger U.S.-Russian Relationship As he wraps up his two-day trip to Moscow, President Barack Obama urged the resetting of the U.S.-Russian relationship while citing the common interests that could form the basis for stronger political and economic ties.
Nation Jul 06 Robert McNamara, Defense Chief During Vietnam War, Dies at 93 Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, known as the leading architect of the Vietnam War, died on Monday. He was 93.
Politics Jul 06 Obama Leadership Faces Test at Moscow Summit President Barack Obama opened a U.S.-Russia summit in Moscow Monday with a prediction of "extraordinary progress" in the areas of nuclear arms reduction and other key bilateral issues.
Economy Jul 06 Judge OKs Plan to Sell GM Assets; Appeal Looms A New York judge has approved General Motors Corp.'s bankruptcy sale in a move that will allow the company's most-profitable assets to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection under government ownership.