Nation May 11 Benedict Visits Middle East in Closely-watched Pilgrimage Pope Benedict XVI launched the second leg of a closely-watched trip to the Middle East Monday with a visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial where he said victims of the genocide "lost their lives but they will never lose their names."…
Health May 11 Health Industry Vows to Trim Costs Six leaders of the health care industry have told the White House they are willing to dramatically cut spending in order to assist the Obama administration in its goal of overhualing the American health care system.
Health May 09 As Fears Subside in Mexico, Health Experts Urge Continued Caution Senior correspondent Ray Suarez was in Mexico City all week, reporting on the H1N1 flu. In this reporter's notebook that he filed during his flight home, he reports on the next steps for Mexico's government, people and medical community.
Economy May 08 Jobs Reports Shows Layoff Pace Slowed in April The pace of layoffs slowed in April as employers cut 539,000 jobs, the fewest in six months, according to a Labor Department report released Friday. But the unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 percent, the highest since late 1983.
Economy May 07 'Stress Tests' Find 10 Big Banks Need $75 Billion The Obama administration's much-anticipated "stress-test" results found that 10 of the nation's 19 biggest banks need a total of about $75 billion in new capital to withstand losses if the recession worsens.
Science May 07 Q&A: Gene Sequence 'Bank' Helps Scientists Decipher H1N1 Flu Within days of the first swine flu case confirmation in California last month, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control mapped the virus's genetic code and posted the sequence in a publicly available database for other researchers to examine.
Politics May 07 Pakistani Forces Pound Militants in Swat; Red Cross Warns of Humanitarian Crisis As relief agencies work to help thousands of civilians fleeing violence in western Pakistan, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said Thursday that militants were trying to hold the country hostage and that armed forces are working to eliminate them.
Nation May 07 Business Media Ask Themselves: 'Did We Blow It?' The business press convened in Denver recently to answer a key question: When it comes to coverage of the meltdown, did 9,000 journalists blow it?…
Economy May 07 GM Reports Heavy Losses in the First Quarter General Motors Corp., which faces a June 1 government deadline to finish a restructuring plan or go into bankruptcy protection, said Thursday it lost $6 billion and its revenue was cut nearly in half in the first quarter.
Politics May 06 Mumbai Attack Suspect Pleads Not Guilty The only surviving suspected gunman in last year's siege on Mumbai pleaded not guilty to 86 charges against him, including waging war against India and murder.