Economy Dec 11 U.S. Unemployment Claims Hit 26-Year High More than 570,000 people filed initial applications for jobless benefits during the first week of December, the highest one-week filing rate in 26-years, the Labor Department said Thursday.
World Dec 11 Suicide Bombing in Kirkuk Kills at Least 55 In one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq in the past six months, a suicide bomber killed at least 55 people and wounded 120 Thursday in a crowded restaurant in Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq.
Economy Dec 11 GOP Could Put Brakes on Auto Rescue Bill As a compromise deal between Democrats and the White House to extend $14 billion in emergency loans to struggling U.S. automakers moves forward, it faces strong opposition by some GOP lawmakers.
Politics Dec 10 Gwen Ifill Discusses Corruption Charges Against Illinois Gov. Blagojevich NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill spoke about the corruption charges surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, including the accusation that he tried to auction off the Senate seat formerly held by President-elect Barack Obama.
Politics Dec 10 Obama Calls for Blagojevich to Resign A day after his arrest on a wide-ranging set of corruption charges, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich headed back to work Wednesday as President-elect Barack Obama issued a call for him to resign.
Politics Dec 10 New Round of N. Korea Nuclear Talks Hits Impasse Three days of six-party talks in Beijing over the verification of North Korea's nuclear development program stalled Wednesday, top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said.
Politics Dec 09 Illinois Governor Arrested in Corruption Probe Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to benefit financially through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama's election as president.
Politics Dec 09 Bush Joins Calls for Mugabe to Step Down President Bush said in a statement Tuesday that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should step down and called for African support to end his "tyranny" as a growing chorus of foreign leaders calls for the embattled leader to quit his post.
World Dec 08 Pakistani Terror Suspects Arrested in Mumbai Investigation Pakistani security officials raided a former militant camp Sunday and arrested 12 men suspected of orchestrating last month's attacks on Mumbai, India, including the alleged mastermind of the assault.
Nation Dec 08 Tribune Co. Files for Bankruptcy Protection Media conglomerate Tribune Co. filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, as the owner of the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Cubs and several other newspapers and TV stations tries to restructure its debt of $13 billion.