World Nov 25 Osama Bin Laden's Ex-Driver to Be Returned to Yemen Salim Hamdan, a former driver for terror leader Osama Bin Laden, is being transferred from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, back to his home country of Yemen, defense officials tell news agencies.
Economy Nov 25 Fed Commits $800 Billion to Unfreeze Credit Markets, Boost Consumer Spending The Federal Reserve announced two new programs Tuesday aimed at unfreezing credit for homebuyers, small businesses and consumers.
Economy Nov 24 Obama Announces Economic Team, Prods New Congress to Pass Stimulus Package While introducing his team of economic advisors Monday, President-elect Barack Obama urged the incoming Congress to pass an economic stimulus plan "right away" to address the nation's ongoing economic crisis.
Politics Nov 24 Obama Unveils New Economic Team President-elect Barack Obama named Timothy Geithner as his choice for Treasury Secretary and named other key members of his economic team. Following are his remarks, as prepared for delivery on during a press conference Thursday in Chicago.
World Nov 24 Three Bombings Kill at Least 20 in Baghdad Three bombings struck Baghdad Monday morning in separate attacks that killed at least 20 people. The bombings came two days before a planned vote on a security pact that would allow U.S. troops to stay in the country for three…
Economy Nov 24 Citigroup Offered Another Government Safety Net The U.S. government has again bailed out Citigroup, unveiling a bold plan Sunday night to inject $20 billion in fresh capital into the troubled financial giant and shoulder most of the potential losses on $306 billion of high-risk assets.
Science Nov 21 Scientists Move Forward in Quest for 'Invisibility Cloak' Researchers are one step closer to the science fiction-like goal of creating an "invisibility cloak" that could hide objects from the human eye, according to a paper published Friday in the journal Science.
Politics Nov 21 Biden Adviser Ted Kaufman Tapped to Take Over Senate Seat A longtime adviser to Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Ted Kaufman, will step into Biden's vacated Senate seat when he takes office in January, Delaware Gov. Ruth Anne Minner said Monday.
Politics Nov 21 Thousands Protest U.S. Security Deal in Baghdad As Iraqi lawmakers spar over approval of a new U.S.-Iraqi security deal, scores of followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets Friday to protest the pact, chanting slogans and burning an effigy of President George W.
Economy Nov 21 After Leaving Washington Empty-handed, Automakers Set to Craft Recovery Plan While the Big Three U.S. automakers' hopes of an immediate financial shot in the arm were dashed Thursday on Capitol Hill, they are expected to meet lawmakers' demands to craft a convincing plan for rebuilding their once-mighty industry by Dec.