Health Sep 22 China’s Food Quality Chief Quits Over Tainted Milk Supply Scandal The head of China's food quality watchdog agency quit Monday, as anger grew in China and in neighboring countries over a tainted milk supply scandal that has sickened more than 50,000 children.
Economy Sep 22 Profiles of the Troubled Financial Giants An updated look at some of the players involved the financial industry's recent turmoil:…
Economy Sep 22 Congress Mulls $700B Financial Rescue Plan; Morgan, Goldman Shift Operations Lawmakers faced an intense round of negotiations Monday over a proposed $700 billion financial rescue plan as Congressional Democrats called for a cautious approach to stabilizing troubled financial markets and shoring up Wall Street's balance sheet.
Science Sep 19 FDA Hearings, New Research Reignite BPA Controversy The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reiterated its position in a hearing this week that the chemical bisphenol A, used in many plastic household products, is safe in low levels.
Politics Sep 19 Katrina May Claim Another Victim as Landrieu Struggles in Re-Election Bid Demographic changes and a steady march to the right by the post-Katrina electorate in Louisiana has helped make two-term Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu the GOP's top target in this year's election.
Politics Sep 19 North Korea Says Reactor Could Be Restarted North Korea said Friday it has stopped disabling its nuclear reactor in Yongbyon and that it no longer wants to be taken off a U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism.
Economy Sep 19 Fed, Congress, President Review Plans to Aid Flailing Financial Markets President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pushed Congress Friday to cooperate with a plan to rescue the country's markets by authorizing the government to purchase failing mortgages at highly discounted rates.
Politics Sep 18 Rice Slams ‘Aggressive’ Russian Policies in Speech U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered sharp criticisms of Russia Thursday, saying that the West must stand up to its "bullying" and that Russia's policies have put it on a path to isolation and irrelevance.
World Sep 18 Sweep Nets 25 Arrests After U.S. Embassy Attack At least 25 militants with suspected links to al-Qaida were arrested in connection with Wednesday's coordinated ambush of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen's capital that killed 17, including a young Yemeni-American woman and her Yemeni husband.
Economy Sep 18 World Banks Add Liquidity to Markets, Speculation Grows Over New Mergers The world's central banks injected $180 billion into markets early Thursday to revive a global financial system that had nearly ground to a halt amid a crisis on Wall Street and to ensure the banks can access enough cash for…