Politics Oct 02 Judge Rejects Call to End Stevens Corruption Trial Hours after angrily chiding federal prosecutors for an evidence-withholding mistake, a federal judge in Washington rejected a request on behalf of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to dismiss corruption charges or declare a mistrial Thursday afternoon.
Nation Oct 02 Suicide Bombers Attack Two Baghdad Mosques Two suicide bombers detonated explosives near two mosques in Baghdad as Shiite worshippers were celebrating the end of Ramadan, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 50, said police.
Economy Oct 02 Reports: High Unemployment, Low Manufacturing Stocks dropped early in trading Thursday after the government reported that the number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose to a seven-year high and that orders for manufactured goods dropped by 4 percent in August.
Economy Oct 01 Senate Approves Massive Financial Rescue Plan; House May Vote Friday With bipartisan support, the Senate easily approved a massive federal rescue plan aimed at stabilizing the economy and freeing up the crippled credit market Wednesday night. The vote was 74-25.
Nation Oct 01 As Standoff Continues, Somalia Permits Foreign Navies to Attack Pirates Six days after a Ukrainian freighter laden with military hardware was hijacked in the Indian Ocean, the Somali government said Wednesday that it will allow foreign navies to attack the Somali pirates behind the takeover.
Nation Oct 01 U.S. Transfers Sunni Fighters to Iraqi Control The U.S. military on Wednesday began transferring control of about 100,000 fighters under the Sunni Awakening Councils, who are working to defeat al-Qaida in the region, to the Iraqi government.
Health Sep 30 China Detains 22 People Over Contaminated Milk The Chinese government has said it detained 22 people suspected of operating an underground network that added the industrial chemical melamine to milk. The contamination has sickened more than 50,000 children in China.
Science Sep 30 Phoenix Lander Witnesses Snow on Mars NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has spotted snow falling from Martian clouds, and detected evidence of past water at its landing site in the Martian arctic plains.
Economy Sep 30 President Urges Congress to Take 'Decisive Action' on Bailout Stocks opened higher Tuesday morning, but financial markets remained troubled a day after the House voted down a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector that the Bush administration and congressional leaders had agreed was necessary.
Economy Sep 29 House Rejects $700 Billion Bailout; Stocks Plummet The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to bail out the financial industry, while the Dow Jones industrial average lost more than 700 points.