Economy Dec 24 Consumer Spending, Durables Goods Orders Drop as Jobless Claims Rise The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that consumer spending fell for a fifth straight month in November, and Americans' incomes dropped as well, partially reflecting massive job layoffs.
Politics Dec 23 Obama Report Says Aides Had No Improper Contact With Blagojevich President-elect Barack Obama and two top advisers met last week with federal investigators who are building a corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a report released Tuesday afternoon.
Economy Dec 23 Sagging Home Sales, GDP Highlight Dour Economic Reports Despite an uptick in consumer confidence in December due to declining prices, most of Tuesday's economic news was gloomy, led by a shrinking economy and falling corporate profits and home sales.
Politics Dec 23 Zimbabwe's Mugabe Resists Calls to Step Down Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has rejected recent calls from the United States and Britain to resign, deeming them "stupid and foolish" in the latest war of words involving the troubled southern African nation.
Nation Dec 22 U.S. to Send Up to 30,000 More Troops to Afghanistan Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said over the weekend that the United States would send an additional 20,000 to 30,000 forces to Afghanistan by summer as violence in the country continued to rise.
Economy Dec 22 Toyota Projects First Operating Loss in 71 Years Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second largest automaker, predicted its first operating loss in 71 years, based on shrinking demand for vehicles and a surging yen.
Politics Dec 19 Franken Takes Lead in Minnesota Senate Recount Democratic contender for the Minnesota Senate seat Al Franken took a 250-vote lead over Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in the still undecided Senate race Friday, but thousands of ballot challenges remain unresolved.
Nation Dec 19 Hamas Ends Six-Month Truce With Israel; Egypt Urges Restraint Hamas leaders in Gaza declared an end to a troubled six-month truce with Israel and vowed to respond to any attack, as Egypt -- which helped broker the ceasefire -- called for restraint on Friday.
Politics Dec 19 Blagojevich Proclaims Innocence, Plans to Fight Corruption Charges In his first public comments since his arrest last week on charge of corruption, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday he will be vindicated and has no intention of letting what he called a "political lynch mob" force him…
Science Dec 19 Beetles, Disease Hurt Whitebark Pine's Chances of Survival For the whitebark pine tree, red is the sign of death. As disease and beetles sap life from the knotty, sometimes misshapen tree that thrives in some of the most inhospitable landscapes of the northwest U.S. and Canada, it turns…