Science Dec 05 Rocks on Mars Shed New Light on Planet's Ancient Climate Cycles In the stratified layers of a rocky Martian outcrop, researchers have found evidence of ancient climate cycles similar to the ones that caused Earth's ice ages.
Nation Dec 05 U.S. Calls for Zimbabwe's Mugabe to Resign as Power-sharing Deal Falters U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice increased pressure on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to leave office after his government stalled on a power-sharing deal with the opposition party.
Economy Dec 05 U.S. Employers Slash 533,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Jumps to 6.7% U.S. employers cut 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, sending unemployment up two-tenths of a point from October to 6.7 percent, the highest in 15 years, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Politics Dec 04 Rice Visits Pakistan Urging Cooperation in Mumbai Investigation Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice increased pressure on Pakistani leaders Thursday to cooperate with India to find the attackers responsible for last week's attacks in Mumbai.
Economy Dec 04 Global Banks Chop Interest Rates as Crisis Grows More central banks across the world cut interest rates Thursday, hoping to quash a global economic slump that is spreading faster than policymakers had anticipated.
Economy Dec 04 Auto Execs Renew Case for Government Aid Leaders of Detroit's Big Three automakers returned to Capitol Hill Thursday to renew their case for an expanded $34 billion rescue package, but heard fresh skepticism from lawmakers on their plea.
Politics Dec 04 Reporter's Notebook: Gwen Ifill on Clinton's Appointment and Obama's Transition Senior NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill reflected on President-elect Barack Obama's recent nomination of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and the transition process in a reporter's notebook.
Politics Dec 03 Chambliss Wins Ga. Run-off, Democrats Fall Short of 60 Senate Seats Republican incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss decisively won a second term in Georgia's Tuesday run-off, blocking Democratic efforts to reach 60 Senate seats.
Politics Dec 03 Riots Break Out as Zimbabwe Faces Cholera Epidemic, Hyperinflation Doctors, teachers and union members clashed with riot police in the streets of Zimbabwe's capital of Harare as they protested the country's deepening economic meltdown and a cholera epidemic that has been blamed on poor infrastructure.
Nation Dec 03 As Thousands Protest Indian Government, Rice Tells Pakistan to Aid Attacks Probe U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Pakistan has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the probe into last week's attacks in Mumbai as protesters took to the streets to voice dissatisfaction with India's government.