Science Jun 06 U.S. on Track to Break Tornado Records This Year The first half of 2008 has already marked the deadliest tornado season this decade. As many as 1,000 tornadoes have already touched down in the U.S. since January, more than the country sometimes sees in a full year.
Politics Jun 06 Climate Change Bill Blocked, Left to New Congress Republican senators blocked a proposed global warming bill Friday that would have led to major reductions in greenhouse gases, calling it a huge tax increase.
Economy Jun 06 Unemployment Rate Jumps to 5.5% in May The nation's unemployment rate hit 5.5 percent in May as employers cut 49,000 jobs, providing a fresh snapshot of a still-struggling U.S. economy. Employers have now cut payrolls for five straight months.
World Jun 05 World Leaders Pledge to Ease Food Crisis After Political Squabbling World leaders at a United Nations food summit pledged Thursday to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat the food crisis that is spreading hunger and violent unrest across the globe.
World Jun 05 Accused 9/11 'Mastermind' Asks for Death Sentence The accused mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, told a military tribunal Thursday in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he would welcome the death penalty and wished to become a martyr.
Politics Jun 04 Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Tsvangirai Freed After Being Detained by Police Zimbabwe opposition party leader Morgan Tsvangirai and several of his aides were detained at a police roadblock Wednesday ahead a run-off election later this month, his party said. Police later released Tsvangiari after holding him for eight hours.
World Jun 04 U.S. Navy Ships to Leave Myanmar Without Delivering Aid Four U.S. Navy ships will leave the Myanmar coast Thursday, after failing to receive permission from the Burmese government to unload aid supplies for survivors of Cyclone Nargis, including much-needed helicopters to transport food and other aid.
Politics Jun 03 Obama Claims Status of Presumptive Nominee; Clinton Weighs Future Fueled by a mix of delegates won in the last two states and a score of super delegate announcements, Sen. Barack Obama claimed the mantle of presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.
World Jun 03 U.N. Chief Calls for Food Production to Rise U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that world food production must rise 50 percent by 2030 to meet a burgeoning world population's growing demand.
Economy Jun 03 GM to Close 4 SUV, Truck Plants as Demand Dips General Motors announced the closure of four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico Tuesday and said it may discontinue its Hummer brand as soaring fuel prices push a broad shift in the U.S. to smaller vehicles.