Arts Sep 16 Tribe Divided Over Providing Water to Illegal Migrants Crossing Indian Land On Aug. 31, Tohono O'odham tribal members Mike Wilson and David Garcia were ordered by tribal official Veronica Harvey to take down water stations for migrants passing through Tohono O'odham reservation on the Arizona-Mexico border.
Politics Sep 16 Mullen Visits Pakistan to Ease Tensions Over Raids Top U.S. military officer Adm. Mike Mullen went to Pakistan Tuesday to discuss concerns over Islamabad's efforts to combat militant fighters and to address rising tensions over reports that U.S. forces have engaged in unauthorized raids there.
Economy Sep 16 Fed Rejects Rate Cut, Global Markets Retreat amid Wall Street Turmoil The Federal Reserve Tuesday announced it will not lower a key interest rate below 2 percent despite Wall Street's major troubles and a drop in global markets.
Economy Sep 15 Lehman Brothers Files for Bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch Sells to Bank of America After a frantic weekend that shook Wall Street to the core, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy Monday under the weight of $60 billion in bad real estate holdings and Bank of America moved to buy Merrill Lynch in a $50…
Politics Sep 15 Hurricane Ike Wreaks Havoc on Gulf Coast, Leaves Parts of Midwest Without Power Thousands of residents in and around the Gulf Coast were left stranded after Hurricane Ike destroyed homes and businesses Saturday and Sunday, while the Associated Press reported the hurricane killed 30 people across eight states.
Politics Sep 15 Mugabe Agrees to Share Power Under New Zimbabwe Deal Zimbabwe's political rivals signed a landmark power-sharing agreement Monday that shows President Robert Mugabe of the ZANU-PF party loosening his grip on the economically ravaged country for the first time in nearly three decades.
Science Sep 12 Hurricane Forecasters Wrestle With Uncertainty to Track Tricky Storms By Friday morning there was little question as to the direction of Hurricane Ike's path -- the storm was gaining strength as it barreled toward Texas, and storm surges had already begun to batter the coastal city of Galveston.
World Sep 12 Texans Evacuate, Find Shelter as Ike Approaches As Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast Friday, Galveston residents continued to flee their island city while Houstonians 60 miles inland boarded up their homes and businesses and hunkered down.
Politics Sep 12 Mugabe, Opposition Leader Said to Reach Power-sharing Deal South African President Thabo Mbeki announced late Thursday that weeks of negotiations had produced a power-sharing deal between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and his bitter rival, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Politics Sep 12 Unrest in Bolivia Leads to Ousting of U.S. Diplomats Violent clashes between government supporters and opposition protesters in Bolivia have left at least eight dead and tipped off a diplomatic dispute culminating in U.S. diplomats being expelled from both Bolivia and Venezuela.