Politics Jan 30 Nader Might Join Race as Edwards, Giuliani Depart Two men who were once major contenders for their party's nomination announced Wednesday they were leaving the presidential primary race while a former third-party candidate announced he might run again.
Politics Jan 30 Report Finds ‘Failures’ in Israeli Leadership During Lebanon War A final report on Israel's 2006 Lebanon war issued Wednesday that had threatened to derail Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government found "failures and shortcomings" by Israel's political and military leadership.
Politics Jan 29 McCain Scores Narrow Florida Win; Giuliani May Endorse Arizona Senator Continuing his surging campaign for the Republican nomination, Sen. John McCain narrowly bested former Gov. Mitt Romney in Florida, locking up all 57 delegates to the convention this summer and heading into Super Tuesday with increased momentum.
Politics Jan 29 Florida to Test Frontloaded Primary Calendar Despite being punished by the national parties for moving their balloting to January, Florida's winner-take-all primary promises to be the biggest prize for Republican candidates among the early voting states -- with 57 delegates up for grabs.
Nation Jan 29 Formal Mediation Begins in Conflict-torn Kenya Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan began formal mediation talks Tuesday in Kenya, where post-election violence has killed hundreds and driven thousands from their homes.
Health Jan 29 California Senate Rejects Health Care Reform Bill A California Senate committee voted Monday to reject a bill by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that would have covered millions of uninsured Californians, ending the hopes of advocates that it would provide a model for national health care reform.
Nation Jan 28 Canada Threatens Troop Pullout from Afghanistan Canada will pull its 2,500 troops out of Afghanistan in early 2009 unless NATO adds soldiers in the dangerous southern region, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday, signaling Ottawa has lost patience with what it sees as allies' foot-dragging.
Economy Jan 28 New Home Sales Drop by Record Amount New home sales plummeted last year by the largest amount on record while home prices fell sharply in December. Analysts foresee more trouble this year as the housing market tries to emerge from its worst slump in 20 years.
Politics Jan 26 Obama Routs Clinton in South Carolina, Says Iowa Win Not an ‘Illusion’ Calling for a "politics of common sense" and saying his campaign represented an unprecedented coalition of Americans, Sen. Barack Obama celebrated a 27-point victory Saturday in South Carolina.
Science Jan 25 ‘Averaged’ Image Could Boost Computer Face Recognition Accuracy A simple process of averaging many photographs of the same person into one composite image could significantly improve the performance of face recognition software used in border security and other applications, new research suggests.