Politics Mar 07 Terrorism, Economy Weigh on Spain's Elections For much of its history, Spain has been isolated from the political and social currents of the rest of Europe.
World Mar 06 Gunman Kills at Least 8 in Jerusalem Seminary A gunman infiltrated a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem and opened fire in a library Thursday night, killing at least eight people and wounding at least nine others, officials said.
Politics Mar 05 Clinton Claims New Momentum Following Ohio Win; Texas Fight Continues Sen. Hillary Clinton, her campaign facing a do-or-die test, scored a critical victory in Ohio Tuesday night and fought a close battle in Texas as she sought to cut into Sen. Barack Obama's lead in the race for delegates to…
Politics Mar 05 McCain Seals GOP Nomination, Capping Comeback Just six months after the sun appeared to have set on his presidential aspirations for the second time, Sen. John McCain sealed up the Republican nomination Tuesday night by sweeping contests in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Science Mar 04 NASA Orbiter Reveals Avalanches on Mars A NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars has sent back the first-ever images of avalanches on the red planet, NASA announced Monday.
Nation Mar 03 U.S. Targets al-Qaida Member in Somalia Attack The United States launched an attack against "a known al-Qaida terrorist" in a southern Somali town, the Pentagon said Monday.
Politics Mar 03 Looking to Help Ailing Cities, Ohio Mayors Split Over Democratic Nomination In a county west of Cleveland, the mayors of two remarkably similar Ohio cities have endorsed different Democratic candidates in Tuesday's presidential primary -- highlighting just how tough the choice is for many voters in the state.
Politics Feb 29 Reunited Texas Democrats Face Divisive Primary After Texas Democrats scored a string of upsets over GOP incumbents -- winning Dallas County offices, judgeships across the state and two congressional seats in 2006 -- state party members say voters are rediscovering their once-moribund party.
Science Feb 29 Researchers Near Completion of Complex Corn Genome Researchers announced Thursday that they had completed a "rough-draft" map of the corn genome -- a step they say will help scientists engineer better corn.
Nation Feb 29 Turkey Withdraws from Iraq; 'Chemical Ali' Execution OK'd Turkey pulled its troops out of northern Iraq on Friday, ending a major offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels that began more than a week ago.