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.
Politics Jan 25 Investigator in Hariri Probe Killed by Beirut Bomb A police intelligence officer tasked with investigating a string of assassinations in Lebanon was himself assassinated in a car bombing Friday near Beirut that left his bodyguard and at least three other people dead.
Politics Jan 24 More Palestinians Stream Across Gaza Border Huge crowds of Palestinians continued to stream into Egypt across a breached border from Hamas-ruled Gaza for a second day Thursday. Egyptian border guards took measures to control the flow, but they did not try to halt the crossings.
Economy Jan 24 Lawmakers Reach Deal on Economic Stimulus Congressional leaders and the White House announced Thursday that they reached a deal on an economic stimulus package that would give most U.S. taxpayers refunds ranging from $600 to $1,200 and roll out tax breaks for businesses.
Politics Jan 23 Democrats Prep for S.C. Vote With Eye on Feb. 5 With three days left before South Carolina's Democratic primary, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is focusing on a big win in the Palmetto State, while New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is making the rounds to Super Tuesday hot spots.
Politics Jan 23 Gazans Flood into Egypt After Border Wall Topples Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into Egypt from the Gaza Strip to buy fuel, food and other supplies Wednesday after masked gunmen used land mines to blast down sections of a seven-mile fence dividing the border town of Rafah.