Economy Oct 25 Oil and Gas Giant BP to Pay Fines Totaling $373M London-based BP has agreed to pay a total of $373 million in fines for violating regulations tied to a fatal refinery explosion in 2005, operating leaking oil pipelines and engaging in a price-fixing scheme, the government announced Thursday.
World Oct 23 Heavy Rain Floods Parts of New Orleans Heavy storms in New Orleans Monday dumped eight inches of rain and caused flooding as the city struggles to fully recover from the impact of Hurricane Katrina.
Science Oct 23 Discovery Launches on Space Station Construction Mission The space shuttle Discovery launched on time Tuesday morning despite worries that rainy weather and ice buildup on the craft's fuel tank might delay the launch.
Nation Oct 19 Air Force Officers Fired Over Mistaken Flying of Nuclear Warheads The Air Force on Friday relieved at least three senior officers of duty for their roles in the erroneous flight of several nuclear-armed missiles across the United States on a B-52 bomber in late-August.
Politics Oct 19 Bhutto Pledges No ‘Surrender’ to Militants After Deadly Attack Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, her long-awaited return from exile marred by a suicide attack that killed up to 136 people, blamed militants Friday for trying to assassinate her and said she would not "surrender our great nation" to them.
Politics Oct 18 Returning Ex-Premier Bhutto Escapes Blasts in Pakistan Explosions went off near a convoy carrying former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Thursday as she returned to Pakistan after eight years of self-imposed exile to follow through on a plan to govern with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
Health Oct 17 Drug-resistant Staph Infections on the Rise, Study Finds A dangerous bacterial infection that's resistant to standard antibiotics now kills more Americans each year than HIV/AIDS, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Politics Oct 17 Iowa GOP Pushes Caucus to Jan. 3; Focus Turns to N.H. Iowa Republicans voted Tuesday to move the date of their presidential caucuses, traditionally the critical first vote of the nomination process, to Jan. 3.
Politics Oct 15 Chinese President Pledges Oversight, Reforms Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed to make communist rule more inclusive and improve intra-party oversight in a speech to delegates at the opening of the Communist Party's 17th Congress on Monday.
Health Oct 11 Drug Makers Pull Infant Cold Medicines Drug makers on Thursday voluntarily pulled several children's nonprescription cold medicines off the market less than two weeks after government regulators warned of possible health risks to infants.