Nation Jun 09 High Fuel Prices Lead to Protests in Europe Truck drivers in Spain and Portugal blocked roads Monday to protest soaring global fuel prices, which also caused the national average price of gasoline in the United States to rise above $4 per gallon over the weekend.
Politics Jun 09 President Bush Visits Europe with Afghanistan, Iran on Agenda President Bush departed for Europe Monday to ask leaders for more help in Afghanistan and more pressure on Iran. His first stop was in Slovenia for the last U.S.-European Union summit of his presidency.
Politics Jun 07 Clinton Ends Historic Campaign, Fully Endorses Obama Sen. Hillary Clinton suspended her run for president Saturday, ending the most successful campaign by a female presidential candidate for a major political party in U.S. history.
Science Jun 06 U.S. on Track to Break Tornado Records This Year The first half of 2008 has already marked the deadliest tornado season this decade. As many as 1,000 tornadoes have already touched down in the U.S. since January, more than the country sometimes sees in a full year.
Politics Jun 06 Climate Change Bill Blocked, Left to New Congress Republican senators blocked a proposed global warming bill Friday that would have led to major reductions in greenhouse gases, calling it a huge tax increase.
Economy Jun 06 Unemployment Rate Jumps to 5.5% in May The nation's unemployment rate hit 5.5 percent in May as employers cut 49,000 jobs, providing a fresh snapshot of a still-struggling U.S. economy. Employers have now cut payrolls for five straight months.
World Jun 05 World Leaders Pledge to Ease Food Crisis After Political Squabbling World leaders at a United Nations food summit pledged Thursday to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat the food crisis that is spreading hunger and violent unrest across the globe.
World Jun 05 Accused 9/11 'Mastermind' Asks for Death Sentence The accused mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, told a military tribunal Thursday in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he would welcome the death penalty and wished to become a martyr.
Politics Jun 04 Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Tsvangirai Freed After Being Detained by Police Zimbabwe opposition party leader Morgan Tsvangirai and several of his aides were detained at a police roadblock Wednesday ahead a run-off election later this month, his party said. Police later released Tsvangiari after holding him for eight hours.
World Jun 04 U.S. Navy Ships to Leave Myanmar Without Delivering Aid Four U.S. Navy ships will leave the Myanmar coast Thursday, after failing to receive permission from the Burmese government to unload aid supplies for survivors of Cyclone Nargis, including much-needed helicopters to transport food and other aid.