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.
Politics Oct 10 Democrats Withdraw from Michigan Primary Five Democratic candidates chose to withdraw their names from the Michigan primary ballot in another round of the calendar shuffle that pits allegiance to national party rules against voters in states grappling for more nominating influence.
Nation Oct 10 Iraqis Say Foreign Security Guards Fired Randomly at Women Iraqi authorities said Wednesday that security guards working for a foreign security firm fired randomly when they killed two women at an intersection in Baghdad this week.
Science Oct 09 Physics Nobel Prize Goes to Nanotechnology Researchers Two scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Tuesday for their discovery of an electromagnetic phenomenon that has led to modern hard disks, like the kind used in laptops, iPods and other devices.
Politics Oct 05 Bush Defends Detention Policy, Says U.S. 'Does Not Torture' President Bush defended his administration's detention and interrogation policies Friday and denied the use of torture against terrorism suspects.
Politics Oct 04 Myanmar Junta Chief Willing to Meet With Pro-democracy Leader The leader of the military junta in Myanmar, the country also known as Burma, indicated Thursday that he is willing to meet with detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi amid renewed focus on the nation after a wave of…
Nation Oct 04 Korean Leaders Move Toward Reconciliation The leaders of North and South Korea announced Thursday they would take steps toward a peace treaty that would replace the Korean War's 1953 cease-fire and continue work to ease tensions on the world's last remaining frontier of the Cold…