Nation Apr 09 San Francisco Braces for Olympic Torch Protests Security was tightened around San Francisco Wednesday as city officials braced for a wave of protests in response to the Olympic torch's only North American appearance on its journey to Beijing.
Nation Apr 09 American Airlines Cancels 850 Flights Due to Wiring Concerns American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, cancelled 850 additional flights on Wednesday after cancelling nearly 500 on Tuesday in order to reinspect and possibly rework the wiring of its widely-used MD-80 fleet.
Science Apr 08 After 25 Years, AIDS Vaccine Research Makes Mid-course Correction It took 47 years to develop a polio vaccine, 42 to develop a measles vaccine and 105 for typhoid. So historically speaking, at 24 years in, research on the AIDS vaccine is still young.
Politics Apr 08 Opposition: 'Massive Violence' Sweeps Zimbabwe Opposition party officials in Zimbabwe said Tuesday that the country has been plagued by "massive violence" since the March 29 presidential election. Still, no winner has been announced as President Robert Mugabe holds a tenuous grip on his power.
Nation Apr 07 Olympic Torch Extinguished Briefly in Relay Marred by Protests Officials were forced to extinguish the Olympic torch twice Monday as protests against China's human rights record and its rule of Tibet turned a relay through Paris into a scene of disruption.
Nation Apr 07 Aide Says Cleric Al-Sadr Willing to Disband Militia An aide to Muqtada al-Sadr said Monday the Shiite cleric will consult with top religious leaders and disband his Mahdi Army if they order it. The militia has been fighting government forces in several places in Iraq.
Politics Apr 04 Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Agrees to Runoff Zimbabwe's ruling party ZANU-PF announced Friday it would back President Robert Mugabe in a runoff vote against opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai, while the opposition party demanded an official tally from the first vote.
Science Apr 04 Evidence Shows Earlier Human Arrival in Americas A cache of human DNA found in a prehistoric "toilet" suggests that people arrived in the Americas at least 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Economy Apr 04 U.S. Economy Lost 80,000 Jobs in March U.S. employers cut 80,000 jobs in March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses, according to new Labor Department figures released Friday.
Economy Apr 03 Bernanke Defends Fed's Role in Bear Stearns Deal Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended Thursday his agency's decision to assist the ailing investment firm Bear Stearns, calling it a move to prevent a corporate collapse that could have reverberated through the U.S. economy.