Politics Aug 06 President Bush Confers with Karzai on Taliban Resurgence President Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Monday to discuss the resurgence of the Taliban and how to deal with growing violence in Afghanistan.
Health Aug 03 Senate, House Vote to Expand Children's Health Program The Senate Thursday approved legislation to expand a federal children's health insurance program for low-income families by $35 billion over five years, following House passage of an even larger increase of $50 billion.
Arts Aug 02 Surreal Wordsmith Simic Named Poet Laureate The Library of Congress on Thursday appointed Charles Simic, whose work is known for its surrealism, dark humor and irony, as its 15th poet laureate.
Politics Aug 01 Sunni Ministers to Leave Iraqi Government Six Sunni Arab Cabinet ministers announced their plans to withdraw from the shaky Iraqi government Wednesday, as suicide bombings in Baghdad killed at least 67 people.
World Jul 31 U.N. Approves Peacekeeping Force in Darfur The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to send a peacekeeping force of up to 26,000 troops and police to Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region.
Politics Jul 31 Chief Justice Released from Hospital After Seizure Chief Justice John Roberts was released from a hospital in Maine Tuesday morning, a day after he was admitted for suffering an unexplained seizure.
Nation Jul 30 Master Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman Dies at Age 89 Ingmar Bergman, a titan of modern cinema, died Monday in his home on the island of Faro, Sweden. He was 89 years old.
Politics Jul 27 Poverty and Crime Flourish in Oil-Rich Niger Delta Beset by poverty, corruption, violent political agitation and rampant lawlessness, the Niger Delta region continues to languish, despite being one of the most oil-rich regions in the world.
Nation Jul 26 U.S. Adapts Efforts to Counter Iraq Insurgency While the military is constantly adjusting its tactics to deal with roadside explosives, suicide bombers and other attacks in Iraq, diplomatic efforts to address the root of the violence are evolving as well.
Politics Jul 26 Federal Judge Strikes Down Hazleton's Illegal Immigration Law A U.S. District judge overturned an immigration law in Hazleton, Pa., that punished landlords who rented to illegal immigrants and businesses that that hired them, saying the law was unconstitutional.