Politics Jan 02 Massachusetts Lawmakers Vote to Allow Marriage Referendum Lawmakers in Massachusetts voted Tuesday to allow a proposed constitutional amendment, which would essentially block gay marriages, to appear on the 2008 ballot.
Nation Jan 01 Ethiopian Backed Troops Take Last Major City from Somali Islamists After two weeks of clashes, troops of Somalia's fledgling U.N.-organized government swept into the southern city of Kismayo with the help of Ethiopian firepower Monday, taking back the final major city controlled by Islamic militias.
Politics Dec 30 Saddam Hussein Executed for Role in Shiite Massacre Saddam Hussein, who brutally governed Iraq for a quarter century, was hanged in the pre-dawn hours Saturday for his role in the killing of 148 Shiite men and boys in the northern Iraqi city of Dujail in 1982.
Science Dec 28 Milk and Meat from Cloned Animals Safe to Eat, FDA Says The Food and Drug Administration issued a preliminary decision Thursday saying that food products from cloned animals are safe to eat. Under the proposed guidelines, the products would also not be required to carry a special label.
Nation Dec 28 Government Troops Capture Somali Capital from Islamists Nearly a week after Somali soldiers and their Ethiopian allies began fighting Islamic militias that claimed control over most the country, government troops entered Mogadishu unopposed Thursday forcing the Islamists to retreat.
Nation Dec 27 Former President Ford Dies at Age 93 Former President Ford, who worked to help the nation heal after the Watergate scandal forced his predecessor Richard Nixon from office, died Tuesday at his Rancho Mirage, Calif., home at age 93.
Politics Dec 26 Iraqi High Court Upholds Saddam Death Sentence An Iraqi appeals court upheld a death sentence for Saddam Hussein Tuesday and ordered his execution within 30 days, although the decision must be ratified by President Jalal Talabani and Iraq's two vice presidents under Iraqi law.
Science Dec 26 Nigerian Pipeline Explosion Kills Hundreds More than 260 people were killed Tuesday when a punctured gasoline pipeline exploded in Lagos, Nigeria.
World Dec 21 Report Charges FEMA Wasted Funds After Hurricane Katrina The Federal Emergency Management Agency is under fire for wasting taxpayers' money on illegitimate disaster aid claims in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, though the agency contends it had to streamline procedures to send aid quickly to those in need.
Nation Dec 20 Somali Islamists Clash with Ethiopian Forces Ethiopian troops in Somalia to defend the country's embattled government exchanged heavy gunfire with Somali Islamist forces Wednesday, a day after an Islamist deadline passed demanding that the Ethiopians leave or face war.