Economy Jun 23 The Jobless Recovery Paul Solman looks at the recession's effect on the changing world of manufacturing, where heavy losses have left many machinists with few options.
Politics Jun 22 Somalia's Political Factions Reach Cease-fire Agreement Somalia's interim government and the rival Islamic Courts Movement vowed to end fighting and work toward peace in an agreement signed Thursday in the two groups' first ever high-level talks.
Science Jun 22 Earth Warmest in 400 Years, Panel of Scientists Says A panel of top climate scientists reported Thursday that the Earth was hotter in the last few decades of the 20th century than it has been over the last 400 years and possibly longer.
World Jun 21 President Bush Calls on Iran to Respond to Nuclear Deal Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday he will respond to a Western proposal to suspend the country's nuclear program in exchange for technical support and other concessions by mid-August, but President Bush urged a quicker response.
Nation Jun 20 National Guard Troops Ordered to Patrol New Orleans Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Monday she would send National Guard troops to New Orleans following a weekend of violence that left six people dead.
Nation Jun 20 Two Missing U.S. Troops Found Dead in Iraq The bodies of two American soldiers who disappeared Friday after an insurgent attack on a checkpoint were discovered late Monday and showed signs of having been tortured, according to the Iraqi military.
Politics Jun 19 High Court Returns Wetlands Cases to Lower Court, Agrees to Hear Abortion Appeal The Supreme Court on Monday narrowly voided a lower court's decision blocking two developments on wetlands in Michigan, and agreed to consider a second appeal to reinstate a federal ban on so-called partial-birth abortions.
Politics Jun 16 Challenges Just Beginning for New Iraqi Unity Government More than three years after American troops toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraq established a permanent government that joins Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish politicians under a federal Constitution.
Politics Jun 16 House Rejects Setting Timeline for Withdrawal in Iraq In a symbolic move, the House passed a resolution that connected the conflict in Iraq with the global war on terrorism and rejected setting a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops.
Politics Jun 16 Nepal Prime Minister, Rebel Leader Hold First Peace Talks The leader of Nepal's communist rebel group held talks with the country's new prime minister Friday paving the way for what many hope will be the end of a 10-year insurgency that has killed 13,000 people.