Politics Sep 15 Roberts Tries to Address Concerns of Skeptical Democrats Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled chief justice nominee John Roberts on his views of affirmative action, civil rights and big business, trying to get at his personal, rather than legal, view of the law.
Politics Sep 15 Parliamentary Elections Mark Critical Step for Afghan Government On Sunday, Afghans will head to the polls for a long-awaited and twice-delayed parliamentary election.
World Sep 15 New Orleans Mayor Lays Out Repopulation Plan New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said Thursday residents may start returning over the weekend to large areas of the gradually recovering city -- although certain parts remain flooded and soiled from the levee breaks caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Nation Sep 14 Delta, Northwest File for Bankruptcy Protection Delta and Northwest filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, illustrating the problem airliners are having with soaring oil prices and competition from smaller carriers.
Politics Sep 14 Roberts Stresses Limited Role of Court, Pledges to Seek Consensus During his second day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, chief justice nominee John Roberts said Wednesday he would strive to build larger and clearer majorities in Supreme Court decisions if confirmed.
World Sep 14 Annan Urges More Fundamental Reforms At U.N. The United Nations summit of more than 150 world leaders opened with Secretary-General Kofi Annan calling the last-minute agreement on a proposal to alter the embattled organization a "good start" but not "the sweeping and fundamental reform" needed.
Politics Sep 14 Insurgents Launch Assaults Aimed At Derailing Elections As Afghanistan's 11.7 million voters and nearly 6,000 candidates prepare for upcoming landmark parliamentary elections, insurgents have launched an intensified wave of attacks against Afghan and coalition troops and other government supporters.
Nation Sep 14 Coordinated Explosions in Iraq Kill More Than 150 At least a dozen explosions hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad Wednesday, killing at least 152 people and wounding more than 500 in a series of attacks for which al-Qaida has claimed responsibility.
World Sep 13 U.N. Approves Diluted Reform Plan A day before the United Nations was prepared to meet for what has been billed as a historic summit to reform the world body, member states approved a compromise, watered-down document intended to guide the organization in the 21st century.
Politics Sep 13 Senators Question Roberts on Abortion, Civil Rights Chief justice nominee John Roberts on Tuesday faced hours of pointed questions from senators on a slew of issues ranging from abortion and segregation to the separation of executive and congressional powers.