Science Sep 02 Spirit Reaches Mountain Peak on Mars NASA's rover Spirit has reached the summit of a bedrock mountain on Mars, and from that vantage point, mission managers will plot the robotic explorer's next move among the numerous intriguing surrounding geologic features.
Economy Sep 02 Challenges Plague Afghanistan’s Efforts to Combat Opium Trade In the six months since Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared a jihad against his country's poppy industry, the success of eradication efforts has been tempered by the political and economic challenges facing this fledgling democracy.
World Sep 02 Evacuated New Orleans Residents Face More Troubles Survivors of Hurricane Katrina continued to flee New Orleans on Friday seeking shelter in Texas as emergency convoys reached the city to assist remaining residents and try to halt criminal activity.
World Sep 02 Mississippi Situation Deteriorating; Death Toll Tops 180 Coastal residents desperate for water and food are facing long lines and deteriorating conditions as hundreds of National Guardsmen arrive to keep order in the hardest-hit areas of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
World Sep 01 Military Orders Added National Guard Presence in Gulf Coast Some 22,000 National Guard troops will join forces already deployed along the Gulf Coast in an effort to bring security and calm to the region in what officials predict may be the largest military response to a natural disaster in…
Health Aug 31 FDA Official Steps Down Over Morning-after Pill Decision A top Food and Drug Administration official resigned Wednesday in protest of the agency's recent decision to delay a ruling on whether to allow over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraception pill.
Politics Aug 31 U.S. to Release Oil From Reserve to Aid Refiners Hit by Hurricane Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Wednesday that the administration will release oil from the federal petroleum reserves to help refiners affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Nation Aug 31 Hundreds of Iraqis Die in Stampede Near Shiite Shrine More than 650 and possibly as many as 1,000 people died Wednesday during a religious procession toward a Shiite shrine in Baghdad when rumors that a suicide bomber was about to attack caused a stampede on a bridge.
Politics Aug 30 Judge Orders Base Closing Commission to Delay Recommendations A federal judge issued an order Tuesday barring the independent base closing commission from forwarding its recommendations to the president due to a legal fight over the proposed transfer of aircraft from a Connecticut Air National Guard facility.
World Aug 30 Hurricane Katrina Carves Path of Death and Destruction A day after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast, leaving broken buildings and flooding in its path, the governor of Mississippi reported Tuesday that as many as 80 people may have died in one county alone.