Politics Sep 13 Chafee Beats Back Conservative Challenger in Rhode Island Moderate Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee, a pro-choice Republican who voted against the Iraq war and President Bush's tax cuts, beat a conservative challenger in Tuesday's primary.
Politics Sep 13 Cardin Defeats Mfume for Democratic Senate Nomination In what was considered an amicable campaign between two old colleagues, Rep. Benjamin Cardin defeated former congressman Kweisi Mfume in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Maryland.
Politics Sep 12 Tester-Burns Debate Draws Raucous Crowd U.S. Senate hopeful Jon Tester clashed with incumbent Republican Conrad Burns in a heated public debate for what is coming to be known as Montana's most expensive Senate race to date.
Politics Sep 11 Hamas, Fatah Agree to Unity Government Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas, agreed Monday to form a coalition government.
Science Sep 11 Shuttle Atlantis Docks with Space Station to Attach Solar Panels The space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station Monday in preparation for attaching a 45-foot truss with new solar arrays to the orbiting research facility.
Politics Sep 07 British Prime Minister Tony Blair to Step Down In response to waning popularity and growing criticism within his Labour Party, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would step down within the next year, although he did not set a specific date.
Politics Sep 07 In Closely Watched Pennsylvania District, Real Battle Begins for House Seat With Labor Day behind them, the campaigns of Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., and Democratic challenger Lois Murphy have continued to hone their strategies in the race for Pennsylvania's 6th District, one of the closest House races in the nation.
Politics Sep 06 Harris Wins Republican Nomination for Senate in Florida Despite not having the full backing of her own party, Rep. Katherine Harris, Florida's former secretary of state who received national attention during Florida's 2000 recount, won the Republican nomination for senator.
Nation Sep 05 NATO Troops Kill, Surround Dozens of Militants in Afghanistan NATO forces killed between 50 and 60 Taliban militants in Afghanistan on Tuesday as a part of a new military offensive, and surrounded 700 others in the southern part of the country.
Science Sep 01 Lockheed Wins Contract for NASA Exploration Spacecraft NASA has awarded a multibillion dollar contract to Lockheed Martin to build a manned spacecraft to replace the retiring space shuttle fleet and ferry astronauts to the moon and possibly Mars.