World Sep 22 Texans Evacuate As Hurricane Rita Approaches Drawing upon the harsh lessons of Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of thousands of Texans -- many from Houston -- continued to evacuate the southeast corner of the state Thursday as Hurricane Rita spun toward the Gulf Coast.
Politics Sep 19 Parliamentary Elections Proceed With Few Disruptions In spite of threats of violence, millions of voters went to the polls across Afghanistan on Sunday, choosing representatives to fill national and provincial legislatures.
Health Sep 19 Hurricane Victims Added to Flu Vaccine Priority List Federal health officials are adding Hurricane Katrina evacuees living in close quarters to the list of high-priority groups scheduled to receive the flu vaccine first, in a tiering method created following flu vaccine shortages last year.
World Sep 16 U.N. Summit Wraps Up With Prospects of More Reforms World leaders prepared to end a U.N. summit in New York on Friday by endorsing a reform document.
World Sep 15 President Vows Massive Federal Rebuilding Effort in Wake of Hurricane In a prime-time address to the nation Thursday, President Bush promised the federal government "will do what it takes" to rebuild areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina and took responsibility for the response effort many have criticized as too slow.
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.