Economy Oct 24 President Bush Nominates New Fed Chairman President Bush on Monday selected Ben Bernanke, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, to replace Alan Greenspan at the head of the Federal Reserve.
World Oct 24 Hurricane Wilma Tears Across Florida Hurricane Wilma, the eighth hurricane to hit Florida in just over 14 months, plowed across the Sunshine State Monday, downing power lines, bending palm trees and lashing rain across the peninsula with winds sustained at 125-mph.
Politics Oct 21 Top Syrian Officials Implicated in Lebanese Assassination A report issued Thursday by the United Nations implicates top Syrian officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, and says Lebanese officials helped organize it.
World Oct 20 Passenger Rail Line, Green Space Mulled for Mississippi Renewal Mississippi residents packed into town hall meetings this week to offer their views of how to rebuild the coastline damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Politics Oct 20 President Bush Says Prospects Improving for Palestinian State In a meeting at the Oval Office Thursday with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, President Bush praised the leader and said prospects for an independent Palestinian state are stronger than ever before.
Politics Oct 19 Judge Delays Saddam Trial Until November Nearly two years after being captured, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein went on trial Wednesday for crimes against humanity committed two decades ago during his reign. He entered a not guilty plea.
Education Oct 19 Nation's Math Scores Up, Reading Flat New results from a national math and reading test show improvements in math, but none in reading, continuing the trend from before the implementation of the No Child Left Behind law.
Politics Oct 17 Early Numbers Show Iraqis Adopting Constitution As vote-counting continued Monday, preliminary and unofficial results reportedly showed Iraqis approved a draft constitution that many Sunnis opposed.
World Oct 17 Mississippi Approves Onshore Gambling as Biloxi Looks to Rebuild Jutting from the coastline in Biloxi, Miss., casino barges have brought a steady stream of revenue to the area and created thousands of jobs for the once depressed coastal community of some 50,000 residents.
Science Oct 17 New Stem Cell Techniques Spare Embryos Two teams of researchers working independently announced Sunday that they discovered ways to create embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos, a development that scientists believe may make the field more politically and ethically acceptable.