World May 26 Senate Delays Vote on Bolton Nomination to U.N. The Senate moved Thursday to postpone a vote on the embattled nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations until next month.
Nation May 25 Iran Agrees to Continue Moratorium on Nuclear Activities Iranian delegates and members of a European Union team meeting in Geneva agreed to a two-month suspension of negotiations Wednesday following three hours of talks aimed at ending Iran's nuclear aspirations.
Science May 25 House Approves Stem Cell Bill; Senators Call for Action Despite President Bush's veto threat, senators who support embryonic stem cell research on Wednesday called for a quick vote on a House-approved bill to allow more funding of stem cell research on human embryos that would otherwise be discarded.
Politics May 24 Deal Averts Filibuster Showdown in Senate A bipartisan group of senators struck a deal Monday night to allow a vote on a handful of President Bush's judicial nominees while maintaining the Democrats' right to filibuster others under "extraordinary circumstances."…
Politics May 23 Sunnis Agree to Participate in Government A thousand Sunnis representing religious, political and tribal groups have formed an alliance to take a larger role in the Iraqi government as another wave of attacks hit several Iraqi cities Monday.
Nation May 20 US Air, America West Announce Plans to Merge America West Holdings Corp. agreed to merge with US Airways Inc. in a deal announced Thursday to help the airlines compete with low-cost carriers.
Politics May 19 Cuban Exile Charged With Illegal Entry A Cuban exile, wanted for extradition charges in Venezuela for an airplane bombing that occurred 30 years ago, is in U.S. custody on immigration violation charges of illegal entry.
Science May 19 Scientists Clone Stem Cells From Human Patients Scientists in South Korea, who announced last year that they extracted stem cells from a cloned human embryo, have used the same technology to create embryonic stem cells from human patients.
Nation May 16 Newsweek Retracts Flawed Quran Report Newsweek magazine on Monday retracted its report about the alleged desecration of the Quran by U.S. interrogators at the jail in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba that sparked deadly riots in Afghanistan and other Muslim nations.
Nation May 16 45 Bodies Found in Iraq; Cleric Demands Coalition Forces Leave Three Iraqis were found shot dead in Baghdad Monday and a slain Kurd was left in a garbage dump in northern Iraq, raising to 45 the number of bodies found in recent days. The Iraqi government has vowed to find…