Politics Mar 22 U.S. Judge Refuses to Have Woman's Feeding Tube Reinserted A federal judge in Florida refused Tuesday to resume tube feeding of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo. Her parents have said they would appeal the decision.
Politics Mar 21 Chief Justice Returns; Supreme Court Rejects Moussaoui Appeal Chief Justice William Rehnquist returned to the bench Monday for the first time since he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Politics Mar 21 Congress, President Intervene in Schiavo Case The U.S. Congress and President Bush intervened in the dispute over the life of Terri Schiavo early Monday, sending the case of the brain damaged Florida woman to federal court.
Economy Mar 17 Crude Oil Prices Hit New High; OPEC Considers Output Boost U.S. light crude oil prices reached a new high by surpassing $57 per barrel Thursday after OPEC's decision to increase production failed to assure traders concerned about tight supplies.
Politics Mar 17 Palestinian Militant Groups Agree to Conditional Truce With Israel Palestinian militant groups meeting in Cairo agreed Thursday to extend a current moratorium on attacks against Israelis until the end of 2005 if Israel meets certain conditions.
Nation Mar 16 President Bush Names Kevin Martin to Head FCC President Bush on Wednesday promoted Kevin Martin, one of five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission, to head the agency that has gained recent attention for its crackdown on broadcast indecency.
Politics Mar 16 Israel Hands Over Jericho to Palestinians Israeli forces transferred control of the West Bank town of Jericho to Palestinian security forces Wednesday.
Politics Mar 15 Ebbers Convicted on All Charges in Worldcom Case Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, who built a small Mississippi telephone company into the second largest U.S. long-distance provider, was convicted Tuesday of leading an $11 billion fraud that triggered the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Politics Mar 14 California Judge Rules Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer ruled Monday that California's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional.
Politics Mar 14 Demonstrators Seek Syrian Withdrawal, Probe Into Hariri's Death In the largest anti-Syrian protest since the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Beirut's Martyrs' Square on Monday to rally for a full Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon.