Science Jul 14 Stem Cell Basics Some have declared the research to be morally repugnant. Others have said scientists have been wildly optimistic in their promises of how treatments may help patients.
Health Jul 01 Stress Disorders Plague U.S. Troops Returning From Iraq About one-sixth of troops returning from Iraq showed symptoms of mental health problems but many are not receiving treatment, according to a study published Thursday.
Politics Jun 29 Court Strikes Down Internet Porn Law, Rejects Foreigner's Human Rights Case The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended enforcement of a 1998 federal law designed to shield minors from Internet pornography, saying it likely violates the constitutional right to freedom of speech.
Nation Jun 11 World Leaders, Nation Pay Tribute to President Reagan U.S. and world leaders bid farewell to former Pres. Ronald Reagan at Washington's National Cathedral Friday in an official state funeral celebrated with military precision and patriotic pageantry.
World May 27 Radical Cleric Arrested in London on Terrorism Charges British police arrested Abu Hamza al-Masri, a radical Muslim cleric with alleged ties to Sept. 11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe bomber Richard Reid, in a predawn raid Thursday.
Politics May 21 Massachusetts Moves to Stop Out-of-State Gay Marriages The Massachusetts attorney general warned clerks on Friday in four communities to stop granting marriage licenses to out-of-state gay couples.
Nation May 20 U.S.-Iraqi Force Raids Home, Offices of Iraqi Council Member U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police raided the offices and home of one-time American ally Ahmad Chalabi on Thursday, taking documents and computers, but offering no reasons for the move.
Politics May 19 Soldier Gets Maximum Sentence in First Iraq Abuse Court-Martial A court-martial sentenced Spc. Jeremy Sivits to the maximum penalty of one year in prison, a reduction in rank and a bad conduct discharge Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to charges linked to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the…
World May 19 Panel Questions Response to 9/11 Attacks in New York Two days of sometimes stormy hearings by the independent panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks relived the horror and chaos of the day and pointed out mistakes that possibly led to more lost lives.
Politics May 18 Gandhi Declines Post As Prime Minister of India Sonia Gandhi, whose Congress party won a landslide election, announced Tuesday she will not accept the post of prime minister of India. Gandhi made her decision following protests from Hindu nationalists over the fact that she was born in Italy.