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…
Nation May 13 Pentagon Recommends U.S. Base Closures The Pentagon proposed Friday closing about 180 U.S. military installations, including 33 major bases, launching the first round of base closures and realignments in a decade.
Nation May 11 U.S. Forces Push Toward Syria; Car Bombs Shake Iraq A series of suicide bombers killed at least 60 people and wounded 100 in several Iraqi cities Wednesday as U.S. forces continued an offensive aimed at uprooting insurgents near the Syrian border.
Nation May 10 Former Iranian President Enters Presidential Race An experienced politician with ties to the West and a moderate platform entered Iran's presidential race Tuesday.
Nation May 09 New York Times Panel Issues Recommendations to Boost Credibility An internal committee at The New York Times has recommended a number of steps to improve readers' trust in the newspaper.