Arts Sep 06

Nation Aug 23

Jackson, Mississippi's Clarion-Ledger newspaper on Friday announced Managing Editor Ronnie Agnew had been promoted to executive editor, becoming the first African-American to head the formerly pro-segregationist newspaper.

Nation Jul 02

The collision of a Russian passenger jet and cargo plane over southern Germany late Monday killed at least 71 people, including 52 Russian children traveling to Spain for vacation.

Politics Jun 27

The Supreme Court handed down a series of major decisions Thursday, including a ruling to allow random drug testing for high school students involved in any type of after-school activity or team.

Politics Jun 20

As its current term comes to a close, the Supreme Court announced several key rulings Thursday, including a major health care decision to let patients use state laws to fight group health plans that refuse to approve certain medical treatments.

Politics Jun 20

The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled executing mentally retarded people convicted of murder violates the constitution's Eighth Amendment protections against "cruel and unusual punishments."…

Politics Jun 03

As the term of the interim Afghan government comes to a close, the battle-scarred country is preparing for a "loya jirga" or traditional grand council, to choose a transitional leadership that will set the course for a post-Taliban Afghanistan.

Politics May 22

The bomb detonated on a Sunday morning while children were preparing for a youth-led service on Sept. 15, 1963. Killed in the blast were 11-year-old Denise McNair and Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Addie Mae Collins, all aged 14.

Politics Apr 26

A 19-year-old expelled high school student killed 17 people and himself in a shooting rampage at a German high school Friday.

Nation Apr 18

Perhaps the most significant martyr in the struggle for civil rights prior to Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination, Medgar Evers galvanized the civil rights movement in his life and also in his death.