Politics May 17 State-Sanctioned Gay Marriages Begin in Massachusetts Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to grant gay couples marriage licenses Monday, with hundreds of couples lining up overnight to fill out marriage applications.
Politics May 13 Judge Blocks Last-Minute Bid to Stop Mass. Gay Marriages A federal judge Thursday rejected an 11th hour attempt by conservative groups to prevent Massachusetts from granting the first state-sanctioned gay marriage licenses beginning next week.
Politics May 13 Indian Prime Minister Resigns After Surprising Party Defeat Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned in the wake of the crushing defeat of his governing Bharatiya Janata Party in India's general elections. Close to 380 million voters turned out for the elections held over three weeks.
Nation May 12 Video Shows Beheading of U.S. Hostage As Violence Continues in Iraq Islamic extremists released video Tuesday depicting the grisly decapitation of an American civilian held hostage in Iraq, saying the act was in retaliation for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison.
Politics May 11 Putin Visits Chechnya, Boosts Troop Levels After Assassination Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Chechnya Tuesday to honor the Kremlin-backed Chechen President Ahmed Kadyrov, who was assassinated Sunday as he attended celebrations marking the anniversary of the end of World War II.
Science May 11 EPA Issues Off-Road Diesel Pollution Rules Environmental Protection Agency chief Mike Leavitt signed new regulations Tuesday aimed at cutting pollutants from diesel engines in off-road vehicles such as farming and construction equipment by 90 percent over the next eight years.
Politics May 10 President Bush's Statement at the Pentagon At the Pentagon, President Bush issued a strong endorsement of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and provided an update on the war in Iraq. The following is text of Mr. Bush's statement as transcribed by the White House.
Economy May 10 Citigroup to Pay $2.65 Billion to Settle Worldcom Suits Financial services giant Citigroup Inc. agreed to pay $2.65 billion Monday to settle class-action lawsuits brought by investors who bought WorldCom Inc. securities before the telecommunications firm filed for bankruptcy.
Politics May 10 Kremlin-Backed Chechen President Killed in Bombing Chechnya buried its president, Akhmad Kadyrov, Monday, a day after he was killed by a bombing that further thwarts Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to gain control of the war-ravaged republic.
Nation May 06 Soldiers Battle Shiites in Najaf; Bomber Kills Six in Baghdad As the United States launched a new assault against Shiite forces near Najaf Thursday, a suicide bomber killed one U.S. soldier and five Iraqi civilians in a brazen attack on the heavily fortified safe zone in Baghdad.