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Christian-format radio and television, including news programs, have grown rapidly over the past few years, causing some to worry that listeners are getting news with a viewpoint rather than balanced stories. Terence Smith provides a report.

After a year of rising fuel prices, labor strikes and bankruptcies, the major airlines are struggling to make changes. But passengers will not likely see major fare hikes in the near term, analysts say.

Democratic U.S. Rep. John Murtha's speech calling for the U.S. to withdraw troops from Iraq in the next six months added fire to the debate over the Bush administration's strategy in the war on terror. Following a background report, two…

Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., ranking Democrat on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and a former supporter of the Iraq war, said Thursday that U.S. troops should leave within six months.

Under pressure from Congress, baseball owners and unions agreed to tougher penalties for drug use, including amphetamines, and will follow a more frequent testing regime that will begin before spring training next year. An ESPN The Magazine writer explains the…

Sunni politicians on Wednesday requested an international investigation into claims that Shiite forces abused suspected insurgents. A reporter provides an update from Baghdad.