The Federal Communications Commission gave conditional approval to America Online's acquisition of media conglomerate Time Warner. With the FCC's approval, the merger creating the nation's largest media empire has cleared its final hurdle.

Defense Dept. spokesman Kenneth Bacon, former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry and former State Dept. spokesman James Rubin discuss their years fielding press questions.

Tough times continue in the world of Internet news as the popular online news magazine Salon.com dropped 20 percent of its staff yesterday. The job cuts came along with a slashed operating budget. Also: APB News hangs on, despite fiscal…