Nation and World
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Wallace shooter to be freedOct 31, 2021 6:16 pm - BALTIMORE -- Arthur Bremer was a 21-year-old former janitor and busboy when he shot Alabama Gov. George Wallace five times during a presidential campaign stop in 1972 in...
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Sudan expels Canadian, EU diplomatsOct 31, 2021 6:20 pm - KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan expelled the top Canadian and European Union diplomats from the country Thursday for what was described as "meddling in its affairs," state medi...
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Science tackles 'out-of-body' eventsOct 31, 2021 6:10 pm - WASHINGTON -- The stories seem strange but riveting. A heart attack victim recalls floating in the air, watching paramedics revive him. A surgical patient remembers hove...
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Report to say Iran situation unpromisingOct 31, 2021 6:17 pm - WASHINGTON -- A draft intelligence report portrays a bleak political situation in Iran, anticipating little progress in getting Tehran to halt its nuclear program or sto...
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Ex-prime minister wins right to return to PakistanOct 31, 2021 6:16 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Nawaz Sharif, head of a powerful Pakistani political party that wants to oust embattled President Pervez Musharraf, vowed to return quickly after ...
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U.N. cites health risksOct 31, 2021 6:13 pm - GENEVA -- A ballooning world population, intensive farming practices and changes in sexual behavior have provided a breeding ground for an unprecedented number of emergi...
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The 'precarious' situation in IraqOct 31, 2021 6:12 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Iraqi government is strained by rampant violence, deep sectarian differences among its political parties and stymied leadership, the nation's top spy a...
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Senator: Bring some troops homeOct 31, 2021 6:18 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush should start bringing home some troops by Christmas to show the Baghdad government that the U.S. commitment in Iraq is not open-ended, a pro...
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A day after, an endorsement by BushOct 31, 2021 6:08 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- President Bush, scrambling to show he still backs embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, offered him a fresh endorsement Wednesday, calling ...
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Builder sees spike in buyer back outsOct 31, 2021 6:08 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Toll Brothers, the nation's largest builder of luxury homes, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit plunged nearly 85 percent as the housing downturn and ...