AP – Weekend storms in the nation’s northern half knocked out power to thousands of customers Sunday and created nightmarish conditions for holiday travelers coast to coast on the first official day of winter.
AFP – The Iraqi journalist thrust to instant fame when he threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush will go on trial this month on charges that risk up to 15 years in jail, a judge said on Monday.
China will provide 130 billion yuan ($19 billion) in financing over the next two to three years to Taiwan-based companies doing business in the mainland, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said Monday, the latest sign of warming ties between Beijing and Taipei.
Sherry Johnston, whose son is having a baby with the daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was arrested Thursday on drug charges, Alaska State Police said.
President George W. Bush’s hope in making his surprise visit to Iraq last week was to highlight the stability that had been achieved in the country.
An epidemic of kidnapping adds to the downward spiral of violence the president-elect’s team will soon confront in Afghanistan.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tells ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley that he would ‘absolutely’ like to be U.S. president if the Constitution could be changed to allow foreign-born Americans to run for the White House. ‘Well, you’re a man of no small ambition. If the Constitution was changed, you’d like to be president, wouldn’t you?’ […]
Joseph Curl, Washington Times- Declaring Barack Obama’s election a “very hopeful moment for race relations,” President Bush asserts his own administration did much to empower minorities, calling the No Child Left Behind education law “a piece of civil rights legislation” and saying his call to overhaul Social Security was aimed at giving blacks a greater […]
Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals.The rewards came even at banks where poor results last year foretold the economic crisis that sent them to Washington for a government rescue. Some trimmed their executive compensation due […]
Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post- Officials are casting doubt on an early projection that 4 million to 5 million people could jam downtown Washington on Inauguration Day, saying it is more likely that the crowd will be about half that size.D.C. authorities said the earlier estimates, provided by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D), were based […]