Moderate Democrat boosts Senate healthcare bill
Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
One of three wavering U.S. Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering the chances for a broad overhaul one day before its first crucial test.
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Astronaut in space while wife giving birth
Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik can be forgiven if he's having a tough time focusing on work -- his wife is due to give birth on Friday to a baby girl.
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Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent
Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.
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State, local budget cuts a "time bomb" for jobs
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Budget shortfalls pose a direct threat to millions of U.S. jobs, many in the private sector, as state and local governments lay off workers and cut spending on contracts and other business services, a think tank said on Thursday. Read More |
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Errors and inaccuracies in stimulus report: GAO
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
The data collection and reporting from those who received money from the $787 billion U.S. stimulus plan is riddled with errors and inaccuracies, according to a federal audit of the report released on Thursday. Read More |
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Senate eyes first healthcare vote
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
U.S. Senate Democrats geared up for a lengthy battle over a new healthcare reform plan on Thursday as Republicans condemned the bill's cost and taxes ahead of the first key vote this weekend. Read More |
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NY court OKs out-of-state gay marriage benefits
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
New York state's top court ruled on Thursday that public officials have the authority to recognize out-of-state gay marriages and pushed state lawmakers to decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage. Read More |
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U.S. will not oppose unsealing Khan insider record
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Prosecutors in California will not oppose a request by Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam to make public the criminal record of Roomy Khan, one of several people cooperating with the U.S. government's probe of its biggest hedge fund insider trading case. Read More |
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U.S. cracks down on border meeting spot for Mexicans
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
The United States has severely restricted access to a spot on the Mexican border where families and lovers divided by illegal immigration could unite briefly to hold hands or kiss through a fence. Read More |
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Thanksgiving travel to tick up
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Americans will travel 1.4 percent more this Thanksgiving holiday weekend compared to last year as consumer sentiment improves after the global economic crisis, travel and auto group AAA said Wednesday.
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Obama suggests 9/11 suspect will get death penalty
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
President Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks would be convicted and put to death, but later said he was not trying to prejudge the trial.
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Guantanamo suspect denied military lawyers in N.Y.
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
The first detainee transferred to New York from a U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to face criminal charges in a civilian court will not be represented by military lawyers, a judge ruled on Wednesday.
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U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Carin Froehlich pegs her laundry to three clotheslines strung between trees outside her 18th-century farmhouse, knowing that her actions annoy local officials who have asked her to stop.
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