Nation / World News
RSS
One of the worst earthquakes in decades struck central China on Monday, killing nearly 9,000 people, trapping about 900 students under the rubble of their school and causing a toxic chemical leak, state media reported.
Full Story updated 5/12/2008 4:12 PM
Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came.
Full Story updated 5/12/2008 7:57 AM
Brush fires forced residents to flee more than 500 homes in central Florida on Sunday and closed a major interstate, authorities said.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 12:13 AM
Israelis got a first demonstration Sunday of the electric car developers hope will revolutionize transportation in the country and serve as a pilot for the rest of the world.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 12:13 AM
Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 12:13 AM
China hoped 2008 would be a yearlong celebration, a time to bask in the spotlight of the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
Full Story updated 5/12/2008 10:06 PM
A Southwest Airlines passenger who refused to get off his cell phone during a flight found Dallas police waiting for him Monday.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 5:15 PM
The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former State Department employees.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 4:43 PM
The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park, but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 7:58 AM
The Supreme Court tossed itself off a big case Monday.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 3:44 PM
An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 11:25 AM
Congressional Democrats are pushing what could become the most dramatic expansion of college aid for military veterans since World War II.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 10:59 AM
The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar on Monday, as the U.N. urged the reclusive nation to open its doors to foreign experts who can help up to 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation.
Full Story updated 5/12/2008 9:55 AM
Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother's Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading candidacy remains strong among women and blue-collar, white voters.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 8:02 AM
Across America, earthen flood levees protect big cities and small towns, wealthy suburbs and rich farmland. But the Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency that oversees levees, lacks an inventory of thousands of them and has no idea of their condition, the corps' chief levee expert said.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 7:59 AM
Serbia's pro-Western president declared victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections -- a stunning upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 12:13 AM
Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine today as they take their case to a federal court.
Full Story published 5/12/2008 12:13 AM
5/11/2008
- » Ex-manager says OJ Simpson confessed
- » Mother's Day celebration reaches 100
- » Stamp prices go up Monday
- » Artificial reef is cemetery, diving attraction
- » Supreme Court avoiding 5-4 decisions
- » Obama from obscurity to verge of history
- » Bush calls Jenna's wedding 'spectacular'
- » 22 dead in Missouri, Oklahoma, Georgia
- » Medical helicopter carrying 3 crashes
- » Palestinian violence threatens peace effort
- » Police called to help break up school brawl
- » Milosevic loyalists may gain power
- » Military adds armor to vehicles
- » Cease-fire brokered with Iraqi militants
- » Man saves data from fallen shuttle
- » New ship named for POW
- » Referendum held in spite of cyclone
- » Name game's pretty much the same
- » Obama jumps into lead in superdelegates
- » Hezbollah fighters heed call, leave areas
- » Man says he's ready to pay for his crime
- » Bush wedding band leader promises party
- » Sharpton owes $1.5 million, records show
- » Texas two-step at Jenna Bush wedding
- » Sudan rebels reach capital
- » Five bodies found at Houston home
- » Tornadoes rake areas hit by last storms
- » Drug cartel kills another Mexican cop
5/10/2008
5/9/2008
- » Obama grabs superdelegates, endorsement
- » Myanmar seizes UN aid supplies
- » Drugs, teens, pot are dangerous mix
- » Man who lost homes wins Powerball prize
- » Train quarantined after mystery illness
- » Platypus's genome strange
- » Graduation: When the 'name game' gets serious
- » Buried, cremated -- or dissolved?
- » Saudi women shedding their veils for sport
- » Putin signals he intends to stay in charge
- » Flu vaccine makers expect new record
- » Drug companies defend TV advertisements
- » North Carolina tornado kills one
- » Woman pregnant with 18th child
- » Manson ranch investigation continues
- » Food shortage rooted in deteriorating soil
- » Mexico's top cop shot dead
- » Housing aid bills faces Bush veto
- » McCain's wife won't release tax returns
- » Al-Qaida leader in Iraq reported arrested
- » Clinton urges supporters to ignore calls to quit
- » Human factors contributed to storm's wrath
- » A photo gets 'em every time
5/8/2008
- » 'Best Santa ever' arrested on child sex charges
- » OK, what's part bird, mammal and reptile?
- » Facebook to increase safeguards
- » Clashes erupt for second day in Lebanon
- » House passes $15B anti-blight bill
- » It's called a speed limit, and it can save gas
- » UN plane lands in Myanmar with aid
- » A new leader in Russia, but will he lead?
- » Serious global jet accident rate rose in 2007
- » Israel at 60: Proud, facing uncertain future
- » Feds easily penetrated drug culture
- » Chantix recommended despite risks
- » Lower bond for sect leader accused of sex crimes
- » Clinton presses on in primary
- » Study pegs mom's market value at nearly $117K
- » Iraqi army: al-Qaida in Iraq leader held
- » U.S. weighs food drop to cyclone victims
5/7/2008
- » Obama gains superdelegates
- » Congress weighs housing rescue package
- » Honey bee deaths increased
- » Sound system finds whales, avoids ships
- » Medvedev takes Russian presidency
- » Myanmar gets helping hand
- » 6 fraternities suspended after drug arrests
- » Residents flee Chilean volcano
- » Sharpton arrested in NYC police protest
- » Too much, too little sleep tied to obesity
- » Sect leader arrested on sex charges
- » Special counsel's home, office raided
- » VA official's e-mail raises resignation call
- » McCain: I'll select conservative judges
- » WWII forgeries seek to defame Churchill
- » U.S. raises its commitment to Myanmar
- » Georgia execution first since court ruling
- » The cost of small change isn't small
- » Exit polls reveal race again a key
5/6/2008
- » Myanmar cyclone death toll past 22,000
- » Russia, U.S. sign nuclear agreement
- » 75 college students arrested in drug bust
- » None of 3 skulls was playwright Shiller's
- » Progress made in gay ex-governor's divorce talks
- » Diary: Saddam feared disease in prison
- » 10M children a year die from lack of care
- » Iran calls off more security talks with U.S.
- » Registration surge reflects voter interest
- » House bill to restrict reconstruction dollars
- » Iraqi civilians flee fighting in Baghdad
- » Clinton, Obama focus on gas prices
- » Jenna Bush to say 'I do' Saturday
- » Teachers weigh in on tenure, evaluations
- » U.S. increases cyclone aid for Myanmar
Letters to the Editor
Local Business
- Immediate opening at our Elk Grove ink facility! Videojet is... MORE
- Security Guards & Exp'd. Loss Prevention P/T, F/T NW Subs 20... MORE
- HEALTH CARE Northwest Ophthalmology is seeking a FT/PT Ophth... MORE
- Shipping Coordintor For busy Wheeling mfr. Arranage routing,... MORE
- **************DANCERS*SHOWGIRLS Admiral Theatre, Chicago, is... MORE
Today's Most Read
Top News

Jobs
Find a home or rental
Search builder communities
Place an ad or search ads
New Auto Listings
Motorcyles
Classics & Antiques









