News and Current Events [Archive] - Page 14

Unemployment Hits 14-Year High (NPR)
Son: Billy Graham ending work with presidents (USA Today)
Summit demands action on DR Congo (BBC)
Obama to tackle economy 'head-on' (BBC)
Hurricane Paloma slams Cayman Islands (USA Today)
Pakistan says 13 killed in U.S. missile strike (USA Today)
Death toll in Haiti school collapse rises to 30 (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Hurricane Paloma batters Caymans, heads to Cuba (AP) (YAHOO World News)
High Airfares Greet Holiday Travelers (NPR)
Gay-Marriage Ban Protesters Target Mormon Church (NPR)
Frantic hunt for Haiti survivors (BBC)
UK revokes former Thai PM's visa (BBC)
Paloma becomes Cat 4 hurricane, roars toward Cuba (USA Today)
3 executed for '02 Bali bombings (USA Today)
Indonesia executes 3 militants for Bali bombings (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Campaign Cyberattacks Prompt Swift Transition (NPR)
'Final' Deal On Troops In Iraq Could Still Face Delays (NPR)
Indonesia 'executes' Bali bombers (BBC)
UN alleges war crimes in DR Congo (BBC)
Tensions high amid Bali burials (BBC)
Twenty die on Russian submarine (BBC)
Hurricane Paloma weakens to Cat-2 over Cuba (USA Today)
Gay marriage supporters march in California, Utah (USA Today)
Owner of collapsed Haiti school arrested; 88 dead (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Paloma roars over Cuba; Bahamas may be hit next (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Crews Search For Survivors In Haiti School Collapse (NPR)
N.C. Votes Democratic For First Time In 30 Years (NPR)
S African summit tackles crises (BBC)
Study: Statins help people with normal cholesterol, too (USA Today)
Powerful Paloma roars ashore in Cuba, then weakens (USA Today)
Accident on Russian nuclear sub suffocates 20 (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Study: Statin Helps Even If Cholesterol Is Normal (NPR)
Congo Conflict Intensifies (NPR)
creepy future weapon
Compromise call on Zimbabwe rejected (BBC)
Obama 'to use executive orders' (BBC)
Another back door deal.
Iraqi army prepares to pay Sunni fighter groups (USA Today)
More laws target owners of abandoned houses (USA Today)
2 bombs kill 22, wound 42 in northern Baghdad (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Accident on Russian nuclear sub suffocates 20 (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Assessing Heart Attack Risk With Cholesterol, CRP (NPR)
What Path Should Obama Take In Afghanistan? (NPR)
Triple Baghdad blasts kill dozens (BBC)
Bush greets Obama at the White House (USA Today)
South African musical legend Miriam Makeba dies (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Bush, Obama Meet At White House (NPR)
Government To Give AIG $40B More (NPR)
Obama meets Bush at White House (BBC)
Talk or go, DR Congo rebel warns (BBC)
S. Korea would be OK with Obama-Kim Jong Il summit (USA Today)
Poll: Americans have high hopes for Obama (USA Today)
China stimulus plan fuels hopes for new investment (AP) (YAHOO World News)
U.S. Boosts AIG Bailout Package (NPR)
South African Singer Makeba Dies (NPR)
Israel allows some fuel into Gaza (BBC)
World recalls end of World War I (BBC)
UN cuts food rations in Zimbabwe (BBC)
Suit seeks to bankrupt second largest KKK group (USA Today)
National leaders mark Veterans Day (USA Today)
Battle for Iraq's 3rd largest city hangs in the balance (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Iraq reopens Baghdad bridge where hundreds died (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Madeleine Albright Has Advice For Obama (NPR)
As Economy Struggles, Experts Look to Obama (NPR)
UN appeals for DR Congo back-up (BBC)
Obama 'to curb role of lobbyists' (BBC)
Girl's death not just a statistic (USA Today)
Police: American aid worker killed in Pakistan (USA Today)
North Korea to halt border crossings with South (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Insurgents vow to resist security pact (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Q&A: Bailout Becomes Magnet For Other Industries (NPR)
Circuit City's Problems Go Beyond Economy (NPR)
Sudan declares Darfur ceasefire (BBC)
Pelosi calls for US auto bail-out (BBC)
Student dies after shooting at Fla. high school (USA Today)
Study: Mixing Plavix, heartburn drugs raises heart attack risk (USA Today)
Iraqi soldier kills 2 US troops in dispute (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Could Obama victory lead to Iran talks? (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Auto Bailout: Necessary Or Dangerous? (NPR)
Paulson Says Focus Of Bailout Will Shift (NPR)
Food aid reaches Congo rebel town (BBC)
Should twins learn together? (USA Today)
Military seeks veterans for 'Wounded Warrior' aid (USA Today)
21 killed in attack on US convoy in Afghanistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Police: Gunmen kidnap Iranian diplomat in Pakistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Court Weighs Religious Monuments, Public Parks (NPR)
In Minn., Election Campaign Continues (NPR)
Germany's economy falls into recession (BBC)
Afghan suicide attack kills many (BBC)
EBay won't sell inaugural tickets (USA Today)
Government opens year with $237.2B record deficit (USA Today)
UN sees new peril in Asia's huge brown cloud cover (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Children separated from parents by Congo violence (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Obama's Win Brings Racist Remarks From Europe (NPR)
Fewer Than 1 In 5 U.S. Adults Now Smoke (NPR)
Cellar father faces murder charge (BBC)
Bush defends free-market system (BBC)
Germany in recession.
New recession fears ahead of G20 (BBC)
Bin Laden 'cut off from al-Qaeda' (BBC)
Brush fire in Calif. destroys 70 homes (USA Today)
Pakistan: Missiles kill 12 in northwest (USA Today)
Pakistan officials: missiles kill 12 in northwest (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Report: NKorea hints it will expel SKoreans (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Palin, Other GOP Governors Vie For 2012 Limelight (NPR)
Job Seekers In Administration Face Tough Questions (NPR)
Eurozone officially in recession (BBC)
Sarkozy puts pressure on Russia (BBC)
Thousands flee raging Calif. wildfire (USA Today)
Palestinian rockets fly deep into Israel (USA Today)
Somali Islamists emboldened, set sights on capital (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Counting the dead gets more complicated in Iraq (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Santa Barbara Fires Destroy Dozens Of Homes (NPR)
Will A Global Regulator Fly At G-20? (NPR)
World leaders begin crisis talks (BBC)
Obama 'mulls Clinton for top job' (BBC)
Calif. wildfire described as 'terrifying inferno' (USA Today)
US: 10 militants killed in eastern Afghanistan (USA Today)
US: 10 militants killed in eastern Afghanistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
South Korean opposition delegation visits north (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Wildfire Prompts Evacuations In Calif. (NPR)
Retail Sales Record Sharp Fall (NPR)
UN envoy mediates in DR Congo (BBC)
Wildfires devastate parts of California (USA Today)
2 U.S. soldiers killed in aircraft accident in Iraq (USA Today)
Congo wounded war orphan in nightmarish limbo (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Iraq's Cabinet to vote on security pact with US (AP) (YAHOO World News)
World Leaders Lay Out Five Principles Of Reform (NPR)
Shining Path's Return Raises Violence In Peru (NPR)
Dozens die in Burkina Faso crash (BBC)
Summit pledge to 'restore growth' (BBC)
U.S. military: 10 militants killed in Afghan raids (USA Today)
Ship carrying 23 people seized off Somalia (USA Today)
US military: 10 militants killed in Afghan raids (AP) (YAHOO World News)
4 Gaza militants killed in retaliatory airstrike (AP) (YAHOO World News)
G-20 Leaders Agree To Economic Reform (NPR)
Los Angeles Fire Official Describes Scene (NPR)
Peace talks amid DR Congo clashes (BBC)
Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal (BBC)
California wildfires wreak havoc (BBC)
U.S.-Iraqi pact on pullout advances (USA Today)
Tsunami warnings lifted after quake rocks Indonesia (USA Today)
Iraq's government approves security pact with US (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Iraqi Cabinet Approves Pact For U.S. Withdrawal (NPR)
How A-Bomb Testing Changed Our Trees (NPR)
IMF head calls for extra funding (BBC)
Obama 'to rebuild moral stature' (BBC)
U.S. schools' foreign enrollments soar (USA Today)
Some post offices trim hours, routes (USA Today)
Violence in Pakistan leaves 8 dead (AP) (YAHOO World News)
US supply trucks resume travel in Pakistan pass (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Thousands Of Calif. Fire Evacuees Still In Shelters (NPR)
Freshman Orientation For Congress' New Class (NPR)
Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000 (BBC)
France holds 'Eta military head' (BBC)
Man who had ricin in Las Vegas sentenced to prison (USA Today)
Heavy lake-effect snow blasts Great Lakes (USA Today)
Somali pirates seize supertanker loaded with crude (AP) (YAHOO World News)
US-Iraq pact poses test for Iraq's security forces (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Analysts, EU Leaders Urge New Approach To Russia (NPR)
States' Use Of Tobacco Money Varies Widely (NPR)
Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker (BBC)
Obama vows to 'work with' McCain (BBC)
Wild horses a tax burden, face slaughter (USA Today)
Primary care doctors in short supply (USA Today)
Taliban siege of Pakistan elders leaves 7 dead (AP) (YAHOO World News)
China stance on Tibet clouds exile talks in India (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Senate Debates Bailout For U.S. Automakers (NPR)
Job Cuts Show Depth Of Citigroup's Problems (NPR)
Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia (BBC)
Congo armed forces chief sacked (BBC)
Minn. Senate race headed to recount (USA Today)
Innocent U.S. man, freed after 24 years, files lawsuit (USA Today)
A photo of 2 little girls and a reunion in Congo (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Hijacked Saudi oil tanker anchors off Somalia (AP) (YAHOO World News)
When Money Was A Dirty Word (NPR)
Democrats Let Lieberman Keep Chairmanship (NPR)
Seized tanker anchors off Somalia (BBC)
Congo rebels 'to withdraw troops' (BBC)
US car firms ask for $25bn aid (BBC)
India 'sinks Somali pirate ship' (BBC)
Officials: U.S. missile strike in Pakistan kills at least 6 militants (USA Today)
Somali pirates hijack Thai fishing boat; 8th ship in two weeks (USA Today)
Officials report US missile strike in Pakistan (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Indian navy says it fought off pirate ship (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Alaska's Sen. Ted Stevens Loses Re-Election Bid (NPR)
Sources: Holder Tapped For Attorney General (NPR)
Saudi owners 'talking to pirates' (BBC)
Al-Qaeda vows to hurt Obama's US (BBC)
AP: Daschle accepts HHS job, Holder as AG (USA Today)
Hungry in Zimbabwe: `If you rest, you starve' (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Daschle Accepts HHS Post, Democratic Officials Say (NPR)
A Friend's Perspective On Eric Holder (NPR)
Mo. elects McCain (USA Today)
US shares plunge to five-year low (BBC)
IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan (BBC)
Cheaper gas not shifting road habits (USA Today)
Family will be thankful for fun, healthy post-Turkey Day dishes (USA Today)
Piracy watchdog hails Indian attack on pirate ship (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Gazans cook on wood fires because of power cuts (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Plugging Afghanistan's Brain Drain (NPR)
Final Count Gives McCain Win In Missouri (NPR)
Recession fears hit stock markets (BBC)
Crisis meeting over Somali piracy (BBC)
Federal judge orders 5 terror suspects released at Gitmo (USA Today)
US military: Marine dies in Iraq (USA Today)
In Congo's remote hills, a struggle to survive (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Argentine Farmers Try To Weather Economic Woes (NPR)
Obama Eyes Napolitano For Homeland Security (NPR)
No agreement for US car bail-out (BBC)
UN agrees DR Congo troop increase (BBC)
More U.S. soldiers seek substance abuse help (USA Today)
Obama volunteers plan to keep in touch (USA Today)
Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Shiites in Baghdad protest planned US-Iraq pact (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Border-State Gov. Napolitano Tapped For DHS (NPR)
Judge Orders 5 Freed From Guantanamo (NPR)
US global dominance 'set to wane' (BBC)
Iraqis protest against troop deal (BBC)
Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe (BBC)
Neb. gov. signs bill on safe-haven age limit (USA Today)
Syria all but rules out more U.N. nuclear inspection (USA Today)
Congo refugees plagued by shootings, rape, looting (AP) (YAHOO World News)
N. Korea Talks Will Remain As Challenge For Obama (NPR)
Rep. Waxman Known As A Keen Negotiator (NPR)
Bush and Hu meet at Apec summit (BBC)
'US missile strike' hits Pakistan (BBC)
Daughter defends mom in MySpace hoax trial (USA Today)
Obamas choose school for daughters (USA Today)
Carter, Annan, others refused entry to Zimbabwe (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Tibetan exiles agree to follow 'middle path' (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Boston Councilman Arrested In Bribe Probe (NPR)
Clinton, Obama Need A Unified Front (NPR)
Zimbabwe refuses Annan group visa (BBC)
UK militant 'killed in Pakistan' (BBC)
White House: Meeting set on N. Korean nukes (USA Today)
Chicago, Clinton camps feed Obama's incoming team (USA Today)
APEC leaders endorse ban on protectionist measures (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Iraqi lawmakers vote on US security pact Wednesday (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Bush To APEC Leaders: Don't Abandon Free Trade (NPR)
Obama's Senior Adviser Is Close, Connected (NPR)
Apec leaders make free-trade vow (BBC)
Beheadings in Guatemala jail riot (BBC)
Historic Plymouth, Mass., hopes to become movie Mecca (USA Today)
Karzai: Obama promises to fight terror in 'region' (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Guinea-Bissau president's home attacked by gunmen (AP) (YAHOO World News)
Obama Offers Plan To Revive Economy (NPR)
UK 'to cut taxes' in rescue package (BBC)
Dems want automakers to prove their worth (USA Today)
APEC: Financial crisis to be overcome in 18 months (USA Today)