Big Hurdle Cleared in Health Care Debate
Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.
Kennedy: I'm Banned From Communion
Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a son of the nation's most famous Roman Catholic family, says Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned him from receiving Communion -- one of the central sacraments of the church. The ultra orthodox prelate made his decision because of the public official's support for abortion rights.
Coal Mine Blast Death Toll Jumps to 87
Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile underground after a huge gas explosion Saturday ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 42 people.
Military Will Hold Fort Hood Suspect
A military magistrate has ruled that the Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be held until trial.
Mine Pollutes Water With Uranium
Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time.
Hacked E-Mails Heat Up Climate Dispute
A British university says computer hackers have broken into its world-renowned climate change research department and posted the contents of e-mails and research on the Internet.
Monstrous Fish Threaten Great Lakes
Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday.
Bank Robbery Suspect Eats Evidence?
Police say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser.
Wrongfully Convicted Man Wins Freedom
A prison system official says a New York City man is free after spending nearly two decades behind bars for murder before a judge declared him innocent.
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