Senate lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved the nomination of Hillary Clinton to be the nation's next Secretary of State. The Senate on a vote of 94:2 today, approving Clinton's confirmation despite some Republican questions by a possible conflict...
Zimbabwes long-time leader Robert Mugabe was sworn in for another term as president today despite an international outcry about the legitimacy of his election. Marwick Khumalo headed a team of election observers from the Pan-African Parliament who m...
President Bush has issued an emergency declaration for California, opening the way for more federal assistance for fire crews battling hundreds of wildfires there, most sparked by lightning. More than 260, 000 acres have burned so far. Christina Aan...
The US government will pay nearly six million dollars to settle a lawsuit related to the FBI's investigation of the anthrax attacks of 2001. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports. The settlement ends a four-year case brought by bioweapons expert Steven Hat...
President Bush today eased some economic sanctions against North Korea in exchange for a North Korean declaration on details of its nuclear weapons program. NPR's Mike Shuster reports. The president moved to rescind North Korea's designation as a st...
The Supreme Court today has struck down a law allowing the execution of individuals convicted of child rape. The high court, in a 5-4 vote, said a Louisiana law permitting the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates a constitution ban on...
An Inspector General's report is contending that politics played a major role in who was hired at the Justice Department by the Bush administration. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. If you are a young lawyer trying to get a career job at the Justic...
The Supreme Court says it is going to review a lower court ruling protecting marine mammals from Navy sonar. NPRs Martin Kaste has more. For years, environmental groups have argued that the Navys high-intensity, submarine-tracking sonar can disorien...
Gasoline prices have risen another ten cents a gallon over the past two weeks to a national average of $4.10 for self-service regular. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says, though, that some areas have higher gas prices than others. Los Angeles, th...
Representatives from the US and other nations are gathering in Saudi Arabia for an energy summit aimed at easing high oil costs. Saudi officials say there is no shortage of supplies, so speculators must be behind the run-up in prices. But Energy Sec...
