NYT: Pardon back in focus for Justice nominee
In the career of Eric H. Holder Jr., President-elect Barack Obama's attorney general choice, there is one notable blemish: Holder's role in the 2001 pardon of billionaire financier Marc Rich.
More Nixon tapes, records being made public
The government is opening another window into Richard Nixon's shattered presidency.
Texans put on a show in Monday night debut
Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their Monday Night Football debut.
British Airways in merger talks with Qantas
British Airways PLC said Tuesday it is in talks with Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd. about a potential merger.
Wave of drug violence grips Tijuana
At least 37 people were killed over three days in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, including four children caught in shootouts and nine men found decapitated, the state attorney general said Monday.
Second death sentence for 'Chemical Ali'
A court sentenced Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," to death Tuesday after convicting him of crimes against humanity while crushing the 1991 Shiite uprising in Iraq.
India to Pakistan: Give up terror suspects
India demanded that Pakistan hand over suspected terrorists believed to be living in the country as diplomatic wrangling between the rivals intensified Tuesday following the deadly Mumbai attacks.
Rice gives piano recital fit for a queen
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a piano recital for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
Rapport with Obama will be key for Clinton
Hillary Clinton's success as secretary of state may depend as much on Obama's willingness to admit her to his inner circle as her mastery of the job, officials say.
Your brooding teen: Just moody or mentally ill?
The teen years are a critical period of development when mental illnesses can emerge and progress untreated, in part because they are perceived as typical adolescent behavior.
