|
One Hurdle Remains in SenateWall Street Journal - - 8 minutes ago WASHINGTON -- Democrats approved the second of three motions to close off debate on their health bill Tuesday and moved closer to passage on Christmas Eve, while Republicans highlighted their contention that the bill's ... Video: Nebraska Governor on Ben Nelson Deal 
Fox Business
Senate healthcare bill may be hard to reconcile with House's Los Angeles Times Rep. Griffith of Alabama leaves Democrats for RepublicansWashington Post - - 9 minutes ago Freshman Rep. Parker Griffith (D-Ala.) switched his affiliation to the Republican Party on Tuesday, saying he could "no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country. Alabama Democrat defects to GOP over health care, policy San Jose Mercury News A Democrat Defects Wall Street Journal Abducted governor killed by rebels, Colombian authorities sayWashington Post - - 1 hour ago BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- A Colombian governor kidnapped by leftist rebels was killed shortly after he was snatched from his home in a rural southern state, authorities said Tuesday. Abducted Colombia governor found dead Los Angeles Times |
Living Stories: a way to follow developing stories New!The Redskins Season WaPo Fixing D.C. Schools WaPo |
Recommended for you »
Sign in to add a section with stories recommended for you, by using search history.
EU Blames Others for 'Great Failure' on Climate
New York Times - - 6 hours ago
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders on Tuesday sought to deflect criticism that they had fumbled their strategy at the Copenhagen climate summit meeting, just as a feud between the British and the Chinese over whom to blame for the ...
Serbia begins the long journey to join EU
Times Online - - 4 hours ago
Serbia sought to consign its recent bloody past to history yesterday by becoming the latest former Yugoslav republic to apply for membership of the EU.
World has broken faith with the people of Gaza, British NGOs charge
Jerusalem Post - - 2 hours ago
A host of UK charities accused the international community on Tuesday of "betrayal" for failing to take action to end the Israeli blockade on Gaza that they claim is "preventing reconstruction and recovery.
Israel 'stalling' on prisoner swap Aljazeera.net
Local News »
View stories near:
Giuliani rules out run, backs Lazio
Buffalo News - - 23 minutes ago
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said today that he won't run for political office next year and instead would concentrate on his law and consulting businesses.
Giuliani Says Farewell, for Now, to Politics New York Times
No peeking: Obama getting Christmas 'sports stuff'
The Associated Press - - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is getting "sports stuff" for Christmas. But the president, an avid golfer and basketball player, will have to wait until Dec. 25 to find out exactly what it is.
Video: Raw Video: Obama Girls, Bo Visit Children's Hospital
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
First Lady and Children Visit DC Hospital Foster Folly News
Cybersecurity Chief to Fill a Post Filled With Challenges
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday appointed Howard Schmidt as his cybersecurity chief, a national-security job that also will include managing turf wars, budget battles and a far-flung bureaucracy.
Howard Schmidt named cyber-security czar Los Angeles Times
Cybersecurity: It Takes a Village CBS News
Home Sales, Prices Brighten
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
New data on home sales and prices provided fresh signs of a stabilizing housing market, but a continuing flood of foreclosures and the eventual withdrawal of government life support threaten that trend.
Home Resales Skyrocket in South New York Times
Dollar Trades Near Three-Month High Amid US
BusinessWeek - - 52 minutes ago
Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar traded near the highest in more than three months versus the euro before a report forecast to show new home sales rose in the US, adding to signs of recovery in the world's largest economy.
Ford Is Now Said to See Volvo Sale as Likely to China's Geely
BusinessWeek - - 52 minutes ago
Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co., seeking to unload its unprofitable Volvo unit, will announce today that talks with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.
Ford Hopes to Complete Volvo Sale by 2010 Wall Street Journal
Microsoft Loses Lawsuit, But Word Likely to Stay
PC World - - 1 hour ago
First, the good news: No, you won't have to turn in your copies of Office 2007, even now that Microsoft has lost its appeal of a lawsuit brought by the Canadian company, i4i.
Court's patent ruling won't keep Microsoft Word off the shelves Washington Post
Microsoft Word Sales Face US Ban InformationWeek
New Crew Reaches International Space Station
ABC News - - 3 hours ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A fresh three-member crew arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, bolstering the two-man skeleton crew that has been keeping the outpost operational since December 1.
Ship carrying 3 astronauts docks at space station The Associated Press
Vonage Unveils iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerr ...
PC Magazine - - 7 hours ago
VoIP provider Vonage on Tuesday unveiled apps for the iPhone, the iPod touch, and BlackBerry devices. The apps - available now via the iTunes Store and Vonage's mobile Web site - will provide unlimited international calling to 60 ...
Apple's iPhone is most popular phone in US - study Apple Insider
Brittany Murphy had several movies in the works
The Associated Press - - 3 hours ago
LOS ANGELES - Brittany Murphy was a hardworking actress who was juggling multiple movie projects in the months leading up to her unexpected death.
Who Is Brittany Murphy's Husband? Us Magazine
Report: Brittany Murphy's Will Leaves Estate To Mom Access Hollywood
Aerosmith Singer Steven Tyler Back in Rehab
ABC News - - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has entered rehab for the second time in as many years, he said on Tuesday, after his estranged band mates went public with their concerns about his health.
Steven Tyler Enters Rehab for Painkiller Addiction People Magazine
FBI Releases Its Files on Michael Jackson
New York Times - - 4 hours ago
More than 300 pages of files that the Federal Bureau of Investigation kept on Michael Jackson, who died on June 25, were released by the bureau on Tuesday, detailing its investigations into charges of child molestation that were brought against the ...
Video: Police Feared Terrorist Attack After Arrest of Jackson
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
James leads No. 2 Texas past No. 9 Michigan State
The Associated Press - - 29 minutes ago
AUSTIN, Texas - Damion James had 23 points and 13 rebounds, leading No. 2 Texas past No. 9 Michigan State 79-68 on Tuesday night, giving the Longhorns consecutive wins over Top 10 teams.
Michigan State falls to No. 2 Texas Detroit Free Press
Spartans can't hang with the Longhorns The Detroit News
USC rallies past Western Michigan
Los Angeles Times - 52 minutes ago
Mike Gerrity scores 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half, helping the Trojans overcome a nine-point halftime deficit. Associated Press Mike Gerrity scored 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half and USC beat Western Michigan, ...
Broncos' Heart Broken in Hawai'i by USC WMUBroncos.com
Recap: USC vs. Western Mich CharlotteObserver.com
Pistons lose to Bobcats, 88-76
Detroit Free Press - - 40 minutes ago
Gerald Wallace had 29 points and 12 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons lost to the Bobcats, 88-76, tonight in Charlotte. The Pistons lost their fifth straight as they again had 52 points a game in street clothes, with Richard Hamilton ...
Wallace scores 29, Bobcats beat Pistons 88-76 The Associated Press
Bobcats hand Pistons fifth straight loss The Detroit News
More vaccine but fewer takers, H1N1 surveys indicate
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
Ivan Bobila, 3, receives an H1N1 flu shot during a mass vaccination effort in San Francisco. The city planned to administer 16000 doses.
More H1N1 vaccine recalled
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
In the second such recall this season, manufacturer MedImmune says the vaccine has lost potency since it was made. 'This is not a safety issue,' a US official says.
Spray Flu Vaccine Is Recalled New York Times
US FDA: unlikely Merck's Vytorin ups cancer risk
Reuters - - 10 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Merck & Co's (MRK.N) blockbuster cholesterol drug Vytorin is unlikely to raise the risk of cancer but a link cannot be ruled out, US health officials said on Tuesday.
FDA: Review finds no proof Vytorin causes cancer The Associated Press
Health Highlights: Dec. 22, 2009 BusinessWeek
Not All Drugs Are the Same After All
New York Times - - Dec 18, 2009
Pill containers in a clean room last year at Teva Pharmaceuticals, the largest manufacturer of generic drugs. Share your thoughts on this column at the Well blog.
How Tiger Protected His Image
Wall Street Journal - - Dec 17, 2009
By REED ALBERGOTTI, VANESSA O'CONNELL and RUSSELL ADAMS In the summer of 2007, a representative for Tiger Woods called an editor at Golf Digest with some awkward news.
There'll be nowhere to run from the new world government
Telegraph.co.uk - - Dec 19, 2009
There is scope for debate - and innumerable newspaper quizzes - about who was the most influential public figure of the year, or which the most significant event.
The Protocol Society
New York Times - - 22 hours ago
In the 19th and 20th centuries we made stuff: corn and steel and trucks. Now, we make protocols: sets of instructions. A software program is a protocol for organizing information.
What Would a Divorce Cost Tiger Woods?
People Magazine - - Dec 19, 2009
Amid reports that his wife Elin Nordegren is consulting with a high-powered divorce attorney, Tiger Woods and his estimated net worth of $600 million - considered one of the biggest in professional sports, thanks in large part ...