Obama's previous competitor is now teaming up with him as his secretary of state. It was very nice that Obama asked his rival to work with him. He probably recognized the positive influence she could have on the American people and the added effect that she could have on the female population. It is ...
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday. The NBER—a private, nonprofit research organization—said its group of academic economists who determine business cycles met and decided that the U.S. recession began ...
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New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress arrives at a police station on Monday morning. Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh at a nightclub early Sunday morning. NEW YORK - Authorities investigating Plaxico Burress’ accidental shooting say they are looking into what roles his ...
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People's Alliance for Democracy protesters are seen leaving the premises of the occupied Government House in Bangkok today. Thai protesters began leaving the prime minister's offices after a three-month sit-in, moving instead to reinforce a paralyzing anti-government blockade of Bangkok's two ...
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NEW YORK -- The Thanksgiving shopping weekend may not have been the disaster some had feared, but unprecedented discounts and tempered buying likely resulted in overall soft sales as a buying binge on Friday quickly fizzled. Now, online retailers are ramping up deals to turn skittish shoppers into ...
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PARIS - France's glamorous first lady threw her considerable star power behind the global fight against AIDS on Monday, as the world tallied the victims of the HIV virus that infects a new person every 15 seconds. As ceremonies marked World AIDS Day, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy signed on to become a ...
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WASHINGTON -- Marking World AIDS Day, President George W. Bush said Monday that his presidential initiative on the deadly disease has already met its goal of treating 2 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. When the administration launched the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief in 2003, the ...
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