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10/10/2008 12:43:08 PM EST WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (AP) President Bush's top advisers on financial markets are pledging to continue working to correct the mistakes that have led to more than a year of severe market turmoil. Continue reading >>Comments (0)
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10/10/2008 12:37:39 PM EST HARTFORD, Conn. -- (AP) Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making that state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions. Continue reading >>Comments (0)
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10/10/2008 12:11:18 PM EST BEIJING -- (AP) A second lawsuit has been filed against a Chinese dairy company at the heart of the tainted milk crisis, an attorney said Friday, as more than 10,000 children remained hospitalized after drinking milk powder laced with an industrial che ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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10/9/2008 11:40:45 AM EST WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (AP) In a way, Neel Kashkari's job has always been to keep it together. Today he's known as the 35-year-old whiz kid appointed czar of the Treasury Department's $700 billion financial bailout. But in a past life, he was a young engi ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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10/9/2008 11:17:16 AM EST LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- (AP) Famed scientist Richard Leakey warned that the worldwide credit crisis will be "just devastating" to scientific research in coming years, as endowment interest income drops and companies cut donations. Continue reading >>Comments (0)
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10/9/2008 11:02:59 AM EST MANILA, Philippines -- (AP) Southeast Asian countries should strengthen their regulations to shield people from potentially harmful food and agricultural products that move easily across borders in the era of free trade, health officials said Thursday. ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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10/9/2008 10:49:54 AM EST WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (AP) The Bush administration is considering taking part ownership in certain U.S. banks as an option for dealing with a severe global credit crisis. Continue reading >>Comments (0)
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10/8/2008 2:58:08 PM EST (Los Angeles Times) More than 300 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday morning at a chicken processing plant near Greenville, S.C. -- the latest in a stepped-up federal enforcement effort that has resulted in the deportation of thousands ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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10/8/2008 10:15:16 AM EST WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (AP) The Federal Reserve and six other major central banks from around the world slashed interest rates Wednesday in an attempt to prevent a mushrooming financial crisis from becoming a global economic meltdown. Continue reading >>Comments (0)
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10/8/2008 12:56:08 PM EST SALT LAKE CITY -- (AP) Congressional investigators are looking at a federal government agency's quick approvals for oil and gas drilling in Utah, a development applauded by environmental groups but condemned by industry executives as political posturin ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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10/8/2008 12:27:51 PM EST FRANKFURT, Germany -- (AP) Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG and energy company E.On AG said Wednesday they will work together to build a wind farm off the Danish coast. Continue reading >>Comments (0)
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