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Sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban accused Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday of advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning it.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 12:01 AM
A Minnesota electoral board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that will keep the race in limbo for weeks.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 12:01 AM
Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire Monday and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 12:01 AM
President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers would approve a mammoth revitalization package within two weeks of his taking office.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 12:01 AM
A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November election, in which Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate, a newspaper reported.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 12:01 AM
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the government can keep secret the identities of detainees who claim they've been abused at the prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 12:01 AM
A fire fueled by donated clothes ripped through a homeless shelter in northeastern Texas early Monday, killing five residents as some tried dousing the blaze with pans of water.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 12:01 AM
An Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 12:01 AM
1/5/2009
- » Diplomats push for peace in Israel
- » Franken on top in Minn. recount
- » U.S. inaugurates new embassy in Iraq
- » Helicopter crash kills 8, injures 1 in La.
- » Obama girls start classes at private school
- » Obama bids Chicago farewell
- » Fate of historic sub a cold case file
- » Hawaiian shirt pioneer Shaheen dies
- » Report: Obama taps Panetta to head CIA
- » Bush family's 18-year-old cat dies
- » N.Y. contractor indicted in crane collapse
- » Richardson withdrawal leaves Cabinet gap
- » India gives Pakistan evidence over attacks
1/4/2009
- » Israeli ground troops invade Gaza
- » Analysis: Bush's personality shapes his legacy
- » Minn. recount nearly done
- » Marines still seek a better flak vest
- » US blames Hamas for growing violence
- » Denver schools chief to fill Senate seat
- » Richardson withdraws Cabinet bid
- » Seattle police lill armed history buff
- » Sri Lanka presses on with fight
- » 'Shadow' illustrator Cartier dies at 94
- » Powerful quakes rock eastern Indonesia
- » Two states, one tumultuous year
- » Homicides down in some large US cities
- » Monkey meat needs permit
- » Girl, 17, gets 2 life terms in family deaths
1/3/2009
- » Israeli ground forces enter Gaza
- » Muslims around world protest Gaza assault
- » Coast Guard stops search for ship worker
- » Police fatally shoot armed history buff
- » Calif. residents getting Ala. calls
- » City wants cash back from attack survivor
- » Tex. jail closes, inmates moved amid probe
- » Cash-poor states eager for Obama plan
- » Shootouts wound 8 cops in Mexico
- » 911 caller reports drunken driver: herself
- » U.N. chief wants monitors for Gaza
1/2/2009
- » Obama returns home after vacation
- » Israel allows Palestinians to flee Gaza
- » Picasso, Matisse prints stolen from gallery
- » Shoes dumped on Miami expressway
- » Obama to meet with lawmakers
- » Aspen tries to recreate New Year after bomb scare
- » Creator of Pell Grants dead at 90
- » Mummers strut in Philly despite cold
- » Cuba celebrates revolution's 50th
- » Israel kills Hamas leader
- » Senate GOP vows to block Franken
- » Muslims removed from flight get apology
- » Rice vows hard work on Gaza cease-fire
- » New laws call for fire-safe cigarettes
- » Crew fight off pirates with water jets
- » Suicides in national parks increase in '08
- » 4 arrested in Calif. gang rape of lesbian
- » 2 Canadian tourists shot in Mexican bar
- » Avalanches kill 2 at Canada ski resort
1/1/2009
- » Police: Man left 4 bombs, then kill self
- » Sunshine, big crowds greet Rose Parade
- » Economy puts damper on NYE celebrations
- » Dozens die in nightclub fire in Bangkok
- » Clintons, revelers ring in 2009 in N.Y.C.
- » Runaway rig on Calif. highway injures 11
- » Police find woman's body, 60 birds
- » Restaurant marks '09 with nugget drop
- » 'Make My Day' law eyed in home shooting
- » Baby born during trans-Atlantic flight
- » Israel sends more troops to Gaza border
- » N. Korea vows to strengthen its military
- » Mexico extradites 10 drug suspects to U.S.
12/31/2008
- » Israel rejects truce call, attacks Gaza
- » Obamas to move into Washington hotel
- » Kennedy's 'you knows' political fodder
- » 'Baby Bear' dies at age 28 at Savannah attraction
- » Friend says gunman distant after marriage
- » Lawyer: Teen shot himself out of despair
- » Hundreds protest strikes on Gaza
- » U.S. deaths down in Iraq in 2008
- » Obama pledges schools upgrade
- » Smoking ban leads to drop in heart attacks
- » White House: Cease-fire depends on Hamas
- » Obama team seeks input on health care
- » Official: Pakistani confesses in Mumbai plot
- » Safe rides donor arrested on DUI charges
- » Woman falls from 16th floor of hotel
- » Children's book based on Holocaust story is pulled
- » Marine legend Lt. Gen. Victor Krulak dies
- » 1 person dead in shooting at Dallas store
- » Worker chases robber, ends up in jail
- » Report details final minutes of Columbia
- » Coalition kills 11 militants in Afghanistan
- » Jet diverted by agitated passenger
- » Earth needs to catch up to 2009
12/30/2008
- » Israel mulls truce offer
- » Palin's daughter gives birth to son, Tripp
- » Santa gunman targeted mother, ex's lawyer
- » 7 bodies recovered in Canada avalanches
- » Police: 'Jena Six' teen shoots self, is treated
- » Bangladesh's Hasina wins election
- » Mexico calls off search for cruise passenger
- » Lobbyist sues New York Times
- » NASA reports details of Columbia deaths
- » ACLU sues over adoption restrictions
- » New Russian law may mean Putin return
- » Yellowstone hit by 100s of small quakes
- » Man gets lost class ring, 3 decades later
- » Man charged with bat beating of 2 boys
- » Family: Missing cruise woman jumped
- » Girl dies on cold walk; dad charged
- » Fighter pilot, documentary filmmaker dies
- » Gaza protests from Mideast to Europe
- » Palin's daughter gives birth to son
- » Underground explosion rocks Savannah
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