Plant worker guns down 3, then kills self
A factory worker who was suing his employer opened fire Thursday morning at an electrical equipment plant in St. Louis, killing three co-workers before apparently taking his own life, St....
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The Obama touch
It is an old tradition, a White House dinner governed by ritual and protocol that happens to be Washington's hottest social event. But at their first state dinner Tuesday night,...
Nation fears long walk without Mandela
The icon is a very old man now. His hair is white, his body frail. Visitors say Nelson Mandela leans heavily on a cane when he walks into his study....
Sony set to explore new film distribution frontier
In a nod to its vision of the future, Sony will make its animated hit "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" available to consumers directly through Internet-enabled televisions and Blu-ray...
Church may cut charity if D.C. passes gay marriage bill
The fight over a proposed same-sex marriage law here heated up last week as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said that if the law passes, the church will cut...
Lobbyists’ words echo in House health debate
In the official record of the House debate on health care overhaul, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident. Statements by more than a...
DONALD HARINGTON: 1935-2009
Donald Harington, who created a surreal, rural miniature world in more than a dozen novels set in the fictional Ozark hamlet of Stay More, Ark., died Saturday in Springdale, Ark....
ACORN sues U.S. over loss of federal dollars
The anti-poverty group ACORN filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Thursday, saying that the House violated the Constitution by passing a resolution barring the group from receiving federal...
THOMAS J. O’MALLEY: 1915-2009
Thomas J. O'Malley, the aviation engineer who pushed the button that launched the rocket that carried John Glenn into orbit in 1962, and who five years later played a major...
Drivers get a license plate they can’t refuse
New York drivers will start paying for new license plates next year -- whether they want to or not. Beginning in April, car and tractor-trailer owners alike will have to...