Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:24:46 -0500
Healthcare bill faces first Senate test
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:05:41 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate.
Obama asks for patience on economy
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:02:34 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed.
Iran to hold war games to protect atom plants
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:41:52 -0500TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander said.
China mine explosion kills 31, traps 78
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:02:54 -0500BEIJING (Reuters) - At least 31 miners were killed and 78 remain trapped 500 meters (yards) underground following a gas blast at a mine in China, state media said on Saturday.
"Big Bang" experiment advancing fast
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:39:04 -0500GENEVA (Reuters) - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes.
Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:28 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.
U.S. to drop charges against one Blackwater guard
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:45 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Justice Department prosecutors asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the charges against one of five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad.
Ex-State Dept official pleads guilty to spying for Cuba
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:35 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government.
Cautious optimism as job losses slow
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:49 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some areas.
