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U.S. Accuses Bosnian Refugee of War Crimes

SEATTLE -- A man who gained refuge and later citizenship in Canada after fleeing Bosnia 10 years ago has been accused by US immigration authorities of being a war criminal.

Bali Forum Backs Climate 'Road Map'

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Dec. 15 -- Delegates from nearly 190 countries emerged from a final 24 hours of bruising negotiations Saturday with an agreement on a new framework for tackling global warming, one that for the first time calls on both the industrialized world and rapidly developing nations to...

Bill Could Halt New York Carriage Horses

NEW YORK -- The carriage horses at Central Park are one of this city's most iconic sights, along with the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the street-side artists and the hot dog vendors. But now one city council member from Queens is trying to send the horses the way of the...

Read more : 17.12.2007 12:00:00

As Temperatures Rise, Health Could Decline

Depending on where you are, this is going to be a hotter, wetter, drier, windier, calmer, dirtier, buggier or hungrier century than mankind has seen in a while. In some places, it may be deadlier, too.

Read more : 17.12.2007 12:00:00

Snow and Ice Snarl Midwest, New England

BOSTON, Dec. 16 -- Motorists slid off roads Sunday across the Great Lakes states and into New England as a storm already blamed for three deaths cut visibility and iced over highways with a wind-blown brew of snow, sleet and freezing rain.

Read more : 17.12.2007 12:00:00

Texas Juvenile System Is Still Lacking, Critics Say

DALLAS, Dec. 16 -- Nearly 10 months after reports of inmate abuse first surfaced, not everyone agrees with claims of progress in reforming the agency that oversees the Texas juvenile prison system.

Read more : 17.12.2007 12:00:00

FCC's Contested Cross-Ownership Rule Set for Vote

The Federal Communications Commission is pushing ahead to pass a rule today that would allow more consolidation of local media ownership in the nation's largest cities, despite the fresh threat of a legislative rebuke and continued protests from advocacy groups.

Read more : 18.12.2007 12:00:00

Secret Service Logs of White House Visitors Are Public Records, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled yesterday that White House visitor logs created by the Secret Service are public records, and he ordered information involving the visits of nine conservative Christian leaders with Bush administration officials to be released to an advocacy group.

Read more : 18.12.2007 12:00:00

In Speech, Bush Tries To Ease Fears On Economy

President Bush attempted yesterday to calm Americans' anxiousness about the economy, even as he acknowledged that the nation's financial forecast is not entirely sunny because of the credit-market and mortgage crises.

Read more : 18.12.2007 12:00:00

Jet From Supermassive Black Hole Seen Blasting Neighboring Galaxy

A jet of highly charged radiation from a supermassive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy is blasting another galaxy nearby -- an act of galactic violence that astronomers said yesterday they have never seen before.

Read more : 18.12.2007 12:00:00