National News
Oil sets record near $128; pump price at high, too
May 17, 2008
NEW YORK(AP) — News that Saudi Arabia had boosted its oil output by 300,000 barrels a day was greeted as a non-event on oil markets — the move wasn’t anywhere near the kind of production increase need » Full Story
Florida, Michigan cannot save Clinton
May 17, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan and Florida alone can’t save Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign. » Full Story
New commission to study WMDs announced
May 17, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon after taking office, the next president will get some advice about how to prevent a nuclear attack on the U.S. » Full Story
Surprise rebound in housing, outlook still shaky
May 17, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes increased by the biggest percentage in more than two years in April, a rare spot of good news amid the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades. » Full Story
Texas assesses whether sect ’girls’ are adults
May 17, 2008
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — When Texas child welfare authorities released statistics showing nearly 60 percent of the teen girls taken from a polygamist sect’s ranch were pregnant or had children, they seemed » Full Story
GE confirms plans to exit appliance business
May 17, 2008
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — General Electric Co. » Full Story
California’s top court legalizes gay marriage
May 16, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s Supreme Court declared that gay couples in the nation’s biggest state can marry — a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday th » Full Story