Burris, Blocked From Taking Seat, Gains New Support
By CARL HULSE and DAVID STOUT
Senator Dianne Feinstein broke with many of her Democratic colleagues to say that Roland W. Burris should be seated as a Senator from Illinois.
An employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority surveyed the damage caused by the failure of a fly ash retention pond in Roane County.
The more than 1,300 coal byproduct dumps across the U.S. are not subject to any federal regulation, which experts say could have prevented the spill in Tennessee.
Senator Dianne Feinstein broke with many of her Democratic colleagues to say that Roland W. Burris should be seated as a Senator from Illinois.
Parishioners have been guarding a church for 1,533 days so that the archdiocese cannot sell it.
Five men died early Monday when fire and smoke swept through a homeless shelter housed in a former bakery in Paris, Tex.
Many of the president-elect’s other picks have had a centrist bent, but he signaled a new direction at the Justice Department.
The action will protect vast tracts of American-controlled islands, reefs, surface waters and sea floor from fishing, mining, oil exploration and other commercial activity.
The state canvassing board certified that Al Franken won by 225 votes, but Norm Coleman’s lawyers said they would go to court.
President-elect Barack Obama is working to build a bipartisan coalition to endorse his plan of tax cuts and new spending.
The California Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that a sports fan brought over the physical search policy that the N.F.L. instituted in stadiums.
Bernard L. Madoff tried to hide at least $1 million in assets from investigators, prosecutors told a judge.
Bill Richardson’s withdrawal as Barack Obama’s choice for commerce secretary means New Mexicans have their governor back, like it or not.
A priest shepherds young men through seminary in India, where bishops trek from the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Australia looking for spare priests.
Wind combined with rain to tear up the Gulf Coast once again; it combined with fire to sow destruction in California. But not all havoc was wrought by nature.
A map showing facilities where people detained on suspicion of immigration violations are being held.
By reviewing government documents, court records and media reports, The Times was able to compile an approximate list of detainees currently at Guantánamo.
Five young job seekers in Philadelphia describe how the current financial meltdown has hurt their prospects.
A listing of the 563 American service members who have died in Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those deaths, 510 occurred in Afghanistan or are directly linked to the war. (August 7, 2008)
The choice of Leon E. Panetta, a former White House chief of staff, to head the intelligence agency raised questions about his relevant experience.
In the case of Robert J. Steven, the Supreme Court is likely to address questions about whether and when the government can decide that some sorts of information have no social value at all.
Developers and economists say Denver benefits from a diversified economy and downtown investments.
On campuses across the country, students have been building practical inventions, starting novel businesses and generally alpha-testing their ideas.
What started as a round-the-clock vigil has become a lifestyle for a group of parishioners at St. Frances, a church the Archdiocese of Boston ordered closed.
The economic meltdown in much of the country has been a boon to residents of Battle Mountain, Nev., a gold-mining town.
Jane Gross blogs about aging parents and the adult children struggling to care for them.