WASHINGTON – The Senate appeared to be stalling on immigration reform Wednesday, with members on both sides of the aisle predicting no bill would make it out of the body, at least not before the chamber leaves for a two-week Easter recess on Friday. While the House has approved an …
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CANNES, France – Music scout Tim Riley hopes to discover the next Fat Joe — but has no intention of giving him a record deal. If Riley finds the right Latino hip-hop sound — something close to the platinum-selling rap star himself — he’ll sign the act straight away, for …
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Go “On the Record” weeknights at 10 p.m. ET! Police in Alabama and Georgia are searching for two murder suspects who escaped from jail after overpowering guards, wounding one with a makeshift knife. We’ll get the latest on the manhunt! Four violent crimes in five days: What in the world …
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NEW YORK – The next cast of CBS’ “Survivor” will include a retired astronaut who flew in space three times, twice on the space shuttle Discovery. The 12th version of the popular game, this time set in Panama, will feature tribes briefly separated by age and an exile where a …
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BEIJING – Picture this: Lobster cooked eight ways. Sharks’ fin bathed in a rich brown sauce. Stewed bird’s nest sweetened with apricots. Abalone braised until tender. Now, the bill for a party of 10: $24,500 The Lao Zhengxing restaurant in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has taken culinary decadence …
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WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday disputed reports suggesting that the U.S. military is stretched thin and close to a snapping point from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, asserting “the force is not broken.” “This armed force is enormously capable,” Rumsfeld told reporters at a Pentagon briefing. …
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PALO ALTO, Calif. – A federal judge has set a Feb. 27 hearing to examine the Google Inc. (GOOG) decision to withhold millions of online search records from the U.S. Department of Justice. The hearing, to be held in U.S. District Court in San Jose, will be the first in …
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Click on the following links to watch video of opening remarks in the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice nominee Samuel Alito. • Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa. • Committee Ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy, Vt. • Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah • Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. • Sen. Charles …
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BOSTON – Gov. Mitt Romney, who is weighing a White House bid, signed an agreement Wednesday that allows Massachusetts State Police troopers to detain illegal aliens they encounter over the course of their normal duties. Under the terms of the agreement, made with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, …
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President Bush’s choice for secretary of defense is Robert M. Gates. Gates is the 22nd president of Texas A&M University, a position he assumed on Aug. 1, 2002. Gates served as interim dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M from 1999-2001. He served …
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