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Military Daughters Draw On Each Other For Support
Teenagers Kaylei Deakin and Moranda Hern raised $30,000 to organize a conference for girls with family members in the military. The two-day event featured workshops on self-esteem and presentations by female members of the armed services. But more important, it was a place where the girls could discover they were not alone.
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Cornell, Missouri, Ga. Tech Extend NCAA Upset Trend
The NCAA men's basketball tournament featured more surprises as first-round play continued Friday. Cornell, Missouri and Georgia Tech were all underdog winners.
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With Health Care Bill, One Day You're In ...
The Cornhusker Kickback, Louisiana Purchase and other special provisions are back in the crosshairs, as the House lurches toward final votes on the health care overhaul and reconciliation bill. Some of those provisions are being killed, while others aren't as ominous as the rhetoric makes them seem. Some examples of what's in, what's out and why.
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Judge Says Ground Zero Settlement Is 'Not Enough'
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ripped into the $657 million deal to compensate workers sickened by ash and dust from the collapsed World Trade Center. He said the figure was too low and workers did not have enough time to decide whether to accept the deal. "I will not preside over a settlement that is based on fear or ignorance," he said.
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Announcer Scully Leaves Hospital, Dodgers Say
Dodgers Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully was released from a hospital Friday after a night of observation following a fall and a bumped on the head. Scully, 82, issued a statement thanking people for their thoughts and prayers and apologizing for any concerns he caused.
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Health Care Link To Immigration May Hit Dead End
Democratic leaders scrambling for every last vote on health care have managed to win over the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, despite its members' previous objections to the bill. That support came as the White House pledged to push through a comprehensive immigration overhaul. But that's a long shot for this year.
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N.C. Schools Official Lauds Education Proposal
The Obama administration announced a plan earlier this week to overhaul the No Child Left Behind education policy. Peter Gorman, the superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools in North Carolina, says he's happy the president is rewriting the rules.
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In NCAA Games, An Underdog Marches On
The big upset so far in the NCAA basketball tournament: 14th-seed Ohio taking down No. 3 seed, Georgetown. A few hours earlier, the team from Robert Morris University came close to being a Cinderella itself, almost knocking off No. 2 Villanova.
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Fess Parker's Death Sparks Nostalgia
The death of actor Fess Parker on Thursday triggered memories and sadness in baby boomers from all over. They remembered their coonskin caps, their rifles and their imaginary adventures on the frontier.
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ABC News Under Fire For Payment To Murder Suspect
The attorney for Casey Anthony, who is accused of killing her daughter, told a court Thursday that ABC News had paid Anthony $200,000 for exclusive rights to reproduce family photos and a video. Several journalists said ABC's failure to tell viewers of the payment for the pictures was an ethical lapse.
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Israel Works To Mend U.S. Ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered some new confidence-building measures to the Palestinians in hopes of spurring the resumption of peace talks and ending a diplomatic flap with the U.S. Israeli media reports say it includes the release of some Palestinian prisoners and the removal of some checkpoints in the occupied West Bank.
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Israeli Envoy On U.S. Relations
Israel's recent announcement that it will build new homes in an East Jerusalem neighborhood sparked one of the worst diplomatic disputes in recent memory between the U.S. and Israel. Over the past few days, the two sides have begun to mend fences. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called a phone conversation with Israel's prime minister productive. Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to Washington, offers his insight.
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Obama: Health Bill About Nation's Character, Not Cost
President Obama held a big rally Friday, hoping to persuade the few wavering lawmakers he needs to vote "yes" on the overhaul bill. But protesters outside warned that the country can't afford to extend health insurance to 30 million more people.
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Economy Puts Squeeze On Education Promises
In more flush economic times, voters in many states approved education mandates for things like smaller class sizes. But now that states are being forced to slash education budgets, those mandates are coming back to haunt them.
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Dutch Denounce U.S. General's Comments On Gays
Retired Gen. John Sheehan claimed that Dutch military leaders had called the presence of gay soldiers "part of the problem" that allowed Serb forces to overrun the Srebrenica enclave in Bosnia in 1995 and kill 8,000 Muslims. He was speaking before a Senate committee in opposition to a proposal to allow gays to serve openly in the U.S. military.
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