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Nation & World

Published
April 19, 2010

Tehran forum urges Israel to give up nukes

TEHRAN, Iran — A two-day Iranian-hosted international disarmament conference concluded Sunday with a demand that Israel join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to assure a nuclear weapons-free Middle East. The conference followed closely behind a 47-nation nuclear security conference hosted by President Obama in Washington last week, which excluded Iran and nuclear-armed North Korea. Washington and […]
Published
April 18, 2010

Obama warns of deja-vu crises without financial system reform

Senate Republicans are united in opposing an overhaul. The president says it has to happen.
Published
April 18, 2010

Nation & World Dispatches

VERSAILLES, Ky. Police catch Mafia fugitive with Massachusetts ties Authorities say they’ve caught a Mafia-affiliated fugitive who spent two days on the run after kicking out the door of a prison van in Kentucky. U.S. Marshals Service spokesman Craig Smith said 37-year-old Derek A. Capozzi was captured without incident Saturday afternoon. Capozzi escaped from custody […]
Published
April 18, 2010

Derivatives: What they are, why they matter

The over-the-counter kind significantly contributed to the financial panic that swept the world in 2008, in part because of a lack of transparency.
Published
April 18, 2010

Midwest residents reject FEMA offer of flooding buyouts

For some communities, floods are a way of life and people who live there aren't going anywhere.

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Published
April 18, 2010

‘Extraordinarily active’ volcano confounds Europe with more ash

Airlines try to cope by flying above or below the cloud, and businesses act to minimize financial hits.
Published
April 18, 2010

Father must twice atone in shaken-baby case

Years after his daughter was left severely brain-damaged, Mike Wells is convicted of her murder.
Published
April 18, 2010

LBJ daughter being treated at Mayo Clinic

DALLAS – Luci Baines Johnson, the younger daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, is being treated at the Mayo Clinic for what doctors suspect is a rare autoimmune disorder that affects the nervous system, her physician said Saturday. Johnson, 62, who was flown to the clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Friday, remained in the neuro-intensive […]
Published
April 18, 2010

Afghan president acts to rid elections of fraud potential

Karzai appoints a former judge to oversee the process and adds international watchdogs.
Published
April 18, 2010

Iran points finger at U.S. nukes

At a disarmament conference in Tehran, the U.S. is accused of nonproliferation hypocrisy.