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It was six months ago that scientists discovered an ominous new flu virus, touching off fears of a catastrophic global outbreak that could cause people to drop dead in the streets. Doomsday, of course, never came to pass.
Scouring an aerial photograph taken three days after Hurricane Camille crashed ashore on Mississippi's Gulf coast, Richard Rose points to the spot where his father's body washed into the chimney of a ruined home.
Between doctors' appointments, Edward Kennedy has been working the phones, urging Senate colleagues to pass a health care bill. He's trying to finish his memoirs. And he's overseeing the design of a namesake building to stand next to his brother's presidential library.
A year after he escaped badly burned from a huge blast at the nation's second-largest sugar refinery, Jamie Butler still needs physical therapy once a day to stretch the skin grafts on his arms, hands and legs.
President George W. Bush is grayer and wrinkles cut deeper into his forehead, yet after eight years, two wars, two recessions and the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, he is leaving Washington largely the same man as when he arrived.
Mary Macharia will never go home again, even though a year has passed since ethnic tensions flared into violence after Kenya's deeply flawed presidential election.
Figuring out a prime-time schedule is usually one of CW network chief Dawn Ostroff's most important duties. Never, however, has it seemed to matter less.
More people are checking out Tina Fey's Sarah Palin impersonations Saturday night later than Saturday night live.
It is not a tidy anniversary this year. Seven years between that awful day and this Sept. 11, the terrorist attacks linger somewhere between the immediate, a conscious part of our days, and the comfortable remove of the distant past. No longer yesterday and not yet history.
Five years after the worst blackout in North American history, the country's largest power providers say the problems that turned out the lights on 50 million people have largely been resolved, but they fear that larger, systemic issues could soon lead to even bigger and more damaging outages.
A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state — carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day — have had no work beyond regular maintenance.
First, there was last summer's drought. Then came more bad news: skyrocketing fuel and fertilizer prices, and a wet spring that delayed West Virginia farmers' plantings and hay harvests.
They were precocious toddlers, both blond-haired and blue-eyed, separated by a thousand miles between Miami and a small Kentucky town.
The sun is low in the mountains as Wang Wenying fries up potatoes, beans and chunks of braised duck over an outdoor wood fire.
FunnyOrDie.com, the Web site started by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, is 1 year old. Its biggest star, Pearl, is 3.
For all the attention focused on the Super Tuesday primaries, some delegate-rich states will still be left after Feb 5. Some of the bigger ones:
Two men imprisoned for beating a woman 15 years ago have been ordered to stand trial on homicide charges now that she has died, allegedly from the old wounds.
The self-proclaimed widow admits she's been a bit of a drama queen, and she's not about to apologize for it. The lawyer feels brushed aside after more than two decades of dedication. The preacher had trouble dealing with the death of a man who took the role of the father who abandoned him.
Sen. Tim Johnson got on the line with a pack of reporters Wednesday for the first time since he was overcome by a brain hemorrhage during a conference call one year ago.
The last thing Sen. Tim Johnson remembers about Dec. 13, 2006, is arriving at the hospital in an ambulance. After that, his memory begins to fade. The South Dakota Democrat suffered a brain hemorrhage that day, setting off a furious round of speculation about whether the balance of Congress would shift. Senate Democrats had just won a one-vote majority in the November elections, and the senator's death could have passed control of the chamber back to Republicans.
The last time President Bush walked the charred ruins of a Southern California home, two sewing machines and an air conditioner were the only recognizable objects amid the debris.
Six years after the first U.S. bombs began falling on Afghanistan's Taliban government and its al-Qaida guests, America is planning for a long stay.
The U.S. military has occupied Britain to make it habitable again and stamp out the last vestiges of the "rage" virus that decimated the land in the horror hit "28 Days Later."
Black Wave: Exxon ValdezCorporations controlled by a large and primarily anonymous group of shareholders are not guided by the same morality or ethics most of us follow, and if they happen to have a CEO at the helm who is a 'people first, profits second' kind of individual, there is no doubt that person …
I am a procrastinator. Why do today what you may never end up having to do if you get hit by a bus tomorrow?
WWII veterans remember Hiroshima, Nagasaki 64 years later Norman Ingram flips through a photo album where black-and-white pictures show a boy barely 19.
Government report finds drinks industry 'flouting voluntary code on sales'The government yesterday threatened the drinks industry with tougher legislation limiting the promotion and sale of alcohol, following a report revealing flagrant breaches of the voluntary code.
Body Found 22 Hours After Wreck ReportedPolice: Officers Saw Vehicle During Initial Search But Misidentified It GARRETT, Ind. -- Confused police abandoned their search for a car wreck, leaving a 66-year-old epileptic to die outside his vehicle in freezing temperatures while his autistic grandson huddled inside.
The Early Bird Gets the Bad Grade IT'S Monday morning, and you're having trouble waking your teenagers. You're not alone. Indeed, each morning, few of the country's 17 million high school students are awake enough to get much out of their first class, particularly if it starts before 8 a.m.
High Schools Starting Later to Help Sleepy TeensMost high schools begin their day around 7:30 a.m., which leaves many teenagers nodding off in the morning. In fact, at least 20 percent of high school students fall asleep in class on a typical day. The problem:…
Man Pays Ticket More Than 50 Years LaterBetter late then never, thats how John Gedge felt about paying a $15 speeding ticket 50years later.
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