Battle brewing in Ohio over voting-record discrepancies

A project called Science Debate 2008 asked the major party presidential nominees about the state of American science. Here are some of the candidates' answers. >>

John McCain outlines his proposal to create a new federal regulator. Barack Obama endorses Bush's rescue package and calls for bipartisanship. And the insults fly. >>

Given the opportunity to address substantive issues in interviews with the political couple, Fox News hosts Hannity and Van Susteren instead pander to their partisan audience. >>

Their responses to recent crises suggest what kind of a president each might be. >>

Paulson, Bernanke and a countdown to a rescue >>

Phoenix Mars mission extended >>

The governor has cited Walter Monegan's travel to Washington as an example of insubordination that she says led to his firing. He says he was pressured to fire Palin's former brother-in-law. >>

'We were just robbed at gunpoint by O.J. Simpson,' a memorabilia dealer is recorded as saying after the ex-NFL star and five cohorts left the room. Jurors also toured the scene of the alleged crime. >>

Military judges in three separate cases had barred Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Hartmann from further participation in various aspects of the military commissions. >>

Thinking about rejection makes a person perceive a room as chillier, researchers find, and people who feel isolated tend to prefer warm drinks over cold ones. >>

Scientists say plants may produce an aspirin-like chemical as an immune reaction to stress. Detecting the substance may help show early signs of disease. >>

In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make -- a rescue mission. >>

Dozens fired in dispute over prayers >>

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin told supporters Friday that "Democrat partisans" had pressured organizers of an anti-Iran rally in New York next week to withdraw an invitation for her to appear. >>

While seeking votes, she told Ketchikan residents she backed the 'bridge to nowhere.' As governor, she spent the money elsewhere and moved ahead with a $26-million road to the nonexistent bridge. >>

McCain says he'd fire SEC chief Christopher Cox. Obama mocks that and calls for boosting liquidity, but he offers little detail. >>

Scientists report on an alternative to cutthroat competition, finding that a quota system giving fishermen exclusive rights to a portion of the catch can preserve fisheries and help stocks recover. >>

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne testifies that he's outraged and disgusted by the behavior of program employees. >>

The regulations would treat genetically engineered creatures like drugs. Critics suggest environmental concerns aren't being given proper weight. >>

Galveston tells evacuees it's not ready >>

'I'm gonna show up with a bunch of the boys and take the [stuff] back,' says a man who prosecutors contend is Simpson. >>

They are upset about aggressive immigration enforcement policies of the Bush administration, the Pew Hispanic Center poll shows. Most support Obama for president. >>

A new study suggests that your political attitudes are wired in from the beginning. >>

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband refused to testify in the investigation of his wife's alleged abuse of power, and key lawmakers said Thursday that uncooperative witnesses were essentially sidetracking the probe until after election day. >>

McCain seemed to suggest that he thought Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero might be from Latin America. >>

The Republican senator says it's a 'stretch' for McCain's campaign to think she has the experience to be president. >>

The title may be nebulous, but the job of helping citizens bring about change -- once held by Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama -- is 'as American as apple pie.' >>

Problems with food and water distribution frustrate Houston officials. In Galveston, leaders argue over whether to extend the city's state of emergency. >>

Senate OKs huge defense spending bill >>

It's not surprising the candidates are flummoxed by a meltdown like none we have seen in our lifetimes. But reporters need to keep asking the tough questions. >>

The Republican's effort to court Latino voters is challenged by both sides of the issue. >>

The first police detective to respond to reports of an armed robbery involving the former NFL star testifies that he didn't initially take allegations seriously. >>

Some members of the Senate Judiciary Committee challenge the bureau's director, signaling that they are not convinced the case has been solved. >>

The suspects, believed to have ties to Mexico's Gulf cartel, were arrested in raids this week in a dozen U.S. states. >>

A bipartisan panel may meet to discuss delaying the investigation into whether the Alaska governor dismissed a top official because he would not fire a state trooper who was divorcing her sister. >>

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild is an ardent Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter who raised scads of money for the New York senator's failed presidential campaign. She and her husband, Sir Evelyn Robert Adrian de Rothschild of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England, split their time between New York and a British country estate. >>

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has never been shy about bucking his Republican Party. And Wednesday he did it again by endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. >>