Congress approved legislation Friday avoiding interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students.
Senate leaders say they have student loan deal
The senate has found a way to stop student loan rates from doubling.
Walker to mend political divide with brats, beer
Tuesday’s recall election resulted in current Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker keeping his position.
Wisconsin holds recall more than a year in making
Wisconsin voters cast ballots Tuesday on whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
Pope’s butler formally questioned in leaks probe
Vatican prosecutors formally questioned the pope’s butler as the investigation into the leaks of papal documents moved into a new phase that could result in a public trial.
Defense of Marriage Act heads to US Supreme Court
battle over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman appears headed for the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Thursday that denying benefits to married gay couples is unconstitutional.
In a unanimous decision, the three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said the 1996 law deprives gay couples of the rights and privileges granted to heterosexual couples.
The federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman appears headed for the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Thursday that denying benefits to married gay couples is unconstitutional.
NYC proposes ban on large sodas at restaurants
NEW YORK (AP) — Want to super-size that soda? Sorry, but in New York City you could be out of luck. In his latest effort to fight obesity in this era of Big Gulps and triple bacon cheeseburgers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing an unprecedented ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks …
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Sports in :60 – March 7, 2012
This is Sports in :60 for Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
Students protest for economic equality
A few St. Thomas students protested for economic equality in downtown Minneapolis last weekend. Similar protests are happening across the country.
Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobs
Obama promised to keep the pressure on Congress for his job initiatives.
Obama promises to keep the pressure on Congress for his job initiatives.
A tour of Ground Zero
CBS anchor Scott Pelley previews the 9/11 memorial in New York City.
Pope laments ‘amnesia’ about God during Spain trip
Pope Benedict XVI is in Spain to celebrate the church’s World Youth Day.
Cargill recalling 36M pounds of ground turkey
Cargill said that it is recalling fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at the company’s Springdale, Ark., plant from Feb. 20 through Aug. 2 due to possible contamination from the strain of salmonella.
Norway victim’s father recounts last words
Norwegian police on Tuesday began releasing the names of those killed in last week’s bomb blast and massacre at a Labor Party youth camp, an announcement likely to bring new collective grief to an already reeling nation.
Aid workers rush to help East Africa’s hungry
Officials warn that 800,000 children could die across the Horn of Africa. Aid workers are rushing to bring help to dangerous and previously unreached regions of drought-ravaged Somalia.