A Muslim college student claims she was fired from a Bay Area branch of the clothing chain Hollister because the hijab she wears to cover her head violated the store's 'look policy.'
Caught up in a whirlwind of allegations about his administration’s intervention in a domestic violence episode, Gov. David A. Paterson announced on Friday that he was suspending his election campaign.
Officials in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East have been trying to determine why Iran moved much of its low-enriched nuclear fuel out in the open, where it could easily be attacked.
AP - Democrats pushed hard to revive President Barack Obama's stalled health care overhaul on Friday — and pointed to glimmers of hope — but the long odds facing them seemed little changed after Obama's extraordinary summit with both parties' leaders.
AP - A slow-moving winter storm smacked the Northeast on Friday, unleashing heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds as it knocked out power to more than a million homes and businesses. It turned Maine beachfront streets into rivers and piled on the misery in places hit by three major blizzards in less than a month.
AP - Less than a week after declaring he would seek a full four-year term, New York Gov. David Paterson abruptly dropped his election bid Friday under pressure from fellow Democrats concerned about his faltering agenda and his handling of a domestic abuse case involving a trusted aide.
Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah the leader of the Lebanese radical Shiite group, Hezbollah came out of hiding Thursday night for dinner in Damascus, with his two closest allies, the presidents of Syria and Iran.
The Hezbollah owned and controlled Lebanese TV station al Manar reported the first visit by Nasrallah to Damascus for many years. Since the conflict with Israel in 2006 he has been a virtual recluse for fear of Israel assassination attempts.
He normally appears only via a large video screen from a secret studio and rarely in public at all.
An Italian luxury cruise ship crashed into a pier at the Red Sea port of Sharm El Sheik in the early hours of Friday while attempting to dock in very rough weather. Three crew members aboard the ship were killed in the accident and a fouth crew member and three passengers were slightly injured, according to Costa Crociere, the owner of the luxury liner Costa Europa.
Troubled New York Gov. David Paterson said he will not seek election to a full term in office. He blamed not the "latest distraction but an accumulation" of obstacles.