Arab Leaders Push Syria Cease Fire at Summit Amid Divisions
Arab League ministers draft a resolution urging Assad to halt the crackdown, permit humanitarian aid, and avoid foreign intervention while Gulf states weigh arming rebels. Iraq hosts amid Iran ties, signaling a cautious path as tensions rise across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
Syria
Bashar Assad
Assad
Iran
Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Iraq
Associated Press
Supreme Court debate over Obama health care law concludes
The Supreme Court ends three days of public arguments with a likely split view on the housing mandate, weighing whether requiring insurance or penalties is constitutional. Justices consider consequences for the broader law as they prepare a June ruling amid a partisan public divide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Barack Obama
Congress
Romney enters mop-up phase as rivals scale back
Romney moves toward Wisconsin primary amid Gingrich scaling back and Santorum pledging No 2 spot. Romney surfaces support from Gov. Scott Walker while Obama builds office presence in key states. Campaigns flood airwaves with ads and attacks as 95 delegates remain up for grabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich
Rick Santorum
Romney
Wisconsin
California
Texas
Scott Walker
Public Services Union
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Republican National Committee
Obama
Florida
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Iowa
Restore Our Future
Santorum
Walker
Illinois
D.C
Maryland
Cancer rate decline continues in the United States
A government led report shows annual declines in new cancer cases about 0.5 percent since 1999 and a 1.5 percent drop in overall cancer deaths among adults with 1.7 percent for children. Officials credit screening treatment and anti smoking efforts amid rising skin cancer rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
U.S
Marcus Plescia
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
American Cancer Society
United States
Pope Benedict presses Cuba for greater religious freedom
Pope Benedict XVI urged Cuba to expand space for the Catholic Church in a political sermon at Revolution Plaza with Raul Castro present and Fidel Castro later querying church liturgy. Vatican said the meeting touched on freedom, truth, and the pope’s views on openness amid decades of U S embargo and isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Benedict XVI
Cuba
Revolution Plaza
Raul Castro
Fidel
Vatican
Benedict
U.S
John Paul II
Ernesto
Che” Guevara
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jefferson City
Highland Pharmaceuticals
St. Louis
Releva
Highland
Jim Bausch
Midwest
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Rusty Payne
Islamabad
Fakhra Younus
Rome
Pakistan
Aurat Foundation
Women’s Rights
Mark Sherman
Houston
Bush
Pope Benedict
Federico Lombardi
Lombardi
Fidel Castro
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!