More than $16,000 was spent per recruit in 2005 on bonuses and other expenses. The Army in particular is paying more. By Gordon Lubold | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON The task of signing up people for military service has become...

Grads influential in Justice Dept. By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | April 8, 2007 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The title of the course was Constitutional Law, but the subject was sin. Before any casebooks were opened, a student led his classmates in a 10-minute...

Typical cases involve falsified records, lost equipment, sleeping on the job From its Rockville, Md., headquarters, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversees the U.S. nuclear industry. The NRC's Office of Investigations looks into regulatory violations...

Updated: 22:05, Thursday April 05, 2007 The captain in charge of the 15 marines detained in Iran has said they were gathering intelligence on the Iranians. Captain Chris Air Sky News went on patrol with Captain Chris Air and his team in Iraqi waters close...

Democrats say a private e-mail system was used in violation of federal rules. By Tom Hamburger, Times Staff Writer April 9, 2007 Karl Rove click to enlarge Rep. Henry Waxman click to enlarge WASHINGTON — When Karl Rove and his top deputies arrived at...

By Justyna Pawlak 2 hours, 22 minutes ago Romania's parliament suspended President Traian Basescu on Thursday on charges of abuse of his powers, plunging the new European Union member deeper into political crisis. The move opens the way for possible presidential...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Around 100 small boats carrying seal hunters were trapped by thick ice off Canada's Atlantic coast on Wednesday and at least one crew had to abandon ship, the Coast Guard said. The boats were caught in the ice, and face damage or even...

MCCAIN SINGS: 'BOMB BOMB BOMB, BOMB BOMB IRAN' Thu Apr 19 2007 10:13:53 ET Sen. John McCain brought his "Straight Talk" tour to South Carolina Wednesday morning. The presidential hopeful spent 90 minutes talking to nearly 500 people who crammed into the...

Updated: 16:14, Thursday April 19, 2007 Police investigating the Virginia Tech killings have expressed their regret that video made by Cho Seung-Hui before he murdered 32 people was broadcast. Cho Seung-Hui's suicide video Virginia Police Superintendent...