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House Republicans passed a largely symbolic stopgap spending bill on Thursday, as congressional leaders met again with President Obama to try to hammer out a compromise that could keep the government from a partial shutdown.

The president said he hoped to be able to announce a deal on Friday but "there's no certainty yet." He said he told House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that he wants an answer in the morning.

After months of speculation, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) makes it official: he's running for president. Obama opened his run for the White House before a large crowd in Springfield, Illinois.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) tells a crowd at the Illinois state capital that he is running for the White House in 2008. The first-term U.S. senator began his elected life at the state legislature 10 years ago.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has announced that he has filed papers to create a presidential exploratory committee. The announcement is a first step in the senator's potential 2008 run for president.

Evidence has been mounting that intestinal parasites can actually be a good thing for people with inflammatory bowel disease, because certain parasitic worms seem to help the intestine heal. Now, new research yields clues to why the treatment may work.

Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, June 12 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV + June 12 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with KPBS Passport! Superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli takes on one of the biggest stages of his career for a concert in New York City's famed Central Park with the New York Philharmonic. Showcasing his unmistakable soaring vocals, Bocelli sings a variety of classical favorites as well as many of his most popular signature songs.

President Bush travels to Missouri to tout the health plan he unveiled in his State of the Union address. Back in Washington, Democrats who want his job in 2008 are pushing plans of their own: Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY).

The SDSU Aztecs have one more day to get ready for the nationally-televised rematch with Brigham Young University. This time, the home team will have thousands of fans cheering for them.

China has been reluctant to support sanctions targeting North Korea's nuclear weapons program, according to analysts. Robert D. Kaplan, correspondent for Atlantic Monthly, says China hopes to see North Korea's Kim Jong Il fall from power.