- As Northeast digs out, storm brewing in Plains Reuters - 6 hrs ago
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast started digging itself out of a blizzard that dumped up to 40 inches of snow with hurricane force winds, killing at least nine people and leaving about half a million customers … More »As Northeast digs out, storm brewing in Plains
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast started digging itself out of a blizzard that dumped up to 40 inches of snow with hurricane force winds, killing at least nine people and leaving about half a million customers without power. Airports slowly cranked back to life on Sunday, rare travel bans in Connecticut and …
- What to look for in Obama's State of the Union speech Reuters - 1 hr 37 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After staking out an unapologetically progressive vision in his inaugural address last month, President Barack Obama is expected to use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to focus on middle-class … More »What to look for in Obama's State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After staking out an unapologetically progressive vision in his inaugural address last month, President Barack Obama is expected to use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to focus on middle-class jobs and fill in the details of his second-term agenda. Here are a number of things to watch for …
- In post-election vacuum, Rubio on rise within GOP AP - 3 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rubio is taking center stage as Republicans search for a new leader. More »In post-election vacuum, Rubio on rise within GOP
- Netanyahu to discuss Iran, Syria, Palestinians with Obama Reuters - 1 hr 46 mins ago
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear ambitions, the civil war in Syria and stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts will top the agenda of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … More »Netanyahu to discuss Iran, Syria, Palestinians with Obama
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear ambitions, the civil war in Syria and stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts will top the agenda of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. "It is a very important visit that will emphasize the strong alliance between Israel …
- Ahmadinejad: I'll talk with US if pressure stops AP - 1 hr 9 mins ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that he is ready to have talks with United States if the West stops pressuring his country, the latest in a series of hints from leaders in both Washington and Tehran about the prospect of direct bilateral negotiations over the Islamic Republic's controversial …
- NATO's Afghanistan force gets new U.S. commander Reuters - 4 hrs ago
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford, expected to oversee the withdrawal of most foreign troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year, took control of the NATO-led mission on Sunday, in an elaborate ceremony which emphasised the country's sovereignty. Dunford takes over from U.S. Marine General John Allen, …
- Second suicide bomber blows up in northern Mali AP - 21 mins ago
- Fugitive's rant puts focus on evolving LAPD legacy AP - 9 hrs ago
Fugitive former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner's claim in an online "manifesto" that his career was undone by racist colleagues conspiring against him comes at a time when it's widely held that the police department has evolved well beyond the troubled racial legacy of Rodney King and the O.J. Simpson tr …
- New Yorkers tell of hours stranded on snowy roads AP - 7 hrs ago
- Cheney criticizes Obama nominees in Wyoming speech AP - 6 hrs ago
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Richard Sterne took charge of Sunday's fourth round to coast to victory in the Joburg Open, his first win on golf's European Tour since 2008. Sterne carded an eight-under-par … More »Sterne coasts to comfortable Joburg Open win
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Richard Sterne took charge of Sunday's fourth round to coast to victory in the Joburg Open, his first win on golf's European Tour since 2008. Sterne carded an eight-under-par 64 for a tournament total of 260, seven shots ahead of second-placed Charl Schwartzel. After finishing second …