- Big terror arrest? Man claims mistaken identity in Cairo AP - 44 mins ago
An Egyptian named by the United States as one of al-Qaida's top figures was arrested in Cairo, but he denied the link in comments to reporters. More »Big terror arrest? Man claims mistaken identity in Cairo
- Stockton, Calif., could become biggest city to go bankrupt AP - 1 hr 55 mins ago
The city of Stockton in California's crop-abundant Central Valley has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation and one of the highest crime and unemployment rates. More »Stockton, Calif., could become biggest city to go bankrupt
- 1 killed, 13 injured by possible tornado in Mo. AP - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
At least one person has been killed in southwest Missouri as possible tornadoes whipped the Midwest, causing numerous injuries and significant damage. More »1 killed, 13 injured by possible tornado in Mo.
At least one person has been killed in southwest Missouri as possible tornadoes whipped the Midwest, causing numerous injuries and significant damage.
- Still winless, upbeat Ron Paul vows to keep picking up delegates ABC News - 9 hrs ago
Ron Paul may not have been a major player in Michigan and Arizona, but he promises to continue to be noisy in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. More »Still winless, upbeat Ron Paul vows to keep picking up delegates
- Syrian army assaults rebel districts Reuters - 1 hr 15 mins ago
Syrian troops launched a ground attack in Homs on Wednesday in an apparent attempt to overrun the rebel-held Baba Amro neighborhood that has endured 25 days of siege and fierce bombardment, opposition sources said. More »Syrian army assaults rebel districts
- Gitmo prisoner emerges from shadows for plea deal AP - 6 hrs ago
- How a 'Starshade' can help a space telescope find E.T. Time.com - 2 hrs 44 mins ago
Planet hunters are right on the verge of finding a world beyond the sun where life could plausibly exist -- a planet more or less the size of Earth, with balmy temperatures and enough water to sustain biological activity.
- Hamas signals a break with Iran, but is that good for Israel? Time.com - 5 hrs ago
A popular Washington illusion once held that the right combination of incentives and punishments might "peel off" Syria's President Bashar al-Assad from Iran's "Axis of Resistance," but nobody would have predicted that the weak link in Iran's alliance of radicals would turn out to be the Palestinian Islamists of Hamas. …
- Interpol says 25 suspected Anonymous hackers arrested AP - 6 hrs ago
- Coach who chased Ohio shooter doesn't feel like a hero Reuters - 10 hrs ago
- 7 accused in $375 million Medicare fraud scheme AP - 12 hrs ago
- Could take 5 years to get 6 percent unemployment Reuters - 11 hrs ago
(Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery is "frustratingly slow" and it could take four to five years to ratchet the unemployment rate down to about 6 percent, from more than 8 percent now, a top Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday. The recovery is held back by the housing market and Europe's debt crisis among other …
- 1 dead after Coast Guard helicopter crash in Ala. AP - 3 hrs ago
- Virginia Senate passes revised ultrasound abortion law Reuters - 7 hrs ago
The Virginia state Senate on Tuesday approved a law forcing a woman to have an ultrasound before an abortion but left out a provision harshly criticized by women's rights groups.
- Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe to retire ABC News - 15 hrs ago
- Nuke plant chief: Fukushima still vulnerable AP - 11 hrs ago
- Obama lays out detention rules for al Qaeda suspects Reuters - 11 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama issued a policy directive on Tuesday making clear that not all al Qaeda suspects would be held in U.S. military custody, fleshing out exceptions allowed under a sweeping defense bill that sought to have the Pentagon prosecute most suspects. Under the directive, al Qaeda suspects …
- U.S. sees 'more of the same' from new N.Korea leader Reuters - 14 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New North Korean leader Kim Jung-un looks unlikely to depart from the nuclear brinkmanship, threats to his region and repression of his father and grandfather, the top U.S. military commander for the Asia-Pacific region said on Tuesday. "He's a Kim, and he's surrounded by an uncle and Kim Jong-il's …
- Students in Washington state town evacuated over threat Reuters - 12 hrs ago
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Authorities evacuated some 900 students from a three-school compound in a small town in central Washington state and shut down a highway on Tuesday after a bomb threat was found on a computer at the high school. Police using bomb dogs searched the high school, middle-school and elementary school in Cle …
- Wyoming narrowly defeats measure to prepare for apocalypse Reuters - 12 hrs ago
CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - In a sign of rising consumer confidence prevailing over go-it-alone pessimism in the Cowboy State, Wyoming lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly defeated a "doomsday bill" to help the state prepare for a total collapse of the U.S. government and economy. The bill, rejected on a 30-27 vote by the state …
- Venezuela says Chavez fine after Cuba surgery Reuters - 15 hrs ago
CARACAS (Reuters) - Surgeons removed a lesion from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's pelvis and the socialist leader is in "good physical condition" after the operation, his vice president said on Tuesday. Chavez, 57, had new surgery in Cuba despite his previous insistence that he had been cured of cancer after two procedures …
- Virginia repeals one-a-month limit on handgun purchases Reuters - 10 hrs ago
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia repealed a one-per-month limit on handgun purchases on Tuesday, less than five years after a mentally-deranged student used handguns to massacre 32 people at Virginia Tech University in the worst single act of gun violence in U.S. history. Governor Bob McDonnell, who is high on …
TOKYO (Reuters) - Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, could possibly run 9.4 seconds over 100 metres at this year's London Olympics, Games organising committee chairman Sebastian Coe said on Wednesday. … More »Bolt could run 9.4 in London, says Coe
TOKYO (Reuters) - Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, could possibly run 9.4 seconds over 100 metres at this year's London Olympics, Games organising committee chairman Sebastian Coe said on Wednesday. Asked about media reports that Bolt was planning an assault on his world record of 9.58 in London, Coe told Reuters that …