Space Needle contest aims to send person to space
2011-08-02 13:32:11
Organizers want to go beyond Earth to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Seattle's iconic Space Needle.
Scientists discover oxygen molecules in space
2011-08-02 13:29:40
Scientists have discovered oxygen molecules in deep space in a region of the Orion nebula, some 1,500 light years from the Earth, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Monday.
Naked performance art on Wall St. ends in arrests
2011-08-02 11:24:20
Some artists got naked on Wall Street during a performance art piece _ and then they got arrested.
Polygamist leader: God demands judge's removal
2011-08-02 11:11:32
Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs made a third attempt Monday to remove the Texas judge overseeing his child sex assault case _ this time claiming God himself demands a change.
New York wedding planners brace for same-sex boom
2011-08-02 10:45:25
New York City's event planners are gearing up for a surge in business after the Empire State embraced same-sex marriage and hundreds of couples rush to tie the knot.
US airport inspectors work without pay
2011-08-02 10:45:25
Republicans late Monday blocked a bipartisan US Senate plan to end the partial shutdown of the FAA.
US experts urge continued dialogue with DPRK
2011-08-02 13:36:53
The United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should continue their dialogue so that they could understand each other's positions, US experts said.
FBI files reveal more threats to late Sen. Kennedy
2011-08-02 10:52:30
Newly released FBI documents reveal that threats against the late Sen. Edward Kennedy continued long after the assassinations of his brothers.
US challenges tough Alabama immigration law
2011-08-02 10:05:30
Last year, the Justice Department obtained a preliminary injunction against a similarly stringent Arizona immigration law.
US government hankers for hackers
2011-08-02 13:47:36
The National Security Agency has a challenge for hackers who think they're hot stuff: prove it by working on the "hardest problems on Earth."
US is 'parasite' on global economy: Putin
2011-08-02 06:45:55
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Monday of living beyond its means "like a parasite" on the global economy.
US House passes debt ceiling bill
2011-08-02 08:25:36
Emergency legislation to avoid an economy-rattling government default sped through the House Monday night, a scant day before the deadline for action.
