White House blasts Libya defunding vote
2011-06-21 06:37:10
The White House on Monday blasted Congress for threatening to defund the military mission in Libya, saying it sends a "bad message."
Obama to unveil Afghan troop plan on Wed.
2011-06-21 08:26:35
President Barack Obama will announce the critical next steps in America's decade-long war in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
US first lady leaves for Africa
2011-06-20 11:11:04
US first lady Michelle Obama left for Africa on Sunday, embarking on her second official solo journey abroad with a goal of advancing US policies on education, health, and democracy.
US couple has sextuplets on Father's Day weekend
2011-06-20 10:26:24
It's a big Father's Day for an Alabama man whose wife gave birth to sextuplets.
Four shot to death at NY pharmacy
2011-06-20 10:26:30
A gunman fatally shot four people inside a pharmacy in a New York suburb Sunday morning, killing everyone inside the store in what police said looked like a robbery gone wrong.
Winds to challenge crews battling US wildfires
2011-06-20 10:00:01
Extremely high winds are expected to challenge firefighters trying to protect homes threatened by a pair of fires in southern and eastern Arizona on Sunday.
Flood surges over levees in Missouri
2011-06-20 14:45:19
Several levees in northern Missouri were failing Sunday to hold back the surge of water being released from upstream dams, and officials and...
Some Methodist in US clergy defy gay marriage ban
2011-06-20 13:34:45
A growing number of pastors in the United Methodist Church say they are no longer willing to obey a church rule that prohibits them from officiating at same-sex marriages, despite the potential threat of being disciplined or dismissed from the church.
Obama says still wonders about his absent father
2011-06-20 10:26:52
Barack Obama, whose Kenyan father left his family when the future US president was 2 years old, said on Saturday he still thinks about how things would have worked out had his dad been there.
Obamas celebrate Father's Day with ice cream
2011-06-20 09:28:25
President Barack Obama and his daughters celebrated a sweet Father's Day, paying a visit to a Georgetown ice cream parlor before the girls left with their mother on a trip to Africa.
Obama 'didn't break law' in handling Libya conflict
2011-06-20 06:30:44
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday defended the military operation in Libya, saying President Barack Obama didn't break the War Powers Act in handling the conflict.
Namesakes support stricken town
2011-06-20 08:04:43
Phil Campbells raise money for tornado-hit Alabama community
