US Rep. Giffords releases first post-shooting photos
2011-06-13 10:47:12
A smiling US Representative Gabrielle Giffords appeared in photos released on the Internet on Sunday, the first made public since she was shot in the head in January.
Pentagon Papers being released 40 years later
2011-06-13 11:17:29
Four decades after the Pentagon Papers began appearing in The New York Times the once top-secret study of the Vietnam War is being released.
Obama to announce plans to cut govt waste
2011-06-13 13:43:41
President Barack Obama will announce new steps to reduce US government waste, arguing that inefficiency, fraud and abuse are especially troubling during tough economic times.
F-15s intercept plane near Obama holiday retreat
2011-06-13 09:23:23
A small aircraft wandered into the airspace of Camp David, Maryland, while President Barack Obama was there on Saturday, and was intercepted by two F-15 fighter jets patrolling in the area, authorities said.
Asian currencies end rally on poor US data
2011-06-13 08:51:12
Asian currencies halted a three-week rally as signs the world's biggest economy is slowing tempered demand for emerging-market assets and raised concern about the outlook for exports.
Weiner seeks leave of absence from Congress
2011-06-13 08:55:58
A married New York congressman who sent sexually explicit photographs of himself to women he met through social networks said he was entering professional treatment and requested a leave of absence from Congress.
IMF cyber attack aimed to steal insider info
2011-06-12 22:25:08
A major cyber attack on the IMF aimed to steal sensitive insider information, a cyber security expert said, as the race to lead the body which oversees global financial system heated up.
IMF becomes latest known target of major cyber attack
2011-06-12 13:28:19
The IMF, the intergovernmental group that oversees the global financial system and brings together 187 member nations, has become the latest known target of a significant cyber attack.
1998 US Embassy blasts suspect killed
2011-06-12 07:16:59
The al-Qaida mastermind behind the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania was killed this week at a security checkpoint in Somalia.
Rocker Jack White and wife throw a divorce party
2011-06-11 07:53:13
For rocker Jack White and his model wife Karen Elson, parting is such a sweet party!
Gates: NATO alliance future could be 'dim, dismal'
2011-06-11 09:38:11
In a stern rebuke, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that the future of the NATO military alliance is at risk because of European penny-pinching and distaste for front-line combat.
