US arrests White House fence jumper
2011-08-03 08:46:45
The Secret Service has apprehended a man who climbed over the White House fence.
Senate confirms general to head Joint Chiefs
2011-08-03 08:41:57
The Senate has approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Army Gen. Martin Dempsey to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Obama signs debt bill but hardly happy with deal
2011-08-03 08:31:49
President Barack Obama signed emergency debt-limit legislation to avoid an unprecedented national default that he said would have devastated the US economy.
Moody's backs US triple-A rating; outlook negative
2011-08-03 08:26:02
Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday that the United States will retain its triple-A bond rating following passage of legislation to boost the debt ceiling.
US tribe approves same-sex marriage
2011-08-03 08:23:42
A Native American in Washington state has adopted a law recognizing gay marriage, making it only the second tribe in the country known to do so.
Shot US lawmaker returns to cast vote
2011-08-03 07:53:20
Seven months after she was shot in the head, Representative Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House of Representatives to cast her vote on the historic debt-limit bill.
Obama passes bills to raise US debt ceiling
2011-08-03 07:01:33
US President Barack Obama signs the Budget Control Act of 2011 in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 2, 2011. US.
Obama signs bill to raise US debt ceiling
2011-08-03 06:29:41
US President Barack Obama Tuesday afternoon signed a bipartisan bill of raising the nation's debt limit into 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 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.
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.