Lawmakers mock Obama claim on Libya
2011-06-17 05:54:26
Republicans and Democrats on Thursday derided President Barack Obama's claim that US air attacks against Libya do not constitute hostilities and demanded that...
US lawmaker quites over lewd photos
2011-06-17 03:21:31
US congressman Anthony Weiner announced his resignation Thursday, done in by lewd photos he took of himself, sent to women online and then adamantly lied about after being caught.
NASA fuels shuttle Atlantis in last-launch test
2011-06-16 12:10:00
NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday, but it was only a test leading up to the last flight of the 30-year program.
Kissinger donates 1 million papers to Yale
2011-06-16 10:48:33
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will donate his collection of some one million documents and objects covering his life as a diplomat, scholar and consultant to Yale University.
US government serves up food history at Archives
2011-06-16 10:37:09
A venerable fixture of the US capital is offering visitors a peek at presidential recipes including Lyndon B. Johnson's Texas chili, John F. Kennedy's Cape Cod chowder.
NY House passed Gay marriage bill
2011-06-16 10:20:44
The New York state Assembly approved a bill allowing same-sex marriage and the measure is likely to face a vote in the Senate, where it only needs support from one more senator to pass.
US house infested with snakes, ex-residents say
2011-06-16 09:58:39
The five-bedroom house sits on pastoral acreage in the rural US countryside. At a price less than $180,000, it seemed a steal. But a bargain it wasn't.
Navy ship that buried bin Laden returns to US port
2011-06-16 09:57:21
The USS Carl Vinson returned from a seven month deployment that became historic last month when the aircraft carrier buried Osama bin Laden at sea.
Saudi, US debated oil reserve swap before OPEC
2011-06-16 09:53:06
It was to be a swap felt around the world - a plan privately discussed by the world's largest oil exporter and the globe's biggest consumer to take the heat out of $120-plus oil prices.
'Weiner asked me to lie about talks'
2011-06-16 09:12:03
A former porn actress who exchanged emails and messages over Twitter with US Rep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday he asked her to lie about their interactions
Hackers say they hit CIA website
2011-06-16 08:58:38
A group of hackers who breached the Senate's computer system this week claimed responsibility Wednesday for problems with the CIA's website.
'Hibernation' of sunspots predicted
2011-06-16 07:56:28
US scientists say the familiar sunspot cycle seems to be entering a hibernation period unseen since the 17th century, a pattern that could have a slight cooling effect on global temperatures.