Errors don't just happen at hospitals
2011-06-16 07:56:28
Malpractice claims for medical errors are common outside hospitals, according to a US study that highlights safety problems at doctors' offices as well.
TV time tied to diabetes, death
2011-06-16 07:56:28
People who spend more hours in front of the television are at greater risk of dying, or developing diabetes and heart disease, with even two hours of television a day having a marked effect
Pakistan 'arrests CIA informants'
2011-06-16 07:56:28
Pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested five CIA informants who fed information to the US spy agency before the raid last month which killed Osama bin Laden
Hackers again break into US Senate website
2011-06-16 06:46:52
Hackers broke into the US Senate's public website for the second time in a week but were prevented from getting any sensitive data, a security spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
US lawmakers sue Obama over Libya
2011-06-16 04:20:04
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have sued President Barack Obama for taking military action in Libya without authorisation from Congress.
Czechs pull out of US missile shield plan
2011-06-16 00:21:41
The Czech Republic is withdrawing from US missile defense plans out of frustration at its diminished role, the Czech defense minister told The Associated Press Wednesday.
Obama, Boehner golf to get debt talks out of rough
2011-06-15 14:09:25
US President Barack Obama and Republican leader John Boehner will hit the golf course on Saturday with many hoping that over 18 holes they can knock Washington's troubled debt limit talks out of the rough.
Torture, botched detention dog CIA
2011-06-15 12:26:52
The CIA's inspector general has resumed asking questions about a botched operation in which the agency mistook a vacationing German citizen for a terrorist, then captured him and held him for months in a secret prison.
US worries about Yemen, Somalia terrorist links
2011-06-15 09:55:05
The US is worried that the continuing unrest in Yemen could fuel connections between al-Qaida-linked militants there and al-Shabab insurgents in Somalia
NY gay marriage gains support in state Senate
2011-06-15 09:37:39
After a second day of a lobbying blitz and propelled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's personal appeal to Republican state senators, a measure to legalize gay marriage in New York drew to within one vote of passing.
US House Speaker warns Obama over Libya
2011-06-15 09:27:33
House Speaker John Boehner warned Obama that he was skating on thin legal ice by keeping US forces involved in Libya for nearly three months without the authorization of Congress.
Huntsman joins US presidential race
2011-06-15 09:25:37
Officials say that former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a former U.S. ambassador to China, is running for president.