Ex-IMF chief moved to townhouse in New York
2011-05-26 09:41:36
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was moved on Wednesday from a temporary apartment to a luxurious townhouse in New York's TriBeCa neighborhood where he will await trial.
US lawmakers push to get US out of Afghanistan
2011-05-26 09:05:49
Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, it is time to end the war in Afghanistan and bring US troops home, several Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives demanded on Wednesday.
Ex-husband speaks out in Schwarzenegger child case
2011-05-26 08:25:41
The ex-husband of the woman identified by some media as the mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's out-of-wedlock son says he feels betrayed by the former governor.
Finger length tied to knee injury risk
2011-05-26 08:01:11
"Manly" hands might signal an increased risk of suffering a knee injury, if one study is correct.
NASA gives up on rover recovery
2011-05-26 08:01:11
Officials say Spirit likely fell victim to Mars' frigid winter
Flights canceled at Chicago airport
2011-05-26 07:01:32
More than 400 flights were canceled at O' Hare International Airport by early Wednesday due to rain and poor visibility caused by heavy storms that moved through the Chicago area.
13 people killed by violent storms
2011-05-26 06:52:06
Violent storms killed at least 13 people in the US states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas on Tuesday evening, authorities said Wednesday.
Obama aims to reassure Europe it still matters
2011-05-25 15:20:50
President Barack Obama is plunging back into the complex security debates over Afghanistan, Libya and uprisings in the Middle East.
A race to find survivors before more storms in US
2011-05-25 11:03:39
Emergency crews drilled through concrete at a ruined Home Depot, making peepholes in the rubble in hopes of finding lost shoppers and employees. A dog clambered through the shattered remains of a house, sniffing for any sign of the woman and infant who lived there.
Violent thunderstorms kill 6 in Oklahoma, Kansas
2011-05-25 10:45:33
A line of violent thunderstorms roared across middle America on Tuesday, killing six people in two states, with several tornadoes touching down in Oklahoma and high winds pounding rural Kansas.
Tornado death toll rises to 122
2011-05-25 10:32:16
The massive tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo. is now officially the deadliest single twister in the US in nearly six decades with a death toll of at least 122.
Google to unveil mobile payments Thursday
2011-05-25 10:09:33
Google Inc will take the wraps off a mobile payment system on Thursday that lets consumers pay at checkout with phones instead of cards, a source said, hoping to beat Visa and others to the punch.