S Korea, US hold security talks
2011-04-27 13:44:07
Senior defense and foreign affairs officials of South Korea and the United States held talks over issues ranging from their alliance and the DPRK.
US town changes name to Spurlock movie title
2011-04-27 13:26:43
About 31,000 central Pennsylvanians will soon be living in a joke. Beginning at 1 pm Wednesday, the city of Altoona will change its name to "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," after the latest film by sarcastic documentarian Morgan Spurlock.
High radiation levels found at Ohio nuke plant
2011-04-27 10:58:32
High radiation levels recorded at a nuclear reactor in northeast Ohio have prompted a special inspection by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Amazon eyes rosy revenue
2011-04-27 10:02:18
Amazon.com gave a confident revenue forecast that suggested its aggressive expansion into new businesses is paying off, soothing concerns about its slimmed-down profit margin.
Obama directs $25M non-lethal aid to Libyan rebels
2011-04-27 09:21:20
President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of up to $25 million in surplus government goods to support Libyan opposition groups and protect civilians threatened by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
women surpass men in advanced degrees
2011-04-27 09:17:19
For the first time, American women have passed men in gaining advanced college degrees as well as bachelor's degrees, part of a trend that is helping redefine who goes off to work.
'Obama wasn't qualified for Ivy League'
2011-04-27 09:11:42
Real estate mogul Donald Trump suggested in an interview Monday that President Barack Obama had been a poor student who did not deserve to be admitted to the Ivy League universities he attended..
Sony PlayStation suffers massive data breach
2011-04-27 09:08:13
Sony suffered a massive breach in its video game online network that led to the theft of names, addresses and possibly credit card data belonging to 77 million user accounts.
US, British discuss Libya, Afghanistan
2011-04-27 08:14:51
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday met with his British counterpart Liam Fox, and the two focused their discussions on the situation in Libya, Syria and Afghanistan.
Carter arrives in DPRK for talks
2011-04-27 08:00:19
The three-day visit is aimed at easing tension on the Korean Peninsula.
US to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco
2011-04-26 19:39:37
The US government said on Monday it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.
Over 15,000 US servicemen to remain in Iraq
2011-04-26 16:30:05
The Iraqi government is preparing to accept the presence of more than 15,000 US servicemen in Iraq to protect the US interests after the deadline of US troops' pullout by the end of 2011.
