Tsunami debris heading to US
2012-03-29 08:08:04
A Japanese fishing boat drifting off the coast of western Canada could be the first wave of 1.5 million tons of debris heading toward North America.
US plane makes emergency landing after pilot rant about bomb
2012-03-29 08:08:04
The captain of JetBlue Airways Flight 191 from New York was taken to a hospital after suffering a "medical situation" on board.
US cancer death rates continue to decline
2012-03-29 06:58:08
Rates of death in the United States from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between 2004 and 2008.
Wife defends US soldier accused in Afghan rampage
2012-03-28 08:08:33
The wife of a US soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says her husband showed no signs of post-traumatic stress disorder before he was deployed, and she doesn't feel like she'll ever believe he was involved in the killings.
Parents of slain Florida teen criticize info leaks
2012-03-28 08:08:33
The parents are blaming police for leaking information about their son being suspended for marijuana and details about the fight he had with the shooter.
Lee's sword returns to surrender site
2012-03-26 08:09:38
The sword Confederate General Robert E. Lee had at his side when he surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant is returning to Appomattox.
House fire kills eight in US
2012-03-24 23:40:11
A deadly house fire has killed six children and two adults and injured another two in Charleston, West Virginia of the US.
Veterans repay their wartime debt of thanks
2012-03-24 09:03:09
American World War II veterans are still repaying "debts" to their comrades-in-arms in northern Myanmar.
5 dead in San Francisco house
2012-03-24 07:38:50
Five people were found dead in a house in the western US port city of San Francisco on Friday, in what police suspected as a gun-related murder-suicide case.
2 killed in shooting incident in North Carolina
2012-03-24 07:28:01
Two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting incident occurred in a tire store in the US state of North Carolina on Friday afternoon.
Police in 'Stand Your Ground' killing steps down
2012-03-23 10:44:52
A police chief overseeing the case of an unarmed black teenager shot dead stepped aside on Thursday.
Doctors find clue in quest to predict heart attack
2012-03-23 08:07:38
Too often, people pass a cardiac checkup only to collapse with a heart attack days later. Now scientists have found a clue that one day may help doctors determine if a heart attack is imminent, in hopes of preventing it.