Obama enjoys shave ice in Hawaii
2011-01-04 10:07:48
US President Barack Obama enjoys a shave ice in Kailua, Hawaii Jan 3, 2011.
7 killed by New Year's Eve tornadoes in US
2011-01-02 09:22:59
Shaken residents spent New Year's Day sifting through the wreckage wrought by tornadoes that touched down in several US states in the final hours of 2010, killing seven people in two states.
US sister's kidney donation condition of parole
2010-12-30 11:13:02
Sisters Jamie and Gladys Scott have been behind bars for 16 years for an $11 armed robbery. The 36-year-old Gladys Scott's release is contingent on her giving a kidney to Jamie, her 38-year-old sister, who requires daily dialysis.
US snow storm strands buses, planes, trains
2010-12-28 08:36:06
A powerful East Coast blizzard marooned thousands of would-be air, rail and road travelers Monday, shutting down major airports and rail lines for a second day, stranding buses on buried highways, and forcing New York City subway riders to spend a cold night in unheated trains.
Most bird-like dinosaurs ate plants, new study finds
2010-12-22 11:10:04
Bird-like dinosaurs long believed to be carnivorous predators were in fact plant lovers, with the notable exception of dedicated hunters such as T. rex, United States paleontologists said on Monday.