NASA to launch Jupiter probe Juno in August

2011-07-06 08:51:34

NASA's Juno spacecraft is 30 days away before its first launch window opens, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced on Tuesday.

Late talkers do fine as they grow up: Study

2011-07-06 08:19:16

In good news for parents of children who talk late, an Australian study shows that a slow start on language is unlikely to have lingering effects on the children's mental health.

The man who hunted Osama bin Laden

2011-07-05 14:30:03

In the hunt for the world's most-wanted terrorist, there may have been no one more important than a career CIA analyst.

Fox News hacker tweets Obama dead

2011-07-04 22:56:09

It was the latest incident in a series of high-profile global wave of hackings over the past few weeks.

US congratulates Thailand on general election

2011-07-04 11:23:50

The US congratulated Thailand on its general election on Sunday in which the opposition party declared victory, the State Department said on Sunday.

Congress urged to resolve debt issue

2011-07-04 11:20:27

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa suggested on Sunday that Congress should resign if it failed to resolve the debt issue.

Atlantis opens next chapter, says NASA

2011-07-03 09:54:59

The Atlantis mission to be launched by NASA on July 8 will not be an end to the space age, as some media suggest.

Strauss-Kahn returns to NYC townhouse

2011-07-03 08:53:08

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has returned to his rented New York City townhouse after leaving for a few hours.

Small plane intercepted near Camp David

2011-07-03 08:09:05

A two-seat plane had to be escorted to the ground by an F-15 fighter after straying into a restricted zone around Camp David in Maryland.

July 4 fireworks banned for fear of wildfires

2011-07-02 08:17:23

From Arizona to Florida, there will be fewer oohs and aahs at the rockets' red glare this Fourth of July: Many cities and counties across the nation's drought-stricken southern tier are banning fireworks because of the risk of wildfires

Shriver files for divorce from Schwarzenegger

2011-07-02 08:05:34

Six weeks after Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he had fathered a child out of wedlock, his wife Maria Shriver filed divorce papers Friday to end their marriage of 25 years.

US will maintain leadership in space exploration:NASA chief

2011-07-02 07:34:58

The Atlantis mission that will be launched by NASA on July 8 will not be an end to the space age, as some media suggest.