Two shot dead at Calif. high school

2011-09-29 10:00:16

Two people were shot to death at a high school in Reverside County, southern California Wednesday and the school was placed on lockdown

US man charged in Pentagon explosive plot

2011-09-29 09:15:27

US authorities on Wednesday arrested and charged a Massachusetts man with plotting to damage or destroy the Pentagon and US Capitol

Tape, testimony reveal Jackson's hope for comeback

2011-09-28 11:14:44

Pop star Michael Jackson had high hopes his 2009 "This Is It" concerts would be the spark to revive his flagging career, but in the days before he died his ability to perform was hanging in the balance.

At least 13 killed in Listeria outbreak in US

2011-09-28 09:38:43

At least 13 people had been killed in Listeria outbreak traced to Colorado cantaloupes

Iraq signs deal to buy 18 F-16 warplanes

2011-09-27 14:00:37

Iraq has signed a contract to buy 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes to bolster its air force, an adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday.

Boeing hands first 787 to ANA

2011-09-27 11:29:37

Boeing Co workers presented the company's first 787 Dreamliner in the pouring rain to All Nippon Airways on Monday, capping nearly a decade of development of the world's most advanced jetliner.

Michael Jackson's doctor on trial in singer's death

2011-09-27 14:03:49

More than two years after Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest at his mansion, the doctor who was treating the "Thriller" singer will come before a jury on Tuesday charged with responsibility for his death.

Guard kills US citizen at Kabul CIA base

2011-09-27 06:15:08

An Afghan security guard employed by the U.S. Embassy opened fire inside a CIA office in Kabul on Sunday evening, killing an American contractor and injuring a second person, U.S. and Afghan officials said, in the second major breach of embassy security in two weeks.

Michael Jackson's doctor on trial in singer's death

2011-09-27 14:03:49

More than two years after Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest at his mansion, the doctor who was treating the "Thriller" singer will come before a jury on Tuesday charged with responsibility for his death.

After 3 years, Boeing Dreamliner becomes reality

2011-09-26 08:56:54

Boeing's long-awaited dream machine became a commercial reality on Sunday when the lightweight plastic-composites 787 Dreamliner was formally delivered to its first Japanese customer.

Remains of satellite may never be found, NASA says

2011-09-25 11:25:49

A six-tonne NASA science satellite crashed to Earth on Saturday, leaving a mystery about where a tonne of space debris may have landed.

US space program on a path to decay

2011-09-24 08:33:46

Neil Armstrong told lawmakers on Thursday that the end of the space shuttle era has left the US human spaceflight program in an "embarrassing" state.