New Mexico shaded by wild forest fire
2011-06-14 10:31:55
Smoke from the Wallow Wildfire obscures the sun at a road check point west of the Reserve, New Mexico June 13, 2011.
Hackers break into US Senate computers
2011-06-14 09:52:41
The US Senate's website was hacked over the weekend, leading to a review of all of its websites, in the latest embarrassing breach of security to hit a major US-based institution.
Republicans assail Obama in first big debate
2011-06-14 09:35:49
Republican White House hopefuls criticized President Barack Obama's handling of the economy from the opening moments of their first major debate of the campaign season Monday night
70% of arms seized in Mexico from US
2011-06-14 09:24:35
A US congressional report says about 70 percent of the guns seized by authorities in Mexico and submitted to a US gun-tracing program originated in the United States
Obama says he would resign if he were Weiner
2011-06-14 09:19:41
President Barack Obama, increasing pressure on Rep. Anthony Weiner to quit, said Monday that "I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign."
Michelle Bachman ready to run for president
2011-06-14 09:14:09
US Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann on Monday night said on the first Republican primary debate she had filed paperwork to run for President.
WWII bomber crashes in Chicago
2011-06-14 06:37:27
A World War II bomber on Monday crashed and burned after it took off from Aurora Municipal Airport in the west of Chicago and all the seven people on board have escaped without injury
Obama to announce plans to cut govt waste
2011-06-13 13:43:41
President Barack Obama will announce new steps to reduce US government waste, arguing that inefficiency, fraud and abuse are especially troubling during tough economic times.
Pentagon Papers being released 40 years later
2011-06-13 11:17:29
Four decades after the Pentagon Papers began appearing in The New York Times the once top-secret study of the Vietnam War is being released.
US Rep. Giffords releases first post-shooting photos
2011-06-13 10:47:12
A smiling US Representative Gabrielle Giffords appeared in photos released on the Internet on Sunday, the first made public since she was shot in the head in January.
F-15s intercept plane near Obama holiday retreat
2011-06-13 09:23:23
A small aircraft wandered into the airspace of Camp David, Maryland, while President Barack Obama was there on Saturday, and was intercepted by two F-15 fighter jets patrolling in the area, authorities said.
Weiner seeks leave of absence from Congress
2011-06-13 08:55:58
A married New York congressman who sent sexually explicit photographs of himself to women he met through social networks said he was entering professional treatment and requested a leave of absence from Congress.