Singer-songwriters at sea on Cayamo cruises

2011-06-10 08:01:28

Cayamo concerts are different in several ways. They start on time. They last only an hour. And the speakers hanging from the ceiling tend to sway.

Clinton wants World Bank job

2011-06-10 06:10:19

The US secretary of state considers leaving her job next year to become head of the World Bank.

Lightning hits US military base

2011-06-09 08:05:15

Two Air Force Reserve cadets were taken to a hospital by ambulance and 75 others by bus after a lightning strike Wednesday at a southern Mississippi military training base, a spokeswoman said.

ROK, US conduct joint military drill

2011-06-09 07:44:19

Forces of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States conducted a joint military drill on Wednesday, the first ROK-led exercise as the allies prepare for the planned transfer of Seoul's wartime operation command.

Leading Republican calls on Weiner to resign

2011-06-09 07:44:19

A top Republican called on Democratic US Representative Anthony Weiner to resign, saying Congress cannot afford to be distracted by the sexually charged photos and tweets he sent to women.

Veteran US astronaut still passionate about space travel

2011-06-09 07:44:19

Nearly 40 years since his milestone trip to the Moon, Eugene Cernan remains passionate about space.

US debt default unimaginable, creditors say

2011-06-08 16:45:13

Allowing a brief US debt default to force government spending cuts is a "horrible idea" that could destabilize the world economy and sour already tense relations with big creditors,

IMF: US slowdown likely temporary

2011-06-08 15:52:07

The Federal Reserve does not need to consider additional monetary policy stimulus as the world's largest economy is likely to pick up in coming quarters due to growth in exports and disposable incomes.

US, S Korea launch joint military exercises

2011-06-08 13:36:39

A South Korean Army's K-1 tank releases smoke bombs to hide itself during the US-South Korea joint military exercise at a shooting range near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 45 km (28 miles) north of Seoul, June 8, 2011.

Fighter jet crashes in Wisconsin

2011-06-08 10:20:25

The US National Guard said that an F-16 crashed early Tuesday afternoon during a routine training flight in southern Wisconsin, the United States

Obama toasts Merkel at Rose Garden dinner

2011-06-08 10:07:17

President Barack Obama has toasted German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a Rose Garden dinner as an extraordinary leader.

8,000 Marijuana plants seized in Michigan

2011-06-08 09:06:20

In one of the largest raids in history of the US state of Michigan, authority seized about 8,000 marijuana plants worth at least 8 million dollars from a property in Lenawee County