US reiterates closure of Guantanamo prison

2011-04-26 08:26:51

The Unites States on Monday reiterated its commitment to the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison in the wake of damaging leaks of classified documents on the infamous facility.

500-year-old book surfaces in Utah

2011-04-26 07:40:40

Book dealer Ken Sanders has seen a lot of nothing in his decades appraising "rare" finds pulled from attics and basements, storage sheds and closets.

US man kills girlfriend, self

2011-04-25 22:08:03

Police say they're trying to determine what led a man to kill his girlfriend from the Philippines at her brother's New York state home before turning a gun on himself.

3 US hikers to face trial in Iran

2011-04-25 16:17:43

Three Americans detained in Iran on the charges of espionage are to stand trial on May 11, local ISNA news agency reported Monday.

1 teen dead after shooting in US

2011-04-25 13:29:27

Police say a 16-year-old who was on a weekend pass from a children's home has fatally shot a 17-year-old boy and critically wounded his own 17-year-old sister after finding them together.

Workers recover body of trapped US miner

2011-04-25 12:44:57

The operator of a northern Idaho silver mine says workers have recovered the body of a miner who was trapped when a tunnel collapsed nine days ago.

NYC friends reach LA after $5,000 cab fare

2011-04-25 10:11:12

Two friends who hired a New York City cab driver to drive them across the United States for $5,000 have arrived in Los Angeles.

Tragic romance eclipses 2nd-to-last-shuttle flight

2011-04-25 09:54:08

Mark Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, would be here in Florida watching.

US should be cautious about going after Gaddafi

2011-04-25 08:07:07

The United States should be cautious about directly going after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his inner circle, said US Republican Senator John McCain on Sunday.

Turkey chides Obama over remarks on Armenian killings

2011-04-24 20:08:42

Turkey on Sunday criticized US President Barack Obama over his remarks on Armenian allegations on the killing of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire

US offers no new peace plan for Palestinians: Abbas

2011-04-24 20:01:42

The United States has not yet talked with Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about a new peace plan in the Middle East,

US default could be economic doomsday

2011-04-24 14:14:49

US has never defaulted on its debt and Democrats and Republicans say they don't want it to happen now.Banker: China should reduce FX reserves