US airport guard accused of Obama threat
2009-10-22 02:02:55
A private security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport has been arrested on charges of threatening President Barack Obama.
Police say 29 dead in Rio drug violence
2009-10-22 02:01:57
Police killed three suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, bringing to 29 the total number of deaths since the city's worst recent outbreak of violence erupted over the weekend.
14th Mexico Int'l Clown Festival
2009-10-21 16:38:37
The 14th Mexico International Clown Festival kicked off on Oct. 19 with the participation of some 500 clowns from Mexico, Peru, the United States, Honduras and Salvador.
Man wanted in Europe found working at Neb. prison
2009-10-21 13:56:40
A man wanted in Europe has landed in a Nebraska prison for the state's most dangerous criminals...
Lawsuit details Madoff's bottom-bunk prison life
2009-10-21 13:43:58
Fallen financier Bernard Madoff has plunged from his Manhattan penthouse to the lower bunk of a cell he shares with a drug offender at a federal prison, where he eats pizza cooked by a child molester and hangs around with a mob boss and a convicted spy, according to legal papers filed Tuesday.
Sperm donor passed on sudden death heart defect
2009-10-21 11:34:36
A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report.
Over half of H1N1 flu cases are under-25s: US
2009-10-21 11:15:50
Half of those hospitalized with the new H1N1 virus are under 25, a clear illustration that the pandemic is affecting the young disproportionately, US health officials said on Tuesday.
Senate OKs move of Gitmo prisoners to US for trial
2009-10-21 10:49:53
President Barack Obama won a modest victory Tuesday in his continuing effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba and allowing the government to continue to transfer detainees to the United States for prosecution.
Obama promises to keep deadline of withdrawal from Iraq
2009-10-21 04:58:12
US President Barack Obama met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki here on Tuesday, saying that his administration will keep its promise to withdraw troops from Iraq by August 2010.
US scientist held for trying to spy for Israel
2009-10-20 14:20:40
A former US government scientist was arrested on Monday for attempted espionage in an undercover operation with FBI agents posing as Israeli intelligence officers.
Obama aides say Fox News is not news
2009-10-20 13:24:57
White House advisers pledged on Sunday to book administration officials on Fox News despite claims by the president's inner circle that Fox is a Republican mouthpiece.
14th Latin American Clown Convention opens
2009-10-20 13:02:52
About 800 clowns are gathering in Mexico City, Mexico to participate in the 14th Latin American Clown Convention, which will be held from October 19 to 22.