Obama 'disappointed' at losing Olympics
2009-10-03 03:18:00
US President Barack Obama is "disappointed" Chicago missed getting the 2016 Olympic Games but doesn't regret putting so much on the line to argue for it, his chief spokesman said Friday.
Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympic Games
2009-10-03 01:05:54
Rio de Janeiro was chosen as the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games after an International Olympic Committee vote in Copenhagen Friday. Obama 'disappointed'
Rio, Madrid still in race for 2016 Olympics
2009-10-03 00:35:08
The race for the 2016 Olympics has come down to just Rio de Janeiro and Madrid, with the International Olympic Committee eliminating Chicago in a stunning first round of voting. Tokyo was knocked out in the second round.
Chicago, Tokyo don't get 2016 Olympics
2009-10-02 23:42:09
Tokyo were eliminated after the second round of voting for the 2016 Olympics host city. Rio de Janeiro and Madrid go through to a final round of voting, after Chicago were eliminated in the first round.
US jobless rate hits 9.8%, highest since 1983
2009-10-02 22:19:29
The US unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in September, the highest since June 1983, as employers cut far more jobs than expected, indicating the recession is still inflicting widespread pain.
Canadian bishop in child porn case surrenders
2009-10-02 20:02:30
A Canadian Roman Catholic bishop facing child pornography charges surrendered to police on Thursday, a day after police issued a nationwide arrest warrant for him.
Obama makes pitch for Olympics
2009-10-02 17:29:41
In a hometown pitch for the world's biggest sporting event, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders to give the 2016 Summer Games to Chicago, saying the US "is ready and eager to assume that sacred trust."
Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily
2009-10-02 14:31:56
Taking the stand for the first time since she was snatched, Elizabeth Smart testified that her captor raped her three or four times a day.
Cheaper Manhattan apartments draw buyers
2009-10-02 14:30:46
A fall of more than 10 percent in the average apartment price in Manhattan in the third quarter from a year earlier attracted buyers who pushed up the number of sales by over 45 percent in just one quarter.
Obama uses personal touch for Chicago Olympics bid
2009-10-02 14:10:34
US President Barack Obama is putting his personal powers of persuasion on the line in a pitch in Copenhagen in support of Chicago's Olympics bid.
US, Iran come closer at meet
2009-10-02 07:47:51
GENEVA: A US envoy held one-on-one talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator for the first time yesterday during a meeting with five other world powers hoping to convince Teheran to freeze its atomic drive.
Secret Service: Facebook poll no threat to Obama
2009-10-02 02:10:46
The Secret Service has determined that a juvenile was behind the online survey that asked whether people thought President Barack Obama should be assassinated, an agency spokesman said Thursday.