Locke approved as US commerce secretary
2009-03-25 19:00:42
Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American who ever led a US state government, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday as commerce secretary.
Madoff's prison number a lottery hit in NY
2009-03-25 16:16:49
Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff is a lucky charm for one New York City construction worker.
WWII code crackers reunite, pride unbroken
2009-03-25 14:49:22
During World War II, the best brains in Britain cracked Germany's encrypted secrets but never broke their own code of silence.
Japanese man certified as double A-bomb victim
2009-03-25 13:59:25
A 93-year-old Japanese man has become the first person certified as a survivor of both US atomic bombings at the end of World War II, officials said Tuesday.
Dutch to return ancient king's head to Ghana
2009-03-21 15:20:13
The severed head of King Badu Bonsu II is going home to Ghana, around 170 years after it was hacked off in retaliation for the slayings of two Dutch emissaries whose skulls were hung from the tribal leader's throne.
Transgender wife gets 4 years for husband's death
2009-03-21 11:14:33
Mason was sentenced Friday to four years in prison on her guilty plea to reckless homicide. She expressed remorse to her family members during a hearing in Geauga County court.
2 octuplets return from hospital to SoCal home
2009-03-18 14:53:38
Two of the world's longest-surviving octuplets came home from the hospital Tuesday night, greeted by a crush of photographers, neighbors and curious onlookers gathered on a cul de sac where the mother will raise her 14 children.
Bush to write book about his 12 toughest decisions
2009-03-18 11:41:28
Former President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that he won't criticize Barack Obama because the new US president "deserves my silence," and said he plans to write a book about the 12 toughest decisions he made in office.
US pastor houses child killer, riles town
2009-03-18 11:18:25
A pastor in New England town thought he was doing good when he took in a convicted child killer who had served his time but had nowhere to go. But some neighbors vehemently disagree.
'Untouchable' woman aims to lead India
2009-03-17 10:54:40
A firebrand politician, self-styled living goddess and champion of India's most oppressed class is making a powerful, and some say credible, play to become the country's first "untouchable" premier.
California due to release 1970s radical Olson
2009-03-16 09:44:48
Sara Jane Olson is scheduled to be released from a California prison this week.
Former Pakistani PM's movement restricted
2009-03-15 14:24:37
The government of Pakistan has restricted the movement of former Prime Minister and chief of a major opposition party Nawaz Sharif on Sunday, the private TV channel DAWN NEWS reported.