21-yr-old Californian crowned Miss USA

2011-06-20 12:51:38

A 21-year-old auburn-haired California girl won the Miss USA crown on Sunday night and will represent the nation in this year's Miss Universe pageant in September in Brazil.

Obama says still wonders about his absent father

2011-06-20 10:26:52

Barack Obama, whose Kenyan father left his family when the future US president was 2 years old, said on Saturday he still thinks about how things would have worked out had his dad been there.

US couple has sextuplets on Father's Day weekend

2011-06-20 10:26:24

It's a big Father's Day for an Alabama man whose wife gave birth to sextuplets.

Obama: Being a dad can be hardest job

2011-06-20 08:51:36

US President Barack Obama says being a dad is sometimes his hardest job, but also the most rewarding.

Impersonator mocks Obama at Republican forum

2011-06-19 10:16:19

An actor impersonating President Barack Obama was ushered off the stage after he mocked the Republican presidential hopefuls and joked about the real president's biracial roots to a room full of conservative activists Saturday.

Michelle Obama aiming to inspire African youth

2011-06-18 21:19:46

Michelle Obama is fond of saying there's no magic to her being first lady.

Former Colombian president denies role in assassination

2011-06-18 17:10:39

Former Colombian President Ernesto Samper on Friday denied involvement in the 1995 assassination of political leader Alvaro Gomez Hurtado.

US is talking to Taliban - Karzai

2011-06-18 16:52:59

The US and other foreign powers are engaged in preliminary taks with the Taliban about a possible settlement to the near decade-long war in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday.

UN Security Council endorses Ban

2011-06-18 07:27:55

The UN Security Council on Friday "adopted by acclamation" a resolution to nominate incumbent UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a second five-year term, the Council president told reporters here.

Al-Zawahri succeeds bin Laden as al-Qaida leader

2011-06-17 06:55:33

Osama bin Laden's longtime second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, has taken control of al-Qaida, the group declared Thursday, marking the ascendancy of a man driven by hatred of the United States who helped plan the 9/11 attacks.

IBM succession chatter heats up near anniversary

2011-06-16 13:30:17

As IBM turns 100 this year, the anniversary coincides with another milestone: CEO Sam Palmisano is turning 60, Lou Gerstner, an outsider and non-techie who engineered the company's turnaround.

Next Playboy has 'runaway bride' sticker on cover

2011-06-16 11:02:32

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, dumped by his fiancee days before their wedding, said on Wednesday he is affixing "Runaway Bride" stickers over her picture on the cover of the magazine's upcoming issue.