California's disappearing lake
In this Dec. 27, 2010 photo, the barren earth and dead trees reveal the blight of the Salton Sea, where water conservation efforts are attempting to restore the once natural playground and tourist site. The evaporating Salton Sea is the flashpoint for the latest dispute in California's water wars, testing an uneasy alliance that has sought to wean the Golden State from overreliance on Colorado River water.Read More ...
The anatomy of China’s money and murder scandal
Allegations of bribery, corruption, even charges of murder has one of China's most powerful families sitting on the outside of power looking in. Bo Xilai was once a superstar in the Chinese Communist Party, but no longer. He's been under the microscope for his own abuse of power and lost his job because of it. [...]Read More ...
Rick Perry endorses Mitt Romney
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Obamas to kick off campaign together at Ohio, Virginia rallies
With the general election match-up now in focus, President Obama’s campaign is kicking into a higher gear, announcing the first two public rallies of year that will feature both the president and first lady Michelle Obama.Read More ...
Analysts say North Korea's new missiles are fakes
Analysts who have studied photos of a half-dozen ominous new North Korean missiles showcased recently at a lavish military parade say they were fakes, and not very convincing ones, casting further doubt on the country's claims of military prowess.Read More ...
No evidence that mobile phones harm health: study
There is no convincing evidence that the use of mobile phones damages human health, a "comprehensive" review of scientific evidence said on Thursday.Read More ...
Add kidneys to list of things that can be recycled
It turns out you can recycle just about anything these days — even kidneys and other organs donated for transplants.Read More ...
CISPA cybersecurity bill gets veto threat from Obama
The White House came out strongly against a bipartisan but controversial House bill designed to protect the country's infrastructure from cyberattack, warning that President Barack Obama would veto if it passes in its current form over civil liberties concerns and other worries.Read More ...
Senate votes to slow closing of post offices
The Senate offered a lifeline to the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday, voting to give the struggling agency an $11 billion cash infusion while delaying controversial decisions on closing post offices and ending Saturday delivery.Read More ...
Burger King makes cage-free eggs, pork promise
In a boost to animal welfare activists looking to get livestock out of cramped cages, Burger King will be the first major U.S. fast-food chain to give all of its chickens and pigs some room to roam.Read More ...
Mississippi Gov.: Democrats' mission in life is 'to abort children'
Days after he signed a law that would effectively shut down his state’s only remaining abortion-performing clinic, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant accused Democrats of having one mission in life: “to abort children.”Read More ...
Indonesia suspends U.S. beef imports over mad cow disease
Indonesia will suspend imports of U.S. beef from Thursday because of a confirmed U.S. case of mad cow disease, Vice Agriculture Minister Rusman Heriawan told Reuters. No time frame was given for the stoppage. Heriawan said the import volume from the United States is small and the beef is mainly used by hotels and high end restaurants. (Reporting by Olivia Rondonuwu; Writing by Matthew Bigg; Editing by Neil Chatterjee)Read More ...
Judge refuses to dismiss WikiLeaks case
A military judge refused on Wednesday to throw out the case against an Army private accused of providing reams of sensitive documents to Wikileaks in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history.Read More ...
Ann Romney had health 'scare' before Super Tuesday
Ann Romney revealed for the first time she had a health “scare” during the days leading up to the Super Tuesday primary contests, indicating that her battle with multiple sclerosis could limit the time she spends on the trail with her husband. “There have been...Read More ...
Edwards trial: Ex-aide offers more details about hiding mistress
The third day of the John Edwards conspiracy trial was a lot like the second, with former aide Andrew Young offering more details about how the candidate instructed him to hide his mistress, Rielle Hunter—even after Edwards dropped out of the 2008 presidential race. Young, who was [...]Read More ...
U.S. high court appears to back Arizona on immigration
Conservative justices who hold a majority on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to endorse Arizona's immigration crackdown, rejecting the Obama administration stance that the federal government has sole power over the issue.Read More ...
Family of missing Arizona girl pleads for her return
The parents of a 6-year-old girl who disappeared from her home over the weekend said Wednesday they will do anything to ensure her return.Read More ...
Marco Rubio shows off foreign policy chops
It's not every day that Washingtonians have to fight for an open chair at the Brookings Institution for a Wednesday-afternoon foreign policy event.Read More ...
Marines discharge sergeant for Facebook posts
A sergeant will be discharged for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook in a case that called into question the Pentagon's policies about social media and its limits on the speech of active duty military personnel, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.Read More ...
Colbert Super PAC out-fundraises Ron Paul
Stephen Colbert’s political action committee has enough cash to play jokes and pull pranks through the presidential campaign, but for now the comedian is mum on how he plans to spend that money.Read More ...
Obama picture with student at Colorado bar goes viral
When University of Colorado student Madalyn Starkey posed for a picture with President Barack Obama, she had no idea the hilarious image would go viral. While traveling through Colorado on Tuesday, Obama stopped in at a local pub known as the Sink. In the photograph, Obama is grinning with his arm around Starkey while the [...]Read More ...
Laptop seized: Legal trouble for 'Fox Mole'
Joe Muto, the former Fox News associate-producer-turned-infamous-"Fox Mole," claims he was served with a search warrant by police early Wednesday.Read More ...
Obama’s slow jam on ‘Jimmy Fallon’ mocked in pro-Romney ad
The Republican National Committee is out with its first explicitly pro-Mitt Romney Web ad, which mocks President Obama for "slow jamming" Tuesday on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." The video, entitled "A Tale of Two Leaders," intermingles clips of Obama's appearance on the show, in which Fallon calls Obama the "Preezy of the United Steezy" [...]Read More ...
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