Photos: Deadly tornadoes rip through Midwest
A tornado makes its way through farmlands near Rush Center, Kansas, during the third day of severe weather and multiple tornado sightings, April 14, 2012. A spate of tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, churning through Wichita and other areas, causing widespread damage and killing two. REUTERS/Gene Blevins (UNITEDSTATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)Read More ...
Prayers, silence mark Titanic anniversary
With prayers, a hymn and a moment of silence broken by a ship's deep whistle, passengers and crew on a memorial trip marked 100 years to the moment since the Titanic sent more than 1,500 people to a watery grave.Read More ...
Obama urges 'thorough' probe of Secret Service scandal
President Obama called for a “thorough” and “rigorous” investigation following the scandal surrounding the Secret Service officials tasked with his protection.Read More ...
Afghan-led forces beat back brazen Taliban attack
A brazen, 18-hour Taliban attack on the Afghan capital ended early Monday when insurgents who had holed up overnight in two buildings were overcome by heavy gunfire from Afghan-led forces and pre-dawn air assaults from U.S.-led coalition helicopters.Read More ...
Focus on sanity, as Norway gunman's trial opens
Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in twin attacks in Norway last year, goes on trial in Oslo on Monday where proceedings will focus on whether or not he is sane.Read More ...
Obama: U.S. offered no 'freebies' to Iran
Exposing a rift with Israel, President Obama insisted that the U.S. has not "given anything away" in new talks with Iran as he defended his push for a diplomatic resolution to the dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.Read More ...
Cosby: Guns real issue in Trayvon Martin case
Bill Cosby, the latest in a string of celebrities asked to publicly weigh in on the Trayvon Martin case, said the biggest issue in the teen's killing at the hands of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman is not race--it's guns.Read More ...
MLB honors Jackie Robinson with ballpark tributes
LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball.Read More ...
Obama, Shakira join forces at Colombian cultural event
Before leaving Colombia, President Obama participated in a cultural event to recognize the historically marginalized Afro-Colombian communities and to grant the descendents of slaves the formal title to their land.Read More ...
Fox News ‘Mole’: My career in cable news is over
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Don't wait for Social Security check in the mail
Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and other government benefits.Read More ...
Secret Service veteran dismisses 'blackmail' concerns
Former Secret Service agent Dan Emmett, a 21-year veteran who served under four presidents, disputes claims that a security detail’s alleged involvement with prostitutes endangered President Obama.Read More ...
U.N. peace monitors in Syria set to begin mission
U.N. peace monitors are due to start their mission in Syria on Monday to oversee a shaky ceasefire undermined by persistent violence and the shelling of the opposition stronghold of Homs by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.Read More ...
Midwest towns say early storm warnings saved lives
The television was tuned to forecasters' dire warnings of an impending storm when Greg Tomlyanobich heard a short burst from a tornado siren blare after midnight Sunday. Then silence. Then rumbling.Read More ...
Ticket to Titanic maiden voyage sold at N.Y. auction
A New York auction house has sold an original ticket to the 1912 launch of the Titanic and a dinner menu from the ill-fated ocean liner, plus items recovered from the wreckage miles underwater.Read More ...
Google fined $25,000 for street data collection
Google Inc faces a $25,000 fine for impeding a U.S. investigation into the Web search leader's data collection for its Street View project, which allows users to see street level images when they map a location.Read More ...
Drought in England could last beyond Christmas
A drought affecting parts of England could last until after Christmas, Britain's environment agency warned on Monday, as rain over the spring and summer is unlikely to replenish low water levels. In a country more usually associated with damp and drizzle, drought has been declared in seventeen counties in England's southeast and central regions, after two dry winters left rivers and ground waters depleted. ...Read More ...
Women linked by Manson murders form odd friendship
On August 9, 1969, two naive 17-year-old girls were launched on a path that led to the unlikeliest of friendships.Read More ...
Tom Petty offers $7,500 reward for stolen guitars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are offering a $7,500 reward for the return of five guitars stolen from a Los Angeles-area studio last week, ahead of their U.S. and Europe tour. The band said on their website that the guitars include Petty's 1967 12-string blonde Rickenbacker 360 and his 1965 Gibson SGTV Junior, as well as instruments belonging to bassist Ron Blair, rhythm guitar player Scott Thurston, and lead guitarist Mike Campbell. ...Read More ...
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