Santorum endorses Romney in late-night email
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America's dire obesity forecast
The report also predicts that the proportion of Americans who are severely obese, meaning more than 100 pounds overweight, will reach 11 percent, about double the current rate. The report’s authors give a sobering price tag for these predictions: such an increase would create $550...Read More ...
CIA thwarts al-Qaida underwear bomb plot
The CIA thwarted a suicide plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to bring down a U.S.-bound airliner near last week's one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death with an upgraded "underwear bomb," the Associated Press reported Monday. The White House quickly released a statement insisting "the device did not pose a threat to the public." [...]Read More ...
Romney taking credit for auto industry success
Campaigning in the backyard of America's auto industry, Mitt Romney re-ignited the bailout debate by suggesting he deserves "a lot of credit" for the recent successes of the nation's largest car companies.Read More ...
FBI: Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, daughter found
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Former Playboy Playmate steals the show at Mexican debate
The buzziest moment during the first debate among Mexico's four candidates for president happened before anyone had said a word.Read More ...
Obama's 'to do' list for Congress: Jobs, mortgages
Pressuring Congress, President Obama is laying out an election year "to do" list that urges lawmakers to take another look at economic proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance mortgages.Read More ...
Israeli president: Early election canceled
In a stunning reversal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off early elections after reaching a deal to bring the main opposition party into the government, a move that puts a more moderate face on his hawkish coalition.Read More ...
White House reponds to al-Qaida hostage's plea
President Barack Obama is aware of the video—released by al-Qaida on Sunday—that shows an American hostage's desperate plea for help and is "greatly concerned" for his safety, but refuses to negotiate with the terror group. "The president is aware of it," White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Monday of the video plea. "I [...]Read More ...
Army: No bullet wound found in soldier Skype death
Army investigators say they found no bullet wound and no foul play in the death of a soldier who died during a Skype video chat with his wife.Read More ...
Worker jumps into vat of acid to save colleague
A New Jersey roofer jumped into a vat of nitric acid solution to save a co-worker who had fallen 40 feet into the tank, fire officials said.
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US, China to cooperate more on cyber threat
Asserting that cyberattacks against the U.S. don't come only from China, the U.S. and Chinese defense ministers said they agreed Monday to work together on cyber issues to avoid miscalculations that could lead to future crises.Read More ...
Woman tells Romney Obama ‘should be tried for treason’
Some of Mitt Romney's best moments on the 2012 campaign trail have come during town hall meetings when the candidate, long criticized as too uptight on the stump, strays off script to take questions from voters. But the freewheeling nature of voter forums can have its drawbacks. Romney has faced hostile questions on everything from [...]Read More ...
Greece eyes repeat elections after vote stalemate
Greece faced the prospect of repeat elections after an anti-austerity protest vote in weekend elections fragmented the country's political scene, leaving no single group strong enough to take power.Read More ...
Obama camp tweaks bin Laden argument; Less 'I' more 'We'
A backlash against President Obama’s politicization of the killing of Osama bin Laden may be having an effect on how the president and his campaign advisers refer to the accomplishment. Namely – the president taking first-person credit last week has turned into expressions of collective...Read More ...
Activist Chen says China helping him get passport
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said Tuesday officials have told him they will help him get a passport to leave, but friends and US embassy staff are still being blocked from visiting him in hospital.Read More ...
John McCain bets Charles Barkley on 2012 election via Twitter
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French president-elect Hollande: I won’t be ‘difficult’ for Obama
Hold the Freedom Fries. The new French President-elect François Hollande wants the world to know that he speaks English—better than proudly pro-American Nicolas Sarkozy—and isn't out to "make things difficult for Barack Obama" on issues like Afghanistan. "Yes, I speak English, more fluently than the former president. But a French president has to speak French!" [...]Read More ...
Coroner: Valium, alcohol killed painter Kinkade
An autopsy has found that artist Thomas Kinkade's death was caused by an accidental overdose of alcohol and prescription tranquilizers.Read More ...
Yahoo CEO apologizes for college degree flap
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is sorry for allowing an inaccuracy about his education to appear in his official bio, but has not heeded calls for him to resign.
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Google violated copyright, but no damages: jury
A jury ruled that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp. for the Android mobile platform, but failed to agree on whether damages should be awarded in the high-profile trial.Read More ...
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