Chilean miners send up new video for family members Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:09 PM PDT Officials are expected to distribute on Wednesday copies of a 25-minute video that the miners sent for their relatives. |
U.S. Vice President Biden to mark transfer of U.S. command in Iraq Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:56 PM PDT After more than seven years of American military operations in Iraq, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will help mark the transfer of U.S. military command in Iraq on Wednesday. |
Iranian newspaper says French first lady deserves to die Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:53 PM PDT A hard-line Iranian newspaper has called the French first lady a "prostitute" and recommended she be put to death for supporting a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran for adultery |
Another evacuation ordered as Hurricane Earl approaches U.S. Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:43 PM PDT As Hurricane Earl continues to spin toward the East Coast, authorities in North Carolina are ordering more people to get out of the way. |
Torrential rain is expected in China's Fujian province Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:42 PM PDT A typhoon threatens to hit or brush southeastern coastal China on Wednesday, the China Meteorological Administration warned. |
Obama envoy sees 'window of opportunity' for Mideast peace Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:31 PM PDT Fresh off a major speech on Iraq, President Obama on Wednesday turns his attention to the extremely difficult task of trying to broker Mideast peace, with his special envoy declaring there is a "window of opportunity" for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to achieve an historic deal within one year. |
Prosecutors to decide whether to charge WikiLeaks head Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:31 PM PDT Swedish prosecutors may decide Wednesday whether to file charges against Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks. |
L.A. jail testing heat ray as way to stop fights Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:20 PM PDT The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says it is trying out a new way to break up fights between inmates: a high-tech heat ray. |
Mayor takes $90,000 pay cut to help struggling Mississippi city Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:18 PM PDT The city of Biloxi, Mississippi, is in a financial rut. Its sales and gaming taxes have been sliding for two years. So the mayor is voluntarily taking a $90,000 pay cut and will supplement his income with retirement money. |
Mission accomplished in Iraq? Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:05 PM PDT On May 1, 2003, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, President George W. Bush announced "major combat operations" in Iraq had ended. The defeat of Saddam Hussein, he told the American people, was "a crucial advance in the campaign against terror." |
Quartet: West Bank shooting should not derail peace process Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:56 PM PDT The shooting death of four Israelis in the West Bank should not be allowed to derail the resumption of Mideast peace talks, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said. |
What Apple will, and won't, announce today Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:47 PM PDT In the tech world, it's become an annual rite of fall. |
Chinese manufacturers report growth Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:42 PM PDT Read full story for latest details. |
Foreign exchange trading hits record levels Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:22 PM PDT Read full story for latest details. |
Soap opera actress tearfully denies 'sham marriage' Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:11 PM PDT Closing arguments are set for Wednesday in the trial of Mexican soap opera actress Fernanda Romero on federal charges that her marriage was an illegal sham intended only to earn her a U.S. work permit. |
4 Israelis shot dead in West Bank Posted: 31 Aug 2010 08:40 PM PDT Four Israelis -- including a pregnant woman -- were killed Tuesday near Hebron in the West Bank in a shooting for which the militant wing of Hamas claimed responsibility, officials said. |
Obama: 'Time to turn the page' as Iraq combat mission ends Posted: 31 Aug 2010 08:28 PM PDT Marking the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Obama said Tuesday night that America would continue supporting Iraq's government while also looking to refocus its energies on the U.S. economy and the war in Afghanistan. |
Transcript of Obama's speech on Iraq Posted: 31 Aug 2010 08:27 PM PDT The following is a transcript of President Obama's Tuesday night speech to the nation about the official end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq: |
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