Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Deadly tornadoes rip through South; at least 41 dead

Deadly tornadoes rip through South; at least 41 dead


Deadly tornadoes rip through South; at least 41 dead

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:58 PM PDT

As severe storms leave a path of destruction from Texas to Tennessee, Alabama is hardest hit with at least 25 dead among the 41 reported fatalities, officials said.

Panetta to Pentagon, Petraeus to CIA

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:28 PM PDT

President Obama will make big changes to his national security team, officials say, moving the CIA chief to the Pentagon and the commander in Afghanistan to the CIA.

Why Panetta?

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:41 PM PDT

CIA Director Leon Panetta is a smart choice to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates because of his political skill and maturity, his many years of government experience, and his knack of generating trust with others, observers say.

Downed F-15 crew speaks about rescue

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:03 PM PDT

For hours on March 21, U.S. Air Force Maj. Kenneth Harney of Lexington, Kentucky, and Capt. Tyler Stark of Littleton, Colorado, were the focus of nearly every U.S. service member in the Mediterranean Sea region. Nearly a dozen aircraft, a platoon of Marines and even Libyan civilians worked to rescue Harney and Stark after their F-15 crashed in eastern Libya.

Libyan city looks like a wasteland

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:35 PM PDT

A NATO airstrike Wednesday on the seaside town of Misrata killed 11 rebel fighters and wounded two others, witnesses told a reporter, who saw the bodies.

Rival Fatah, Hamas groups reach deal

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:34 PM PDT

The politically divided Palestinian territories took a major step toward reconciliation Wednesday when the rival movements of Hamas and Fatah announced a deal to form a unity government, officials from both groups said.

9 Americans killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:25 PM PDT

At least six U.S. service members died in a gunfight today at an airport in the Afghan capital, an Afghan military official told CNN.

Gamers fuming over PlayStation hack

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:19 AM PDT

It's been seven days since Louis Pietig's PlayStation gaming system worked -- and he's pretty mad about that.

Study: Armadillos spreading leprosy

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Several years ago, an 81-year-old woman with a raised patch of dry skin on her arm visited Mississippi dermatologist John Abide, M.D.

Giffords leaves Texas to attend launch

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:17 PM PDT

A plane believed to be carrying U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords departed Houston on Wednesday morning.

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