Congress OKs stop-gap spending, ready to go home Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:42 PM PDT Congress on Thursday passed a measure to fund the federal government another two months, their last major legislative action before shutting down and returning to the campaign trail for the Nov. 2 elections. |
Soft drinks magnate tops China rich list Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:39 PM PDT Read full story for latest details. |
India boosts security, braces for verdict on holy site Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:22 PM PDT India has beefed up security across the country as it braces for a court verdict that could trigger religious violence. |
Officials: NATO forces strike Pakistan post, killing 3 soldiers Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:09 PM PDT Three NATO helicopters crossed from Afghanistan into Pakistan early Thursday and attacked a military outpost, killing three soldiers and wounding three others, three Pakistani security officials told CNN. |
Obama to meet with Democratic leaders for strategy session Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:09 PM PDT Top congressional Democrats will huddle with President Barack Obama Thursday for one last strategy session before lawmakers leave Washington to campaign for their jobs. |
China: Three Japanese nationals released Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:46 PM PDT China on Thursday released three Japanese nationals after they admitted illegally entering a Chinese military zone and expressed regret, state-run media said. |
Singapore's founding father hospitalized Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:39 PM PDT Lee Kuan Yew, who is widely credited with molding Singapore into one of the world's most prosperous countries, has been admitted to the hospital, officials said. |
Report: Koreas begin military talks Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:32 PM PDT South Korea and North Korea on Thursday morning began military talks for the first time in nearly two years, the Yonhap news agency reported. |
New book reprints controversial Muhammad cartoons Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:04 PM PDT Controversial political cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad are reprinted in a new book due to be released Thursday. |
China: Three Japanese nationals released Posted: 29 Sep 2010 08:55 PM PDT China has freed three Japanese nationals who were being investigated for entering a military zone without authorization and videotaping military targets, Chinese state media said Thursday. |
Singapore's founding father hospitalized Posted: 29 Sep 2010 08:33 PM PDT Lee Kuan Yew, who is widely credited with molding Singapore into one of the world's most prosperous countries, has been admitted to the hospital, officials said. |
Report: Koreas begin military talks Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:55 PM PDT South Korea and North Korea on Thursday morning began military talks for the first time in nearly two years, the Yonhap news agency reported. |
California calls off murderer's execution Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:44 PM PDT The execution of a convicted rapist-murderer in California has been called off after rulings in state and federal courts, officials said Wednesday. |
New legislation for defense contractors calls for congressional OK Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:24 PM PDT An Oregon congressman is calling on the Defense Department to notify Congress when it accepts a substantial liability on behalf of a contractor. |
Student's apparent suicide linked to webcast of sexual encounter Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:22 PM PDT A Rutgers University student who apparently committed suicide was the unknowing target of an internet broadcast showing him in a sexual encounter, New Jersey authorities said Wednesday. |
Many 'extinct' species still alive, biologists say Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:48 PM PDT Animals that were thought to be extinct for hundreds of years may in fact still be alive, according to a new study by Australian scientists. |
Accused ex-pastor to face murder charges in Pennsylvania Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:37 PM PDT A former Methodist pastor accused of staging a car wreck to cover up his wife's killing had performed marriage counseling for the woman whose husband's suicide eventually led to his arrest, the dead man's niece said Wednesday. |
Judge who overturned Proposition 8 to retire Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:19 PM PDT The federal judge who overturned California's ban on same-sex marriage is retiring, his court said Wednesday. |
Official: Soldiers argued before two were killed Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:13 PM PDT A verbal altercation between four U.S. soldiers in Iraq preceded the fatal shooting of two and wounding of a third, a U.S. military official said Wednesday. |
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