1.President Barack Obama is reviving Bush-era military tribunals for a small group of Guantanamo detainees. Obama says the trials are the best way to protect the US while upholding its values. Critics of the tribunals had hoped that Obama would do a...
1. The top Republican in the House is dismissing speaker Nancy Pelosi's account of what she was told about interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists. Republican John Boehner says it's pretty clear Democrats were well aware of enhanced in...
1.In a reversal, the White House says President Barack Obama is fighting the release of photos showing the abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. He says the release poses a national security threat possibly endangering troops. 2.Astronauts on...
1. President Barack Obama is hearing from corporate leaders about programs they are using to trim health care cost. The president says if companies can take these steps, there is no reason the country can't follow. 2. Pope Benedict has visited some...
1.No details yet about the American soldier accused of opening fire at a US base in Baghdad, killing five fellow soldiers before being taken into custody. Pentagon officials said the shooting happened at a stress clinic in Camp Liberty. 2.Alleged Na...
1. Swine flu appears to have claimed another American life. Health officials in Washington State say the flu contributed to the death of a man in his thirties. But they also say the man had underlying health problems. More than 50 people have died f...
1. Authorities say a body found in the north Georgia woods fits the description of a university professor sought in the deaths of three people. Police say two guns found with the body are consistent with guns used in the shooting near the University...
1. A raging wildfire has blazed through 3,500 acres in Santa Barbara County and is now threatening to charge into the coastal city itself. More than 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. 2. The man accused of killing a Wesleyan University stu...
1. Major League Baseball has benched Manny Ramirez for 50 games for violating the league's drug policy. The Los Angeles Dodgers star says he did not take steroids and was given medication by a doctor that contained a banned substance. 2. California'...
1.Helicopters dropped water overnight in a wildfire raging in Southern California in the foothills above Santa Barbara. 1,200 homes have been evacuated, no structures have been lost so far, but flames are within a half mile of some neighborhoods. 2....
1. US health officials are no longer recommending that schools close because of swine flu. Hundreds of schools have shut around the country but now it appears the flu is not as bad as initially feared. The government does say parents should still ke...
1.Mexico is turning down the alarm on its swine flu outbreak. Officials say they will allow public places in Mexico City to reopen this week, but no decision has yet been made on when schools will reopen nationwide. 2.A medical student accused in Bos...
1. US health officials say there are now 226 confirmed cases of swine flu in 30 states. Health officials were cautiously optimistic that the new swine flu isn't as dangerous as first feared, but they urged people to keep taking commonsense precautio...
1. Mexico is hoping the worst is over with the swine flu as it had no new death from it overnight. However, health officials around the world warned the virus is still spreading and everyone needs to remain vigilant. 2. The Republican Party is takin...
1. Mexico's top health official says swine flu cases there appeared to be stabilizing. The nation is the center of the flu outbreak. Officials hope the trend continues, and the vaccine is available in six months. But this comes as new cases appear i...
