Thursday, March 15 2012 8:27 AM EDT2012-03-15 12:27:06 GMT
On the same day that hundreds of passengers were left without a way home when Myrtle Beach based carrier Direct Air canceled all its flights without any explanations, the airline settled a lawsuit with one its providers.More >>
An upbeat Rick Santorum barreled into Puerto Rico on Wednesday in pursuit of another campaign-bending victory in a Republican presidential race where suddenly no primary is too minor and no delegate is conceded. Mitt Romney...More >>
Wednesday, March 14 2012 9:02 PM EDT2012-03-15 01:02:36 GMT
A Texas infant who vanished eight years ago will be reunited with his mother after police arrested his former baby sitter who is accused of kidnapping him, authorities said Wednesday.More >>
Wednesday, March 14 2012 11:10 AM EDT2012-03-14 15:10:00 GMT
Mitt Romney wins Hawaii and American Samao primaries, but Rick Santorum has taken both the Mississippi and the Alabama primaries, with 33 and 35 percent respectively, according to CNN. More >>
Tuesday, March 13 2012 2:44 PM EDT2012-03-13 18:44:45 GMT
President Barack Obama warned China Tuesday that it would not be allowed to gain a competitive advantage in world trade by "skirting the rules."More >>
Tuesday, March 13 2012 4:45 AM EDT2012-03-13 08:45:21 GMT
Las Vegas casinos like top seed Kentucky better than all the other teams in the NCAA tournament, but think Ohio State is better than any of the other No. 1s.More >>
The alleged slaying of 16 civilians by a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan will not affect plans to turn over security operations to local troops, NATO and member countries said as they called for a quick investigation...More >>
Wealthy New Englander Mitt Romney is trying to woo Southern voters with a mix of regional references that sometimes show self-deprecating humor, and sometimes are just plain awkward.More >>
Moving from house to house, a U.S. Army sergeant opened fire Sunday on Afghan villagers as they slept, killing 16 people - mostly women and children - in an attack that reignited fury at the U.S. presence following a wave of...More >>
It took only a year to set up Medicare. But if President Barack Obama's health care law survives Supreme Court scrutiny, it will be nearly a decade before all its major pieces are in place.More >>
Sunday, March 11 2012 6:15 PM EDT2012-03-11 22:15:41 GMT
Wait - haven't we seen this movie before? Companies are generating waves of jobs, and unemployment is down. The same thing happened last year around this time. More >>
For 70-year-old Toshiko Murakami, memories of the terrifying earthquake and tsunami that destroyed much of her seaside town and swept away her sister brought fresh tears Sunday, exactly a year after the disaster.More >>
The Republican Party chairman in the U.S. Virgin Islands says Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has won the territory's GOP caucus.More >>
Saturday, March 10 2012 2:58 AM EST2012-03-10 07:58:34 GMT
Months after his doomsday prediction failed to materialize, a humbled California preacher has admitted his mistake and said he is out of the forecasting game.More >>
Friday, March 9 2012 8:50 PM EST2012-03-10 01:50:04 GMT
Facebook's automatic efforts to connect users through "friends" they may know recently led two Washington women to find out they were married to the same man, at the same time.More >>
Friday, March 9 2012 6:26 AM EST2012-03-09 11:26:40 GMT
The Senate narrowly rejected a Republican-sponsored measure Thursday that would have bypassed the Obama administration's current objections to the Keystone XL pipeline and allowed construction on the controversial project to move forward immediately. More >>
Thursday, March 8 2012 10:37 PM EST2012-03-09 03:37:20 GMT
Talk about getting the royal treatment: President Barack Obama, an avid basketball fan, is bringing British Prime Minister David Cameron to an NCAA Tournament game in Ohio, showing off one of America's most popular sporting events.More >>
With advertisers fleeing The Rush Limbaugh Show in droves, one website that helps people cheat on their spouses has offered to buy up vacant ad time. More >>
The three surviving Monkees aren't planning to attend Davy Jones' funeral because it would likely bring too much unwanted attention to his family during their time of grief, the group's Micky Dolenz said Tuesday.More >>
Saturday, December 10 2011 5:26 PM EST2011-12-10 22:26:06 GMT
The U.S. Postal Service's plan to close 252 mail processing facilities and cut 28,000 jobs by the end of next year may help the agency curb its mounting financial problems, but it faces big practical obstacles.More >>
Wednesday, March 14 2012 2:52 PM EDT2012-03-14 18:52:46 GMT
Leaders of the United States and Britain outlined plans Wednesday to shift the NATO war effort in Afghanistan toward a back-seat advisory role while Afghan forces increasingly take the lead, but stressed that the two nations remain committed to the mission there.More >>
Tuesday, March 13 2012 3:27 PM EDT2012-03-13 19:27:16 GMT
A former U.S. university student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate is a kid, not a criminal, his lawyer said in closing arguments Tuesday.More >>
Tuesday, March 13 2012 1:13 PM EDT2012-03-13 17:13:08 GMT
The White House says Michelle Obama will lead the official U.S. delegation to the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.More >>
Friday, March 9 2012 5:04 PM EST2012-03-09 22:04:25 GMT
A year after a tsunami and earthquake devastated parts of Japan, officials say tourism to Tokyo and other areas unaffected by the disaster is on track to recover to pre-tsunami levels, with business travel leading the way.More >>
Wednesday, March 7 2012 2:07 PM EST2012-03-07 19:07:17 GMT
Anders Behring Breivik was indicted Wednesday on terror and murder charges for slaying 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage, but prosecutors said the confessed killer likely won't go to prison for Norway's worst peacetime massacre.More >>
Wednesday, March 7 2012 1:57 PM EST2012-03-07 18:57:34 GMT
Chrysler is recalling about 200,000 Jeep Liberty SUVs, because a key part could break and cause a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says on its website that the recall affects certain 2004 and 2005 model year Jeeps that were manufactured between July 2003 and July 2005.More >>
Thursday, March 1 2012 2:11 PM EST2012-03-01 19:11:39 GMT
Officials say one student has died and another is hospitalized after a stabbing at a Chicago school for children with behavioral and emotional needs.More >>
Thursday, March 1 2012 11:40 AM EST2012-03-01 16:40:47 GMT
According to Chrysler Group LLC, the Jeep brand has posted its best February sales since 2008, with an increase of 40 percent compared to February 2011. All of the models have increased more than 20 percent.More >>
Wednesday, February 29 2012 4:30 PM EST2012-02-29 21:30:26 GMT
A disabled cruise ship will have spent an extra 10 to 12 hours at sea without electricity, air conditioning or toilet facilities because a French fishing vessel that was first to respond to the drifting cruiser refused to give way to faster tug boats, a Seychelles government official said Wednesday.More >>
Friday, February 24 2012 4:39 PM EST2012-02-24 21:39:00 GMT
A Rutgers University student who says she saw a webcast of a classmate's intimate encounter with another man says one of the men had his shirt off but nothing more graphic than kissing was shown.More >>
Wednesday, February 22 2012 3:41 PM EST2012-02-22 20:41:45 GMT
Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship found eight bodies Wednesday on one of the passenger decks, including that of a missing 5-year-old Italian girl, authorities said.More >>
Friday, February 17 2012 5:32 PM EST2012-02-17 22:32:37 GMT
John Glenn fever has taken hold in the U.S. once again. Three days before the 50th anniversary of his historic flight, the first American to orbit the Earth addressed employees at Kennedy Space Center. The NASA auditorium was packed Friday with hundreds of workers hoping to see the space legend.More >>
Wednesday, February 15 2012 3:57 PM EST2012-02-15 20:57:57 GMT
A fire started by an inmate tore through an aging and severely overcrowded Honduran prison, burning and suffocating inmates in their locked cells and killing as many as 356 people in one of the world's deadliest prison fires in a century, authorities said Wednesday.More >>
Wednesday, February 15 2012 1:48 PM EST2012-02-15 18:48:20 GMT
Kellogg has popped up to buy the Pringles chip brand from Procter & Gamble for $2.7 billion after a similar deal with Diamond Foods was derailed by accounting problems and an executive shakeup at Diamond.More >>
Friday, January 27 2012 5:13 PM EST2012-01-27 22:13:40 GMT
Facebook is partnering with Washington state to combat a type of spam called "clickjacking" that is plaguing the social networking site, company and state officials announced Thursday.More >>
Tuesday, January 24 2012 6:54 PM EST2012-01-24 23:54:10 GMT
January is the height of cold and flu season. If someone is tempted to push through when getting sick, results in a new study may convince the person to decide otherwise.More >>
Wednesday, January 18 2012 11:53 PM EST2012-01-19 04:53:04 GMT
Got a product idea you'd like to see on WalMart's shelves? The retail giant is holding a contest that could make that dream a reality. The contest is called "Get on the Shelf." Entrepreneurs and inventorsMore >>