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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Friday, March 9 2012 4:49 PM EST2012-03-09 21:49:45 GMT
    Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. said Wednesday that it's recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles because of various problems.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday, March 6 2012 10:12 PM EST2012-03-07 03:12:07 GMT
    The Peyton Manning era in Indianapolis is expected to end Wednesday, according to a report.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 4:53 PM EST2012-02-22 21:53:29 GMT
    Honda is recalling nearly 46,000 Odyssey minivans because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly, and have on at least two occasions.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 2:48 PM EST2012-02-21 19:48:18 GMT
    The White House is apologizing for the burning of Muslim holy books in a pile of garbage at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
  • 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.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 10:46 AM EST2012-02-17 15:46:18 GMT
    Consumer prices rose in January for only the second time in four months. The price of food, gas, rent and clothing all increased.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday, January 31 2012 6:31 PM EST2012-01-31 23:31:04 GMT
    Super Bowl week is in full swing. Tens of millions of Americans will sit down to watch the game Sunday, and many will do so on new televisions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 inventors

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