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The attention-hungry couple that crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner admitted to a friendly Pentagon official that they went without a confirmed invitation — just in case they got approved at the last minute. Complete Story...
President Barack Obama's speech Tuesday night did not always match the reality on the ground in Afghanistan. The president raised expectations that may be hard to meet when he told Americans his troop increase in Afghanistan will accelerate the training of that country's own forces and be accompanied by more help from allies.
Battle-weary troops and their families braced for a wrenching round of new deployments to Afghanistan, but many said they support the surge announced Tuesday as long as it helps to end the 8-year-old conflict.
Court officials say a Birmingham woman who changed her name to Jesus Christ didn't live up to it when she reported for jury duty this week. The woman, previously named Dorothy Lola Killingworth, was sent to Judge Clyde Jones's courtroom for a criminal case Monday.
A top Asian cinematographer has expressed his distaste for digital cameras in a recently released book, complaining about having to use them to shoot an adaptation of Haruki Murakami's hit novel "Norwegian Wood."
Hawaii's chief elections officer on Tuesday proposed closing 40 percent of the state's polling places in response to deep budget cuts imposed by the Legislature and the state's governor. Then he abruptly resigned.
The Tiger Woods case might be closed in the opinion of the Florida Highway Patrol, but not according to some of the women who reportedly have had relationships with the pro golfer.
A Washington state man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in the fatal shooting of his 6-year-old daughter.
When President Barack Obama sits down with business leaders Thursday to talk about the ailing job market, the question he’ll ask is simple: How much more can — or should — the government do to get companies to start hiring again?
Electronics sellers and online merchants thrived in November, particularly the start of the holiday shopping season, but clothing and luxury merchants struggled, according to estimates released Wednesday.
The Associated Press is partnering with other international news organizations on an online hub where readers can interact with journalists covering the climate talks opening next week in Copenhagen.
Ford Motor Co.'s big U.S. gamble on small cars begins Wednesday when it formally unveils American versions of the new Fiesta subcompact at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
California's insurance commissioner said Tuesday he will push insurance companies doing business in California to divest up to $12 billion in indirect investments in Iran's defense, nuclear, energy and banking industries.
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points, Chauncey Billups had 22 and the Denver Nuggets used their biggest scoring first half of the season to pull away from the short-handed Golden State Warriors for a 135-107 victory Tuesday night.
A new bar in southwestern China aimed at educating gay men about AIDS stayed conspicuously empty during its official opening as potential customers shunned the spotlight, state media said Wednesday.
Colt Ryan hit a jumper with 5 seconds on the clock in double overtime to lift Evansville to a 91-90 win over Tennessee Tech on Tuesday night.
Erika Arriaran made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points, helping No. 17 Texas shake off a rocky first half to beat Oral Roberts 94-80 on Tuesday night.
Nearly 2 million acres of water off Alaska's largest and busiest city, Anchorage, have been proposed as critical habitat for beluga whales.
Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos filed her candidacy for next year's congressional elections, joining the country's boxing champion and the outgoing president in the star-studded race for the lower house.
Brent Seabrook scored in the 11th round of a shootout Tuesday night and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 to give coach Joel Quenneville his 500th career victory.
By the time America is celebrating the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree Wednesday night, Brian Williams will have hit the five-year mark as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News.
P.J. Alawoya scored 16 points to lead five players in double figures in McNeese State's 101-54 rout of Paul Quinn College on Tuesday night.
Riley Grafft scored 13 points and American held off Howard 59-53 on Tuesday night in a game between winless teams.
Keegan Bell scored 17 points to lead Chattanooga to an 80-71 victory over Jacksonville State on Tuesday night.
Man escapes car crash unhurt, gets hit by train walking homeDamn, that's one tough last day
CNBC: General Motors CEO to resignPeople familiar with the matter say General Motors' Chief Executive Frederick "Fritz" Henderson will resign, CNBC's Phil Lebau reports.
Official: Crashers told 'no' to state dinnerAn administration official says a senior Pentagon staffer did try to get a Virginia couple access to the White House state dinner, but later told them she couldn't get them in. The official had access to e-mails between Michaele and Tareq Salahi and the Pentagon staffer.
India's Bloodless War against BangladeshUnlike the past wars, being fought through the traditional armies with tanks and machine guns, the arena of war has changed, encompassing all the spheres.
Obama Is "Bush Light"The engine driving the impending train wreck for Obama and his spineless advisors is that he made promises that turned out millions of supporters.
Kashmir - A Victim to Hypocrisy On the fateful day of October 27, 1947, Indian troops landed in Srinagar and forcefully started occupying the state. The whole operation was premeditated and launched with the tacit approval of British Raj.
BREAKING: Australian Senate Kills Cap & TradeThis is a major win for the good guys. Opposition and crossbench senators have handed the Government a trigger for an early election on climate change by voting down its emissions trading scheme for the second time.
Manmohan Singh's sojourn to USA Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be on a visit to USA from 23 November onwards to hold wide ranging talks of mutual interest. The visit assumes significance since it is the first visit of any head of state to USA on the request of Obama Administration.
Target Called the Cops on Nursing MomHARPER WOODS, Mich. (myFOXDetroit.com) - Jose and Mary Martinez visited a Target store in Harper Woods on Sunday. The mother says she started breast-feeding her child, security said it was illegal, they disagreed, and then the cops were called.
How Fake Kitchen Fires are used to kill unwanted wifes by Hindu Husbands in IndiaMore than 100,000 young women were killed in fires in India in a single year, and many of those deaths were tied to domestic abuse, according to a study published by domestic abuse reported in The Lancet report Volume 373, Issue 9671 a British Medical Journal More details report …
High School Band Teacher gets probation and ajudication for having sex with studentThis is outrageous. A teacher abuses his authority and has sex with a student and the jury only gives him probabation and after 5 years-it gets dropped off his record and gives him the clean slate to go somewhere else and do it again.
Congressional Budget Office: 600k-1.6 million jobs saved or created by Dem stimulusBetween 600,000 and 1.6 million jobs were created or saved through September as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a Congressional Budget Office report.
I feel bad for Tiger. He is getting a raw deal in the media. His private life is being invaded. The leaches are on him. I want to help him but I don't know how.
Ancient Temple Architects May Have Been Chasing a Buzz From Sound Waves Six-thousand-year-old ancient temples are giving up acoustic clues for modern scientists.
Far-right fundraising tack: Obama plans to 'impose homosexuality'Far-right Christian fundamentalist group Family Research Council has a clever idea for raising money: convince supporters that President Barack Obama will take away their Bibles and turn their kids gay.
There are few people in America that have supported Barack Obama as much as I have and on as many issues. I contributed to his campaign financially and with my time.
Some prominent Republicans, in a bid to get the 'purest' candidates for forthcoming elections have compiled a checklist of 10 key points that they should adhere to. Candidates are not allowed to disagree with more than two points.
County supervisor condemns big bonuses at local health groupKern County Supervisor Michael Rubio is condemning bonuses paid to employees at a local taxpayer-funded insurance company.
Conservative Blogger Charles Johnson Parting Ways With The RightFounder of the blog Little Green Footballs, Charles Johnson has seen the light and decided he can no longer support the right wing of his party and makes no bones about why: His 4 points are rather straight forward.
Nazi Flags Replaced in Downtown Santa CruzTwo flags in downtown Santa Cruz stirred up emotions in a town known for freedom of expression.
Even Obama's Supporters Question His Afghan Plan"Look, I'm a big fan of the president, but my fear is that we're getting sucked into a war with no end," says Rep. Jim McGovern, a Democrat from Massachusetts. "I think this is a mistake."
You could hear the moan of millions of disappointed Obama supporters, as the President made concession to the Industrial War machine. His speech before the yawning cadets of West Point became increasingly hard to watch.
Obama Ordering 30, 000 More Troops to AfghanistanWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is sending 30,000 extra U.S. troops to Afghanistan on an accelerated timetable that will have the first Marines there as early as Christmas and all forces in place by summer.
BBC News - Israel settlers obstruct building curbs inspectorsJewish settlers have sought to prevent building inspectors from enforcing recently announced limits on construction in the occupied West Bank.
Troops, families mixed over Obama's surgeU.S. troops and military families say they have mixed feelings about President Barack Obama's plan to send 30,000 more American troops into Afghanistan.
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