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Finally, Gen. Casimir Pulaski became an American citizen on Friday, 230 years after the Polish nobleman died fighting for the as yet-unborn United States. Complete Story...
A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations.
Shani Davis of the United States shattered the course record in winning the 1,000-meter race at the season-opening speedskating World Cup on Friday.
Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.
Brian Joubert of France won the NHK Trophy on Saturday, earning his first Grand Prix title of the season with a strong performance in the free skate.
An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.
The Obama administration is considering using DNA tests for some foreign refugee applicants following a Bush-era pilot program that found massive fraud among those claiming family links to join relatives already in the United States.
At 340 square miles, Fort Hood is the largest U.S. military installation and sprawls across an area larger than New York City.
China's rapidly modernizing air force is planning a display of its new military might for its 60th anniversary, showcasing a wide-ranging technical upgrade that has boosted its capabilities, though it still lags far behind its main rival, the United States.
Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin lost in straight sets Saturday to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pushed Mideast peace prospects into unknown territory Thursday, announcing he doesn't want another term and opening the way to a succession battle that could play into the hands of his rival, the militant Hamas.
The United States expressed disappointment over an Italian court's conviction of 23 Americans in absentia of the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from a Milan street.
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday, and it is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline.
Ida grew into a hurricane for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba before heading for the southern United States.
Kenya's attorney general said Wednesday he is seeking legal advice about whether he can sue the U.S. government for revoking his travel visa.
The United States spends more money than any other country, and its elite institutions are the world's best. But overall the system is wasteful, fails too many — and is falling behind other countries.
The 200-foot mast on the monster trimaran that will represent the United States in the America's Cup came crashing down during a sail on the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, snapping in two as it hit the rear beam.
Seeking to help fight climate change, the Walt Disney Co. says it will spend $7 million in partnership with three conservation groups to protect tens of thousands of acres of forest lands in the Congo basin, the Amazon basin and in two regions of the United States.
The United States says North Korea's use of more nuclear fuel for weapons violates the North's past commitments at international disarmament talks.
A premier Dublin golf club can continue to bar women from membership, the Irish Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a discrimination case inspired by similar protests against men-only clubs in the United States.
Real wages fell in the United States and some other wealthy nations in the second quarter of the year, raising questions about whether workers are sharing in any economic recovery, the U.N. labor agency said Tuesday.
A Canadian engineer cannot sue the United States after being mistaken for a terrorist when he was changing planes in New York a year after the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
Elton John has been released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and an E. coli bacterial infection.
Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.
Niles couple banned from Wal-Mart after dispute over BIC lightersThe two Bic multipurpose lighters and a package of smaller lighters Joe Paolucci bought at the Niles Wal-Mart on Aug. 16 cost $15.84.
US Congress Withholds Military Aid to the Philippines Due to Human Rights Abuses[Manila, Philippines] The United States Congress has withheld the US$2-million military aid to the Philippines in 2010 due to human rights concerns.
Why Would This Man Try to Burn Down His Beloved Church?The bizarre case of the Huntington Beach man charged with trying to burn down Orange County Church of Christ not one, two, three but four times (!) just keeps getting bizarrer.
Fort Hood Massacre: The Largest 'Terror Act' Since 9/11The most important matter now is not to fail in our analysis of the motives. This is not an issue of sheer frustration because of foreign policy or revenge for racist slurs, nor is this an issue of simply being a Muslim American or a member of any faith.
Heckler puts boot into HowardLike his friend former US President George W Bush, John Howard has become the target of an angry shoe-thrower.
Troops On Tv: Is Fox News Working For Israel Against America? Fox News is using retired military officers surrounded by uniformed active duty troops in an attempt to derail debate on disengagement in Afghanistan. After 8 years, the US is heading the same way Russia did, the more troops we send, the more die.
Clinton minces no words with PakistanUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton minced no words during a maiden diplomatic tour to Pakistan, admonishing its silence on Al-Qaeda but winning plaudits for trying to bridge the trust deficit.
The American Way of Abandonment When America is about to throw an ally to the wolves, we follow an established ritual. We discover that the man we supported was never really morally fit to be a friend or partner of the United States.
Troy Bohlke, of the Westward Fund, Calls USA the Melting Pot of Foreign InvestorsPhoenix-based Westward Fund, weighs in on the recent Association of Foreign Real Estate Investors survey which found 31 percent of foreign buyers of U.S.
Babysitter 'hid' missing US childPolice in the US state of Florida have found a baby, reported missing six days ago, alive under her babysitter's bed.
Walmart's nuclear blunder: Retailer mishandled radioactive exit signsOn Oct. 28, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cited Walmart (WMT) for improperly disposing of nuclear material. The items in question were exit signs that contained tritium, a hydrogen isotope, and Walmart had apparently been lax in its removal of 2,979 of them.
Bloodhound engineers test-fire rocket for supersonic carA team of British engineers have fired up the rocket that they hope will propel their car to speeds in excess of 1,000mph, smashing the land speed record.
Obama's last chance for exit from Afghanistan - Salt Lake TribuneWith less troops and support from Afghanistan, it is the last time for US to withdraw from Afghanistan. Their startegy is not work in Afghanistan.
7 Killed in military base shootingSeven people have been killed in a shooting at a major military base in Texas, United States media outlets have reported.
Disney Will Give Mickey Mouse a MakeoverFor decades, the Walt Disney Company has largely kept Mickey Mouse frozen under glass, fearful that even the tiniest tinkering might tarnish the brand and upend his $5 billion or so in annual merchandise sales. One false move and Disney could have New Coke on its hands.
Premature Births Are Fueling Higher Rates of Infant Mortality in U.S., Report Says Researchers fit NM calf with prosthetic legsMeadow the yearling Black Angus calf spends her days frolicking in northeastern New Mexico's cattle country, all with her prosthetic hind legs.
"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." — VoltaireQuestion: How many countries do you have to be at war with to be disqualified from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize? Answer: Five. Barack Obama has waged war against only Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia. He's holding off on Iran until he actually gets the prize.
Source Code to the United States of AmericaI'm a professional software developer, and imagine my surprise when recently I stumbled onto the source code for the United States of America of all things. Now I'm familiar with a number of programming languages, but this one's just way out in left field.
Conservative describes more appropriately those to the far right. They comprise the audience of conservative talk radio and preacher land because that is all they have to tune in to.
Sounding the Alarm of a Marxist Takeover of AmericaSound the alarm, take action, the Marxist Movement (Obama's Agenda) is taking over everything American, America! Banks, housing, GM...us!
Japan has no time to meet USJapan says plans for a meeting between its foreign minister and US secretary of state are scrapped for lack of time.
Spinal injuries up among troops Afghan insurgents are using roadside bombs powerful enough to throw the military's new 14-ton, blast-resistant vehicles into the air, increasing broken-back injuries among U.S. troops.
Chinese giant to buy US oil assets: companyNorwegian energy group Statoil said on Wednesday it was selling some of its oil assets in the United States to China's state-owned CNOOC, marking the first step by a Chinese energy major into the US market.
Why should the birthright of equality for tens of millions of GLBT American citizens first depend upon getting a majority of people to stop hating them? There would be a tidal wave of blood flowing in the streets and entire cities set ablaze if any other minority' s rights were p …
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