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The United States will play its first World Cup warmup of 2010 against fellow qualifier Honduras on Jan. 23 in Carson, Calif.
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The United States will face Iran, and Greece will take on Turkey in a pair of group games at the world basketball championship.
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Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States had no choice but to substantially increase its presence in Afghanistan because America would be "in real trouble" if the Karzai government fails.
19 hours ago - By Jim Abrams, Associated Press Writer
Two trade programs allowing developing nations to sell their products duty-free in the United States would be extended for a year under legislation approved by the House Monday.
Dec 14 - By Salah Nasrawi, Associated Press Writer
Al-Qaida's deputy leader said Barack Obama has deceived Arabs about his efforts to restart Mideast peace talks, and claimed in a message posted Monday that the American president has done nothing for the region so far.
Dec 12 - By Pat Graham, AP Sports Writer
With two months to go before the Vancouver Games, Mark Johnson is still trying to find the right mix.

Dec 12 - By Associated Press
Steven Holcomb of the United States drove to his third straight World Cup four-man bobsled victory of the season Sunday, further cementing himself as the Olympic favorite.

Dec 12 - By Grant Peck, Associated Press Writer
A weapons-laden cargo plane impounded in Bangkok has links to at least two men accused of global arms trafficking, including one fighting extradition to the U.S. from Thailand, an analyst said Tuesday.

Dec 11 - By Associated Press
Hannah Kearney of the United States won a freestyle World Cup event Saturday, while Jesper Bjornlund of Sweden edged American Bryon Wilson in a moguls event.

Dec 11 - By Steve R. Hurst, Associated Press Writer
President Barack Obama says he'll know by the end of 2010 if his Afghan strategy is working, and pledges to change direction if the U.S. military is not on course "in terms of securing population centers" from Taliban militants.

Dec 11 - By Brian Mahoney, AP Basketball Writer
The United States had been losing games like this for years.

Dec 10 - By Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday there are growing signs of religious freedom in Cuba and that there is an opportunity for reconciliation between the communist nation and the United States.
Dec 10 - By Associated Press
A group of lawmakers is questioning plans to try terror suspects in the United States and move Guantanamo Bay detainees to prisons on U.S. soil.
Dec 10 - By Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, set to start in 19 months, will be gradual and U.S. aid to that nation will last for years.

Dec 9 - By Tim Reynolds, AP Sports Writer
Before becoming a U.S. Olympic bobsled pilot, Todd Hays was a college football player and then an accomplished kickboxer, never one to shy away from contact sports.
Dec 9 - By Pamela Hess, Associated Press Writers
A Washington-area Islamic leader says there were no early signs that five men who are believed to have been arrested in Pakistan had been radicalized in the United States.

Dec 9 - By John Heilprin, Associated Press Writers
In a showdown between the world's two largest polluters, China accused the United States and other rich nations Tuesday of backsliding on commitments to fight global warming and the top American envoy declared the U.S. would not change its offer on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Dec 9 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
At first glance, there was little spectacular about American biathlon results at the Turin Olympics. The United States had failed yet again to win any medals, and none of its athletes even cracked the top five.

Dec 9 - By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Writer
Russia and the United States are making "substantial progress" on negotiations for a successor to an expired nuclear weapons treaty, according to a Kremlin statement.
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Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida, has evaded capture by the United States for more than a decade. And although his public utterances are few, his capture or death remains a top U.S. priority.

Dec 9 - By Robert Burns, Associated Press Writers
The rapid U.S. build up in the Afghan war will include more terrorist-hunting forces to chase down militants deemed too extreme to change sides, a top U.S. general revealed on Wednesday.
Dec 8 - By Associated Press
General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt said Tuesday he hopes the Copenhagen conference on climate change leads the United States to develop a green energy policy to grow the economy.
Dec 8 - By Greg Keller, Associated Press Writer
The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the industrialized world's average, an economic group said Tuesday.
Dec 8 - By Associated Press
Russia and the United States will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly, the Russian foreign ministry said Wednesday.