In a soaring speech to graduating seniors from the tornado-ravaged town of Joplin, Mo., President Barack Obama spoke in glowing terms of the "bigness of spirit" that was on display in the aftermath of last year's storm and called the students examples for the rest of the country. Unlike some of the president's recent public [...]
Mon, 21 May 2012 21:38:23 GMT
Authorities have arrested an alleged Zetas drug cartel leader nicknamed "El Loco," AKA the Fool or the Crazy One, on charges that he dumped 49 headless bodies on a highway outside Monterrey, Mexico.
Mon, 21 May 2012 21:35:55 GMT
In a move sure to unleash heated debate, a prominent U.S. government advisory panel is recommending that men of all ages no longer be screened for prostate cancer by undergoing the PSA blood test.
Tue, 22 May 2012 07:10:08 GMT
Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world's highest mountain.
Tue, 22 May 2012 04:52:11 GMT
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced that at least three of its agents are under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes in Cartagena.
Mon, 21 May 2012 22:49:37 GMT
President Obama acknowledged "risks" in his decision to withdraw U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 but said war-weary Americans can't wait for that strife-torn country to be "perfect."
Mon, 21 May 2012 23:40:01 GMT
A former Rutgers University student was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail in a case of webcam spying that drew national attention to issues of online privacy, suicide, and anti-gay bullying.
Mon, 21 May 2012 21:20:00 GMT
A 5.8-magnitude quake struck Bulgaria early Tuesday, triggering panic among local residents who ran into the streets in their pyjamas, and some minor damage, but no casualties were reported.
Tue, 22 May 2012 06:04:57 GMT
