AP 2012-03-16

1. Republicans in Mississippi and Alabama head to the polls today. The two states are holding their presidential primaries. Both states are deeply conservative, and are seen as a major test for Mitt Romney who's struggling to attract conservative vot

AP 2012-03-11

1. It was a bruising Super Tuesday but Mitt Romney's campaign is arguing he will be the only candidate left standing come this summer. Wins in six states increase Romney's lead in the race for convention delegates. 2. The Red Cross says most resident

AP 2012-05-12

1. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Wisconsin Democratic primary Tuesday. He'll face off against Republican governor Scott Walker in the June 5th recall vote. 2. Voters in North Carolina have enacted a constitutional amendment defining marriage as

AP 2012-05-13

1. In a television interview today, President Obama voiced his support for same-sex marriage, ending months of speculation about his position. Obama says he arrived at his decision after years of talking with family and friends on the issue. 2. Lawye

AP 2012-05-14

1. House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama's handling of economy should be the focus of this year's election, not Obama's support for gay marriage. Polls say the economy is on top of voters' minds. Still some activists say social issue

AP 2012-05-15

1. Mitt Romney reached out to conservative Saturday, giving a commencement address at Liberty university. He told a graduating class of Christian school that marriage is an enduring institution reserve for one man and one woman. 2. President Barack O

AP 2012-05-16

1. Law enforcement officers in California are looking for a missing FBI agent described as despondent and possibly suicidal. A team of more than 100 is looking for special agent Steven Evans in the mountains around Los Angeles. Evans is known to be a

AP 2012-05-11

1. North Carolina is voting Tuesday on a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman. More than 500,000 voters have already cast early ballots. 2. A showdown vote looms in the Senate as lawmakers go on record about

AP 2012-06-15

1. Spain's prime minister says he is expecting 2012 to be a bad year for the economy. The euro zone nation could get a bailout of up to $125 billion for its banks. But the prime minister says Spain will remain in recession and unemployment will proba

AP 2012-06-14

1. Spain is asking for a bank bailout from the Euro Zone. No exact figures have been given yet but finance ministers from the 17 countries that use the euro say they are ready to give Spain up to 125 billion dollars. 2. There are reports of violence

AP 2012-06-13

1. Spectators and hundreds of graduates made a dash for cover after a severe thunderstorm swept through a high school graduation in New Jersey Thursday evening. Amateur video shows what witnesses feared was a tornado, but the National Weather Service

AP 2012-06-11

1. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta visited Afghanistan Thursday to discuss the war's progress and plans for the troop drawdown. Panetta acknowledged the spike in violence in the south, saying while insurgents are better organized, overall violence

AP 2012-06-12

1. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says UN monitors were shot at while trying to get to the scene of the latest Syrian massacre that caused further killings. It led world leaders to step up the rhetoric against Syria's Assad regime. 2. Mitt Romney's

AP 2012-07-12

1. President Obama is calling on Congress to extend tax cuts for families earning less than 250,000 a year, allowing tax to rise for those making more. Obama wants the one-year extension before the cuts expire at year's end. 2. It looks like just a f

AP 2012-07-13

1. President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney are clashing over taxes and outsourcing jobs. Obama is challenging Mitt Romney to join him in permitting tax hikes for rich Americans like them. Meanwhile, Romney has branded the presiden

AP 2012-07-14

1. A freight train derailed exploded in Ohio early morning, prompting officials to evacuate it a mile-wide area. Norfolk Southern says about 11 cars derailed, and emergency workers are working to determine what is contained in the blaze. 2. The house

AP 2012-07-15

1. This may not be the reception Mitt Romney was hoping for. The Republican presidential candidate was booed at the NAACP's annual meeting today when he pledged to repeal what he called ObamaCare. 2. Senate Democrats have blocked a pair of votes on e

AP 2012-07-16

1. Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky. That's according to a scathing report issued today on the scandal. The 267-page report is the result of an eight-month inquiry by former F

AP 2012-07-11

1. Roger Federer won his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title Sunday, beating Andy Murray. Federer is now 17-7 in Grand Slam finals, including 7-1 at Wimbledon. Murray dropped to 0-4 in major finals, ending hopes for the first British All England Clu

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-12

1. The outer bands of Tropical Storm Leslie are pelting Bermuda with rain and gusty winds. The airport is closed and all bus and sea ferry services have been halted. Leslie isn't expected to make a direct hit. 2. Officials say the Scotts wildfire in