AP 2011-07-25

1. For the first time in more than 30 years, there is no space shuttle in orbit or waiting to take off. The program ended today with the return of the shuttle Atlantis to Earth. NASA's long-term goal now is to send people to asteroids and to Mars. 2.

AP 2011-11-29

1. Pakistan is demanding that the US vacate an air base where it's suspected that has been launching drones attacks. This come after NATO helicopters and jet fighters allegedly attacked two Pakistan army posts, killing 24 Pakistani soldiers. 2. NASA

AP 2011-09-30

1. On the day after Iran released two Americans it had held for more than two years on spy charges, US diplomats have walked out of the UN General Assembly during a fiercely anti-American speech by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran. 2. Presi

AP 2011-09-25

1. The military's 18-year ban on homosexual serving openly is over. The policy known as Don't ask, Don't tell was officially repealed at midnight. Gay rights groups are planning celebrations throughout the country today. 2. An explosion in Turkey's c

AP 2011-09-26

1. The man who was heading the Afghan government's effort to engage Taliban insurgents in peace talks has been assassinated. President Barack Obama says the killing of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani will not deter the US and Afghanistan

AP 2011-09-24

President Barack Obama wants 1.5 billiondollars in new taxes as a part of deficit reduction plan. The proposal mostlyhit in up the income tax payers. Republicans were quick to attack the plan, sayit's not a recipe for economic growth. Ten persons has

AP 2011-08-27

1. Parts of North Carolina all the way up to Massachusetts have been rattled by an earthquake. The 5.9-magnitude quake was centered in Virginia and has caused minor damage and some injuries. 2. Hundreds of Libyan rebels have stormed one of Muammar Ga

AP 2011-11-26

1. Egypt's military ruler says the arm forces are prepared to hold a referendum on an immediate transfer of power to a civilian authority if people demand it. In a televised address, Egyptians were also told that president elections would be held bef

AP 2011-11-28

1. The State Department says it's trying to confirm reports that three American students have been released from custody in Egypt. A lawyer for one of the students says a court has ordered them freed. The students were arrested Sunday during a protes

AP 2011-10-24

1. President Barack Obama says the death of Moammar Gadhafi marks the end of a long and painful chapter for Libya. His body was carried through the streets of Misurata before a large chanting crowd after Gadhafi was killed in his nearby hometown of S

AP 2011-05-25

1. Witnesses say Yemeni army helicopters took US and other ambassadors out of a besieged embassy to the presidential palace. There they reportedly witnessed ruling party leaders signing an agreement for the president to step down in 30 days. State TV

AP 2011-05-29

At least dozens of people are dead after a violent storm raped through Okalahoma, Arkansus,Cansus Tuesday night. The storm came just two days after a massive tornado torn through Joplin Missouri, leaving at least 122 people dead. French Fiance Minist

AP 2011-05-24

1. Residents of a luxury building in New York City say they wouldn't know former IMF President Dominique Strauss-Kanh is under house arrest there, if it weren't for the media frenzy outside. He's expected to be here for a few days until another locat

AP 2011-05-27

1. Emergency crews continue to sift through the wreckage of Joplin, Missouri after a tornado flattened part of the town. Dozens of people were killed, including at least four people at the city's hospital. About 2,000 buildings were damaged. 2. Tim P

AP 2011-02-24

1. There are signs of cracks in Moammar Gadhafi's regime after more than 40 years as Libyas ruler. Libya's own ambassadors at the UN are calling for him to step down. The justice minister has resigned to protest the excessive use of force against pro

AP 2011-03-26

1. In Libya, air strikes from the United States and its allies go on with reports that Moammar Gadhafi's tanks are rolling back from one city where they have been attacking that city in rebel control. 2. At least one person is dead in a bombing in Je

AP 2011-03-24

1. More trouble at Japans tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. Workers were evacuated after smoke was spotted at one of the reactor buildings. Meanwhile, some food shipments have been halted over radiation concerns. 2. The Pentagon says airstrikes have sca

AP 2011-06-30

1. A jury has convicted the former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich of nearly all the corruption charges against him that includes trying to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old senate seat. The jurors delivered their verdicts after deliberati

AP 2011-04-28

1. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' husband says she's been cleared to attend his shuttle launch on Friday. Mark Kelly revealed the news in an interview with CBS's Katie Couric. Giffords is recovering at a Huston hospital after a shooting rampage th

AP 2011-03-30

1. Libyan rebels are advancing once again toward the country's capital after seizing control of two major oil terminals from Moammar Gadhafi's military. A week ago, rebels appeared on the verge of defeat in their efforts to oust Gadhafi, but internat