AP 2011-04-27

1. Pope Benedict is calling for diplomacy and dialogue to replace arms and fighting in Libya. Celebrating Mass in St. Petersburg, Benedict contrasted war and hunger with the joy of Easter Sunday. 2. The Libyan government says its army has been holdin

AP 2011-02-25

1. Four Americans have been fatally shot in an attack by Somali pirates. The two couples were sailing around the world after their retirement. The four are the first Americans killed in a wave of pirate attacks operating off East Africa. 2. The viole

AP 2011-03-27

1. More problems at a troubled Japanese nuclear plant. Officials say two workers were hospitalized after stepping in contaminated water and suffering radiation burns. Meanwhile city leaders are trying to reassure Tokyo residents that tap water is saf

AP 2011-05-26

1. The death toll is expected to rise after a tornado tore through a Missouri town. At least 89 people are dead in the town of Joplin .The city manager says the Sunday twister cut a half-mile-wide path of destruction through the town. 2. President Ob

AP 2011-04-30

1. A long line of severe storm is making its way across the US. Four people are dead after a possible tornado touchdown about 30 miles north of Little Rock, Arkansas. Three people died in other parts of the state. Residents across the Midwest are pre

AP 2011-04-29

1. The White House says sanctions may be coming against Syria with the US condemning violent crackdown on anti-government protesters there. More than 300 people have been killed. 2. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour says he is not running for presid

AP 2011-06-25

1. A spokesman says President Barack Obama has finalized his decision on a troop pullout from Afghanistan. The president will reveal his decision on Wednesday. A senior US defense official says President Obama is expected to withdraw about 10,000 Ame

AP 2011-07-29

1. Republicans in the House released a two-track plan, increasing the nation's borrowing cap by a trillion dollars and then a larger increase next year. All depending on Congress passing cuts to programs like Medicaid. 2. The NFL Players Association

AP 2011-07-30

The White House is threatening to veto debt ceiling legislation that's pending in the House.Speaker John Banner is laboring the line-up enough vote to pass the measure aimed up avoiding government default. Smith David Wu is resigning amid allegations

AP 2011-06-24

1. Women who sued Wal-Mart, alleging sex discrimination, are vowing to push ahead with their claims, despite a setback in the Supreme Court. By a Five-four vote, the justices said there were too many women in too many jobs of Wal-Mart to wrap into on

AP 2011-06-23

1. European stocks slipped after Eurozone finance ministers failed to reach a final deal to get Greece its next installment of bailout money. Officials say they expect Greece will get the next 12-billion-Euro installment in July. Greece is facing a d

AP 2011-07-31

[1]Less than a week to go to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling and no deal is in sight. Late last night, House Speaker John Boehner postponed a vote on his plan to cut spending and raise the borrowing limit. Conservative and Tea Party Group had

AP 2011-07-27

1. The man charged following a bombing and mass shooting in Norway will make his first court appearance Monday. A YouTube video and 1,500-page anti-Muslim manifesto believed to be written by Anders Breivik have appeared online. 2. Gay couples began m

AP 2011-07-28

The hotel housekeeper accusing former IMF leader Dominique Strauss Khan of sexual assult has spoken out publicly for the first time.In an interview with News Week Magazine,the woman said she wanted to tell her story because she wants Strauss Khan beh

AP 2011-03-28

1. In Libya, a French fighter jet apparently brings down one of Moammar Gadhafi's planes on a day when French fighters also struck an airbase deep inside the country. The French foreign minister says military operations here will not last months. 2.

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-031

1. Military experts say China may have developed the technology for its new stealth fighter from U.S. jets. Military officials say Chinese agent bought up pieces of an F-117 stealth fighter that was downed in Serbia in 1999. The Air Force says it's n

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-029

1. President Obama is shaking up his economic advisory board. The president has taped General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt as the new head of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Immelt will join the president at an event at a General

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-024

1. Chinese President Hu Jintao has arrived in the US. The visit will come with full pomp and circumstance, and is designed to calm tensions between the two nations. 2. A senate candidate in Haiti says former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier is headed to

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-028

1. Authorities say charges filed against some 120 alleged organized crime figures came with help from informants recording thousands of conversations. Charges included extortion, drug trafficking and murder. 2. The husband of shot Representative Gabr

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-027

1. Chinese President Hu Jintao will head to the Capitol Hill today. He'll meet with leaders from both Houses before heading to Chicago to talk to business leaders. President Obama and the first lady honored Hu at a state dinner last night. 2. A Los A