AP 2011-04-21

1. North Carolina's governor plans to tour areas of the state Monday that were hit hard by Saturday's ferocious storm system that claimed at least 21 lives across the state. The violent weather began Thursday and killed at least 45 people across six

AP 2011-07-03

[1]President Barack Obama says Congress needs to stay in town and get the budget talks done, even if it means cancelling other plans back home. Lawmakers are facing an August second deadline to raise the US borrowing limit. [2]An Afghan official says

AP 2011-07-20

1. London police chief has quit over his links to a former News of the World editor caught up in the phone hacking scandal. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson denies any wrongdoing. Hours earlier, Rupert Murdoch's former British CEO Reb

AP 2011-07-18

1. Almost as soon as it began former baseball star Roger Clemens's perjury trial ended Thursday. In a mistrial, the judge blamed on prosecutors and said a first-year law student would have known to avoid. The question of a new trial is still up in th

AP 2011-07-17

[1]More than 20 people were dead and more than 100 hurt after a series of bombings in Indian's financial capital during evening rush hour. Indian officials say the close timing of these explosions suggested it was a coordinated attack by terrorist. [

AP 2011-07-01

1. Firefighters worked through the night to put out spot fires near Los Alamos, New Mexico. That's the home of the government nuclear laboratory. Lab officials say the facility and nuclear waste in storage are safe. Nearly 13,000 town residents have

AP 2011-07-02

1. Officials say they are not concerned about flames reaching sensitive material at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. A wildfire has consumed more than 90 square miles near the lab, but officials insist the risk of exposure is small.

AP 2011-07-04

1. The defense has rested in the Casey Anthony murder trial without her testifying about the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee. Prosecutors have begun their rebuttal case and closing arguments could take place as soon as Saturday. 2. The hear

AP 2011-07-05

1. Greece is said to get a vital loan installment by July 15th. The nation is struggling financially and needs the money to prevent defaulting on its debt which could lead to a worldwide crisis. 2. The US and Spain say Muammar Gaddafi's threats of re

AP 2011-07-06

1. Lawyers gave their closing arguments in the Casey Anthony trial in an unusual Sunday court session. Anthony's attorney ridiculed the prosecution's forensic evidence as a fantasy. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Casey Anthony suffocated her daughter Ca

AP 2011-07-07

1. Deliberations are underway in the murder trial of Casey Anthony. The jury of seven women and five men are considering whether the 25-year-old is guilty of killing her young daughter. Anthonys defense says the girl accidently drowned in the family

AP 2011-07-08

1. After more than 10 hours of deliberations, a Florida jury has acquitted Casey Anthony of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee. Anthony had faced the death penalty if convicted of murder. She was found guilty of lying to investigators and wil

AP 2011-07-09

1. Congressional leaders will head back to the White House tomorrow. They try to work out a deal to raise the debt ceiling and cut federal spending. President Obama says hell reject any short-term solution to the problem. 2. A massive dust storm swep

AP 2011-07-10

[1]The army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage will be court-martial and could face the death penalty. Michell Nidal Hasan killed 13 in November 2009 shooting on a Texas Army. [2]President Barack Obama takes questions from

AP 2011-07-19

1. President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans are again pushing opposing positions in the debate over deficit reduction. Obama says a combination of spending cuts and tax increases is needed while Senator Orrin Hatch is pushing for a balanc

AP 2011-06-20

1. The White House will send Congress a detailed report answering questions about the objectives of US military involvement in Libya. It says the report includes a legal analysis, showing that the Libya campaign has been consistent with the War Power

AP 2011-06-21

1. President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner have hit the links together. Their so-called golf summit took place this morning, where the two hope to discuss a range of issues from the economy to Libya. 2. Afghan President Hamid Kar

AP 2011-06-22

1. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told FOX News Sunday that he believes President Barack Obama is not required to seek congressional authorization for the US military operation in Libya. Some lawmakers say Obama needs approval for the US to continue

AP 2011-07-21

Progress but no deal yet, the efforts to bring budget agreement that for an August second debt ceiling deadline. The leader of the Senate says the chamber will meet every day including weekends until Congress sends president Barack Obama legislation

AP 2011-07-22

1. Rupert Murdoch says he is not responsible for a phone hacking scandal that has rocked his global empire. Still, Murdoch and his son apologized to the crisis during an appearance before British lawmakers. And in one dramatic moment a prankster trie