ON AIR NOW
Click to Play
All signs point to a major drawdown of US troops in Iraq in 2006—perhaps to fewer than 100,000 by year's end. But it is far from certain when there will be further reductions, or a total pullout, after that. In fact, it now looks as if the US ma
U.S. missionaries accused by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of espionage have been forced from their remote outposts among jungle tribes by a government order, the final pair leaving Thursday after years of evangelical work.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Bush administration officials said they had been caught by surprise when told on Tuesday, Aug. 30, that a levee had broken, allowing floodwaters to engulf New Orleans. Eyewitness account of the flooding from a F
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid wrote at least 4 letters helpful to Indian tribes represented by Jack Abramoff, and the senator’s staff regularly had contact with the disgraced lobbyist’s team about legislation affecting other clients. The activi
Security concerns have caused the government to suspend plans for an ambitious program to check every domestic airline passenger's name against government watch lists. "Secure Flight" has been troubled from the start. Strongly opposed b
Paying space travelers could be lifting off from the US by 2008, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta says. He expects to issue permits for test flights next year. If those are successful, licenses for passenger space travel could then be issued.
Wayne Gretzky was recorded on a wiretap talking to the alleged financier of a gambling ring, discussing how the hockey great's wife could avoid being implicated. He reiterated that he had never bet and said he planned to stay with the Coyotes and
Former disaster agency chief Michael Brown is indicating he is ready to reveal his correspondence with President Bush and other officials during Hurricane Katrina unless the White House forbids it and offers legal support.
Vice President Dick Cheney directed his aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby to use classified material to discredit a critic of the Bush administration's Iraq war effort, the National Journal reported. This was the outing of CIA agent Valerie P
President Bush unveiled details about an Al-Qaeda plot to crash a hijacked airliner into the tallest building in Los Angeles in 2002. The mastermind of the 9-11 attacks planned to have terrorists use shoe bombs to breach the cockpit doors and fly the
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he was blindsided by President Bush's announcement of details about a purported 2002 plot to crash a plane into a downtown skyscraper, but the White House said it had contacted the mayor's office.
Solar thermal at present costs about 12 to 15 cents per kilowatt hour compared with natural gas power which costs 10 cents per KWH. But as production grows, solar companies expect costs to slip to 8 cents per KHW in 5 years.
ONCE the biggest and most profitable company in the country, Telstra managed to eke out a share price gain yesterday by revealing an earnings decline no worse than expected.
The IBM chip will be a new challenger to graphic chip makers ATI Technologies Inc., Nvidia Corp. and semiconductor giant Intel Corp., which compete against each other in various segments of the computing and electronic devices market.
After analyzing data from the static fire countdown, we decided to postpone the launch. The vehicle is being lowered for further investigation. Once we have thoroughly checked out all systems, I will post an update on what was found and when the nex
U.S. lawmakers have reached agreement with the White House on legislation to renew the anti-terrorism law known as the Patriot Act.
"The guy saw me in almost a dozen settings, and joked with me about a bunch of things, including details of my kids. Perhaps he has forgotten everything, who knows," Abramoff wrote in an e-mail to Kim Eisler, national editor for the Washing
Democratic and Republican lawmakers called for stronger congressional oversight of President Bush's domestic spying program, despite a new White House gesture of openness toward Congress.
CAIRO, Egypt - The first tomb to be discovered in the Valley of the Kings since King Tut's in 1922 contains five sarcophagi with mummies, breaking the nearly centurylong belief that there's nothing more to find in the valley where some of Egy
WASHINGTON - A former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney told a federal grand jury that his superiors authorized him to give secret information to reporters as part of the Bush administration's defense of intelligence used to justify invadin
The 141 programs that President Bush proposed to eliminate or cut in his 2007 budget, with potential savings in millions.
Cindy Sheehan, the anti- Iraq war activist whose son was killed in the conflict there, put an end to speculation that she would launch a long-shot bid to become a U.S. senator from California.
Some reports have identified executives at "major telecommunications companies" who chose to open their networks to the NSA. Because it may be illegal to divulge customer communications, though, not one has chosen to make its cooperation pu
Despite some hair-raising moments, Fossett soared out over the Atlantic from a Kennedy Space Center runway Wednesday on a quest to break the nearly 25,000-mile (40,0000-kilometer) record for the world's longest aircraft flight.
The BlackBerry patent infringement case has led to a whirl of recent legal filings over the future of the popular wireless handheld device. This list of answers to frequently asked questions provides background on the case and its potential impact on
Twice in the past four years, a top Justice Department lawyer warned the presiding judge of a secret surveillance court that information overheard in President Bush's eavesdropping program may have been improperly used to obtain wiretap warrants
Charlton's decision to launch a grand jury investigation into the September 2004 District 20 Republican primary and subsequent recount for a state House seat is a powerful signal that there is something seriously wrong with how our votes are gett
A short Flash to explain it all.
Mexico City authorities are likely to close a Sheraton hotel in the capital that threw out Cuban officials on orders of Washington, a move that angered Mexicans who say the country's sovereignty was abused. And what they see as U.S. interference
The U.S. Navy will try to lift some of the burden off U.S. Army troops in Iraq this year by increasing the number of sailors inside that country and taking on duties soldiers have been doing, according to the Navy's top sailor. Designed to ease t
