Bradley Manning Acquitted of Aiding the Enemy
U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge he faced — but was convicted of espionage, theft and other charges Tuesday, more …
Obama Challenges GOP to Accept Corporate Tax Deal
Seeking to ease Washington gridlock, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged Republicans to accept a new fiscal deal to cut corporate tax rates in exchange for more government spending on …
Massive Explosions Rock Central Fla. Gas Plant
A series of explosions rocked a central Florida propane gas plant and sent "boom after boom after boom" through the neighborhood around it. Eight people were injured, with at least …
Time Warner Drops CBS, then Halts Decision
The fee dispute between Time Warner Cable and CBS Corp. took an odd turn when the cable giant announced it was turning off the broadcaster in three major cities, then …
Obama Joins New Israeli-Palestinian Peace Push
President Barack Obama brought senior Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to the White House on Tuesday to give a boost to his administration's third bid to relaunch stalled Middle East peace …
Scientists Collect Water Near Site of Blown Well
Scientists from several universities are working to learn whether a gas well that blew wild last week off the Louisiana coast has polluted the Gulf of Mexico.
Egypt Arrests More Islamists as EU Official Visits
Egyptian police detained two leaders of a Muslim Brotherhood-allied party in the latest in a wave of arrests of prominent Islamists following President Mohammed Morsi's ouster.
Pope Says he Won't Judge Gay Priests
Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his …
Officials: Indyk to Shepherd Mideast Peace Talks
Secretary of State John Kerry will appoint former U.S. ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk to shepherd Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that are to begin Monday evening in Washington, U.S. officials said …
Spain Police to Study Train 'Black Box' Tuesday
Police will soon begin extracting information from the "black box" of a train that crashed last week, a Spanish court official said Monday, potentially making clear why the driver failed …
Longtime Legislator Barnett Dies at 86
Dr. Jim Barnett, a country doctor and longtime state legislator, has died at the age of 86.
Halliburton Has Incentive to Cut Another Deal
Halliburton has resolved a Justice Department criminal probe of its role in the Gulf oil spill by agreeing to pay a $200,000 fine and admitting it destroyed evidence, but the …
Defense to Give Closing in Manning-WikiLeaks Case
The defense gets the chance Friday to sum up its case in the court-martial of Bradley Manning, the Army private who sent hundreds of thousands of U.S. government documents to …
Snowden's Remaining Docs Unlikely to Tie U.S. Hands
It's the stuff of spy novels: The hunted-down protagonist wins in the end because he's got damaging documents squirreled away, a bargaining chip against the bureaucrats who want to silence …
Halliburton to Plead Guilty for Destroying Evidence
Halliburton has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in 2010 Gulf oil spill.
