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Again? SuperPAC plans to attack Obama on Rev. Jeremiah Wright
 A document by a conservative super PAC refers to the president as "metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln."
05/17/2012 - 09:25 AM
Judge postpones evidence in Mladic trial
 The presiding judge in the U.N. trial of Gen. Ratko Mladic has delayed indefinitely the presentation of evidence that had been scheduled to start later this month due to "errors" by prosecutors in disclosing evidence to defense lawyers.
05/17/2012 - 06:14 AM
JPMorgan's trading loss is said to rise at least 50%
 The trading losses suffered by JPMorgan Chase have surged in recent days, surpassing the bank's initial $2 billion estimate by at least $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the losses.
05/17/2012 - 09:05 AM
Pinterest funding could value startup at $1.5 billion
 A new round of financing values Pinterest — one of Silicon Valley's fastest growing startups — at $1.5 billion, up sharply from $200 million late last year, Wall Street Journal said.
05/17/2012 - 08:36 AM
As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'
 Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there.
05/17/2012 - 07:22 AM
Romney raises over $40 million in April, matches Obama
 Romney nearly matched the $44 million that President Obama raised during the same period.
05/17/2012 - 06:48 AM
Photos: Holocaust survivors celebrate belated Bar Mitzvah
 Holocaust survivor Yoel Levinger (R), 85, sits with other survivors during their Bar Mitzvah ceremony at a synagogue in the Israeli city of Ashkelon May 17, 2012. Levinger was one of seven survivors of the genocide on Thursday to celebrate the traditional Jewish coming of age ceremony normally marked at the age of 13. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (ISRAEL - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
05/17/2012 - 09:27 AM
'Chilling impact': Judge rules terror law violates 1st amendment
A judge on Wednesday struck down a portion of a law giving the government wide powers to regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists, saying it left journalists, scholars and political activists facing the prospect of indefinite detention for exercising First Amendment rights.
05/17/2012 - 08:30 AM
The Kennedy curse lives on
 The Death of RFK Jr.'s wife is the Latest Tragedy for the Kennedy Family.
05/16/2012 - 05:01 PM
Census: Minorities surpass whites in U.S.births
 For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.
05/17/2012 - 03:18 AM
'Ex-Patriot Act' responds to Facebook's Saverin's tax 'scheme'
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has a status update for Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin: Stop attempting to dodge your taxes by renouncing your U.S. citizenship or never come to back to the U.S. again.
05/17/2012 - 07:02 AM
Report: Fewer US homes foreclosed upon in April
 National foreclosure trends took a positive turn in April, as the number of homes seized by banks declined and fewer properties entered into the foreclosure process.
05/17/2012 - 02:56 AM
Plans to strike Iran "ready," says U.S. Israel envoy
 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is "fully available", the U.S. ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear arms. Like Israel, the United States has said it considers military force a last resort to prevent Iran using its uranium enrichment to make a bomb. Iran insists its nuclear program is for purely civilian purposes. ...
05/17/2012 - 06:51 AM
Will Smith baffled by proposed French tax increase: ‘God bless America’
During an interview this week with a French TV station, actor Will Smith said he supported the idea of paying higher taxes -- but he was shocked when the reporter told him about a proposal from France's new president to raise the marginal tax rate to 75 percent. "I have no issue with paying taxes [...]
05/17/2012 - 10:01 AM
Honda recalls nearly 53,000 Acura TL sedans in US
Honda says it's recalling nearly 53,000 Acura TL sedans in the U.S. to fix a problem with power steering hoses.
05/17/2012 - 07:35 AM
Caretaker Greek Cabinet, legislators sworn in
 Greece's caretaker Cabinet was sworn in and will lead the country into next month's election, after a deadlocked vote sparked more political turmoil and brought the country's use of the euro currency into question.
05/17/2012 - 09:04 AM
U.S. Navy ships collide off California, no injuries reported
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two U.S. Navy ships collided off the coast of California on Wednesday due to a steering malfunction during a refueling operation, damaging both vessels but causing no injuries, the Navy said in a statement. The Navy identified the ships involved as the USS Essex, an amphibious assault ship, and the USNS Yukon, a Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler based in San Diego. "While both ships reported some damage, no one was injured, there was no fuel spilled and the ships' fuel tanks and systems were not compromised," the Navy statement said. ...
05/16/2012 - 06:02 PM
No tears as woman sees bacteria-ravaged hands
 A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection has been looking at her ravaged hands and asking about the damage, all without tears, her father said.
05/16/2012 - 06:54 PM
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