LOS ANGELESMichael Hastings the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top US army general has died in a car accident in Los Angeles according to his employer and family Hastings who was 33
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Investigators searched the North Attleborough home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez today following the killing of a man police call an quotassociatequot of Hernandez ABC News has learned Massachusetts State Police and prosecutors arrived
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ANCHORAGE Alaska A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas but to residents of the 49th state the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven or a tropical paradise With temperatures topping 80 degrees in
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Updated 305 am June 19 2013 KABUL Afghanistan The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the US on finding a
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US President Barack Obama is to use his speech at Berlins Brandenburg Gate to propose cuts of onethird in American and Russian nuclear arsenals US officials say They say he will also call for reductions in the number of tactical warheads deployed in
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Some of the most senior intelligence and law enforcement officials in the United States strongly defended the National Security Agencys broad surveillance efforts on Tuesday saying they had disrupted more than 50 terrorist plots around the world General
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WASHINGTON House Republican leaders are hoping to head off a repeat of last weeks controversy over the issue of whether there should be an exception for cases of rape and incest in a GOP sponsored bill banning lateterm abortions by adding that
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WASHINGTON Top national security officials on Tuesday promoted two newly declassified examples of what they portrayed as potential terrorist events disrupted by government surveillance The cases were made public as Congress and the Obama
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CNN Mexican authorities have arrested a former college professor who was on the FBIs 10 most wanted list over allegations of child sex abuse Walter Lee Williams was detained late Tuesday Mexican state news agency Notimex reported The FBI
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ASHLAND Ohio A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and pit bulls But an attorney for one of the suspects and the
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By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton BERLIN Wed Jun 19 2013 248am EDT BERLIN Reuters President Barack Obama will unveil plans for a sharp reduction in nuclear warheads in a landmark speech at the Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday that
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Miamis Ray Allen sank a three pointer with five seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 95 Getty Images MIAMIAfter watching unheralded San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green light his team up for an NBA Finalsrecord 25 threepointers through the
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BERLIN AP Five years and 50 years As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin he cant escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal achievement His 26hour whirlwind visit to the German capital caps three days
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GENEVA The UN refugee agency says more than 452 million people were forced to flee homes last year an 18year high mainly due to wars in Syria Afghanistan and other countries The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says
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NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH Massachusetts AP State and local police spent hours at the home of NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away
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BERLIN Five years and 50 years As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin he cant escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal achievement His 26hour whirlwind visit to the German capital caps three days of
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The United States and the Afghan government will sit face to face with the Taliban holding direct peace talks in an attempt to find a political solution to the war in Afghanistan But just hours after the White House announced it would begin formal talks four US
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Taliban representative Muhammad Naeem spoke at the official opening of the groups office in Doha Qatar Tuesday US envoys are to meet with representatives this week Reprints Email Share via email To Add a message Your email Share Facebook
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WASHINGTON General Keith B Alexander the head of the National Security Agency said Tuesday that American surveillance had helped prevent potential terrorist events over 50 times since 911 including at least 10 homelandbased threats But he
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WASHINGTON AP Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserves drive to keep longterm interest rates at record lows On Wednesday many hope the Fed will
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BERLIN President Barack Obamas 26hour whirlwind visit to Berlin caps three days of international summitry for the president and marks his return to a place where he once summoned a throng of 200000 to share his ambitious vision for American
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MIAMI Tim Duncan was five seconds away from his fifth NBA championship Its also how close LeBron James came to a rapidly trampled legacy But Ray Allen the oldest player on the court and a month from his 38th birthday assisted the 28yearold
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KABUL Afghanistan AP The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four US troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the Americans on finding a political solution to ending the nearly
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MIAMI On one side jubilation Chris Bosh joyously raising his fists after his closing block on Danny Greens final threepoint attempt allowed the Miami Heat to survive and keep its quest for another championship alive On the other side dejection Tim
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A former USC professor who was named this week as one of the FBIs mostwanted fugitives after being indicted for alleged sex crimes against children overseas has been captured in Mexico the bureau said Tuesday night Walter Lee Williams 64 was
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DETROIT After initially defying federal regulators Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some oldermodel Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rearend collisions But the recall which came in an 11thhour deal between the
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LOS ANGELESA former University of Southern California professor indicted on child sexual abuse charges has been arrested in Mexico a day after being added to the FBIs list of the Ten Most Wanted fugitives KCBSTV reports 64yearold Walter Williams
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KABUL Afghanistan The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four US troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the Americans on finding a political solution to ending the nearly
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LOS ANGELES MarketWatch Chrysler Group LLC has agreed to recall some of the older Jeep models as regulators had previously called for reports said Tuesday The recall covers some 156 million Jeeps which could pose a risk to the fuel tanks in the
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BERLIN AP President Barack Obama on Wednesday will renew his call to reduce the worlds nuclear stockpiles including a proposed onethird reduction in US and Russian arsenals a senior administration official said Obama will make his case during
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