WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US military’s top officer on Sunday said economic trouble at home should not lead the United States to walk away from its global role, warning against a turn toward isolation. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that [...]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama’s daughters might be growing up in White House, but that does not mean they have to miss out on a rite of passage for American girls — a babysitting job. Obama, who has the headache of stewarding the slowly mending US economy, said in a television interview that he [...]

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom (AFP) – Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner jet, whose delivery to clients likely faces fresh delay, landed here Sunday after its first flight outside of the United States ahead of a major airshow. The test plane touched ground at Farnborough airport at 9:08 am (0808 GMT), watched by journalists from around the world, a [...]

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – BP halted the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico leak for the first time in three months, raising hopes Friday the worst oil disaster in US history may finally be over. While President Barack Obama and BP warned against celebrating before tests are completed, news that engineers had shut all three valves [...]

Mel Gibson’s estranged wife defended him in court yesterday (15.07.10), claiming he had never been abusive to her or their seven children during their 28-year marriage. Mel Gibson’s ex-wife defended him in court yesterday (15.07.10). Robyn Moore Gibson – who married the actor in 1980, has seven children with him and filed for divorce in [...]

NEW YORK – After sitting stuffed and mounted for more than 40 years in a museum, Roy Rogers’ horse Trigger and dog Bullet will be TV stars once more. Rural cable network RFD-TV bought Bullet for $35,000 on Thursday and Trigger for $266,000 a day earlier at an auction in New York City. RFD-TV owner [...]

NEW YORK – The ship was buried as junk two centuries ago — landfill to expand a bustling little island of commerce called Manhattan. When it re-emerged this week, surrounded by skyscrapers, it was an instant treasure that popped up from the mud near ground zero. A 32-foot piece of the vessel was found in [...]

HENDERSON, Nev. – U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle on Friday denounced Majority Leader Harry Reid as a “desperate man” who was distorting her conservative record while ignoring a state that leads the nation in joblessness, foreclosures and bankruptcies. A day after President Barack Obama delivered a mocking indictment of her candidacy at a rally in [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – High unemployment and a moribund housing market have increased risks to the U.S. economic recovery, while the public debt looms large and needs to be cut, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. In a statement after annual consultations with U.S. authorities, the IMF raised its U.S. growth forecasts slightly to 3.3 [...]

WASHINGTON – Calling the Declaration of Independence more than words on an aging parchment, President Barack Obama marked the Fourth of July on Sunday by urging Americans to live the principles that founded the nation as well as celebrate them. “This is the day when we celebrate the very essence of America and the spirit [...]