U.S. authorities have charged four men, including one who served in the U.S. military, with plotting to kill Americans overseas by joining al-Qaida and the Taliban,. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said late Monday the group was planning to engage in “violent jihad” with bombings of military bases and other government facilities. The FBI says […]
US Charges 4 Men in Alleged Terror Plot
Posted November 20th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
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US Charges 4 Men in Alleged Terror Plot
Posted November 20th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities have charged four men with plotting to kill Americans overseas by joining al-Qaida and the Taliban. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said late Monday the group was planning to engage in “violent jihad” with bombings of military bases and other government facilities. The FBI says that in 2010, Sohiel Omar Kabir, a naturalized […]
US Government-Backed Panel Recommends AIDS Testing for Everyone
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. government-backed panel of doctors and scientists is recommending that everyone between 15 and 65 get tested for HIV — the virus that causes AIDS. The influential Preventive Services Task Force on Monday said its previous recommendation for testing was only for high-risk individuals. But now it says as many as 25 percent of […]
Twinkie Baker Hostess, Union to Enter Mediation
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
The iconic American snack cake Twinkies and other tasty treats have been given a reprieve from what appeared to be certain oblivion. The bankrupt U.S. bakery Hostess and union officials agreed Monday to enter mediation after the company shut down its ovens last week and said it would go out of business. A bankruptcy judge […]
Bieber Wins Artist of the Year at American Music Awards
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
An 18-year-old has won the top prize at the American Music Awards. Canadian Justin Bieber won artist of the year Sunday in Los Angeles at the 40th anniversary show, beating out Rihanna, Maroon 5, Drake, and Katy Perry. The teenager said when he accepted his award that it was “hard growing up with everyone watching […]
Obama, Congress to Continue Negotiations on ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama will resume negotiations with congressional leaders later this month to try to resolve crucial government financial issues before the end of the year. Mr. Obama is on a three-nation trip to Asia beginning Sunday in Bangkok. Aboard the president’s plane Saturday, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Mr. Obama is […]
Clinton: US Wants to Promote Economic Interests
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says now that the war in Iraq is over for the U.S. military and the war in Afghanistan is winding down, America is seeking to promote its economic interests around the world. The country’s top diplomat, speaking Saturday in Singapore, sought to dispel concern over a looming so-called “fiscal […]
Life in Prison for Failed New York Subway Bomber
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
A federal court in New York City Friday sentenced an al-Qaida member to life in prison for a failed plot to carry out suicide bombings in the city’s subway in 2009. Prosecutors say Adis Medunjanin and his accomplices were just days away from carrying out their plans before federal agents foiled the plot. Authorities also […]
Hostess, Bakers of Twinkles and Wonder Bread, to Shut Down
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Hostess, the company that bakes the iconic Twinkie snack cake and the U.S. kitchen staple Wonder Bread, is going out of business. The bankrupt bakery asked a court Friday for permission to shut down its ovens and liquidate its assets, putting more than 18,000 people out of work. Hostess workers went on strike last week […]
Petraeus Testifies on Capitol Hill About Libya Attack
Posted November 16th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. House and Senate committees have questioned former CIA chief David Petraeus about the Obama administration’s initial descriptions of the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. Lawmakers say Petraeus told the House and Senate intelligence committees, in closed hearings on Friday, that he believed from the onset that terrorist elements were involved […]
