An investigation into U.S. spending in Iraq and Afghanistan finds as much as $60 billion has been lost to waste and fraud. The conclusion is the result of a nearly three-year-long investigation into the use of contractors in the two war zones. The report, by an independent panel and submitted to Congress Wednesday, also warns […]
Report: Up to $60 Billion Wasted in Iraq, Afghanistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
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NASA: Space Station May Be Evacuated
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say the International Space Station may need to be temporarily evacuated unless Russia proceeds with the launching of its Soyuz rockets by November. NASA space station program manager Mike Suffredini said the six astronauts aboard the ISS may have to leave the craft unless Russian scientists discover what caused last week’s crash of […]
Airlifts Begin for Stranded Victims of Irene
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
Emergency workers in the northeastern United States have begun airlifting food and water to thousands of residents stranded by floodwaters from Hurricane Irene. Authorities said Tuesday that at least a dozen communities in the state of Vermont were unreachable by vehicle because of damage to roads and bridges caused by the state’s worst floods in […]
WikiLeaks Says Website Cyber-attacked
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks says its website is under attack. The group said on its twitter feed Tuesday its main site was brought down by a cyber-attack, but it provided a link where it said visitors could still search through its trove of leaked U.S. diplomatic cables. In a second message a few minutes later, […]
Man Arrested for Smuggling Snakes in His Pants
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
A man has been has been arrested after trying to smuggle seven exotic snakes and three tortoises onto an airplane in his pants. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday the animals were discovered while the man passed through a body scan at Miami International Airport last week. The reptiles were hidden in nylon bags […]
US Condemns Latest WikiLeaks Release
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. State Department says the latest mass release of leaked diplomatic cables by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks is a serious threat to individuals named in the documents and to U.S. national security. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement Tuesday the publication of the cables also undermines U.S. diplomatic efforts to “solve […]
Clinton-Bush Quake Fund Gives $1.4 Million to Haiti
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
A foundation established by former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush says it is providing an additional $1.4 million to efforts to rebuild Haiti following its devastating earthquake last year. The non-profit Clinton Bush Haiti Fund said Tuesday the money will go to a Haitian company that will train engineers and general contractors […]
US Names New Weapons Agency Chief After Mexican Guns Scandal
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities have named a new chief for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives following investigations into the agency’s flawed operation aimed at tracking guns flowing to Mexican drug cartels. The Justice Department announced the changes Tuesday, saying B. Todd Jones, a federal prosecutor in the northern state of Minnesota, is replacing Kenneth […]
Obama Salutes American Veterans
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama has saluted the nation’s veterans, saying they have borne an “extraordinary burden” with two wars, multiple deployments and thousands of military deaths since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. President Obama spoke Tuesday in Minneapolis at the national convention of the American Legion, a veterans’ group. The president said troops quickly […]
Panel: US Needs System to Pay Research Subjects
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
A review panel looking into a U.S.-funded medical study in Guatemala says the U.S. government should set up a system to compensate research subjects for injuries related to the trials. The International Research Panel made the recommendation Tuesday to U.S. President Barack Obama’s commission on bioethics. The research panel was formed in March to address […]
