Former International Monetary Fund director Dominique Strauss-Kahn will appear before a New York judge Friday as the sexual assault case against him is reportedly in serious trouble due to credibility issues with his accuser. The veteran French politician was arrested and charged in May for attacking a 23-year-old maid who came to clean his suite […]
Reports: Sexual Assault Case Against Strauss-Kahn on Shaky Ground
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
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US Treasury Secretary to Stay in Post for “Foreseeable Future”
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he has no immediate plans to resign, addressing media reports he is considering stepping down after the current round of debt ceiling negotiations. He says the United States is facing a lot of challenges that he is going to help solve “for the foreseeable future.” He says he has […]
Nigerian National Arrested After Stowing Away on US Flight
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. federal authorities have arrested a Nigerian man who allegedly flew from New York City to Los Angeles last week without a valid boarding pass. Officials said the man was discovered on board Virgin America Flight 415 last week, carrying a stolen boarding pass and a university identification card, after a flight attendant noticed him […]
Petraeus Confirmed as CIA Director
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Senate has confirmed U.S. General David Petraeus as the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency. The 58-year-old easily won approval Thursday, with a vote of 94 to 0. At his nomination hearing last week, the four-star general said he supports U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision for withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, although […]
Obama to Hold Twitter Session on Economy
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is showing his embrace of new technology once again with plans to hold a Twitter “town hall” discussion next week. The White House used the social networking website Thursday to announce the event. The meeting will be held next Wednesday and focus on the U.S. economy and jobs. President Obama’s economic […]
Nuclear Lab Takes More Precautions Against Wildfire
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Workers at the U.S. national nuclear laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, have been conducting controlled burns and mowing excess brush to fend off a raging wildfire threatening the area. Officials said the lab will be closed until Friday. The lab and residents of Los Alamos were evacuated on Monday. Lab officials have said all […]
White House Rebuffs Republican Invitation on Debt Talks
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
The White House has indicated that President Barack Obama will not accept an invitation to meet Thursday with Senate Republicans on the deficit and debt. Presidential spokesman Jay Carney says the White House already knows what the Republican position is on the issue. The top Senate Republican, Mitch McConnell, invited the president to Capitol Hill […]
Republican Invites Obama to Capitol for Debt Talks
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
The top Senate Republican has invited the president to Capitol Hill to discuss stalled efforts on cutting the government deficit and raising the U.S. debt ceiling to prevent a default on the nation’s loans. Mitch McConnell said Thursday that President Barack Obama should hear directly from Republican lawmakers about why the president’s call to eliminate […]
Gates Tenure Spans Two Administrations, Two Wars
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is the only Pentagon chief in U.S. history to be asked to remain in the post by a newly-elected president. Gates was sworn in under President Barack Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, in 2006, at a crucial point in the war in Iraq. He oversaw a troop surge in […]
US Senate Expected to Confirm Petraeus as CIA Head
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm U.S. General David Petraeus as the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency. The 58-year-old is expected to easily win confirmation in the Thursday afternoon vote. At his nomination hearing, the four-star general said he supports U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision for withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, although […]
