The organization that manages Internet domain names has agreed to changes that will dramatically increase the number of possible site names while opening up new branding opportunities for companies, cities and others. The change was overwhelmingly approved Monday in Singapore in a vote of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN is expected […]
New Internet Name Rule Opens Door to Huge Changes
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
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McIlroy Coasts to Record-breaking Victory at US Open
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
The golfing world has a new sensation, and he is a 22-year-old from Northern Ireland. Rory McIlroy coasted to victory with a record-breaking score at the U.S. Open tournament outside Washington Sunday. McIlroy won his first major golf title in stunning fashion, breaking tournament records at 16-under par, 268. He shattered the previous tournament record […]
Gates Backs Obama on Libya Involvement
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has defended the legality of U.S. military engagement in Libya, as the 90-day deadline for congressional approval expires. Gates said in a television interview Sunday that he supports President Barack Obama’s assertion that the U.S. is playing a support role in the NATO operation in Libya, rather than directly engaging […]
Fire Warning Declared for Much of US Southwest
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. weather experts have put much of the nation’s southwest under “red flag” fire warnings, meaning that weather conditions in at least seven states are ideal for the start or spread of wildfires. The National Weather Service said Sunday that high heat, low humidity and strong winds will make the battle to control existing wildfires […]
Gates: Contacts Between US, Taliban Are ‘Very Preliminary’
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has acknowledged recent contacts between the United States and the Taliban but says any substantive progress in reconciliation between the Afghan government and the insurgents is probably months away. Gates spoke on U.S. television Sunday, in one of his last interviews before stepping down from his post June 30. […]
Obama Impersonator Cut Off at Republican Conference
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
An actor impersonating U.S. President Barack Obama was ushered off the stage at a Republican gathering after making a series of insulting jokes. Reggie Brown’s routine Saturday at the Republican Leadership Conference in the southern city of New Orleans was cut short after he mocked Mr. Obama’s biracial heritage and some of the Republican candidates […]
Obama Golfs With Fierce Political Foe
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama spent several hours on Saturday with one of his fiercest critics, Republican Congressman John Boehner, in a more relaxed atmosphere than the two are used to — the manicured grounds of a golf course. The political rivals played together in an 18-hole match Saturday on a course at Andrews Air Force […]
US Helicopters Intercept Small Plane Near Washington
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Coast Guard helicopters have intercepted a small plane that flew without authorization into restricted airspace near Washington, D.C. Defense officials say the plane was redirected away from Washington Saturday and diverted to the nearby town of Annapolis, Maryland. They say the pilot was to meet with law enforcement officials. Additional details were not immediately […]
Castro Brothers Pay Hospital Visit to Venezuelan Leader
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez got a visit from Cuba’s top leaders as he recovers from surgery in a Cuban hospital. Photographs published Saturday in the Cuban communist party newspaper, Granma, show Mr. Chavez with Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother, Fidel. The newspaper said the three met Friday and discussed relations between their two […]
US President, House Speaker Tee Off
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
One of the most anticipated sporting events in Washington got underway Saturday, though few people may ever learn the final score. U.S. President Barack Obama teed off against one of his fiercest critics, Republican Congressman John Boehner . The 18-hole match at a golf course at Andrews Air Force Base, just outside the U.S. capital, […]
