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Obama Aims To 'Finish The Job' In Afghanistan
President Obama said Tuesday he intends to finish the job in Afghanistan, adding he would soon announce his strategy for the country. The comments came in a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is on a state visit to the U.S.
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Laughter, Tears And Kisses As Marines Come Home
The Apseys of Florida and other families gather at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to welcome back the Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment after months in Afghanistan. But not every family is going to see their Marine: Thirteen of the Marines died in Afghanistan.
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Impeachment Hearings Against Sanford Begin
South Carolina lawmakers began impeachment hearings Tuesday against Gov. Mark Sanford. The legislators began a hearing on the governor's five-day absence in June when he went to Argentina to meet his lover and left no one in charge of the state. Cindi Scoppe, associate editor of <em>The Slate</em> newspaper, says Sanford and the legislature had been at odds even before the scandal.
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Pa. University Targets Overweight Students
Students at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania are upset about a school rule requiring overweight students to take an exercise course in order to graduate. The rule applies to students with a body mass index above 30. James DeBoy, chair of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Lincoln University, says the school officials believe that its their responsibility to alert students to the dangers of obesity.
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Rockslide Shuts Down Interstate 40
One hundred fifty feet high and 300 feet wide: That's the size of a massive rockslide that last month shutdown Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-North Carolina line. Engineers now say it won't be until February when the highway reopens.
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Calif. Town Plans Security Cameras To Record Drivers
The town of Tiburon, Calif., voted last week to approve a project aimed at improving security in the affluent, low-crime town of 8,000 people. The town will position security cameras on the two roads to record the license plates of every car that enters or leaves the town.
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Virtual Food Drives Help Stock Pantries
Food banks are looking for innovative ways to make sure they have enough of the right kinds of food at the right times. Virtual food drives allow donors to choose items that the food bank needs. And because food banks buy in bulk, they can get more bang for the donated buck.
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Investigators: Ky. Census Worker Committed Suicide
A Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday.
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3 Airlines Fined In Minnesota Tarmac Stranding
The Department of Transportation levies $175,000 in fines against three airlines for their role in the stranding of passengers overnight in a plane at Rochester, Minn., in August even though it was only 50 yards from a terminal.
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Obama: U.S., India 'Natural Allies' In 21st Century
The decision to host the Indian prime minister as President Obama's first state visitor was designed as a deliberate signal of India's prominence in Washington. Obama and Manmohan Singh announced a wide range of new agreements in energy and agriculture as they tried to cement a relationship between the two countries.
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Missing-Somali Case Gives Recruitment Clues To FBI
Documents unsealed Monday in a Minnesota investigation allege a broad and effective recruitment campaign to persuade Somali-Americans to join an Islamist insurgency in Somalia.
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To Pass, Health Bill May Have To Ditch Public Option
It will be another week before senators begin floor debate on the Democrats' health care overhaul bill, but many in Washington are already predicting the demise of its current provision for a modest government-run insurance program.
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New York Toughens Penalties In New DWI Law
New York state has a tough new law on drunk driving that includes serious jail time for people convicted of driving drunk with a passenger under the age of 15. If a child is injured, the driver could get up to 15 years in prison, and if a child is killed, that penalty rises to 25 years. The law is aimed at catching parents and other relatives who get behind the wheel of the family car when they've had one too many.
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N.C. Ophthalmologist Helps Train Iraqi, Afghan Doctors
Lt. Col. Mike Brennan retired from the Army more than two decades ago. He settled his family into a quiet North Carolina community where he built a successful ophthalmology practice. But one phone call from a friend encouraged him to go to Iraq. Brennan will go to Afghanistan later this month.
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Cell Phones Could Start Cutting Into GPS Market
As millions of Americans plan for long drives to Thanksgiving dinner, many will use GPS devices to guide the way. But analysts say GPS-enabled cell phones, now with bigger screens and better speakers, are going to cut into the sales of stand-alone devices.
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