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Romney's 'Day One': What do we know about his plan?
Forget a president's first 100 days. Mitt Romney's first television ad of the general election, "Day One," comes as close as anything in describing the most urgent priorities of a President Romney upon taking office. What do we know about those proposals? |
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Facebook's IPO fails to live up to the hype
After jumping more than 10 percent at the start of trading, shares of the social network pulled back in their debut on the Nasdaq stock market Friday to gain a mere 23 cents a share. |
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Poll: 63 percent in US back military action to prevent nuclear-armed Iran
Some 63 percent of Americans would be in favor of taking military action to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, according to a Pew survey. |
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Nurses (yes, nurses) lead charge for Wall Street 'sin' tax
A coalition of nurses' unions is taking their call for a “Robin Hood” tax on Wall Street -- which they say could generate up to $350 billion a year -- to Chicago in the first major protest ahead of this weekend's NATO summit. |
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Class of 1987 asks forgiveness for school bullying
A woman says a Facebook poem she posted about bullying has brought pleas for forgiveness from former classmates who tormented her at a California high school 25 years ago. |
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Mysterious object nearly downed plane over Denver
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mysterious flying object that nearly caused a mid-air collision Monday evening over Denver, according to NBC affiliate KUSA.com. |
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Texan to Obama: Forget turkey, pardon writer O. Henry!
A Texas activist launches campaign to win a presidential pardon of celebrated American writer O. Henry, who died in 1947 under the cloud of a conviction for embezzling. |
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Cell phone of slain bride's husband tracked to Texas
The FBIhas tracked the cell phone of a Burbank, Ill., man suspected of killing his new bride to the Texas-Mexico border. |
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On lam for three decades: Arrest in 1981 killing
More than three decades after Charles McGhee was fatally shot in a vacant lot, an arrest has been made in the 36-year-old man's 1981 New Year's Day death, police said. |
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Illness, death of Summer 'shocked' friends
Donna Summer had a very public life as a disco queen, but when it came to her cancer diagnosis, she became very private with the details. |
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911 recordings released in case of Florida mom who allegedly shot four children, herself
Recordings of 911 calls released Friday provide a window into the predawn chaos on Tuesday whenFlorida mother Tonya Thomas apparently shot and killed her four children and then killed herself, WESH Orlando reported. |
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Baby boomers need hep C test for liver, CDC says
All baby boomers should be tested at least once for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus, according to proposed guidelines from U.S. health officials released on Friday. |
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PBT: Lakers' Blake gets death threats over Twitter
Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife have received death threats, attacks on Twitter. |
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7-Eleven serving up diet Slurpees for the first time
It probably says something more about America than it does about 7-Eleven, but starting this month the retailer is rolling out a product that seems right for its time: a sugar-free Slurpee. |
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See the solar eclipse at a national park
Visitors to America's national parks are used to seeing impressive displays of nature, but this weekend, some may be in for a special treat. |
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How to see the solar eclipse anywhere
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Millions of people could witness Sunday's "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse — but what if you're one of the billions who can't? You can still watch the event online. |
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The latest child-rearing fad? Detachment parenting
In response to last week's controversy of a Time magazine cover with a breast-feeding toddler, a single mom makes up a new 'detachment parenting' philosophy that includes blocking out cries and turning off baby monitors. |
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Protest erupts after all-white jury acquits ex-cop
The day after an all-white jury acquitted a former Houston police officer for his role in the beating of a 15-year-old African American burglary suspect, community activists rallied a crowd of at least 200 people on the courthouse steps to protest. |
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Report: FBI probes 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' threats
Death threats against TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his family are being probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to reports. The threats were emailed to the Chapmans over a four-day period, sources close to the family told Hawa |
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Japan mayor: Tattooed Gaga, Depp can't work for me
Even Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga would not be welcome to work for the Japanese city of Osaka because of their tattoos, its mayor said amid a backlash over his stance against body art. |
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GM won't advertise on next Super Bowl
General Motors does not plan to run ads on the next Super Bowl as it revamps its global marketing operations to cut about $2 billion from its budget. |
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Thai police arrest man over roasted babies' bodies
Thai police arrested a British man after discovering six human babies which had been roasted and wrapped in gold leaf in preparation for a type of black magic ritual, according to reports. |
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Report: Steve Jobs 'worked closely' on new iPhone design
We've heard that late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs may have been working until the day before his death, but now a report tell us just what he was focused on: A new iPhone design. |
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Getting older and going, or going back, to work
The tough job market has been so hard on some Americans that they have dropped out of the running altogether. But here's a surprising twist: Generally, that's not been true of older Americans. |
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Library opened by Mark Twain falls victim to cuts
A British library opened more than a century ago by one of America's greatest writers is being closed because of austerity budget cuts. |
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800-year-old cedar tree died death of a thousand cuts
The death of an ancient cedar tree inside a remote park on Canada's Vancouver Island is being showcased by an environmental group seeking more protection against illegal loggers. |
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Unlike McCain, Romney catching up to Obama on war chest
First Read: There were several big stories from the campaign trail this week and lessons to learn from all of them. |
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Highway murders: Suspect held in 'fake cop' case
Authorities in Mississippi said early Friday they have arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings that happened late at night along desolate stretches. James D. |
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Does organic food turn people into jerks?
Renate Raymond has encountered her fair share of organic food snobs, but a recent trip to a Seattle market left her feeling like she'd stumbled onto the set of "Portlandia. |
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Mom speaks out over school's Facebook snooping
A mother who says her middle-school daughter was forced to let school officials browse the 13-year-old girl's private Facebook page is speaking out against the practice because, she says, "other parents are scared to talk about it." |
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'Covert' US drone operation is mapped on Twitter
Though the hour was late, Yemen's social media was still very much awake. A U.S. drone's missiles had just slammed into a convoy of vehicles in a remote part of Yemen, killing three alleged militants. |
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'No more ships like this': USS Iowa finds home in LA
The USS Iowa, which ferried the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt across the Atlantic to a historic meeting with Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin, is to become a floating museum. |
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Panetta seeks $70M for Israel's 'Iron Dome' shield
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will seek to provide Israel with an additional $70 million in the coming months for its short-range rocket shield, known as the "Iron Dome," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said after a meeting with his Israeli counterpart on Thu |
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'Idol' reveals its 2 finalists after shocking cut
It's been a very tight race this season, but the latest elimination was still a surprise. |
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UN: N. Korea skirts ban to import luxury goods
Ten thousand rolls of tobacco, 12 bottles of Sake, and a handful of second-hand Mercedes-Benz cars are among the latest reported breaches by North Korea of a U.N. ban on luxury goods sales to the reclusive state, according to a confidential draft U.N. rep |
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'Battleship' hits more than it misses
If you're willing to engage your summer-movie brain, and to cheer aloud at lines like "We've got a battleship!" and "I need to borrow your boat," "Battleship" is a hoot. |
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