Archive for December, 2010

Telegraph View: On both sides of the Atlantic, economic concerns will
predominate.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a secret operation to secure nuclear material, the United States has helped Ukraine send to Russia enough uranium to build two atomic bombs.

This week’s removal of more than 110 pounds of highly enriched uranium followed a…

HONOLULU (AP) — There are those who crave adventure and spontaneity during their vacations. Then, there’s President Barack Obama.

More than a week into his Hawaiian holiday, Obama is proving to be a creature of habit, seeking refuge in the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials pressured Afghan President Hamid Karzai to remove a former warlord from atop the energy and water ministry a year ago because of corruption and ineffectiveness, and threatened to end aid unless he went.

Karzai…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey wants to better the world in her own way, and that absolutely, positively excludes a political career.

The media powerhouse who threw her clout behind Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy says she will never seek…

When pro football player Cedric Benson led his Cincinnati Bengals to a long-awaited victory that ended a 10-game losing streak, his eyes grew wet and a tear ran down his cheek as he stood before his locker afterward.

The running back said he felt…