As a candidate, Obama said healthcare reform negotiations should be televised on C-SPAN. But now that House and Senate are hashing out their differences, the White House is backing away from that pledge.
The more pythons gone the better, says a Florida wildlife official. But snow and unusual cold are also straining survival of native species like sea turtles and snook in the tropical Sunshine State.
As the military rushes to place more spy drones over Afghanistan, the remote-controlled planes are producing so much video intelligence that military analysts are finding it difficult to keep up.
The Republican Party chairman called for Harry Reid to step down as Senate majority leader after revelations of Mr. Reid’s 2008 remarks about Barack Obama’s skin color and speech.
AP - Yemen's president said he is ready to talk to al-Qaida members who renounce violence, suggesting he could show them the same kind of leniency he has granted militants in the past despite U.S. pressure to crack down on the terror group.
AP - Residents of a Northern California county gingerly cleaned up Sunday after the area dodged a catastrophe, escaping a 6.5 magnitude earthquake with little more than bumps, cuts and broke glass.
AP - An explosion outside a village in southern Afghanistan killed a U.S. Marine and a veteran war correspondent who became the first British journalist killed in the conflict, officials said.
The $9.3 billion citrus industry in Florida is watching and waiting. A hard freeze tonight could smack an industry that supplies three-quarters of the U.S. orange crop.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid should give up his post following publication of remarks he made in 2008 about Barack Obama, Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele said Sunday.