Obama cites ‘mixed success’ in dealing with Putin
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's had mixed success in persuading Russian President Vladimir Putin to think "forward as opposed to backward" on a variety of issues and is...
Usher Custody War: Tameka Loses But Gets an Usher Hug
After a bitterly contentious hearing and drama surrounding the near-death of their son, Usher showed an unbelievably classy move in court Friday -- hugging his ex-wife Tameka after the...
Why Didn’t The Store Just Let Oprah Buy The $38,000 Handbag?
Can you ever be rich enough or famous enough or beautiful enough to not be racially profiled while shopping? On the list of things to be outraged about at the...
Car in Calif. missing teen case found in Idaho
CASCADE, Idaho (AP) — A car belonging to a man suspected of killing a California woman and her young son and then fleeing with the 16-year-old daughter was found...
Harper vows to stick to wireless plan
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government is sticking with controversial wireless industry policies despite the growing outcry from Canadian cellphone companies over what they call an unfair advantage for...
Obama Proposes Surveillance-Policy Overhaul
WASHINGTON—In a striking policy shift that ensured the rancorous spy-policy debate would extend into the fall, President Barack Obama announced plans to overhaul key parts the National Security Agency's surveillance...
Michelle Obama to Release Hip-hop Album
Partnership for a Healthy America, a nonprofit affiliated with Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, is launching a hip-hop album, Songs for a Healthier America, complete with music videos, to help...
Obama met IT, telecoms chiefs on electronic surveillance
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama met at the White House with leaders of IT and telecoms giants, including Apple, Google and AT&T, to discuss controversial electronic surveillance programs, Politico...
2 charged in deadly Canada cyberbullying case
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Two young men were arrested in the cyberbullying case of a 17-year-old Canadian girl who killed herself after a photo of her allegedly being sexually...
Air crash survival rates haven’t improved since ’70s
More passengers are surviving fatal airline accidents during landing, but survival rates during stages of flight when most accidents happen have not improved from decades ago, a new USA TODAY...