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Electric car network gets first test in Israel

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:29
Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world's first nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come?

Obama touts reforms after bank's $2 billion loss

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:19
President Barack Obama on Saturday pointed again to the multi-billion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase as a reason Congress should retain and continue to implement Wall Street reforms to prevent the kinds of practices...

Feds say Colorado wildfire started on camp stove

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:19
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a blaze fueled by warm, dry weather in northern Colorado that federal officials say started with a camp stove.

3 charged with terror conspiracy ahead of NATO

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:19
Three men arrested earlier this week when police raided a Chicago apartment were being held on terrorism conspiracy charges Saturday stemming from allegations that they tried to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the NATO...

Blind Chinese activist leaves for US

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:09
A blind Chinese activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital Saturday and boarded a plane that took off for the United States, closing a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.

SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last second

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 09:49
A new private rocket bound for the International Space Station roared to life for a history-making liftoff Saturday, but remained stuck on the ground following a last-second abort.

LA police arrest 2 in killings of Chinese students

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 09:39
Police arrested two young men in the shootings deaths of two graduate students from China last month near the University of Southern California, an attack that stunned a school that has more international students than any...

Jurors in Edwards trial will resume talks Monday

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 08:29
Jurors in the John Edwards' campaign corruption trial are taking a break for the weekend and their requests for evidence and office supplies may be a sign that they are in for detailed discussions when they reconvene on...

Rocket set to blast off, open new space era

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 08:19
A private company is on the verge of making history by launching a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

3 NATO protesters face terror conspiracy charges

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 08:19
Police say three protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago have been charged with terrorism conspiracy stemming from allegations that they planned to make Molotov cocktails.

Echoes of Eurozone crisis at NATO meeting

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 08:19
The NATO meeting in Chicago this weekend is a chance for alliance leaders to proclaim solidarity and promise success. But the gathering probably won't resolve the underlying anxiety about sharing the burdens of defense,...

Blind Chinese activist prepares to leave for US

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 08:19
A blind Chinese activist whose escape from a rural village set off a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington was hurriedly taken from a hospital to the airport Saturday to board a plane for the United States.

In Colorado, same-sex marriage remains a hot issue

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 08:19
Minutes after President Barack Obama announced he supported gay marriage, the Democratic governor of Colorado choked back tears in Denver as he ordered state lawmakers to reconsider a civil-unions measure that Republicans...

Pilot dies in military trainer jet crash in Calif.

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 08:09
A civilian piloting a military-contracted jet was killed when his aircraft crashed into a Southern California farm field as he completed a training exercise, authorities said.

G-8 leaders put focus on European financial crisis

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 08:09
Drawn together in this serene mountain outpost, leaders of the major industrialized nations are prodding Germany to balance its push for European fiscal austerity with doses of stimulus spending to avoid an economic calamity...

Amid apparent rift, kin mourn Mary Kennedy

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 07:19
Mary Richardson Kennedy had been close to the Kennedys for much of her life, as a teenage friendship led to a marriage into one of America's most famous families.

LA Police: 2 arrests in Chinese student killings

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 07:19
Two young men were arrested Friday in the killings of two University of Southern California graduate students from China who were shot in an apparent robbery attempt last month near campus, police said.

Kobe leads Lakers past Thunder in 99-96 thriller

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 07:09
After two straight exhausting playoff games that went down to the last gasp, Kobe Bryant knows the Los Angeles Lakers can't hope to keep up with the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder.

Feds say Colorado wildfire started on camp stove

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 05:29
Warm, dry weather hindered hundreds of firefighters battling a blaze in northern Colorado that federal officials say started with a camp stove.

76ers stun Celtics 92-83 in Game 4 to even series

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 05:29
Andre Iguodala squared up for a 3-pointer from the wing like he had hundreds of times in his career.