- 01 May 2012
President Barack Obama meets with Japan's prime minister
President Barack Obama met Monday with Japan's sixth prime minister in five years to try to strengthen ties with the Pacific economic power still struggling after last year's earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear power plant meltdown.
- 05 February 2012
U.S. military to get secure Android phones
Some U.S. officials this year are expected to get smartphones capable of handling classified government documents over cellular networks, according to people involved in the project.
- 29 November 2011
Life is fragile
Steve Jobs wasn't eager to disclose details of his health issues over the years.
That the Apple co-founder contracted a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2003 wasn't disclosed until after his return from surgery more than nine months later. Another health problem, which was innocuously described at first as a "hormone imbalance," turned into a six-month leave during which Jobs underwent a liver transplant.
- 25 February 2012
How Obama could win
TIME magazine's cover story, which hit the newsstand Thursday, argues that Latino voters will cast the deciding vote in the upcoming election.
- 01 January 2012
California zoo stolen Monkey found safe
Banana-Sam, a much-loved squirrel-monkey stolen from his enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo, has been safely returned, officials said.
- 19 October 2011
Medal of Honor recipient gets new title
Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, is a new dad.
The Army soldier's mother told Monday that Giunta, who has left the active-duty Army and begun studies in college, is the father of a baby girl.
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