A secret CIA program helped Colombia kill at least two dozen leftist FARC guerrilla leaders, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Washington’s covert help in targeting Latin America’s oldest insurgency, funded through a multibillion-dollar black budget…
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Two US astronauts stepped outside the International Space Station on Saturday for the first of three spacewalks to fix a broken equipment cooling system, NASA said. The spacewalk began at 7:01 am (1201 GMT), a few minutes earlier than planned. It is…
Tesla Motors is arguing against a recent claim against its car chargers. The company claims that its own investigations into a Southern California garage fire that’s been associated with Tesla products have actually yielded no evidence that they’…
Fighting escalated on Saturday in South Sudan, with a top commander in the country’s key oil-producing region defecting to the rebels and foreign governments scrambling to evacuate their nationals. A US military aircraft was shot at as it was engaged…
US authorities said Friday three more people were charged in connection with the operation of Silk Road, the online black market bazaar for drugs, hacker tools and other illicit goods. US prosecutors said an indictment was unsealed in New York for the…
A federal judge on Friday struck down Utah’s ban on gay marriage, saying that the western state’s law — approved by voters in a referendum in 2004 — violates the US constitution. Judge Robert J. Shelby of Utah’s Federal District Court, said the state…
The civilian chief of the US Navy said Friday he expects more revelations to emerge in a multi-million dollar bribery scandal that has already ensnared several senior naval officers. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said he told investigators examining ship…
US President Barack Obama on Friday shrugged off suggestions that 2013 has been his worst year in office but conceded frustration at the failure of Congress to tighten gun regulations. In a final news conference before flying to Hawaii for the Christmas…
The United States and the European Union on Friday ended a third round of talks to create the world’s largest free-trade area to boost growth and jobs in their huge economies. US and EU trade officials wrapped up five days of negotiations in Washington…
President Barack Obama said Friday he welcomed a debate on the role of the National Security Agency, but that leaks by Edward Snowden had caused “unnecessary damage” to US intelligence capabilities. Obama refused to be drawn at a year-end press conference…