Mon, Dec 1st, 2008 | SciTech |

(CNN) -- Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California's Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a Florida landing because of poor weather. The shuttle, steered by commander Christopher Ferguson, landed at 1:25 p.m., ending ...Read More

As Manmohan Singh heads for Washington, expectations must be tempered

Sun, Nov 22nd, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

WASHINGTON: The kerfuffle over theremarks on China’s role in South Asia has been papered over. Themisunderstanding over US denial of access to the Rana-Gilani duo to Indianinvestigators has been smoothed out. And loose ends of the nuclear deal andmilitary supplies ...Read More

Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | U.S. |

Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients SAN ANTONIO — A military court found an Air Force nurse not guilty Saturday of allegations that he killed three terminally ill patients with lethal dosages of painkillers. Capt. Michael Fontana, who had also worked in Austin as a nurse and ...Read More

Air Force nurse innocent of killings

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Top Stories |

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. Air Force nurse was acquitted Saturday in a court martial of killing three elderly patients by injecting them with overdoses of painkillers. Capt. Michael Fontana, 36, said after the verdict at Lackland Air ...Read More

Lawyer: Ex-Air Force nurse sped patients' deaths

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | U.S. |

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A prosecutor has told a court martial that a former Air Force nurse killed three terminally ill patients with excessive medication because they were not dying quickly enough. Capt. Michael Fontana could face life in prison if ...Read More

Obama's Asia trip yields few concrete achievements

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | World |

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- President Barack Obama ended his trip to Asia on Thursday much as he'd begun it a week earlier, surrounded by U.S. forces as he sought to project an image of military unity ahead of ...Read More

Trial delayed for former nurse charged in killings

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | U.S. |

SAN ANTONIO -The trial of a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients has been delayed. Capt. Michael Fontana was set to begin a military court martial on Monday at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. But ...Read More

Ex-Air Force nurse on trial for killing 3 patients

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | U.S. |

SAN ANTONIO – Attorneys for a former Air Force nurse charged with killing three elderly patients by giving them lethal doses of medication say it would be negligent to undertreat pain for the terminally sick in their final days. Capt. Michael ...Read More

"This Week" Transcript with Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and former Mayor ...

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | U.S. |

ABC NEWS, THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS INTERVIEW WITH SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON AND FORMER MAYOR RUDY GIULIANI. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC NEWS ANCHOR: And we begin today with theSecretary of State Hillary Clinton. Thanks for spending time with us this ...Read More

Alaska Governor Snubs the President and the Troops

Fri, Nov 13th, 2009 | U.S. |

No, not that governor. The new one. In what Alaskans hope is not becoming a longstanding tradition, the governor just dissed the President of the United States. No, he didn't accuse him of "pallin' around with terrorists" or criticize him during ...Read More

REPORT: Secret Service vehicles strike and kill pedestrian

Fri, Nov 13th, 2009 | U.S. |

REPORT: Secret Service vehicles strike and kill pedestrian Presidential Limousine - Click above for a high-res image gallery Tragedy struck the streets of Maryland Wednesday when a pair of heavily armored Secret Service vehicles designed to escort the Vice President struck and killed a pedestrian at an intersection. Inside ...Read More

With Visit to Alaska, Obama Hits 50th State

Fri, Nov 13th, 2009 | U.S. |

With Visit to Alaska, Obama Hits 50th State (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)If President Obama has one of those wall maps where he sticks a flag pin in every state he's visited, he planted the 50th yesterday. "I have to tell you I'm also really excited because I had up until ...Read More

Obama thanks troops at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base

Fri, Nov 13th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S., World |

Making his first stop in Alaska, President Obama offered thanks and tribute to hundreds of airmen and soldiers today at Elmendorf Air Force Base. "I want you guys to understand I will never hesitate to use force to protect the American ...Read More

Obama Promises Strategy, Clear Mission, Public Support For Troops

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | U.S. |

Obama Promises Strategy, Clear Mission, Public Support For Troops President Barack Obama has told U.S. troops he will not send them intoconflict without adequate support. The president spoke to a militaryaudience in the state of Alaska Thursday while heading to Asia. Hemade a commitment to the nation's service members, in ...Read More

Obama faces daunting challenges in Asia tour

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Politics, Top Stories, World |

Obama faces daunting challenges in Asia tour ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - Facing a daunting array of Asian challenges, President Barack Obama left Thursday on his first major trip to the region, where a surging China and newly assertive Japan are chipping away at America's standing ...Read More

Obama promises public support if troops sent off

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | World |

Obama promises public support if troops sent off ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska—Nearing a decision on sending more troops off to war, President Barack Obama told a military audience Thursday that he will not dispatch them into conflict without proper support -- including the backing of the American ...Read More

Obama promises to give troops a "clear mission"

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S., World |

Obama promises to give troops a (NECN: Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska) - President Barack Obama spoke at an Air Force base in Alaska as Air Force One refueled for his first trip to Asia. Obama addressed more than 1,000 troops and their families at Elmendorf Air ...Read More

Obama in Alaska to visit troops before Asia trip

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska—President Barack Obama is in Alaska for his first visit ever to the state, albeit a very short one. Obama landed Thursday at Elmendorf Air Force Base so Air Force One could refuel before the president continues ...Read More

As Obama leaves for Asia, GOP gains first lead on generic congressional ballot ...

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | U.S. |

As Obama leaves for Asia, GOP gains first lead on generic congressional ballot ... Time was when American presidents in domestic trouble would travel abroad to be seen positively back home as a world leader. Then freshman Sen. Barack Obama was hoping for a little of that back in the summer of 2008 when he ...Read More

Economy to top Obama agenda in Asia

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Economy to top Obama agenda in Asia U.S. President Barack Obama will embark on Thursday on his first presidential visit to Asia, an eight-day journey that will take him to five cities in four countries, beginning with Japan. Economic issues are expected to dominate discussions throughout the trip, ...Read More

Kidnapped Irish priest released in Philippines

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | World |

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) – Kidnapped Irish priest Michael Sinnott emerged from over a month in the jungles of the southern Philippines on Thursday, declaring himself in good health and eager to continue his missionary work. Muslim rebels delivered the 79-year-old to ...Read More