United States News

2:19 PM
20-November
2009 Georgia Plans To Lay Bulldog Mascot To RestThe University of Georgia Bulldogs will have to find a way to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats Saturday night without the support of their beloved mascot Uga VII. The 4-year-old purebred white English Bulldog died suddenly Thursday night due to heart problems.
Topics: United States, Offbeat

2:00 PM
20-November
2009 Obama Appoints First Black American Envoy To The PhilippinesHarry Thomas was nominated on Friday to succeed American envoy Kirstie Kenney, who has held the post in Manila since her appointment in 2006. He will need Senate confirmation before assuming his new role.
Topics: United States, Politics, World

1:23 PM
20-November
2009 Lou Dobbs: Senate, White House A PossibilityFormer CNN host Lou Dobbs says he is not ruling out running for Senate, or making a run for the White House in 2012.
Topics: United States, Politics

12:47 PM
20-November
2009 Biden Celebrates 67th Birthday In Delaware HomeVice President Joe Biden marks his 67th birthday on Friday working from his home in Delaware. Biden meets with senior staff via video conference. He also calls members of Congress to gather support for healthcare reform, ahead of a Saturday vote in the Senate that will spell the future for the Obama administration's top legislative agenda.
Topics: Politics, United States

12:11 PM
20-November
2009 Miami Terrorist Group Leader To Be Sentenced TodayNarseal Batiste, 35, the leader of a terrorist group convicted of plotting to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago, will be sentenced today in a Miami courtroom.
Topics: United States

   

11:42 AM
20-November
2009 Amid Reports On Senate Bid, Rudy Giuliani Tops New PollFormer New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has dropped plans to run for governor and now has his eye on the seat of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), according to reports coinciding with polls that had America's mayor at the top of the 2010 Senate race.
Topics: Politics, United States

11:36 AM
20-November
2009 Smoking Pays Off Big For Former SmokerAfter her quarter-century addiction to smoking, Cindy Naugle has developed acute emphysema, is confined to a wheelchair and lugs around an oxygen tank everywhere she goes. But today, she is $300 million richer after winning a lawsuit against a tobacco company.
Topics: United States, Health, Business

10:27 AM
20-November
2009 Internet Explorer 9 Test Version Showcased At Microsoft's Professional Developer ConferenceMicrosoft in an attempt to regain some of the foothold on web browsers showed off Internet Explorer 9 on Wednesday. A test version of IE 9 was shown at Microsoft's professional developer conference.In
Topics: Science and Technology, United States

10:25 AM
20-November
2009 Saturday Vote To Decide Future Of Senate's Healthcare BillThe future of the Obama administration's top legislative priority rests on whether Senate Democrats will have enough votes over the weekend. The Senate on Friday began debating whether it should consider a just released $849 billion Democratic healthcare reform proposal. The motion to proceed needs to pass before debate on the measure itself can begin.
Topics: Health, Politics, United States

9:41 AM
20-November
2009 Pentagon Taps Former Officials To Head Fort Hood InquiryDefense Sec. Robert Gates on Thursday ordered a military-wide review related to the shooting at Fort Hood this month that left 13 people dead and 43 others wounded. The inquiry adds to a number of investigations into the tragedy; a government-wide review and a criminal probe are underway, while Congress began its hearing on the matter this week.
Topics: Politics, United States