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Boehner Urges Republicans to Focus on Economy, Not Wright

Republicans should focus on the US economy and not waste time and money attacking President Barack Obama over his ties to his former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr. (more…)

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Chinese activist arrives in U.S.

AP Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New York. (more…)

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Growth, jobs for Europe

President Barack Obama, center, and world leaders wave during a photo opportunity at the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (more…)

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13-Year-Old Rescued at Falls in Washington

Swept down one waterfall and about to plunge over a much larger one, a 13-year-old boy managed to climb onto a 1-foot-wide rock in a gushing Washington state river – and then stayed there for eight and a half hours until rescuers finally saved him (more…)

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For NY farmers, fracking means salvation or ruin

MARY ESCH, AP In this May 9, 2012 photo, Otsego County dairy farmer Jennifer Huntington, a member of the Joint Landowners Coalition of New York, speaks during a news conference in Albany, NY While other states are reaping the wealth of the Marcellus (more…)

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Year Since Joplin Tornado Marked By Hope, Struggle

Debris from destroyed homes are seen after a massive tornado passed through the town on May 24, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. 116 people are known to have been killed and authorities expect the death toll to climb in the town of 50000 people. (more…)

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Christine Quinn, Kim Catullo Marry In New York

By On Top Magazine Staff New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and her longtime partner, lawyer Kim Catullo, tied the knot on Saturday. (more…)

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Obama, Romney Both Want to Play Down Gay Marriage

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama concur on how to deal with the politics of gay marriage: Keep it below the radar. Both the president and his Republican challenger believe their focus in the fall campaign has to be on the economy and jobs. (more…)

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NATO leaders map strategy for Afghanistan exit

* G8 leaders conclude talks on Euro zone crisis * NATO leaders seek smooth transition out of Afghanistan By Missy Ryan and David Brunnstrom CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) – NATO leaders gathered in Chicago on Sunday to chart a path out of Afghanistan as (more…)

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First tropical storm of season forms in Atlantic

Alberto, the first named storm of the season formed this weekend of the southeast coast. This storm, will give some rain and a bit of wind to portions of South Carolina but is a non-event as tropical systems go. (more…)

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