AP 2012-05-20

1. In Greece, a senior judge is sworn in to lead a caretaker government for the next month. This comes a day after power-sharing talks collapsed. Greece is facing a political crisis, threatening its membership in the euro. 2. Vice President Joe Biden

AP 2012-05-19

1. A House subcommittee holds a hearing Wednesday on how to regulate big banks. The hearing is expected to get a lot of attention following JP Morgan's recent loss of two billion dollars. 2. Authorities in Mississippi say someone posing as a law enfo

AP 2012-05-18

1. The CEO of JPMorgan Chase is keeping his job as chairman of the board. Some shareholders wanted Jamie Dimon to lose the other title after the giant bank lost two billion dollars on risky trades. However, he survived the vote that began weeks befor

AP 2012-05-17

1. A political stalemate in Greece is rattling financial markets worldwide. It comes more than a week after elections gave no party a majority in parliament. Greeks are furious over the handling of their financial crisis and severe austerity measures

AP 2012-05-01

1. At least four current and former TSA airport screeners are under arrest. The four are accused of taking payments to let drug couriers sneak narcotics through the Los Angeles International Airport. 2. House Speaker John Boehner has scheduled a vote

AP 2012-05-02

1. Counter Terrorism officials say there is no credible or specific threat to the US as the first anniversary of the death of Osama Bin Laden approaches. Still, they are urging Americans to be vigilant because Al Qaeda and like-minded groups continue

AP 2012-05-03

1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has headed to China with high-level talks beginning later this week. Both the US and China are downplaying any dispute over the plight of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng who is reported be sheltered by US diplo

AP 2012-05-04

1. President Barack Obama makes an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to sign an agreement solidifying the US role in the country after the war effort ends in 2014. 2. Around the world, protesters stake out May Day to make their point. In some cities, v

AP 2012-05-05

1. Blind Chinese activists Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing to receive medical care and be reunited with his family. He has told his lawyer that he is free. 2. At least seven people were killed in Kabul in a Taliban attack on a comp

AP 2012-05-07

1. In the final weeks of his life, Osama Bin Laden was apparently worried about the state of al Qaeda and its terrorists allies. That's according to documents seized in the raid a year ago in Pakistan that killed the leader. 2. The 14-year-old son of

AP 2012-05-08

1. President Obama has kicked off his first official rally of his re-election bid. He used his appearance in Ohio to brand GOP rival Mitt Romney a willing rubber-stamp for what he calls failed policies championed by extreme House Republicans. 2. The

AP 2012-05-09

1. The US has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the September 11 attacks. But the trial won't be starting anytime soon. People involved in the case against the self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks and fo

AP 2012-05-10

1. My life is in your hands. That's the plea an American kidnapped in Pakistan is making to President Barack Obama. Warren Weinstein says in an Al Qaeda video he'll be killed if certain demands aren't met. The 70-year-old was kidnapped nine months ag

AP 2012-05-06

1. It's a developing situation in China where a leading dissident now says he fears for his family's lives and wants to leave the country. Chen Guangcheng left the US embassy in Beijing Wednesday after the US said China promised to reunite him with h

AP 2012-06-10

1. The White House is insisting President Barack Obama will not extend the Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier Americans - even temporarily. The tax cuts for people of all incomes are due to expire at year's end. 2. Ray Bradbury has died at age 91 after

AP 2012-06-19

1. Ron Barber, an aid to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords won a special election to succeed her Tuesday night. Barber who almost lost his life in the shooting spray that wounded Giffords faces Republican Jesse Kelly. 2. Testimony in Jerry Sand

AP 2012-06-18

1. Police in Alabama say they came within 20 minutes of catching the suspect in the killing of three people at a party near Auburn University. A 911 call led police to a Montgomery home in search of Desmonte Leonard who was gone by the time they got

AP 2012-06-16

1. US Commerce Secretary John Bryson was cited for a felony hit-and-run. Officials say the 68-year-old suffered a seizure in connection with a Los Angeles area traffic crashes on Saturday. Authorities said Bryson was treated in a hospital. 2. One of

AP 2012-06-01

1. It is a big day for Mitt Romney in Texas. The state is holding its presidential primary and has enough delegates to push him over the top and secure the Republican nomination. 2. Rescue workers are combing through the rubble of Italy's latest dead

AP 2012-06-02

1. As expected, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney clinched his party's nomination Tuesday night by winning the Texas primary. Voters there pushed him past the 1144 delegate threshold needed to win the nod. 2. Judges at an international wa