Calls for Rep. Charlie Rangel's resignation rained down on Capitol Hill late Friday from House Democrats who said the lawmaker showed a disregard for the rules and undermined the public's confidence in Congress.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:28:22 GMT

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., chooses to go through an ethics trial rather than accept charges of misuse of office made by a House ethics panel, sources say.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:30:19 GMT

A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses.



Los Angeles - Los Angeles County California - California - United States - Counties

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:48:38 GMT

Bradley Manning raged against the  Army and "society at large" on his Facebook page before allegedly downloading thousands of secret Afghanistan memos, according to a newspaper.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:46:02 GMT

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:46:02 GMT

The WikiLeaks website has received additional “very significant” material about U.S. military abuses from anonymous whistleblowers and plans to post the documents within weeks, the group’s founder said Friday.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:15:52 GMT

More than 800 people in Pakistan and dozens more in Afghanistan have been killed in floods that have lashed the region for days, officials said Saturday.



Pakistan - Afghanistan - Asia - Government - Flood

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:34:35 GMT

The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:05:16 GMT

Men get into more accidents in the summer because they are distracted by women's skimpy outfits, says a study reported in the London Telegraph.



Daily Telegraph - People - Women - History - Telegraphy

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:15 GMT

The secret of Chelsea's wedding is officially over. Former President Bill Clinton walked up the main street in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Friday, the day before his daughter is to marry Marc Mezvinsky at the much-ballyhooed wedding at a private estate.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:11:15 GMT

Police say a safety net under a "free fall" attraction at a popular Wisconsin amusement park failed to catch a 12-year-old girl who plunged more than 40 feet before hitting the ground.



Wisconsin - Amusement park - Recreation - Free fall - Theme Parks

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:47:11 GMT

State police divers on Friday recovered the remains of two of four missing passengers who were on a medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan last week.



Lake Michigan - Michigan - United States - Aviation accidents and incidents - Outdoors

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:57:58 GMT

President Barack Obama on Saturday accused Republicans of holding American small businesses "hostage to politics" after Republican senators refused to back a $30 billion small-business lending package.



Barack Obama - United States - Small business - Republicans - President

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:06:05 GMT

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 hit northeastern Iran, injuring around 170 people, state radio reported on Saturday.



Iran - Earthquake - Middle East - Politics - Maps and Views

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:46:41 GMT

Israel carried out air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory exploded in the city of Ashkelon, witnesses said.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:58:47 GMT

Germany held a memorial service Saturday for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured in a tunnel that was the only entrance to the event.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:33:44 GMT

The 19-year-old mom called off her second engagement to her baby daddy last week following a fight over one of his ex-girlfriends, a source close to the couple tells E! News.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:34:47 GMT

The House rejected an effort to repeal part of the new health care law that requires millions of businesses to file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods.



Health care - Law - IRS tax forms - Tax - United States

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:48:54 GMT

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:48:54 GMT

PFT: Sam Bradford strikes rich deal from Rams — $50 million guaranteed.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:12:37 GMT

An explosion ripped through a workers' dormitory area and killed at least 17 people Saturday at a coal mine in a city in northern China notorious for mining disasters.



China - Coal mining - Explosion - Mining and Drilling - Business

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:55:12 GMT

Craig Stammen carried a shutout into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals roughed up Roy Oswalt in his Philadelphia debut, halting the Phillies' eight-game winning streak with an 8-1 victory Friday night.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:06:39 GMT

New York Yankees - Baseball - sport - Houston Astros - Lance Berkman

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:59:27 GMT

There were several signs Friday that the era of thousands of oil-skimming boats and hazmat-suited beach crews is giving way to long-term efforts to clean up, compensate people for their losses and understand the damage wrought

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:45:36 GMT

State police divers on Friday recovered the remains of two of four missing passengers who were on a medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan last week.



Lake Michigan - United States - Michigan - Sonar - Recreation and Sports

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:55:41 GMT

New figures from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that illnesses from reported outbreaks of food poisoning linked to catering outpace those from restaurants or home cooking.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:16:52 GMT

Wildlife officials said Friday a grizzly bear was euthanized after tests determined it was responsible for a triple mauling in a Montana campground.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:01:17 GMT

As the engine of U.S. economic growth slows, two of its main cylinders - job growth and consumer spending - still aren't firing. Until they kick in, the  weak recovery is in jeopardy.



United States - Economic growth - Consumer spending - Economic - Business and Economy

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:02:40 GMT

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:02:40 GMT

The case of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the massage therapist has been closed.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:22:34 GMT