Recovery loses speed as consumers turn cautious

By Jeannine Aversa - Associated Press

updated 14 minutes ago

The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment. Published 8:33 a.m. July 30, 2010 - Comments

New Mexico governor considers pardon for Billy the Kid

By Barry Massey - Associated Press

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is considering granting a posthumous pardon to Billy the Kid, angering descendants of his rival, frontier lawman Pat Garrett, who call it an insult to recognize such a violent outlaw. Published 9:32 a.m. July 30, 2010 - Comments

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling

By Amanda Lee Myers and Jacques Billeaud - Associated Press

Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country. Published 9:31 a.m. July 30, 2010 - Comments

Soldier accused of leaking secrets flown to U.S.

By Associated Press

The Army intelligence specialist charged with leaking U.S. military secrets to the WikiLeaks website has been moved from Kuwait to a military jail in Virginia. Published 9:11 a.m. July 30, 2010 - Comments

Thailand's military, government in sync

By Richard S. Ehrlich - The Washington Times

Since the quelling of the Red Shirt pro-democracy protests in May, Thailand has witnessed a show of unity between Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, whose legitimacy in office has been questioned, and the military, a key player in the government's stability. Published 7:02 p.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments

FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears

By Pete Yost - Associated Press

Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law. Published 8:59 a.m. July 30, 2010 - Comments

J-Lo likely to replace Ellen as 'Idol' judge

By Frazier Moore - Associated Press

Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on "American Idol." Published 8:45 a.m. July 30, 2010 - Comments

Wildfire explodes in rural hills near Los Angeles

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Firefighters planned an aggressive air attack at first light Friday against a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in northern Los Angeles County, chewing through more than 7 square miles of dry brush, forcing thousands of evacuations and burning at least three structures. Published 8:44 a.m. July 30, 2010 - Comments

July is deadliest month of Afghan war for U.S.

By Robert H. Reid - Associated Press

Three U.S. troops died in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 63 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. Published 8:12 a.m. July 30, 2010 - Comments

Dudley to outline BP plans to help Gulf recover

By Kevin McGill - Associated Press

Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley was set to outline his company's long-term efforts to help the Gulf of Mexico recover from the oil spill Friday morning, and will be getting help from a Clinton administration-era emergency management official. Published 8:04 a.m. July 30, 2010 - Comments

Senator says 6,600 graves at Arlington could be wrong

By Anne Flaherty - Associated Press

A Senate Democrat says that as many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery could be misidentified because managers there didn't do their job properly. Published 10:43 a.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments

General in Latin America trains eye on Middle East

By Benjamin Birnbaum - The Washington Times

The top U.S. general in Latin America and the Caribbean said Thursday that he is closely monitoring the activities of Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas in the region. Published 7:35 p.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments

ACLU slams Obama's security policies

By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

Obama was excoriated for continuing the Bush administration's strictest national security policies, including indefinite detention, military commissions and a "targeted kill" program that authorizes the government to take out suspected terrorists anywhere. Published 8:56 p.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments

Defense review calls for Navy buildup

By Eli Lake - The Washington Times

A bipartisan, congressionally mandated defense panel on Thursday challenged the Pentagon to broaden its focus beyond counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Iraq and expand the Navy to deal with threats from rising powers in Asia. Published 7:28 p.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments

White House breaches no-bid contracts vow

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. pledged to end abuse of no-bid contracting and require competitive bidding on nearly all contract orders for more than $25,000 across the federal government. But the White House has made at least one exception. Published 8:43 p.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments