Tweet WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential panel is calling for an 80 percent reduction of U.S. nuclear weapons and an elimination of all nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missiles…. Continued here: Panel calls for steep cuts in US nukes  Read More →

Tweet WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a mysterious safety problem with the Air Force’s most-prized stealth fighter, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered new flight restrictions on the F-22 and summoned help from Navy and NASA experts…. Read this article: Pentagon restricts F-22 flights, safety a concern  Read More →

Tweet WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A leading Republican in the Senate on Tuesday unveiled legislation to raise the number of temporary visas for skilled technical workers from foreign countries, but prospects of passage this year could be clouded by election-year politics. Go here to see the original: Senator seeks expanded visas for foreign... 

Tweet WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid his year-by-year narrative of his complex relationship with Roger Clemens and performance-enhancing drugs, Brian McNamee weaved in a tale of two wives. Continue reading here: Accuser tells tale of 2 wives at Clemens trial  Read More →

Tweet WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The housing regulator for mortgage-giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Tuesday said laws under consideration in California to halt illegal foreclosures could restrict mortgage credit and hamper necessary home seizures. Read the rest here: Regulator balks at California foreclosure fixes  Read More →

Tweet SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s initial public offering, in addition to minting a number of billionaires and millionaires, will offer something of a financial lifeline to cash-strapped California – generating more than $2 billion in revenue for the state. Visit link: Facebook IPO promises needed revenue for California  Read More →

Tweet WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ribbing soccer star David Beckham over his age and his outside interests, saying it’s a “rare man who can be that tough on the field and also have his own line of underwear.”… Originally posted here: Obama kids Beckham about his age, underwear line  Read More →

Tweet SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman fighting a rare flesh-eating disease is alert and bored enough to ask her family for a book…. Read more from the original source: Father: Ga. woman with flesh-eating bug wants book  Read More →

Tweet WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time in less than two weeks, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng (chehn gwahng-chung) has spoken by phone to a U.S. congressional hearing and alleged persecution of his relatives…. Read the original post: Blind China activist speaks by phone to Congress  Read More →

Tweet PURCHASE, New York (Reuters) – Anti-Wall Street protesters upstaged Morgan Stanley’s annual meeting on Tuesday, lobbing tough questions at Chairman and Chief Executive James Gorman and shouting negative comments over a bank official who was attempting to read a tally of shareholder votes. Read more from the original source: Anti-Wall...