May 4, 2012 – A Chinese dissident has been given a fellowship at a university in the United States and will be allowed to leave China with his wife and two children, providing a possible solution to a diplomatic crisis for President Obama. The Chinese government is expected to arrange travel procedures for...

May 4, 2012 – The nation's economy added 115,00 jobs in April while the unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a point to 8.1 percent. The figures are lower than a month ago and were also below what many analysts had expected. They will add to the sense that the labor...

May 4, 2012 – Spirit Airlines will raise its fee for carry-on bags to up to $100, becoming the first U.S. airline to charge so much for a service that most other airlines offer for free. Spirit said on its website that the new fees apply to carry-on bags registered at the gate...

May 4, 2012 – Syrian government snipers and other forces stalked opponents in homes and neighborhoods Friday in a campaign of gunfire, shelling and arrests amid mass protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, an opposition group said. At least 33 people died in the violence, including seven in Idlib, seven in...

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May 3, 2012 – Are public schools becoming more and more like prisons? That’s what the documentary “The War on Kids” says. Based on interviews with educators, medical professionals, students and sociologists, the documentary, which received a limited film festival run in 2009 and is being released this week on the Documentary...

May 3, 2012 – White House press secretary Jay Carney on Thursday defended the administration’s handling of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, whose future in China remains uncertain. Carney refused to answer questions about whether the White House would support asylum for Chen, repeatedly referring those questions to the State Department. He...

May 3, 2012 – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has circulated a draft copy of a resolution that would hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. The 44-page measure was sent to members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday in an attempt to shore up support for...

May 3, 2012 – Edward Peden and Dianna Ricke-Peden built their dream home in an unusual location -- an old underground missile bunker in rural Kansas. Nearly 20 years later, they have turned that first step into a thriving real estate business. Their bunker business, 20th Century Castles, helps sell decommissioned missile...

May 3, 2012 – There are far more jobless people in the United States than you might think. While it's true that the unemployment rate is falling, that doesn't include the millions of nonworking adults who aren't even looking for a job anymore. And hiring isn't strong enough to keep up with population...

May 3, 2012 – A trove of documents the U.S. Navy SEALs took from the Pakistan compound where they killed Osama bin Laden in 2011 was published Thursday morning on the website of the Combating Terrorism Center. The papers paint a picture of a terror mastermind who had grown increasingly worried he could...

May 2, 2012 – Target will soon stop selling the Amazon Kindle line of e-readers and tablets, the retailer confirmed Wednesday. Target representative Molly Snyder said the company, which began carrying the Kindle in its physical stores nearly two years ago, is "phasing out Kindles and Amazon- and Kindle-branded products in the spring...

May 2, 2012 – Companies hired far fewer workers than anticipated in April, suggesting the labor market weakened for a second straight month. Employment increased by 119,000 after a downwardly revised 201,000 gain a month later, according to the monthly report from payroll giant Automatic Data Processing. Economists had expected companies to add...

May 2, 2012 – An engineering student stepped forward with his lawyer Tuesday to say he was left alone in a federal holding cell for five days with no food or water, apparently forgotten by the federal drug agents who detained him. Daniel Chong, 24, a UC San Diego senior, said he was swept up...

May 2, 2012 – Michelle Obama seems to have tried out a new campaign slogan at today's fundraiser in Las Vegas. "I’m not going to kid you," the first lady said at the fundraiser, according to the pool report. "This journey is going to be long. And it’s going to be hard....

May 2, 2012 – Fox News has confirmed Newt Gingrich met with Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades on Monday to talk about how the former House Speaker can assist as a surrogate and fundraiser for the presumptive Republican nominee. At the meeting, the Romney campaign also offered to connect Gingrich with their network...

May 2, 2012 – Prominent Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing, a week after seeking shelter following his escape from house arrest. Mr Chen's lawyer said the activist was "happy" after receiving "clear assurances" from Beijing that he would be free to stay in China and study....

May 2, 2012 – A new report reveals plans to keep residents and dignitaries safe during the NATO Summit include a no-fly zone, with a shoot-to-kill mandate for those who break the ban. As CBS 2’s Susanna Song reports, the government is warning small plane pilots that if they enter the no-fly zone...

May 2, 2012 – The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is attacking House Republicans over their plans to extend the Bush-era tax cuts without paying for them with budget cuts. In a statement Wednesday, the DCCC pointed out that House Republicans pushed to offset the extension of a payroll tax cut earlier this...

May 2, 2012 – An ethics watchdog group is using the hacking scandal in the United Kingdom to call on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to cancel Fox's broadcast licenses. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Government (CREW) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on Tuesday, arguing that U.S. law...

May 2, 2012 – An ethics watchdog group is using the hacking scandal in the United Kingdom to call on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to cancel Fox's broadcast licenses. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Government (CREW) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on Tuesday, arguing that U.S. law...

May 2, 2012 – As recession spreads across Europe, Germany may not be able to avoid being dragged down. In the past week, Spain and the United Kingdom revealed that they had slipped back into recession, with two straight quarters of economic contraction. In all, 12 European economies are now...

May 2, 2012 – Assailants targeted protesters demonstrating against the exclusion of a presidential candidate in Cairo early Wednesday, killing at least 11, medical sources told CNN. At least 100 people were injured, said Hisham Shiha, the deputy minister of health. It was unclear who the attackers were, but they were not...

May 2, 2012 – Private companies are pulling back on hiring. Businesses added just 119,000 jobs in April, according to a report issued Wednesday by payroll-processing company ADP. The number fell far short of the 170,000 jobs economists were expecting. Earlier this year, the same report showed companies added 201,000 jobs...

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