Lance Cpl. Cody S. Childers, 19, of Chesapeake, Va., died Aug. 20 in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Childers is the 161st casualty of Operation Enduring Freedom memorialized at Arlington National Cemetery.
31/08/2010 04:48 PM
President Obama visited Texas to thank troops at a military base ahead of a speech Tuesday in which he will declare the end of America's seven-year-long combat mission in Iraq.
31/08/2010 03:31 PM
The Oval Office get a makeover while President Barack Obama was on vacation on Martha's Vineyard. The new look includes frewsh wallpaper, tables, chairs and a new rug. (Aug. 31)
31/08/2010 03:29 PM
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was visiting Iraq Tuesday to mark the official end to the U.S. combat mission in the country. American forces _ now down to 50,000 _ were continuing their pullout as well. (Aug. 31)
31/08/2010 03:25 PM
Iraq's prime minister said the country had won sovereignty and an equal footing with the United States after the U.S. formally ended military operations there.
31/08/2010 02:34 PM
The FBI probe of two men arrested in Amsterdam after suspicious items turned up in one of the men's luggage is finding they were probably not on a test run for a future terror attack. (Aug. 31)
31/08/2010 12:20 PM
Mexico police capture major drug trafficker Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez in a victory for President Calderon's high stakes war on murderous cartels.
31/08/2010 12:06 PM
NATO says four U.S. troops died in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, and another died in an insurgent attack in the south. 19 service members have been killed since Saturday, bringing this month's total to 55.
31/08/2010 11:29 AM
The Maryland Public Service Commission holds a hearing in Rockville, Md., for local officials and citizens to voice concerns about Pepco's reliability. The commission is launching an official investigation into the utility in response to numerous power outages that were caused in part by recent storms.
31/08/2010 08:13 AM
Hurricane Earl is now a powerful Category 4 storm, packing maximum winds of about 135mph. Earl could potentially brush the U.S. late Thursday, before curving back out to sea.
31/08/2010 06:16 AM
New video shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-il meeting with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
30/08/2010 10:19 PM
The Washington Post's Jason Reid talks about the potential cuts the Redskins will make tomorrow, plus the condition of quarterback Donovan McNabb's ankle and the possibility of a playoff run.
30/08/2010 09:25 PM
