Biden celebrates July 4 with U.S. troops in Iraq | BAGHDAD - Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, a day after warning Iraqi leaders that U.S. assistance will be jeopardize... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed, Pool)Houston Chronicle
Federer seeks record 15th Slam | WIMBLEDON, England — Rising, rising, rising, high above the most famous patch of grass in tennis, Roger Federer channeled Pete Sampras on match point in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday, tucking both... (photo: GFDL / Alexisrael)Nashville Tennessean
Shark meat at Taste only hastens species' extinction | As director of sustainable practices at Shedd Aquarium, I am disappointed that for the second year in a row, shark is being served at Taste of Chicago. Nearly 50 million sharks are killed each year ... (photo: Creative Commons / File Upload Bot)Chicago Sun-Times FinMeatPhotosSharkSoup
High Desert's McOwen hits in 40th straight game | RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- High Desert's James McOwen has extended his hitting streak to 40 games with a single in the ninth inning of a 6-4 loss at Rancho Cucamonga. | McOwen, an outfielder drafte... (photo: White House by Paul Morse )The News & Observer CaliforniaDesertGameHitPhotos
Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks | By Donald Kirk | WASHINGTON - American officialdom from the White House to the Pentagon is primed for July 4 fireworks this weekend in the form of the test-firing by No... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)Asia Times DefenceN KoreaPhotosPolicyUS
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow | By M K Bhadrakumar | In the annals of Russian-American summitry, Moscow has never before choreographed a welcoming ceremony for the visiting United States president in ... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel)Asia Times DefensePhotosPoliticsRussiaUS
