1.2 Billion B2 Stealth Bomber crashed at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam just after taking off but the two pilots on board ejected safely the U.S. Air Force said late on Friday Feb 23 2008.

President Bush presented the Medal of Honor to the parents of U.S. Army Specialist Ross McGinnis on June 2 2008. McGinnis sacrificed his life for his comrades in 2006

Sen. Barack Obama spends some time with U.S. troops at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait

August 5 2008 - Feds Charge 11 in Massive Retail Hacking Case. The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it had charged 11 people in connection with the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers.

Todd Bachman the father-in-law of U.S. mens volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon was stabbed to death at a Beijing tourist site by a Chinese man who then killed himself.

Concerned about the faltering war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama plans to dispatch thousands more military and civilian trainers on top of the 17,000 fresh combat troops hes already ordered, people familiar with the plan say. March 26, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama pledges to send four thousand military instructors to Afghanistan and urges the people of Pakistan to unite to drive Al-Qaeda from the region.

Apr. 3 - Britains Queen apparently tells off Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for being too loud. Italian newspapers ribbed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday for apparently being called too loud by Queen Elizabeth during a group photo with G20 leaders, after he yelled out Mr...

President Obama announced Sunday the U.S. will host summit on nuclear security within the next year. April 5, 2009

Navy SEALs has rescued the American sea captain held by Somali pirates following a swift firefight off the coast of Somalia Sunday. Vice Adm. Bill Gortney said the pirates, who were armed with AK-47s and small-caliber pistols and had threatened throughout the ordeal to kill Phillips, were...

U.S. Navy News Conference About the Rescue Of Cargo Ship Captain Richard Phillips - 04/12/09

Barack Obama, the U.S. President, has expressed his determination to halt the rise in piracy off the Somali coast following the rescue of Richard Phillips, US captain held captive for five days. The rescue led to the shooting of three Somali pirates, but their deaths have triggered vows of...

Patrick Doyle, President, Dominos U.S.A., responds to video of (now former) Dominos team members of disgusting video of them messing with food.

The pirate suspect arrested in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama was all smiles on arriving in New York City late Monday, escorted by a phalanx of law enforcement officers. None of the officers would confirm his identity, but his arrival for trial in the United States had been widely expected....

Sonia Sotomayor is a federal judge on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and is considered to be a leading candidate to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. In this video she makes the argument that judges make policy.

North Korea followed up its nuclear test with war-like threats. The U.S. is unaware what the North Koreans want, but chances are, they are trying to test the Obama administration. David Martin reports.

Ongoing nuclear tests by North Korea have been rejected by countries all over the globe. Harry Smith speaks to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice about how the U.S. may respond.

Pres. Obama delivered a speech on U.S.-Muslim relations from Cairo University. The President called for renewed Middle East peace talks as well as an agenda for economic and social development in the region.

President Barack Obama visited the Buchenwald concentration camp during a trip to Germany. Obama says the world must resist intolerance to ensure that those who were lost at the camp didn't die in vain. Obama is the first U.S. president to visit the Buchenwald camp. (June 5. 2009)

Sen. Frank Lautenberg has released an April 14 video showing US ship workers trying to escape Somali pirates. Lautenberg chairs the Commerce subcommittee with jurisdiction over the maritime industry.

The Defense Department says it is prepared if North Korea test fires another ballistic missile. Reports from Asia say this missile test might take place on July 4th and head towards Hawaii. (June 19, 2009)

The US is positioning defenses near Hawaii to protect against a possible attack by North Korea.

A rush-hour subway train plowed into the back of a stalled train in its path on Monday in the northern reaches of the U.S. capital, killing at least six people. (June 22, 2009)

Corvette ZR1 vs A U.S. Navy Fighter Jet (Blue Angels)!! While we love Top Gear and their Veyron vs. jet video, they certainly weren't the first to do it. Motor Trend first drag raced a Corvette against a jet back in our June 1986 issue and again in 2005. MT Editor at Large Arthur St....

U.S. Moving Out of Iraq

Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages of southern Afghanistan Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country. (July 1, 2009)

The U.S. launched a major offensive into the heart of Taliban territory, marking the first large scale test to the military strategy in Afghanistan. Mandy Clark reports.

A U.S. soldier captured by the Taliban says he is scared.

CBS - The Taliban in Afghanistan released video of a kidnapped U.S. soldier which shows him asking to be rescued. Mandy Clark reports./n

CBS - Maggie Rodriguez spoke with CBS News terrorism analyst Jere Van Dyk about the message the Taliban is sending to the U.S. by releasing video of a captive U.S. soldier./n