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A Very Scary Light Show: Exploding H-Bombs In Space

Back in 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb, creating what might be the greatest fireworks spectacular ever. People in Hawaii gathered on rooftops, sipping drinks, as they watched a radioactive rainbow display in the night sky.

White House To Oversee New Interrogation Team

President Obama has approved the creation of a team of elite interrogators responsible for questioning top terrorism suspects. The FBI — not the CIA — will take the lead role in interrogations.

President Obama speaks at a health care rally Thursday at the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.

Obama Asks Youth To Spread Health Care Message

Young people have always been among Barack Obama's most fervent supporters. They are also among the first to opt out of health insurance --- something any health care overhaul will change.

A couple uses hand sanitizer before entering the theater to see a performance <em>La Forma De Las Cosas</em>, or <em>The Way Things Are</em>, at the Multiteatro in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The swine flu epidemic has hit the country's once-vibrant theater industry particularly hard.

In Argentina, Swine Flu Means Early Curtain Call

In Argentina, swine flu has killed more than 160 people — more than Mexico, where the epidemic began, and the highest death toll outside the United States. The country's vibrant theater industry — Latin America's richest — has been hit especially hard.

U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon has urged the White House to decrease American commitments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

National Security Adviser Quits; Successor Named

Thomas Donilon, 55, will replace Gen. James Jones, who resigned Friday and becomes the latest in a series of White House departures.

A rescue worker steps out of a capsule similar to the one that will be used to liberate the trapped miners at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile.

End Of Ordeal Close For Chilean Miners

The country's mining minister said the first of 33 trapped men was expected to reach the surface late Tuesday. Rescue crews plan to use a reinforced escape shaft and a 13-foot-tall rescue chamber to bring the miners up one by one.

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, waves to the crowd in a public gathering Tuesday during his visit to the city of Qom, 78 miles south of the capital Tehran. His trip is widely seen as an attempt to shore up his own status and legitimacy after last year's contentious presidential elections, in which he supported President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iran's Supreme Leader Seeks To Repair Reputation

A trip by Iran's supreme leader to the holy city of Qom is meant to demonstrate that Iran's top clerics continue to support him. The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was openly criticized after aligning with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following last year's tumultuous elections.

Wells Fargo employees help homeowners go over paperwork during a free workshop for customers who are facing mortgage payment challenges in Oakland, Calif.

Home Loan Blues: Refinancing Isn't So Easy

Many homeowners who would love to lower their mortgage payment don't qualify for refinancing. And many who do are discovering that getting a new loan isn't so easy anymore. Housing experts say high credit scores are among the factors that remain extremely important to lenders.

Gen. Alexander Haig in 1978, while serving as supreme allied commander of NATO. Haig's military career spanned more than 30 years, and he also served as a close adviser to three U.S. presidents.

Alexander Haig, Former Secretary Of State, Dies

Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, a four-star general who served as a top adviser to three presidents and had presidential ambitions of his own, died Saturday of complications from an infection, his family said. He was 85.

Visitors look at minivans at a GM joint venture dealership in China. GM and its partner, Wuling, sold more than 560,000 of their Sunshine minivan in China last year.

GM's $5,000 Minivan, A Hit In China

GM and its partner manufacture the Wuling Sunshine, a $5,000 minivan, in China. But there is little hope such an inexpensive mode of transportation would sell in the U.S. without fancy options and basic safety features like air bags.

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