Samsung’s Galaxy S II, announced back in February of this year at Mobile World Congress, has been heralded by many as the best smartphone currently on the market. Read more Samsung Galaxy S II sales top 10 million [5 million sold in just the past 8 weeks!] originally appeared on IntoMobile.com...

The Scramble for Access to Libya’s Oil Wealth Begins

HOUSTON – The fighting is not yet over in Tripoli, but the scramble to secure access to Libyas oil wealth has already begun. The European benchmark price for oil fell moderately on Monday on speculation that Libyan oil production would quickly begin rising again. Some experts say that given a free...

Iran sentences U.S. hikers to 8 years in jail

TEHRAN -- Two American men arrested more than two years ago while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border have been sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage and illegally entering Iran, state TV reported Saturday.The announcement appeared to dash hopes for the imminent release of Shane Bauer and Josh...

Relaxing Obama hits bookstore, Vineyard golf links (AP)

And briefings on the economy and national security if you’re the president.Barack Obama began the first full day of his Martha’s Vineyard vacation on Friday by taking his daughters book shopping, then hitting the golf links at a private course.The White House was at pains to point out he also was...

3 dead, 1 missing in Pittsburgh flash flooding (AP)

PITTSBURGH – The flash flooding that killed four people and forced others to swim to safety or climb onto car roofs was a freak accident caused by heavy rainfall that overwhelmed the sewer system just as rush-hour traffic clogged low-lying city streets, officials said Saturday.A mother and her two...

Rick Perry calls evolution a “theory” – with “gaps”

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Thursday said the theory of evolution has “some gaps in it.”The Texas Governor, speaking at an event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was answering a little boy’s questions about science when his mom urged him to question the conservative...