Washington  - It's known as "America's attic," but the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington has shed its dusty image.

Cairo  - The Cairo International Film Festival was as much about politics as it was about cinema, with discussions ranging from celebrity activism to the historic victory of US president-elect Barack

Washington - President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled new members of future White House staff and key policy directors as US media speculated on his potential cabinet picks for health, justice and the top job in US diplomacy.

Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.

San Francisco - Has Google invented the killer app for the iPhone?

The software giant has long seen internet-savvy mobile phones as its next frontier, and now it seems to have invented the perfect way to get phone users to rely on Google's search system as easily as they do over more traditional internet connections.

Washington - A local Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Cheney and former US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges connected to alleged abuse of inmates in a private prison system, a Texas newspaper reported late Monday on its website.

Washington - The United States issued more visas in 2008 for students and other academic and cultural exchanges than any other year in history, the US State Department said Tuesday.

Los Angeles - US president-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged urgent action to implement the climate and clean-energy policies he laid out in his campaign, telling a meeting of state governors that "delay is no longer an option."