Japan says US Marine base pact should be honored, but seeking options on different location. Japan's foreign minister said Monday that Tokyo should honor its agreement to find a new location for a major U.S. Marine base, but he and the prime minister said they were still seeking options on where it should go.

The US space agency was readying the space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts for an imminent launch to deliver a load of spare parts to the International Space Station (ISS).

Holders of lost savings bonds dating to World War II say Treasury not making them easy to find. Holders of lost savings bonds dating back to World War II say its not nearly as easy to track down the lost money as the U.S. Treasury Department claims in an ongoing lawsuit.

Japan and the United States will hold talks here on Tuesday to seek ways to solve a sticking row over the relocation of a US military base on the island of Okinawa, the foreign ministry said.

A Memphis, Tennessee gay center has been targeted for vandalism a second time. A Memphis, Tennessee gay center has been targeted for vandalism a second time. Last week, two men attempted to destroy the rainbow flag that flies outside the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC). Plain clothed police officers witnessed the pair as they attempted to set fire to the rope that runs the flag pole of the center. A scuffle broke out when the police approached the men, who managed to escape. Officers received minor cuts and scrapes from the altercation. One man, Ross Burton, 23, was collared by police about an hour later and charged with aggravated assault and vandalism under $500. The second suspect remains at large. The center received national attention when one of its five billboards promoting National Coming Out Day, the October 11 event during which gay men and lesbians are encouraged to come out to a friend, family member or co-worker, was destroyed. The billboard featured openly

Japan and the United States will hold talks here on Tuesday to seek ways to solve a sticking row over the relocation of a US military base on the island of Okinawa, the foreign ministry said.

The space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts lift off Monday on a mission to bring vital supplies and spare parts to the nearly-completed International Space Station (ISS).

The Atlantis was set to blast off Monday with vital supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station to extend its life past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet.

The Atlantis was set to blast off Monday with vital supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station to extend its life past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet.

The space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts lift off Monday on a mission to bring vital supplies and spare parts to the nearly-completed International Space Station (ISS).

Space shuttle crew of 6 includes 1st orthopedic surgeon in space and former NFL pick. The first orthopedic surgeon in space is flying aboard shuttle Atlantis, along with two former college football players, one of them an NFL pick, and the grandson of Amelia Earhart's personal photographer.

The first orthopedic surgeon in space is flying aboard shuttle Atlantis, along with two former college football players, one of them an NFL pick, and the grandson of Amelia Earhart's personal photographer.

Atlantis blasted off Monday carrying vital supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station to extend its life past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet.

Atlantis blasted off Monday carrying vital supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station to extend its life past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet.

Atlantis blasted off Monday carrying vital supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station to extend its life past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet.

The United States and Japan held talks on Tuesday over relocating an American military base but made little progress on resolving a row that has strained ties between the allies, officials said.

Police: Okla. man suspected in slayings of 4, including 'Cathouse' star, turns himself in. A former Marine turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday after being named a suspect in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse," police said.

Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's grim totals, but a recent decline in the pace of such incidents could mean the Army is starting to make progress in stemming them, officials said Tuesday.

Army suicides to top 2008, but trend moving downward in recent months, general says. Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's grim totals, but a recent decline in the pace of such incidents could mean the Army is starting to make progress in stemming them, officials said Tuesday.

Suicides in the US Army are headed to a new record this year but it remains unclear if repeated combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq are causing more soldiers to take their lives, a top general has said.