US nearly detonated atomic bomb over North Carolina - secret document  —  Exclusive: Journalist uses Freedom of Information Act to disclose 1961 accident in which one switch averted catastrophe  —  A secret document, published in declassified form for the first time by the Guardian today …

US plane in 1961 ‘nuclear bomb near-miss’  —  A four-megaton nuclear bomb was one switch away from exploding over the US in 1961, a newly declassified US document confirms.  —  Two bombs were on board a B-52 plane that went into an uncontrolled spin over North Carolina - both bombs fell and one began the detonation process.

Goldsboro revisited: account of hydrogen bomb near-disaster over North Carolina - declassified document  —  This document was written on 22 October 1969 by Parker F Jones, the supervisor of the nuclear weapons safety department at Sandia national laboratories.

Obama calls Boehner, rules out debt negotiations  —  President Barack Obama is once again warning House Republicans that he will not negotiate over a debt-ceiling increase, even as the U.S. government moves closer to its borrowing limit.  —  Obama called Speaker John Boehner Friday night to reiterate his hard-line stance.

Obama calls Boehner, says he won't negotiate on debt ceiling  —  President Obama phoned Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Friday to tell him he will not negotiate with Republicans on the debt ceiling, according to a readout provided by the Speaker's office.  —  Boehner told the president he was …

Gunmen Open Fire at Nairobi's Most Upscale Mall  —  Gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Saturday at Nairobi's most upscale mall, witnesses and police said.  —  Large pockets of people trapped in the mall came streaming out over the course of an hour.  At least a half dozen were bloodied and were grabbed by first responders.