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Facebook search taps into friends Facebook's new "graph search" feature is designed to take straight-forward questions and tap into users' circle of friends for answers.

17 January 2013

Mars rover readies first rock drilling The Mars rover Curiosity will soon begin to drill into the Red Planet for the first time, mission officials said Tuesday ahead of the highly anticipated endeavor.

17 January 2013

Luring young car buyers with gadgets, nail polish From navigation systems serving as game consoles to sound systems doubling as amplifiers and nail polish matching a paint job, automakers are trying new tricks to lure fickle young buyers.

17 January 2013

World Bank economist urges end to US fiscal fights The World Bank's chief economist called on the United States Tuesday to end a series of political budget battles by undertaking structural economic reforms.

17 January 2013

US official warns N. Korea against nuclear test The top US diplomat for East Asian affairs warned North Korea on Wednesday against any "provocative" act, as concerns grow that Pyongyang might be preparing a nuclear test.

17 January 2013

Presidential inaugurations: a long, chilly US tradition The US presidential inauguration is a centuries-old tradition, but despite the warmth and affection offered an incoming leader, the quadrennial ceremony is often a bitterly cold affair.

16 January 2013

Gun lobby slams 'elitist hypocrite' Obama The US gun lobby lashed out at President Barack Obama Tuesday as an "elitist hypocrite" for providing Secret Service protection to his daughters but balking at having armed guards in all schools.

16 January 2013

Two killed, one injured in shooting at US college A gunman opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon in the parking lot of a Kentucky community college Tuesday, killing two people and injuring a third in what police said was likely a domestic incident.

16 January 2013

Kazakhstan-born model will take part in Queen of the Universe-2013 beauty pageant The Queen of the Universe will promote education for children in need, and for children in the third world countries.

16 January 2013

US regulators review Boeing 787 evacuation in Japan The US Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it was reviewing an emergency landing of a Boeing Dreamliner in Japan as part of a wider probe into the jet's systems.

16 January 2013

Obama denies being aloof, says 'I like a good party' President Barack Obama on Monday dismissed the perception that he is aloof and disdains the backslapping bonhomie a US leader sometimes requires to drive his priorities through Congress.

16 January 2013

US boy guilty of killing Neo-Nazi father An abused 12-year-old boy who shot his Neo-Nazi father dead while he was sleeping at their California home was found guilty Monday of second degree murder.

16 January 2013

US to support Afghan village operations: envoy The US military will keep providing logistical support in villages as it hands over the security lead to Afghan forces this spring, Afghanistan's envoy to Washington said Monday.

16 January 2013

'Zero Dark Thirty' tops N. American box office "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's controversial movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, stormed to the top spot at the North American weekend box office.

16 January 2013

US student could "doodle" way to college money Google on Monday launched a competition that will let a US student "doodle" his or her way to cash for college along with landing grant money to fund technology education at their grade school.

16 January 2013

First Kazakh school opened in U.S. The school was opened in Houston, Texas, under the aegis of Shanyraq Foundation; Kazakhs in Houston eager to introduce their children to the native culture.

16 January 2013

'Very happy' Bush the elder leaves hospital Former US president George H.W. Bush was released from hospital on Monday following more than two months of treatment for bronchitis, a bacterial infection and a persistent cough.

16 January 2013

Clinton to testify January 23 on Benghazi attack Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will appear before lawmakers on January 23 to be quizzed about the deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, just days before she steps aside as top US diplomat.

16 January 2013

Obama backs new gun reforms as Newtown grieves President Barack Obama pledged Monday to vigorously pursue "sensible" gun control but, a month after a school massacre traumatized America, questioned whether tough new laws could pass Congress.

15 January 2013

Chastened US takes cautious view of Mali conflict The United States has chosen to play a cautious supporting role to France's military action against Islamist fighters in Mali, after Washington's own attempt to build up the African nation's army backfired badly.

15 January 2013

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