US to appoint gay rights envoy: officialThe United States will appoint an openly gay official as a special envoy to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people overseas.
07 February 2015
Google free mapping service adds local guidesAn update to Google's free online map service let users become local guides who post reviews of businesses and venues in a challenge to Yelp.
Pope to make historic US Congress address on Sept 24Pope Francis will bring his message of peace and compassion to politically gridlocked Washington in September when he becomes the first pontiff to address the US Congress.
06 February 2015
Sam Smith looks for Grammy gloryFresh-faced British singer Sam Smith stands to make history Sunday at the Grammys with a chance to sweep all top categoriesю
Smartphone can test for HIV, syphilis: studyUS researchers have found a way to turn a common smartphone into a quick and easy device to conduct field tests for HIV and syphilis.
05 February 2015
Obama dismissive as US House votes to repeal 'Obamacare'US House Republicans took the increasingly routine step of voting to repeal "Obamacare," a seemingly doomed effort that President Barack Obama ridiculed as making "absolutely no sense."
04 February 2015
NASA hails spending boost under Obama budget proposalNASA hailed a proposal by President Barack Obama to boost spending for the US space agency and announced plans for a mission to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa.
03 February 2015
Whitney Houston's daughter 'fighting for life'Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late singing legend Whitney Houston, was fighting for her life after she was pulled unconscious from a bathtub.
Obama urges less austerity in Greek recoveryGreece will not deliver a strong economic recovery unless authorities loosen austerity programs, US President Barack Obama suggested in remarks that aired.