Dying ex-Black Panther freed after 40 years in solitaryA terminally ill former Black Panther, who spent 40 years in solitary confinement for murder, was set free Tuesday after a judge reversed his controversial 1974 conviction for murder.
US economy faces hefty hit if government shuts downA US government shutdown would hit an economy struggling to sustain its post-crisis rebound, but experts say the impact will only be substantial if Washington's political paralysis lasts several weeks.
01 October 2013
Survey finds US Jews losing their religionJews in the United States are overwhelmingly proud to be Jewish, yet nearly one in five of them describe themselves as having no religion.
01 October 2013
US teens' dangerous obsession with 'thigh gap'It's the latest weight loss craze among American teens striving to emulate the models they see in magazines: the "thigh gap", in which slender legs, when standing with feet together, do not touch.
01 October 2013
'War' on illegal drugs is failing: studyThe global war on heroin, cocaine and cannabis is failing to stem supply, as prices of these drugs have tumbled while seizures of them have risen.
01 October 2013
Hillary Clinton movie, TV miniseries scrappedAn Oscar-winning filmmaker has dropped plans to make a documentary about Hillary Clinton, following protests by Republican rivals, and a planned TV miniseries about her has also been scrapped.
Obama addresses troops on shutdown impactUS President Barack Obama told US troops in a video message early Tuesday that they would still get paid on time, despite a government shutdown.
01 October 2013
Deadline missed, US slides into government shutdownThe US lurched into a dreaded government shutdown for the first time in 17 years, triggering agency closures and hundreds of thousands of furloughs as Congress missed a deadline to pass a budget.
01 October 2013
Toyota chairman calls for more hybrids in USToyota chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada challenged automakers Monday to step up sales of hybrids in the United States, calling them "a long bridge" into future vehicles.
01 October 2013
Iran nuclear deal could be reached in months: KerryUS Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday a deal with Iran could be brokered within months if Tehran proves that its nuclear program was not being used to build atomic weapons.
30 September 2013
Do or die as US, Congress face government shutdownLawmakers have one final day to try to prevent the first US government shutdown in 17 years, but a deal appeared remote Monday as congressional leaders showed little intent to compromise.
30 September 2013
Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos: studyNearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries.
30 September 2013
Obama hails 'great friend' Singh, India tiesUS President Barack Obama on Friday hailed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "great friend," saluting his role in the warming of ties between the world's two largest democracies.
29 September 2013
White House offers over $300 mn for bankrupt DetroitThe White House offered more than $300 million in aid and support to bankrupt Detroit on Friday, as the crumbling, bankrupt Midwestern city struggles to survive.
After 200 years, George Washington gets a libraryGeorge Washington, the first president of the United States, was finally honored with a library Friday, more than 200 years after the end of his tenure.
28 September 2013
Obama and Iran's Rouhani hold historic phone callUS President Barack Obama and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani spoke by phone Friday in the historic, first direct contact between leaders of their estranged nations since the 1979 Islamic revolution.