Kerry in Havana for banner day in US-Cuba relationsUS Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cuba Friday to raise the American flag over the newly reopened US embassy, a symbolic capstone on Washington's historic rapprochement with Havana.
14 August 2015
White House reveals Obama's summer reading listAs US President Barack Obama lounged with his family on a Massachusetts beach, the White House released a list of six books that he took on vacation.
'Leading everywhere': Donald Trump barrels aheadThe Donald Trump bullet train charged full speed ahead, as the unfiltered US presidential hopeful slammed China, Barack Obama's administration and Republican rival Jeb Bush.
12 August 2015
If US drops Iran deal, dollar could suffer: KerryIf the United States cancels the Iran nuclear deal, the blow to its credibility may be such as to hasten the end of the dollar's reign as the world's reserve currency.
12 August 2015
Drake scores year's first platinum albumDrake become the first artist to release an album this year that has sold more than one million copies in the United States, ending the latest industry drought.
Obama predicts support for Iran deal will growUS President Barack Obama has predicted that opposition to his nuclear deal with Iran will erode as the agreement is implemented and a "parade of horribles" fails to materialize.
11 August 2015
Washington Post reporter's spy trial resumes in IranThe trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian resumed Monday in Tehran, in what could be the final hearing before a judgment is issued on whether he spied on Iran.
Shots fired as Ferguson marks anniversary of teen's deathA day of peaceful remembrance marking the anniversary of a black teen's killing by police in the US city of Ferguson came to a violent end Sunday as gunfire left at least one protester injured.
10 August 2015
Pentagon still searching for its lost WWII veteransLong dead but little forgotten, US soldiers who disappeared across the globe during World War II are being reunited with their loved ones in a dogged push to find and bring home their bodies.
10 August 2015
Kim Kardashian keeps up with Clinton at Hollywood fundraiserReality TV diva Kim Kardashian had better things to do Thursday than tune in to the Republican presidential debate -- like snaring a selfie with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
08 August 2015
24 million watched US presidential debate: NielsenA staggering 24 million viewers tuned in to Fox News to watch the first major Republican US presidential debate, the highest-rated non-sports telecast in cable television history.
Behind Trump bluster a tough Republican race takes shapeDonald Trump took center stage at the first major Republican presidential debate, but a strong showing from less brash candidates revealed a strong field and a fiercely competitive race ahead.