News about USA

Art collector leaves NY waitresses $100,000 A long-time patron at a New York steak house chalked up a surprising addition to his final tab: $100,000, given to his favorite waitress and her niece.
15 May 2015 14:42
'Okely dokeley!': 'Simpsons' voice artist quits - or does he? Harry Shearer, the Emmy-winning actor who voices pious neighbor Ned Flanders and greedy boss Mr Burns in "The Simpsons," said he is leaving the show.
15 May 2015 11:52
Golovkin-Monroe press conference in LA Golovkin has participated in the final press conference in Los Angeles
14 May 2015 06:21
Golovkin shows 76.7 kg for WBC 30 Day pre-weight in WBA (Super), IBO and WBC (Interim) middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 КО) has passed the WBC 30 days pre-weigh in.
13 May 2015 17:18
Facebook hooks up with publishers for 'Instant Articles' Facebook has teamed up with nine news publishers to launch a feature that will allow them to publish articles directly on the network's mobile news feeds.
13 May 2015 15:08
Kerry says 'critical moment' for Russia to fulfil Ukraine truce US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia this was a critical time to fulfil a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine.
13 May 2015 14:51
Skype opens door to real-time translation feature Microsoft-owned Skype cleared the way for anyone to use a new feature that translates video chats or instant messages in real time.
13 May 2015 10:41
Hollywood excludes women film directors: rights group The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called for government action to confront "widespread exclusion of women directors" in the US film and television industries.
13 May 2015 10:36
Only Golovkin can beat Mayweather Gennady Golovkin has been suggested as the best possible candidate to defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr in September.
12 May 2015 23:13
Smartphones among top gadgets for Americans: survey Smartphones are now used in 72 percent of US homes and have become the third most owned electronics item for Americans.
12 May 2015 12:33
Kim Kardashian launches fashion line in Brazil Famously curvy reality show star Kim Kardashian launched a new line of clothing in Brazil.
12 May 2015 12:21
Michelle Obama 'knocked back' by race perceptions Michelle Obama says she had to fight misperceptions due to her African-American race during the 2008 White House campaign.
11 May 2015 13:36
Jimmy Carter cuts Guyana trip short after falling ill Former US President Jimmy Carter cancelled plans to observe general elections in the South American country of Guyana after falling ill.
11 May 2015 13:09
US security chief warns of 'new phase' in terror threat The global terrorist threat has entered a "new phase," where media-savvy Islamist extremists are successfully drawing lone wolf attackers to their cause.
11 May 2015 12:07
Castro at Vatican thanks pope for mediating thaw with US Cuban President Raul Castro met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, thanking the pontiff for his role in brokering an historic rapprochement between Havana and Washington.
11 May 2015 10:34
Golovkin stalks his prey to execute: Bernard Hopkins on upcoming fight against Monroe Bernard Hopkins has talked about the upcoming Golovkin-Monroe fight with Jim Lampley at The Fight Game.
11 May 2015 04:27
Golovkin lands on 3rd place in P4P The WBA (Super), IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has gone up to the third place in the Pound-for-Pound (P4P) rating.
08 May 2015 20:38
Pentagon dismisses conspiracies about Texas exercises The Pentagon dismissed conspiracy theories about planned army exercises in Texas, saying there was no plot for a US military takeover of the state.
08 May 2015 17:28
Louis Vuitton makes a splash in Palm Springs Luxury brand Louis Vuitton lured a bevy of stars to the California desert to see its latest cruise collection by Nicolas Ghesquiere.
08 May 2015 13:10
Google's home campus dreams dashed by local officials Google was stinging from a decision by local officials to reject the bulk of a proposed plan for a grand expansion of its Silicon Valley home campus.
08 May 2015 13:05
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