News about USA

Facebook not an information bubble: researchers Social media networks like Facebook are not putting users in an ideological information bubble, despite fears to the contrary.
08 May 2015 11:25
Nazarbayev continues receiving high profile congratulations on his re-election Kazakhstan’s re-elected president Nursultan Nazarbayev continues receiving letters of congratulations on his re-election.
06 May 2015 23:34
Authors boycott ceremony as Charlie Hebdo feted in New York French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo received a freedom of expression award at a gala US ceremony.
06 May 2015 15:35
Prince to lead peace concert in Baltimore Prince announced a peace concert in Baltimore on Mother's Day after the death in police custody of an African American man sparked sometimes violent protests.
06 May 2015 13:36
Clinton draws contrasts with Republicans on immigration Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton called Tuesday for a path to citizenship for some of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States.
06 May 2015 13:15
Willie Nelson looks back at 'family friend' marijuana Days after a brief jail stint in the Bahamas for marijuana possession, Willie Nelson was invited to the White House by Jimmy Carter who thanked the country superstar for his campaign support.
06 May 2015 11:40
Charlie Hebdo cartoonists reject Texas attack comparison Two Charlie Hebdo journalists have rejected any suggestion of similarities between a deadly attack on the French satirical magazine and a failed armed assault on a Mohammed cartoon event in Texas.
05 May 2015 16:06
Merkel defends cooperation with US spy agency German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted her country needed to work with American intelligence agencies, in the wake of claims Berlin helped the US spy on EU leaders and companies.
05 May 2015 15:48
Obama urges deeper look at race, hints at his future President Barack Obama urged Americans to address the root causes of recent racially-tinged unrest, focusing not just on police actions.
05 May 2015 13:27
New York party of the year kowtows to China China's march towards global ascendancy has taken another leap forward -- at least when it comes to New York high society and its most glittering fashion extravaganza, the Met Ball.
05 May 2015 13:23
Boston bomber emotional as aunt breaks down on stand Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev showed emotion in court for the first time, wiping his eyes.
05 May 2015 13:16
Bill Clinton will keep giving speeches to 'pay our bills' Former US president Bill Clinton said in an interview that aired he will keep giving lucrative speeches "to pay our bills" while wife Hillary Clinton runs for the White House.
05 May 2015 12:35
'Pretty Girls': Britney Spears teams up with Iggy Azalea Britney Spears, whose career has been full of both commercial success and criticism, has recorded a song with a younger kindred spirit, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.
05 May 2015 12:15
Kerry calls for unity to defeat terrorism US Secretary of State John Kerry called for unity in the face of terror attacks, as he visited a memorial in Kenya to the 1998 bombing of the US embassy.
04 May 2015 14:49
Baltimore lifts curfew, National Guard begins pullout Baltimore lifted a curfew that was imposed across the US East Coast city following widespread riots, as thousands of National Guard troops began to pull out.
04 May 2015 13:07
Kerry hails 'enormous progress' in new-look Sri Lanka US Secretary of State John Kerry hailed Sri Lanka for making "enormous progress" since the departure of strongman Mahinda Rajapakse.
02 May 2015 15:31
Hundreds in New York demand justice for Freddie Gray Several hundred people protested in New York demanding police reform and justice for the African-American man who died from injuries sustained in custody in Baltimore.
02 May 2015 13:25
'Stand By Me' singer Ben E. King dead at 76 Ben E. King, the soul singer whose Gospel-influenced "Stand By Me" became one of the most broadcast songs of the 20th century, has died at 76.
02 May 2015 11:44
Baltimore braces for fresh large-scale protest National Guard troops patrolled the tense streets of Baltimore in large numbers in anticipation of a fresh large-scale protest over the death of a young African-American man in police custody.
30 April 2015 12:29
Microsoft courts app makers with dive into Windows 10 Microsoft made a new pitch to app makers, promising an audience of more than a billion people if they develop services for the upcoming Windows 10 operating system.
30 April 2015 12:05
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