News about USA

Twitter expands privacy on direct messages Twitter said it was making it easier to take direct messages private, carving out a bigger space for targeted exchanges on the popular microblogging service.
21 April 2015 14:04
Stromae taps Kanye West in Coachella surprise Belgium's Stromae brought in a fellow superstar from across the Atlantic, Kanye West, in a surprise Sunday on the final day of the Coachella festival.
20 April 2015 14:53
10-year visas for Kazakhstanis: US Ambassador Krol The USA plans to offer 10-year business and tourist visas to Kazakhstanis.
20 April 2015 14:33
Don Draper is a 'very weak man' says 'Mad Men' creator Don Draper, the central and serially seductive character of the hit TV show "Mad Men", is actually a "very weak man", his creator told a Paris audience.
20 April 2015 12:47
Beautiful or Average: Dove and controversy Dove's Choose Beautiful aiming to empower women raises controversy.
20 April 2015 12:45
'Furious 7' surges past the $1 billion mark "Furious 7" surged ahead of its North American box office competition for a third straight week, taking in an estimated $29 million to hit $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales.
20 April 2015 12:40
Roach rates Golovkin and Ward above Mayweather Hall of Fame and “Trainer of the Year” Freddie Roach has criticised Floyd Mayweather Jr and rated Gennady Golovkin and Andre Ward above the undefeated P4P boxer.
20 April 2015 12:34
Musical greats hail Lou Reed at Hall of Fame Music greats paid tribute to singer-songwriter Lou Reed as a singular cultural voice, as the late Velvet Underground frontman entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
20 April 2015 11:01
Facebook strips smiles from fake 'like' sellers Facebook said that its war against fake likes is paying off so well that many 'bad actors' who built businesses on the tactic are closing shop.
18 April 2015 15:21
G20 powers fear volatile markets Finance officials from the G20 group of world economic powers expressed concern about the risks of market and exchange rate volatility.
18 April 2015 15:14
Obama 'not surprised' at Russia missile sale to Iran US President Barack Obama said he was not surprised that Russia lifted its ban on supplying missile systems to Iran.
18 April 2015 14:55
Parents of child killed in Boston bombings ask to drop death sentence The parents of a boy killed in the Boston Marathon attacks have asked prosecutors to take the death penalty off the table for convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
18 April 2015 12:08
Obama, Greek finance chief share 'brief interaction' in Washington US President Barack Obama and Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis had a "brief interaction," after the finance chief caused a stir by saying he would meet with the US leader.
18 April 2015 11:29
Apple Watch to boost 'glance journalism' With the Apple Watch expected to sell in the millions, news organizations are refocusing their efforts to become part of that tiny screen.
18 April 2015 11:08
300 US troops in Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces: Army About 300 US paratroopers arrived this week in Ukraine to train the Ukrainian National Guard which is fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east.
17 April 2015 15:12
'Chewie, we're home': Star Wars trailer delights fans Hype surrounding the eagerly anticipated "Star Wars" reboot made the jump to light speed as the movie's makers unveiled a new trailer.
17 April 2015 13:15
Hillary Clinton heads to New Hampshire after Iowa kickoff US presidential contender Hillary Clinton will visit the key primary election state of New Hampshire early next week, after her first presidential election trip this week.
17 April 2015 12:46
E-cigarette use triples in US teens Some two million US high school students tried e-cigarettes last year, a rate that tripled in just one year, US health authorities said.
17 April 2015 12:20
Russian defence chiefs blame US for global security risks Top Russian defence officials lashed out at the USA, accusing it of undermining global security by funding revolutions and expanding NATO in a bid to contain Russia.
17 April 2015 11:45
NASA spacecraft set for death plunge into Mercury A NASA probe that has circled Mercury for the past four years will make a dramatic death plunge into the planet's surface in late April when it runs out of fuel.
17 April 2015 10:58
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