News about USA

Bruce Jenner 'gender change' captures US attention Olympic champion turned reality TV star Bruce Jenner has Americans' rapt attention once again amid talk that he is soon to come out as transgender.
06 February 2015 13:15
Twitter chief confirms Google 'relationship' Twitter chief Dick Costolo said Thursday that "a relationship" with Google has been rekindled, but he was coy on the details.
06 February 2015 12:49
Pentagon study claimed Putin has Asperger's syndrome A Pentagon study from 2008 claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has Asperger's syndrome, giving him a need to exert "extreme control".
06 February 2015 12:43
Democrats, Republicans urge Obama to arm Ukraine US senators from both parties renewed calls Thursday for President Barack Obama to boost military aid to Ukraine.
06 February 2015 12:00
Smartphone can test for HIV, syphilis: study US researchers have found a way to turn a common smartphone into a quick and easy device to conduct field tests for HIV and syphilis.
05 February 2015 13:49
Obama dismissive as US House votes to repeal 'Obamacare' US House Republicans took the increasingly routine step of voting to repeal "Obamacare," a seemingly doomed effort that President Barack Obama ridiculed as making "absolutely no sense."
04 February 2015 15:54
NASA hails spending boost under Obama budget proposal NASA hailed a proposal by President Barack Obama to boost spending for the US space agency and announced plans for a mission to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa.
03 February 2015 15:24
Whitney Houston's daughter 'fighting for life' Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late singing legend Whitney Houston, was fighting for her life after she was pulled unconscious from a bathtub.
03 February 2015 15:15
Wolves lock jaws on 1st place in Group B: Astana Arlans win Baku Fires 3:2 Kazakhstan’s finest boxers from the Astana Arlans have travelled to Guba, Azerbaijan to face their great rivals the Baku Fires.
02 February 2015 20:03
US reconsidering arming Ukraine's forces: report NATO's military commander and Obama administration officials appear to be moving toward supporting sending defensive weapons to Kiev.
02 February 2015 14:34
Katy Perry dazzles at Super Bowl halftime show Singer Katy Perry dazzled at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show in a spectacular performance featuring dancing sharks.
02 February 2015 13:40
Obama urges less austerity in Greek recovery Greece will not deliver a strong economic recovery unless authorities loosen austerity programs, US President Barack Obama suggested in remarks that aired.
02 February 2015 13:21
Burger chain Shake Shack sizzles in Wall Street debut Shake Shack, a hamburger chain that prides itself on fresh ingredients and good service, soared in its first day of trade on Wall Street.
31 January 2015 16:27
Obama hails 'boundless' promise of precision medicine President Barack Obama unveiled plans to plow $215 million into "precision medicine" research.
31 January 2015 14:54
Jay Z to acquire Wimp music service US rap star Jay Z made a $56-million foray into the music streaming business, buying Norway's Wimp in a bid to compete with giants like Spotify and Apple.
31 January 2015 14:43
Michael Jackson's mother loses appeal against US promoter The concert promoter AEG was in no way responsible for Michael Jackson's death, a California court ruled as it rejected an appeal brought by the singer's mother.
31 January 2015 14:25
1979 New York child murder trial gets under way A mentally unstable man accused of killing a six-year-old boy in one of America's most famous missing child cases went on trial, 36 years after the crime.
31 January 2015 13:50
Third time no charm: Romney won't run for president Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he will not run for the White House again in 2016.
31 January 2015 13:37
Kerry heading to Ukraine amid concern over conflict US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Ukraine next week amid growing global concern over the intensifying nine-month war in the country's eastю
31 January 2015 12:38
Super Bowl alert after measles outbreak warning in Arizona Health authorities in Arizona are on alert after warning that 1,000 people may have been exposed to a measles outbreak as the US state prepares to host this weekend's Super Bowl.
30 January 2015 16:09
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