US House passes Pentagon budget
2012-07-20 08:42:16
The US House of Representatives on Thursday evening passed next year's defense budget in a massive 607-billion-US-dollar bill.
Mayer gets $70 mln pay package to lead Yahoo
2012-07-20 07:26:03
New Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's compensation package could total more than $70 million in salary, restricted stock, and stock options over five years.
US faces worst drought in more than 50 years
2012-07-20 06:27:47
The United States is facing the worst drought since the 1950s, with almost two thirds of the continental US experiencing at least moderate drought.
US navy ships get biofuel
2012-07-19 15:11:06
The USS Nimitz, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier which is currently supplemented by biofuel, sails about 150 miles north of the island of Oahu during the RIMPAC Naval exercises off Hawaii July 18,2012.
High youngster mortality plagues Brazil
2012-07-19 13:21:28
Brazil is going through an "epidemic" of youngsters' killings, said a report released on Wednesday.
US residents to vote through Facebook
2012-07-19 10:57:28
Washington will become the first US state to allow eligible residents to register to vote through Facebook, in an initiative due to launch this month.
Scientists detect exoplanet smaller than Earth
2012-07-19 10:43:24
US space agency NASA announced that astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is a planet two-thirds the size of Earth.
Confessions from beyond the grave
2012-07-19 08:09:27
A US man's self-written obituary, in which he reminisces about the good times - and makes a few confessions, including never having earned the PhD he claimed in life - has gone viral.
New laws make getting abortions tougher in US
2012-07-19 10:14:32
American women face increasing legal obstacles to obtaining abortions as more states pass laws restricting access, some so stringent they approach a ban on the procedure.
US housing market ready to rebound
2012-07-19 09:38:00
The US housing sector was ready to get back to work while the construction industry continued to struggle on the jobs front.
UNSC postpones vote on Syria to Thursday
2012-07-19 08:06:39
UN Security Council has decided to postpone its vote on a draft resolution concerning Syria to Thursday morning.
Space shuttle ready to make public debut
2012-07-19 06:49:37
The new space shuttle pavilion in New York will open to the public on Thursday, offering an up-close and personal view of NASA's first space shuttle Enterprise.