US plane makes emergency landing after pilot rant about bomb
2012-03-29 08:08:04
The captain of JetBlue Airways Flight 191 from New York was taken to a hospital after suffering a "medical situation" on board.
Top US court contests health plan
2012-03-29 08:08:04
The US Supreme Court's conservative justices pointedly challenged the core provision of President Barack Obama's historic healthcare law.
US cancer death rates continue to decline
2012-03-29 06:58:08
Rates of death in the United States from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between 2004 and 2008.
Strauss-Kahn's lawyers argue for civil suit dismissal
2012-03-29 06:53:05
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's lawyers went back to a New York court Wednesday to seek dismissal of a civil suit brought by a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault last year.
US says Syria not implementing peace plan
2012-03-29 06:47:33
The US State Department said that the Syrian government is not implementing the peace plan put forward by UN special envoy Kofi Annan.
Supreme Court ends argument on healthcare overhaul
2012-03-29 06:31:42
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ended three days of oral argument in a landmark case involving the Affordable Care Act.
US suspends food aid to Pyongyang
2012-03-29 00:36:59
The United States has suspended its planned nutritional food aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Wife defends US soldier accused in Afghan rampage
2012-03-28 08:08:33
The wife of a US soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says her husband showed no signs of post-traumatic stress disorder before he was deployed, and she doesn't feel like she'll ever believe he was involved in the killings.
Parents of slain Florida teen criticize info leaks
2012-03-28 08:08:33
The parents are blaming police for leaking information about their son being suspended for marijuana and details about the fight he had with the shooter.
US seeks regional shields
2012-03-28 07:07:56
Washington is seeking to build regional shields against ballistic missiles in Asia and the Middle East.
Pentagon backs expanding Israel's Iron Dome
2012-03-28 06:51:12
US Defense Department supports expanding Israel's anti-rocket defense system Iron Dome, and is to ask Congress for money to install more such systems.
US Treasury targets Iran's entities, officials
2012-03-28 06:47:38
The US Treasury Department announced it would slap fresh sanctions on an Iranian airline, a trading company and three military officials.