No credible threats for 9/11 anniversary
2011-09-08 06:23:14
There have been no credible threats against the United States for the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks next week
Obama to propose $300b jobs package
2011-09-07 11:19:32
President Barack Obama will unveil a $300 billion package to create new jobs in an address to Congress on Thursday, CNN reported, citing Democratic sources.
Navy ship to be in NY to mark 9/11 anniversary
2011-09-07 10:18:18
The US Navy ship, USS New York, will travel to New York City to honor the victims and responders from the 9/11 terrorist attacks, authorities announced on Tuesday.
NYC Mayor honors the rebirth of Lower Manhattan
2011-09-07 09:41:41
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined on Tuesday the city's progress made in the past decade in rebuilding Lower Manhattan devastated by 9/11 terrorist attacks.
3 killed in US eatery shooting
2011-09-07 08:36:25
At least three people including two National Guard members were killed as a lone gunman opened fired in a restaurant in Carson City, US State of Nevada
Pilot killed in small plane crashes
2011-09-07 07:56:39
The pilot of a small plane was killed on Monday after his plane crashed in the south of an airport in Racine, Wisconsin of the United States.
US denies report on troop cut
2011-09-07 07:55:52
The White House on Tuesday denied a report that the Obama administration has decided to slash the number of US troops in Iraq to 3,000 at the end of the year.
NYPD 'eyed 250-plus mosques'
2011-09-07 07:52:56
The New York Police Department (NYPD) collected intelligence on more than 250 mosques and Muslim student groups in and around New York
2 dead in Texas wildfires
2011-09-06 09:41:44
Sixty separate wildfires, whipped by strong winds, were burning across Texas on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least two people, officials said.
Tropical Storm Lee threatens Southeast US with heavy rain
2011-09-06 08:18:52
After testing New Orleans' flood defenses over the weekend, Tropical Storm Lee moved northeast on Monday after weakening to a tropical depression, and threatened to bring heavy rains and flooding to a large section of the southeastern United States.
Obama vows to put jobs on top of agenda
2011-09-06 07:56:02
The Obama administration has put job creation on top of its agenda and the two parties of the Congress need to work together to stimulate job growth in the United States
United Express plane skids off runway
2011-09-05 10:16:51
A United Express regional jet carrying 44 passengers from Chicago skidded off the runway while landing in Ottawa, but no one was apparently injured