Obama holds new crisis debt talks with political allies, foes
2011-07-22 07:41:40
Finance and business leaders have warned failure to raise the US debt ceiling by then could send shock waves through a world economy still reeling from the 2008 collapse
Heat stroke hits the US
2011-07-22 07:28:37
Crowds flocked to waterfronts and swimming pools on the US East Coast and in the Midwest to try to cope with a heat wave that has killed at least 22 people.
Most Americans still want US dominance in space
2011-07-22 07:13:07
Most Americans still think their country should play a dominant role in space exploration, a new poll showed on Thursday as the 30-year US space shuttle program came to an end.
Clinton urges India to expand influence
2011-07-21 09:00:29
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton challenged India to expand its traditional sphere of interest from South Asia to neighboring regions.
Google to launch 'Harry Potter' ebooks
2011-07-21 08:52:49
Google announced on Wednesday that it has reached a deal with author J.K. Rowling to launch the series of Harry Potter ebooks on Google's platform.
Obama might accept short-term deal to lift debt limit
2011-07-21 08:38:04
US President Barack Obama would accept a short-term deal to raise the country's borrowing limit with precondition of a bigger deal to reduce the soaring deficit
Bill Gates to 'reinvent' the toilet
2011-07-21 08:23:03
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is pledging millions of dollars in grants to reinvent the toilet
House votes for deficit cutting bill
2011-07-21 07:58:55
The House bill faces defeat in the Democrat-controlled Senate and President Barack Obama has vowed to veto it should it ever reach his desk.
Minnesota ends longest government shutdown
2011-07-21 06:28:24
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton ended America's longest state government shutdown in the past decade Wednesday by signing a new budget.
US House passes huge deficit-cutting bill
2011-07-20 11:41:09
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday night to cut federal spending by $6 trillion.
Obesity rates keep rising in US
2011-07-20 11:41:09
Obesity prevalence was 30 percent or higher in 12 states of the United States last year, compared to nine states in 2009.
FBI arrests 14 'hackers'
2011-07-20 11:08:25
The FBI arrested at least 14 people on Tuesday as part of a wide-ranging investigation of the Internet vigilante hacking group Anonymous, a law enforcement source said.