Marine faces boot over web post

2012-03-24 08:45:22

US sergeant who criticised Obama on Facebook may be dismissed

5 dead in San Francisco house

2012-03-24 07:38:50

Five people were found dead in a house in the western US port city of San Francisco on Friday, in what police suspected as a gun-related murder-suicide case.

2 killed in shooting incident in NC

2012-03-24 07:28:01

Two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting incident occurred in a tire store in the US state of North Carolina on Friday afternoon.

Dartmouth Kim picked to head WB

2012-03-23 23:16:32

US President Barack Obama nominated Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank on Friday.

Obama picks Dartmouth Kim to head WB:official

2012-03-23 23:16:32

US President Barack Obama will nominate Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, senior administration officials said on Friday.

Police in 'Stand Your Ground' killing steps down

2012-03-23 10:44:52

A police chief overseeing the case of an unarmed black teenager shot dead stepped aside on Thursday.

Whitney died from drowning

2012-03-23 06:43:21

Whitney Houston died from drowning in a hotel bathtub, but heart disease and chronic cocaine use were contributing factors.

Romney wins key primary

2012-03-22 16:07:24

His winning the race is far from being guaranteed unless he could avoid the gaffes that have characterized his campaign.

Memorial stirs controversy

2012-03-22 08:17:03

Famed architect Frank Gehry said he is open to changes to a planned Eisenhower Memorial in Washington DC.

Washington exempts nations from sanctions on Iran

2012-03-22 08:17:03

The United States on Tuesday exempted Japan and 10 EU nations from financial sanctions because they have significantly cut purchases of Iranian crude oil, but left Iran's top customers, China and India, exposed to the possibility of such steps.

Obama to stress security alliance in Seoul

2012-03-22 08:17:03

The United States will stress the Washington-Seoul security alliance during Obama's visit to the fortified border on the Korean Peninsula.

HP to merge PC, printing units

2012-03-22 03:59:12

Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Wednesday announced that it will merge its Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) with Personal Systems Group (PSG).