Parties unveil competing debt plans
2011-07-26 09:22:57
President Barack Obama planned to address the nation at 9 pm Monday to discuss the approaching August 2 debt limit deadline and the apparent political stalemate.
US starts new push on global crime
2011-07-26 09:11:14
The Obama administration announced a broadside of harsh new sanctions against four far-flung criminal cartels on Monday.
Teens mauled by bear in Alaska
2011-07-26 08:48:49
Alaska State Troopers say a brown bear that was with her cub attacked teens participating in a survival skills course, badly injuring two in the group.
IMF warns US debt crisis to cause global repercussion
2011-07-26 08:39:08
The US economy will cause global "severe shock" if the country's debt ceiling not raised in time, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported on Monday.
US, DPRK to meet for talks
2011-07-26 08:10:22
The representatives from the US and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will meet "at the end of the week" in New York for preliminary talks
US near loses its AAA rating
2011-07-26 06:36:04
The United States took a step closer to losing its coveted triple-A credit rating over the weekend as a political impasse in Washington reduced hopes of an agreement to meaningfully cut the nation's budget deficit.
Pelosi calls for ethics probe into Wu sex report
2011-07-25 14:05:48
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Sunday called for an ethics panel investigation of Rep. David Wu following a published allegation that a young woman reported he'd engaged in "aggressive and unwanted sexual behavior."
Under debt shadow, Clinton to push Asia on trade
2011-07-25 13:29:15
Hillary Clinton will urge Asia to embrace "open, free, transparent and fair" global trade rules in a speech overshadowed by fears of a catastrophic US debt default.
New US envoy to Afghanistan: No rush for the exits
2011-07-25 14:31:48
The new US ambassador to Afghanistan says the United States is not rushing to leave the country and cautions that what happens in the months ahead will have far-reaching consequences across the globe.
New York state celebrates 1st same-sex marriages
2011-07-25 10:02:06
Wedding fever hit New York on Sunday, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples lined up to be married on the first day that same-sex marriage was legal in the state.
Top senator warns US reaching 'brink of default'
2011-07-25 07:53:02
US President Barack Obama and top lawmakers searched for an elusive deal on Sunday necessary to avert an unprecedented debt default by the United States
Gridlock for US debt talks
2011-07-25 08:34:47
Democrats and Republicans remained deadlocked in crisis talks Sunday to agree on painful cuts in US government spending
