Frantic manhunt on after 7 found killed in US

2011-07-08 08:34:23

A frantic manhunt is under way for a suspect in seven fatal shootings in the Midwestern state of Michigan.

US warms of human bombs in flights

2011-07-07 08:21:33

The US government has warned airlines that some terrorists are considering surgically implanting explosives into humans to carry out attacks

US court orders halt to gay military ban

2011-07-07 08:30:11

A federal appeals court ordered the US government on Wednesday to immediately cease enforcing the ban on openly gay members of the militar

Facebook lets its 750 million users video chat

2011-07-07 07:27:23

Facebook is striking back at Google Inc, which last week introduced a social networking service dubbed Google+, launched a video-calling feature with Skype for its 750 million users. Google+ challenges Facebook in new battle

US says time short for Iraq to request troops stay

2011-07-06 13:41:07

The White House on Tuesday said time was running short for Iraq to issue a request for US troops to stay in the country beyond the end of this year.

10,000 US troops on offer for Iraq

2011-07-06 09:39:05

The White House is offering to keep up to 10,000 troops in Iraq next year, despite opposition from many Iraqis and key Democratic Party allies...

1st day hiccup for NY same-sex marriages

2011-07-06 10:30:39

Same-sex couples eager to marry in New York hit a bureaucratic snag when marriage license applications made available to them for the first time still used the terms "bride" and "groom."

Late talkers do fine as they grow up: Study

2011-07-06 08:19:16

In good news for parents of children who talk late, an Australian study shows that a slow start on language is unlikely to have lingering effects on the children's mental health.

In Mexico, US shipmates await word of 7 missing

2011-07-06 09:27:03

The seven US tourists still missing two days after their boat capsized off Mexico's coast went to sea as they had for several years on the US Independence Day holiday