US Carrier in Hong Kong for 4-day port visit
2011-08-13 09:38:12
The USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier and its three support ships arrived in Hong Kong on Friday for a four-day port visit.
Cameron seeks US advice on gangs
2011-08-13 09:03:59
British Prime Minister David Cameron has enlisted US street crime expert William Bratton to advise the government on handling gang violence.
US Postal service to cut jobs
2011-08-12 10:44:12
Financially struggling US Postal Service (USPS) is considering to lay off thousands of jobs, a bad news for the already troubling US labor market
Wall St roars back but selling may return
2011-08-12 09:35:50
US stocks shot up 4 percent on Thursday as bargain-hungry investors overcame the recent wave of fear that drove selling over the last two weeks.
Obama vows new ideas to boost jobs
2011-08-12 09:18:20
US president Barack Obama sought to reassert economic leadership on Thursday by pledging to deliver new ideas every week to create jobs.
Texas Governor Perry to run for US president
2011-08-12 07:13:20
Texas Governor Rick Perry, a staunch conservative with a Washington outsider's resume, will seek the 2012 Republican nomination for US president.
NY schools to make sex education mandatory
2011-08-11 15:29:02
NY City public schools will teach mandatory sex education classes to all middle- and high school students, part of a citywide initiative to help reduce teenage pregnancies
Obama honors soldiers killed in Afghanistan
2011-08-11 09:23:35
Obama on Tuesday participated in a ceremony, honoring Navy SEALs and other servicemembers died in a helicopter shot down in Afghanistan
WH rejects claim about bin Laden raid film
2011-08-11 09:07:34
The film, focusing on one of President Barack Obama's key successes in office, is due to be released in October 2012
Music stars campaign to end hunger crisis in Africa
2011-08-11 07:49:10
NEW YORK - A global social media campaign featuring a Bob Marley song was launched by some of the music industry's top stars on Tuesday to help stem the hunger crisis that is increasing in the Horn of Africa.
US starts anti-Gadhafi offensive in Africa
2011-08-11 07:49:10
US diplomats are visiting several African countries as part of efforts to urge leaders to press Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi to leave power immediately
US federal deficit hits $1.1tr so far
2011-08-11 06:45:59
The federal deficit of the US recorded $1.1 trillion in the first ten months of fiscal year 2010-2011