Obama sets deficit target
2011-04-15 07:35:10
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed spending cuts and higher taxes on the rich to slash the US budget deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years
Congress sends Obama budget cut bill
2011-04-15 06:53:37
Congress has sent President Barack Obama legislation making $38 billion in cuts from domestic programs.
US couple accused of keeping children in cage
2011-04-14 14:05:21
A couple accused of keeping two young children caged in a room have been arrested.
Air controller asleep as plane landed in US
2011-04-14 13:19:47
An air traffic controller was suspended after being asleep while a medical flight was landing in the state of Nevada
US to conduct air strikes in Libya
2011-04-14 12:22:34
US fighter jets are still attacking Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's air defenses even after NATO took over full command of Libya operations earlier this month, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Yale student killed when lab machine snags hair
2011-04-14 12:16:08
A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed inside a school chemistry lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of machine-shop equipment
Obama announces long-term debt cutting plan
2011-04-14 11:02:17
The United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced its long-term debt plan, setting a goal to cut US $4 trillion over the next 12 years.
Arrested US citizen admits his crime
2011-04-14 10:25:48
The US citizen Jun Young Su detained in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) recently admitted his crime against DPRK after entering it
NYC mayor, Bill Clinton to jointly combat climate change
2011-04-14 09:42:56
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former US President Bill Clinton announced on Wednesday the merger of their environmental groups
Obama to reduce deficit by $4 trillion
2011-04-14 06:53:50
Obama unveiled a politically risky plan to reduce the US deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years by cutting health care and defense while raising some taxes.
Obama to lay out deficit plan
2011-04-13 20:53:19
President Barack Obama on Wednesday will propose tax reform, defense savings and changes in government healthcare spending
NY airport collision shows risks of huge planes
2011-04-13 13:50:19
A frightening collision between one of the world's largest airliners and a commuter jet on a dark, wet tarmac at John F. Kennedy International Airport is underscoring worries about ground accidents...