An officer seen in a viral video throwing a bikini-clad girl to the ground and pulling a gun on other youths has resigned, says police chief.
A gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple in the northern US, triggering a shootout which left him and at least six others dead, local police said.
Republicans are rallying against what they see as an insidious attack on Christians by Democrats in governmentbent on eroding ‘moral values’.
31 people have been killed and entire communities have been wiped out as a total of tornadoes have ripped through USA’s heartland.
Fear has given way to frustration in the shattered American town of Joplin as residents await official word on more than 200 loved ones missing.
Rescue teams have been desperately searching for nearly 1Â 500 people listed as missing since a tornado ripped through Joplin in the US.
A massive tornado that cut a deadly swath through a Missouri town, turning homes into rubble, has reportedly killed at least 24 people.
President Barack Obama accused his Republican foes of wanting to turn the United States into a "Third World" country on Thursday.
The April 20 anniversary of the BP oil spill is a reminder of the high costs of our energy needs and the consequences of cutting corners on safety.
United States President Barack Obama’s ex-enforcer Rahm Emanuel was crowned mayor of Chicago on Tuesday.
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/ 3 November 2010
President Barack Obama suffered a significant symbolic defeat on Tuesday when Republican Mark Kirk of Illinois won the US Senate seat he vacated.
BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster on Wednesday, setting off a battle of oil-industry giants.
The US has tightened pressure on BP, setting a 72-hour deadline for the company to present updated plans for battling the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
His expression flat, the 23-year-old Nigerian accused of trying to blow up an airplane on Christmas Day hobbled into a Detroit courtroom on Friday.
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/ 22 October 2009
The bullets start flying for all sorts of reasons. Gangs jostling for territory. Disrespecting someone’s sister.
Rescue workers dug through the rubble left by tornados and firefighters battled wildfires on Saturday after a storm system cut a swath through the US.
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/ 25 January 2009
Who says print is dead? A Chicago-based start up is hoping to revitalise the newspaper by reprinting blogs in hyper-localised free papers.
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/ 20 December 2008
President-elect Barack Obama signalled a major shift in trade policy and labour relations on Friday as he rounded out a Cabinet of "rivals".
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/ 26 November 2008
US president-elect Barack Obama will press his aggressive plans to deal with his nation’s woes on Wednesday.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was roiled by another campaign scandal on Wednesday when a key adviser resigned.
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/ 14 January 2008
Toyota will produce a small fleet of plug-in hybrids by 2010, the Japanese automaker’s chief said on Sunday. The plug-in hybrid will go head-to-head with United States rival General Motor’s Chevy Volt, which is also expected to hit the road in 2010.
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/ 11 January 2006
Cup holders that chill drinks, interior lights that turn into flashlights and sound systems that hook up to iPods are just some of the new perks car makers are unveiling at this year’s Detroit auto show. Americans are spending more and more time on the road and many treat their vehicles like a second home.
United States auto makers were on the defensive at the Detroit Auto Show this week as Asian rival Honda captured the prestigious car and truck of the year awards and disgruntled auto workers protested outside. "We can’t buy what we build with a 60% pay cut," said Michele Carriere (46), who works for auto-parts supplier Delphi.
Hybrid vehicles were the toast of the Detroit auto show this month, but many are warning that the segment will see limited growth. "I don’t think that hybrids will occupy the majority of the market, because the hybrid price is still higher than the customer’s value," Nissan chief operating officer Toshiyuki Shiga said.
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/ 7 December 2005
Ford Motor Company came under fire this week after it was reported to have pulled ads from gay publications in a "secret deal" with a conservative Christian group. The automaker denied that any deal had been made and insisted that the decision to cease advertising its Jaguar and Land Rover brands in gay publications was part of a broad restructuring of the advertising budgets.