The US Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a punitive damages order against oil giant Exxon for one of the world’s worst environmental disasters.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday gave Shi’ite fighters in the southern province of Maysan a seven-day deadline to surrender.
Tiger Woods underwent reconstructive surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his left knee, an operation described as a success.
Bob Dylan. Yo-Yo Ma. Sheryl Crow. Jay-Z. These aren’t musical acts in a summer concert series: They’re artists featured on Barack Obama’s
iPod.
While mending transatlantic divides is commendable, the EU-American summit presents an opportunity to rectify misperceptions about the US’s agenda.
As Obama woos the churchgoers McCain needs, in Colorado Springs Paul Harris finds the religious right turning into swing voters
White House contender Barack Obama and his defeated Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are to hold their first joint campaign rally.
The year 1993 was a time of optimism: Bill Clinton arrived in the White House and we all believed the next Guns N’ Roses album would be with us soon.
A revolutionary bodysuit has divided the world of swimming into the haves and the have-nots just weeks before the Beijing Olympics.
Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure on Sunday.
As Barack Obama moves his presidential campaign into traditionally Republican states, a new poll shows that race remains a potent issue for voters.
Same-sex couples across California exchanged vows and wedding bands on the first weekend since the state began allowing gays and lesbians to marry.
It is a classic tale of industrial espionage: top employees secretly speak to rival firms; computer files are destroyed; billions are at stake.
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres and cooking-lifestyle guru Rachael Ray shared the Daytime Emmy spotlight on Friday.
A small fishing town in Massachusetts is coming to terms with the news that 17 teenage girls at the local high school are pregnant.
Fears are growing over a potential cash crisis at the United States’s top carmakers after Ford warned its losses are running into billions.
Barack Obama faced widespread condemnation on Friday from both right and left for reneging on a promise on election campaign financing.
It could be the setting for a <i>Jaws</i> movie: six snorkellers cruising just below the surface, until the mysterious whale shark appears.
The Mississippi River’s crest migrated slowly downstream on Friday, submerging farm fields and small towns with its relentless flow.
Stewart Butterfield, who with his wife Caterina Fake created Flickr, used his resignation letter from Yahoo! to embark on a flight of fantasy.
Barack Obama’s wardrobe has been striking in its simplicity. His trademark is a slim-fitting black suit, and a sense of spit and polish.
With oil prices near a barrel, motorists are starting to look seriously at both alternative fuels and electric vehicles.
The swollen Mississippi River ran over the top of at least nine more levees on Wednesday as flood waters swallowed up more United States farmland.
White House hopeful Barack Obama on Wednesday said Republican policies on national security had left Americans less safe and less respected.
Cyd Charisse, the long-legged beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died.
Apple has unveiled a new version of its popular iPhone built for high-speed wireless networks with faster internet access and more features.
He has roused black and young voters as never before, but Barack Obama has to maintain the rest of the Democratic base.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama tells Jorge Ramos what he would do in Latin America.
Rising oil prices, global food shortages and the economic crisis are proof for many survivalists that society is on the brink of meltdown.
Google’s chief executive said this week that the internet search leader hopes its recently acquired advertising service will aid newspapers.
California performed its first legally recognised same-sex weddings on Monday and opened its doors to gay and lesbian couples from around the country.
Tiger Woods held off a late fightback by fellow American Rocco Mediate to win a 14th Major title in a nail-biting play-off for the US Open on Monday.