The US presidential hopeful is a great improvement on the current leadership, but just how progressive he might be remains to be seen.
United States President George Bush urged British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday not to set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
History strongly suggests Tiger Woods will seal his 14th major victory at the US Open on Sunday, regardless of the stabbing pain in his knee.
It’s official. Americans won’t be inaugurating a woman president next January. From a feminist perspective it’s hard not to feel a bit defeated.
Tim Russert, a household name in American political discourse as host of NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday talk show, has died of a heart attack.
Barack Obama is to send thousands of campaign volunteers across the US in an effort to create one of the most sophisticated political operations.
Stuart Appleby rolled in a 40-foot birdie putt at the last to seize the second round lead at the US Open on Friday.
Ernie Els had a smile on his face after a birdie-birdie finish to Friday’s second round kept him in the title hunt for the US Open.
A widespread power failure and subway fire left Washington, DC dark and snarled traffic during the morning rush hour on Friday, officials said.
Expect golf’s big guns to come out firing on Thursday as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson tee off in a group with Australian Adam Scott in the opening round of the 108th US Open.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said on Tuesday planned Guantánamo war crimes trials fell short of international standards and handing down death penalties would be ”just not acceptable”.
Roadrunner was always expected to be fast out of the blocks. And after a test run one night in the city of Poughkeepsie, New York, its creators were far from disappointed.
Torrey Pines, picturesquely perched on bluffs hugging the Pacific Ocean, will no doubt provide a stark contrast of beauty and brutality when the US Open golf championship starts on Thursday.
Trading fire over the economy and America’s wrenching housing crisis, White House contenders Barack Obama and John McCain got down to business on Monday for a gruelling, five-month slog to the election.
Barack Obama and John McCain on Monday started the first full week of a five-month election campaign, intent on redrafting the United States political landscape to capture the White House in November.
John LeSieur is in the software business, so he took particular interest when computers seemed mostly useless to his six-year-old grandson, Zackary.
Trevor Immelman, who says winning the Masters in April has changed his life in ways he never imagined, warmed up for the US Open with a confidence-boosting play-off appearance on Sunday.
Apple is preparing to slash the price of its iPhone handset in an attempt to convince millions more customers to get on board.
That an Obama victory would mark a radical improvement on United States President George Bush and be far preferable to John McCain, there can be no doubt.
Hillary Clinton on Saturday suspended her bid to become America’s first woman president and vowed to help Barack Obama in his fight to win the White House for the Democratic party.
Johnny Telvor was not happy about Barack Obama becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.
Bob Dylan believes Barack Obama is redefining politics in the United States and could deliver change to a nation in upheaval, according to a British newspaper interview.
Controversy surrounding the United States military’s new Africa Command has forced the Pentagon to put plans for establishing a headquarters in the continent on a slow track.
Hillary Clinton will lavish praise on Barack Obama on Saturday when she formally concedes the race for the Democratic nomination at a rally for her supporters.
Mystery shrouded secret talks between Democratic presumptive White House nominee Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Had he not been assassinated 40 years ago this week, Robert Kennedy would have been elected president of the United States. Kennedy’s campaign is a model for Barack Obama.
As Barack Obama prepares for a gruelling general election fight against John McCain, he faces a tough search for the ideal running mate.
So, bloodied and at least partially bowed, Barack Obama is finally the putative Democratic nominee.
In the richest nation on Earth, a rising number of people line up for free food because they are struggling to put meals on the table at home.
Broadcom’s former CEO took cocaine and spiked customers’ drinks with Ecstasy while also directing a criminal stock-options backdating conspiracy, federal indictments released on Thursday charged.
Was she or wasn’t she? Hillary Clinton’s candidacy may soon be a thing of the past.
British brewer SABMiller and United States-Canadian Molson Coors said on Thursday US antitrust regulars had concluded a review and that they are "free to
proceed" with a joint venture.