Former US president George Bush says his apparent lack of reaction to the news of the September 11 attacks was a decision to project an aura of calm.
The US is about to bump against its borrowing limit. If the limit isn’t raised the US will default on its debt or drastically reduce state spending.
Top Republicans and Democrats worked behind the scenes on Wednesday on a compromise to avert a crippling United States default.
The presumption of innocence is extended to defendants but any past infraction can be used to torpedo Diallo’s credibility.
A Republican plan to break a congressional deadlock over raising the US debt limit has stumbled amid delays and a revolt by fiscal conservative.
The New York Public Library will waive the outstanding fines of 143 000 children now barred from borrowing new items if they do one thing: read.
First she was portrayed as a model of virtue who was violated by a rich and powerful man. Then she was presented as a liar and a schemer.
The US standoff over debt plans offers little hope of compromise, increasing the threat of a ratings downgrade that could sow chaos in global markets.
Wedding fever hit New York, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples married on the first day that same-sex marriage became legal in the state.
The hotel maid who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her said he appeared as a "crazy man".
The US failed to achieve a budget breakthrough on Sunday and instead worked on rival plans in an impasse that heightened prospects for a debt fault.
Nasa announced details of plans on Friday to determine if Mars has or ever had the ingredients for life.
The judicial screws are tightening on Rupert Murdoch’s empire in the US as the justice department prepares to subpoena News Corporation.
Negotiations on a deficit-reduction deal collapsed on Friday as US House Speaker John Boehner pulled out of talks with President Barack Obama.
After the runaway success its youth summit last year, the National Youth Development Agency is planning a trip to New York for "high-level UN talks".
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the use of ultraviolet light for the liquid purification of fruit juice — a South African invention.
If the United States government goes into default, it will be because it won’t pay its bills.
With the US lurching closer to a default, President Barack Obama and lawmakers face pressure to speed up efforts to cobble together a deal.
Apple is within sight of catching up with Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company in the world, despite making more than four times Apple’s revenue.
As part of a programme called "Give Respect, Get Respect", the burghers of Philadelphia are cracking down on "distracted" drivers and pedestrians.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday supported a bipartisan proposal for a new deficit-reduction plan aimed at averting a debt default.
Appointment of litigation veteran Brendan Sullivan suggests News Corp boss is readying for a bitter legal battle in the United States.
Twitter users fired off a record number of tweets per second at the final whistle of Japan’s upset win over the US in the women’s World Cup final.
<em>Atlantis</em> astronauts finished packing more than two tonnes of old equipment and trash on Sunday for the last shuttle ride back to Earth.
Japan has won the women’s soccer World Cup for the first time after coming from behind to beat the United States 3-1 on penalties.
Pressure is growing for the Murdoch family to provide an even greater sacrifice for the survival of the media empire’s profits.
In many ways, it’s the perfect weapon for a war-weary nation that suddenly finds itself on a tight budget.
Rifts between the United States and Pakistan over the Osama bin Laden killing have been mended during CIA meetings in Washington.
Groupon offered its first car coupon on Tuesday, a sign the largest online daily deal company is expanding into bigger-ticket items.
Cult 1980s television series <i>Dallas</i> is to return to the small screen, with 79-year-old US actor Larry Hagman joining fellow veterans.
Deficit reduction talks between President Barack Obama and Republican leaders ran into trouble on Sunday at a meeting marked by testy exchanges.
Nasa is tracking a piece of Soviet space debris that could collide with the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency said on Sunday.