United States
DC Restaurants To Close In Immigrant Solidarity Show
Some of the US capital's finest restaurants are putting their money where their mouths are: shutting down for a day to...
New Facebook Job-Hunting Features Challenge LinkedIn
Facebook on Wednesday began letting businesses in the US or Canada post jobs and take applications from jobseekers,...
US Actor Ashton Kutcher Urges End To Child Sexual Exploitation
Ashton Kutcher told the committee that he had seen things "that no person should ever see" US actor Ashton Kutcher...
Pope Appears To Back Dakota Pipeline Opponents
Pope Francis has appeared to back Native Americans fighting the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline. The Pope said...
Andy Puzder Withdraws Nomination For Labour Secretary
US President Donald Trump's choice for labour secretary has withdrawn from consideration on the eve of a long-delayed...
Trump Relaxes US Policy On Middle East Two-State Solution
US President Donald Trump has dropped decades of US policy insisting on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian...
Scott, Watson Eye More Glory At Riviera, Masters
Past Masters winners Adam Scott and Bubba Watson see this week's US PGA Genesis Open at Riviera as a key tuneup for the...
Australian Swimmer Hackett Posts Bruised Face Photo Amid Family…
Australian swimming star Grant Hackett posted a photograph of his cut and bruised face on social media Thursday as his...
Merck Halts Trial of Once ‘promising’ Alzheimer’s Drug
US pharmaceutical giant Merck announced it is halting a clinical trial on a drug once touted as a promising treatment...
Trump’s Contested Pick For Labor Secretary Withdraws
US President Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary Andrew Puzder withdrew from consideration Wednesday, the White...
Boeing Workers In South Carolina Vote On Union
Boeing hourly workers in South Carolina headed to the polls Wednesday to determine whether to unionize in a region of...
Fed’s Yellen Spars With Lawmakers On Regulation, Economy
The US central bank chief sparred with legislators Wednesday over its responsibility for the weak economic recovery,...
Chicago Toddler’s Fatal Shooting Streamed Live On Facebook
A toddler and a man were fatally shot while riding in a car in Chicago, in a Valentine's Day attack captured in a live...
Trump Says Two States Not Only Answer To Mideast Conflict
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was open to a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if it...
Obama Gets Special Invitation To Watch Bundesliga Game
After leaving office as president of the United States, Barack Obama must work out what to do with life after...
Leading US Science Group Backs Genetically Modifying Human Embryos
An influential US science advisory committee this week said genetic modification of human embryos should be allowed in...
US Arrests Mexican With Protected Status
US immigration authorities arrested a Mexican man without residency papers even though he has special status protecting...
Trump Promises Israel That Iran Will Never Get Bomb
President Donald Trump hailed the United States' "unbreakable" bond with Israel on Wednesday and promised Prime...
As Crisis Swirls, Trump Faces Mounting Pressure In Party
Donald Trump and his White House have come in for intense criticism in the president's dizzying first weeks in office,...