Obama and Republicans are divided over what the new unemployment data from the Department of Labor means to the economic...

A US cartoonist's attempt to make a statement about the violence in Mexico backfired with his use of the Mexican flag and its national symbol, the Mexican...

The US service sector grew in August, but not by the amount...

India's Rohan Bopanna and Aisam ul Haq Qureshi of Pakistan defeated Michael Kohlmann of Germany and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-4, 6-4 to advance into the US Open doubles third...

The White House has said that the US Deputy National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon and National Economic Council director Lawrence Summers would be on a three-day visit to China starting from Sunday and meet Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan and State Councilor Dai Bingguo to "discuss a wide range bilateral and international...

The "Medal of Honor" video game, which reportedly allows players to assume the role of Taliban fighters to kill US soldiers, will not be stocked at military exchanges as it includes depictions of violence toward American troops in...

Harry Potter star Tom Felton once met an American fan who wanted to adopt...

The Tehreek-e-Taliban(TTP) has threatened to launch terror strikes in the United States and...

Relationships are no longer what they used to be, with more and more unmarried couples first seeking counselling before making any lifelong plans with their...

Actress Sandra Bullock's ex-husband Jesse James and tattoo artist Kat Von D have made their first public appearance as a...

Former US President Bill Clinton's birthday bash at a rented Hamptons mansion ended dramatically after an expensive vase was broken and a neighbour complained about...

In a remarkable twist of fate, a dying cancer patient reunited with his daughter he hadn't seen in 41 years at the Bronx hospice where she is a...

A Long Island doctor's license to practice medicine has been cancelled after he got hooked on having phone sex with one of his...

Despite having a perception that President Barack Obama has not done much to improve the economy, 54 percent of Americans think that economy would have been the same today if McCain was in his position, according to a new Fox News...

An influential American general Jack Keane, has endorsed a report entitled 'Succeeding in Afghanistan' that criticises US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to set a withdrawal date for Afghanistan, that says it "emboldens" the Taliban to fight...

Top seed Rafael Nadal took full advantage of benevolent weather to storm into the third round of the US Open when forecast rain failed to materialise as an Atlantic storm bypassed the...

A report, endorsed by an American defence expert and retired general, has claimed that the US and Britain's decision to set a troops withdrawal date for Afghanistan 'emboldens' the Taliban to fight...

Private security firm Blackwater Worldwide created over 30 shell companies in an attempt to secure millions of dollars in US government contracts, The New York Times reported...

Researchers have found that only about one in every six Americans who have ever been overweight or obese loses weight and maintains that...

The American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) has asked the U.S. Army to deny Muslim soldier, Naser Abdo's request for conscientious objector status, accusing him of 'treason' and urging the military to punish him to the full extent of the Uniform Code of Military...

Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has asked people for more help in flood relief efforts in Pakistan, saying humanitarian needs should transcend international...

In his new memoir, Tony Blair is attempting to justify former US President Bill Clinton's...

White House gatecrasher Michaele Salahi has finally parted ways with her little red party...

A Chicago dentist is paying for a new ad advocating that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton make a second presidential run in...

As the US lost 54,000 jobs last month, President Barack Obama promised a new package of ideas next week on job creation and lashed out at Republicans for blocking a legislation to help small...

Tiger Woods' alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel has apparently purchased a 2-million-dollar Park Avenue apartment in New York...

'Clear Blue Tuesday', a musical offering a unique perspective on the Sep 11, 2001 terror attack in New York was released here...

The landmark trial of wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will resume Monday at the UN's Yugoslav war crimes court in the Hague after a brief...

Lindsay Lohan can't steer clear of trouble. Just days after she was released from a jail and rehab stint, witnesses accused her Friday of hitting a baby stroller with her Maserati and then leaving the...

Victor Zamorano, one of 33 miners trapped 700 metres underground in northern Chile, sent a poem Friday to officials working to rescue...

US President Barack Obama's approval rating appears to have edged up after his speech on the Iraq war but he still gets bad marks on the economy, according to a new...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday 'strongly condemned' the bomb attacks in which scores of people were killed this week in Pakistan's cities of Quetta and...

-- "Let's go, Ry-an!" Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap. "Let's go, Ry-an!" Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap. On his way to victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday, the highest-seeded American man left in...

CARSON CITY, Nev. — One Nevada gubernatorial hopeful sees a speedy fix to Nevada's budget crisis. Nonpartisan candidate "Gino" DiSimone believes people would pay for the privilege to drive...

New York: Modern wars need a modern military, light and fast on its feet, and the United States Army has changed accordingly. So has its music. The Army this summer issued an updated field manual for...

CLARKSTON, Mich. -- A small town in Michigan has eliminated its police department as a way to save money.The Oakland County sheriff's department began patrolling the village of Clarkston on Friday...

NEW YORK -- A federal campaign finance report shows embattled New York Rep. Charles Rangel has spent more than $111,000 on legal bills since July.A House ethics panel has charged the Harlem Democrat...

If any American deserves to be killed by his own government when far away from a traditional battlefield, it is the U.S.-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, assuming certain allegations are...

Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."Her departure leaves Randy Jackson, who's been with the singing contest from the start, the last judge...

Transportation Security Administration spokesman Jon Allen says an officer discovered about 4:30 a.m. Saturday that an exit from one of the terminals was unguarded. He says three checkpoints were...

American Idol has lost another judge with Kara DioGuardi leaving in the wake of departures by Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell, leaving Randy Jackson as the only judge left. "I felt like I won the...

VANCOUVER -- British Columbia is suing several third parties in efforts to recoup health care costs relating to a fiery hot-air balloon crash that killed two people and injured several others in...

"Machete" grabbed early Labor Day weekend bragging rights, carving out an estimated $3.9 million in domestic boxoffice on Friday, its first day of release. But Focus Features' George Clooney...

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona has gained national attention for his relentless pursuit of illegal immigrants, but now the hard-line lawman finds himself in...

Does fervor over Ground Zero mosque cloud real issues? Federal investigators said Friday that a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was...

allegations that federal officials working at one of the Iowa egg farms blamed for August's nationwide recall and salmonella outbreak ignored complaints...

(8/30/2010) In the end, Hurricane Earl wasn't even as bad as some of the no-name nor'easters that pound New England from time to time. The storm, far less intense than feared, brushed past the...

The Eagles confirmed reports that they have traded with Arizona again, this time getting 29-year-old guard-tackle Reggie Wells for an undisclosed pick, reportedly a sixth-rounder. This would seem to...

The Eagles have acquired Cardinals guard Reggie Wells for a sixth-round draft pick in 2011. Wells, entering his eighth NFL season, started all 16 games for a prolific Cardinals offense in five of...

SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. - An African-American family has reached a second settlement with a New Jersey shore town for more than $100,000 in a racial discrimination lawsuit. Doretha Waters-Rice, her son...