Victim’s blinks convict US killer
17 May 2013
Last updated at 00:27 GMT
As he was led to jail, Ricardo Woods said: “I’m innocent”
A US man has been convicted of murder on the evidence of his paralysed victim, who identified him by blinking [...]
Boston suspect’s ‘note in boat’
16 May 2013
Last updated at 22:07 GMT
An infrared image released by police shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding inside the boat
The Boston marathon bombing suspect wrote a message in a boat where he hid, describing victims of the [...]
Thein Sein set for landmark US visit
17 May 2013
Last updated at 15:59 GMT
Mr Obama and Mr Sein met in November when the US President visited Burma
Burma’s President Thein Sein is heading to the US and will meet President Obama on Monday – in the first [...]
Bob Dylan joins US Arts Academy
17 May 2013
Last updated at 10:37 GMT
Bob Dylan was given the US Medal of Freedom in 2012 by President Obama
US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been made an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Dylan, [...]
Error ‘allowed terrorists on planes’
17 May 2013
Last updated at 15:40 GMT
Witness protection participants have helped prosecute such cases as the Oklahoma bombing
Alleged terrorists on witness protection could board flights as their new names had not been updated [...]
Toronto mayor denies drug film claim
17 May 2013
Last updated at 21:08 GMT
Mayor Rob Ford was surrounded by reporters outside his offices
The Mayor of the Canadian city of Toronto, Rob Ford, has denied allegations that he has been caught on video smoking crack [...]
US student dies in home invasion
18 May 2013
Last updated at 02:06 GMT
Andrea Rebello was studying public relations at Hofstra University
A university student has died after being fatally shot when a masked gunman burst into her home during an apparent attempted [...]
Tax agency mistakes ‘not political’
17 May 2013
Last updated at 20:14 GMT
Miller apologised for “foolish mistakes” by IRS staff
Two senior US tax officials have denied the extra scrutiny given to conservative groups seeking tax exemptions ahead of [...]
Lawyer denies OJ Simpson’s claims
18 May 2013
Last updated at 01:59 GMT
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Dozens injured in US train crash
18 May 2013
Last updated at 10:18 GMT
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Governor Dannel Malloy said the damage [...]
Report: Cannibalistic colonists
(CNN) — The winter of 1609 to 1610 was treacherous for early American settlers. Some 240 of the 300 colonists at Jamestown, in Virginia, died during this period, called the “Starving Time,” when they were under siege and [...]
Female jockey aims to win Derby
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Obama gentle with FDA preference to let 15-year-olds buy morning-after pill
By Steve Holland
MEXICO CITY |
Thu May 2, 2013 8:08pm EDT
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pronounced on Thursday he is gentle with a U.S. supervision agency’s preference to concede over-the-counter [...]
U.S. Navy launches new squadron of manned, unmanned helicopters
By Marty Graham
CORONADO, California |
Thu May 2, 2013 8:25pm EDT
CORONADO, California (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy introduced a initial squadron that combines fight helicopters with unmanned aerial vehicles during [...]
NRA to accommodate in Texas after gun control blocked in U.S. Congress
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas |
Thu May 2, 2013 8:26pm EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of National Rifle Association members accumulate in Houston this weekend for a initial time given a [...]
Jodi Arias delicately designed killing, Arizona prosecutor says
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX |
Thu May 2, 2013 8:56pm EDT
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Prosecutors seeking to crook Jodi Arias of murdering her ex-boyfriend told an Arizona jury in shutting arguments on Thursday that she meticulously [...]
Amount of manure during Texas plant that exploded still a mystery
By Lisa Maria Garza
WEST, Texas |
Thu May 2, 2013 9:01pm EDT
WEST, Texas (Reuters) – Two weeks after 14 people were killed when a Texas manure plant exploded, investigators acid by a charred rubble pronounced [...]
Wildfire distracted along California seashore threatens 3,000 homes
CAMARILLO, California |
Fri May 3, 2013 9:08am EDT
CAMARILLO, California (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire raged along a California seashore north of Los Angeles early on Friday, melancholy some 3,000 homes [...]
Jury in Philadelphia termination alloy box deliberates for fourth day
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA |
Fri May 3, 2013 9:59am EDT
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Philadelphia jury began a fourth day of deliberations on Friday in a murder hearing of a alloy indicted of murdering babies [...]
Denbury Resources wanton oil tank on glow in Louisiana
By Robert Gibbons
NEW YORK |
Fri May 3, 2013 10:49am EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A wanton oil tank during a load-out trickery in Livingston Parish in Louisiana held glow Thursday night, call a depletion of 30 [...]
Mississippi River reopens after oil brief closure: Coast Guard
Fri May 3, 2013 11:00am EDT
(Reuters) – The Coast Guard reopened a widen of a Mississippi River nearby Hartford, Illinois, early on Friday as a current was deemed protected for navigation following a vessel collision [...]
Sheen in Michigan empty expected caused by oil dumping: police
Fri May 3, 2013 11:11am EDT
(Reuters) – A black glaze detected in a charge empty in southeastern Michigan on Thursday was many expected a outcome of engine oil transfer and was not a wanton oil spill, internal military [...]
Obama tells Mexicans a ‘new Mexico’ is emerging
By Steve Holland and Mark Felsenthal
MEXICO CITY |
Fri May 3, 2013 11:31am EDT
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told a Mexican people on Friday that he sees a “new Mexico” emerging, [...]
VIDEO: US job creation strong in April
US employment rose more than expected in April with the latest US non-farm payrolls showing that 165,000 jobs were created last month.
Economists had been predicting a figure closer to 145,000.
Beth Ann Bovino, a senior economist for rating [...]
VIDEO: Family claim Boston suspect’s body
The body of one of the Boston marathon bombing suspects has been claimed by his family.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died after a gun battle with police during which he was run over by his younger brother as he fled the scene in a vehicle, police [...]
VIDEO: JJ Abrams on beaming down to Downton
Director JJ Abrams has made time to visit the set of ITV’s Downton Abbey while he was in London promoting his latest film.
Speaking from the white carpet at the premiere for Star Trek Into Darkness, the director said it was a “giddy [...]
VIDEO: Buffett’s ‘Woodstock for capitalists’
Legendary US investor Warren Buffett will host his annual shareholder meeting this weekend with almost 35,000 investors in attendance.
Mr Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway owns around 80 companies that include railway, clothing, furniture [...]
VIDEO: Wildfires tear through California
Hundreds of homes have been evacuated in California as fighters battle a series of wildfires.
Strong winds and unusually hot conditions are fanning the flames, which have destroyed several buildings.
Peter Bowes reports from Los Angeles.
VIDEO: One World Trade Center spire raised
The spire for One World Trade Center has been hoisted to the top of the New York City skyscraper, ready for installation.
The finished building will stand at 1,776ft (541m) in a patriotic reference to the year of American independence.
Already [...]
US military to adopt Android phones
3 May 2013
Last updated at 09:54 GMT
US service personnel will soon be using many different mobile gadgets
Samsung phones running a secure version of Android have been approved for use by the US Department of Defense.
The approval [...]
