US Senate Democrats ready backup plan on payroll tax bill
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:46:20 -0800

Move prompts angry retort from top Republicans * Little progress so far toward compromise bill * Both sides still far apart on how to pay for it By Donna Smith and Richard Cowan washington, Feb 3 (Reuters) - US Senate Democrats have begun preparing a ...

US data boosts dollar, global stocks
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:32:56 -0800

By Luciana Lopez | new york (Reuters) - Stocks jumped and the dollar climbed on Friday as a surge in US job creation fueled investor optimism about the world's biggest economy. The January jobs report propelled the Nasdaq index .

Killers' Families Left to Confront Fear and Shame
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:48:07 -0800

Our phones went completely quiet, dead, Mr. Hasan, 42, a criminal defense lawyer, said at a large oak table in his impeccably neat office, where a painting of the United States Capitol hangs above a fireplace. It was devastating since we relied on ...

Egypt: government can't influence investigation of democracy groups, but US ...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:15:20 -0800

Munich egypt's foreign minister insisted Sunday that the government can't intervene in an investigation of foreign-funded pro-democracy organizations that is straining ties with the United States , but underlined Cairo's commitment to the ...

US Park Police sweep Occupy DC, arrest 8 (1:51)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:01 -0800

Occupy DC protesters and police clashed in Mc Pherson Square on Saturday as US Park Police swept the encampment, removing bedding, tents and other belongings that did not adhere to the no-camping rules that began being enforced this past week. (Feb.

US moves are aimed at tax cheats, not banks
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:26:26 -0800

The managers of the Wegelin bank are solely responsible for their problems with the United States legal authorities, according to the US ambassador to Switzerland. In an interview published in the Sonntags Blick on Sunday, Donald Beyer says the managers ...

Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American'
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:49:22 -0800

For this group some descended from US slaves, some immigrants with a separate history "African-American" is not the sign of progress hailed when the term was popularized in the late 1980s. Instead, it's a misleading connection to a distant culture.

You need to talk us up, not help Liberals, Julia Gillard tells Labor MPs
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:10:24 -0800

JULIA Gillard has laid down the law to a restive Labor caucus, urging it to maintain discipline or risk helping the Liberal Party. In a special meeting of MPs called at the start of the parliamentary year, the Prime Minister told her backbenchers to ...

DEALTALK-Twice shunned, US Air again sets sights on merger
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:01:19 -0800

AMR bankruptcy spurs talk of new industry mergers * AMR Latin routes a key prize, but antitrust bar high * Left out in previous deals, US Airways keen for merger partner * Delta eyes new growth, United Continental on sidelines By Kyle Peterson and ...

Demi Moore Seeking Treatment at Rehab Facility: Source
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:41:19 -0800

A source confirms to Us Weekly that the actress -- who suffered a seizure after smoking an "incense-like substance" January 23 -- has entered rehab, and began receiving treatment late last week. E! News reports Moore is being treated at Cirque Lodge in ...

Missile defense cooperation could be "game-changer" for US , Russia - report
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:17:09 -0800

By Susan Cornwell | washington (Reuters) - Missile defense, an issue that has poisoned US -Russia relations, could be a "game-changer" that transforms ties if the two sides cooperate on a shared system, says a report by former top officials from both ...

Kearney wins US gold in World Cup dual moguls; streak ends for Canada's Kingsbury
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:02:52 -0800

Still, US freestyle program director Todd Schirman was pleased with the overall results, especially for the women. Eliza Outtrim finished fifth Saturday, while KC Oakley was seventh and Mikaela Matthews eighth for her first-ever top-10.

US Teen Deported to Colombia Maintained Alias During Jail Calls
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:58:49 -0800

She never tells the man that she is a US citizen or complains that she has no ties to Colombia. The only thing she complains about is the security situation in that country. "So this is what scares me though ... if I get deported, basically I don't ...

Bush's `evil' trio holds sway over US decade later
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:13:55 -0800

Its president, Mohammad Khatami, was a moderate, hard-line voices were muted and there were hints of breakthrough cooperation in Afghanistan after the US toppled the Taliban, which was hated by Tehran. But the US deeply opposes Iran's aid to Lebanon's ...

Seeking an end to hazing deaths
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:52:17 -0800

Binge drinking of alcohol has been a recurring contributor to hazing deaths on US college campuses. (CBS) HAZING is on no college or university's official curriculum. Yet hazing does occur with regularity on a number of campuses, and when things go ...

US election 2012: Mitt Romney wins in Nevada
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:31:17 -0800

We're not going to settle for a president who tells us , it could be worse. My priority will be worrying about your job, not saving my own. Mr Romney's aides were buoyed by entrance polls conducted by television networks that showed that he won ...

Kids relive history with free role-playing game
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:00:30 -0800

By Jinny Gudmundsen, Special for usa today black History Month can come alive for older elementary and middle school kids in a new free role-playing video game called Mission US : Flight to Freedom. By Jinny Gudmundsen Black History Month comes alive in ...

US Open champ So Yeon Ryu leads Australian Ladies Masters
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:31:57 -0800

Gold coast, Australia (AP) US Open champion So Yeon Ryu shot a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Australian Ladies Masters. By Mark J. Terrill, AP So Yeon Ryu, shown here at the 2011 US Open, ...

US holds Europe in arms while looking towards Asia
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:03:26 -0800

MUNICH (Xinhua) - For Europeans, it's a signal of commitment when US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta are sitting together at the Munich Security Conference, the first time in the 50-year history of the forum.

Decoy for US -Mexico Human Smuggling Ring: African American Drivers
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:56:29 -0800

This undated image provided by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows an individual smuggled inside the engine compartment discovered at the US border. Five people were indicted Thursday Feb. 2, 2012 in connection with an alleged human ...