Blind Chinese Activist to Depart for U.S.
May 19, 2012
Associated Press BEIJING—A blind Chinese activist whose escape from a rural village set off a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington said Saturday that...
U.S. Agonizes Over Apology to Pakistan
May 18, 2012
By ADAM ENTOUS, SIOBHAN GORMAN and JULIAN E. BARNES For nearly six months after U.S.-led forces accidentally killed two dozen Pakistani troops at the...
Mistaken Attack Tied to U.S. Drone
May 16, 2012
By ADAM ENTOUS And JOE PARKINSON Four months after the Turkish military, working with U.S. Intelligence, bombed a civilian convoy incorrectly identified as Kurdish...
Report: U.S. cancer rates continue downward trend
March 29, 2012
ATLANTA (AP) — Cancer rates in the U.S. continue to fall, according to a report released Wednesday. The rate of new cancer cases has...
Online movie streaming will overtake DVD sales this year in U.S.
March 23, 2012
For the first time ever, more films will be watched online (legally) than purchased in the United States, according to IHS Screen Digest. The analytics firm...
Mass Effect 3 trailer released, U.S. launch date is March 6
March 3, 2012
With much ado, the official Mass Effect 3 launch trailer has finally hit the web. Arguably one of the most highly anticipated games of 2012,...
U.S. obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking
January 18, 2012
CHICAGO — America’s obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More...
U.S. to tell drugmakers to disclose payments to doctors
January 17, 2012
WASHINGTON — To head off medical conflicts of interest, the Obama administration is poised to require drug companies to disclose the payments they make...
Home Seizures May Jump 25% This Year as U.S. Foreclosures Resume
January 14, 2012
Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) — Banks may seize more than 1 million U.S. homes this year after legal scrutiny of their foreclosure practices slowed actions...
More U.S. women having twins; rate at 1 in 30 babies
January 5, 2012
ATLANTA — The number of twins born in the U.S. soared over the last three decades, mostly the result of test-tube babies and women...