U.S. hesitation on Iraq creates opportunities for Iran: O'Sullivan

U.S. hesitation on Iraq creates opportunities for Iran: O'Sullivan

Meghan O'Sullivan, former deputy national security advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan under George W. Bush, says the Obama administration's re...

Tropical Storm Arthur threatens U.S. East Coast

Tropical Storm Arthur threatens U.S. East Coast

Tropical Storm Arthur is challenging Fourth of July holiday plans, as officials close beaches, tourist sites and reschedule fireworks in ant...

Obama: U.S. must have  smartest airports, best power grid

Obama: U.S. must have smartest airports, best power grid

President Barak Obama stopped by at a lunch counter in Delaware before making remarks about boosting the nation's infrastructure. Mana Rabie...

Obama: U.S. to help investigate Malaysian plane crash

Obama: U.S. to help investigate Malaysian plane crash

President Barack Obama said the crash of a Malaysian jetliner on the border of Ukraine was a "terrible tragedy." Rough Cut (no reporter na...

Obama urges reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank

Obama urges reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank

President Barack Obama says failure to reauthorize controversial bank could cause businesses that sell products abroad to "take a completely...

Climate change increases possibility of megadrought in Southwestern U.S.

Climate change increases possibility of megadrought in Southwestern U.S.

Sept. 08 - New study finds increased possibility of severe and long-term megadrought affecting Southwestern United States. John Russell repo...

Rare respiratory virus hitting children likely to spread across U.S.

Rare respiratory virus hitting children likely to spread across U.S.

A potentially deadly respiratory virus that has sent hundreds of kids to the hospital in the Midwest is likely to spread across the country ...

Indonesia expands search for missing AirAsia jet, U.S. sends warship

Indonesia expands search for missing AirAsia jet, U.S. sends warship

Asian countries step up the search in the Java sea for a missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people, as unidentified debris is spotted. Sarah...

Tensions high as Israeli leader flies to U.S

Tensions high as Israeli leader flies to U.S

The Israeli Prime Minister has arrived in Washington ahead of a speech to congress by Benjamin Netanyahu when he will warn against a possibl...

Vigil for shot U.S. teen

Vigil for shot U.S. teen

Residents hold a vigil for an unarmed black teenager shot by a white police officer in Madison, Wisconsin. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)...

U.S. adds 280,000 jobs in May

U.S. adds 280,000 jobs in May

The solid jobs report suggests the economy is rebounding from a weak winter quarter. Some economists see the Fed hiking interest rates in th...

Breakingviews: Uber's U-turn?

Breakingviews: Uber's U-turn?

En route to a $50 bln valuation, the ride-sharing service is looking to buy Nokia's maps technology for $3 bln. Rob Cyran and Jeffrey G...

U.S. adds 223,000 jobs in June

U.S. adds 223,000 jobs in June

The unemployment rate fell, but for the wrong reason: fewer people searched for jobs. Fred Katayama reports.  

U.S. stocks post steepest losses in four years

U.S. stocks post steepest losses in four years

Monday's session was not for the faint of heart. Stocks post their biggest one-day plunge on concerns about China and global growth. Je...

Pope wows Washington on Day 1 of U.S. tour

Pope wows Washington on Day 1 of U.S. tour

Pope Francis has thrilled the faithful and praised the president on his first morning of official events in Washington, D.C., the start of t...

U.S. stocks close sharply lower on China fears

U.S. stocks close sharply lower on China fears

Stocks ended sharply lower on Monday and were on track for their worst quarter in four years as investors worried about China as well as the...

'Mistake' points to U.S. bind in Afghanistan

'Mistake' points to U.S. bind in Afghanistan

The Taliban attack on Kunduz, and the accidental bombing of a charity hospital, are raising questions about President Obama's plan to p...

U.S. warships may set sail for China islands

U.S. warships may set sail for China islands

Washington is considering sailing warships close to Beijing's controversial man-made islands in the South China Sea. Greg Torode weighs...

NIH's Fauci: No Zika infections contracted within U.S.

NIH's Fauci: No Zika infections contracted within U.S.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, says all of the Zika infections in the United Stat...

North Korea: U.S. student confesses to  severe crimes

North Korea: U.S. student confesses to severe crimes

An American student held in North Korea since early January has confessed to "severe crimes" after he was detained for trying to steal a pro...