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Barack Obama Tax Returns: US president’s earnings declined in 2012
According to his newly-released tax returns documents, President Barack Obama made $608,611 in 2012, down more than 20% from 2011. The decline in Barack Obama’s...
Laurene Powell Jobs speaks out for the first time since Steve Jobs’ death on Rock Center
Laurene Powell Jobs - Steve Jobs' widow - opened up for the first time since her husband's death speaking about his lasting legacy that...
US Senate begins gun control debate
The US Senate has begun debate on a proposal to expand criminal background checks on gun buyers. The bipartisan move marks the most serious consideration...
Lead in Rice: High levels of lead found in US imported rice
Harmful levels of lead, far higher than regulations suggest are safe, have been revealed following an analysis of the commercially available rice imported into the US. Some samples...
Barack Obama unveils $3.77 trillion budget plan including Social Security and healthcare cuts
President Barack Obama has unveiled a $3.77 trillion budget plan that includes new taxes on the wealthy along with cuts to benefit programmes. The White...
Lone Star College: Dylan Quick arrested and charged with stabbing rampage
Student Dylan Quick has been charged with a stabbing rampage that left 14 wounded, many in the face and neck, at Lone Star College...
Lone Star College stabbing: 14 people wounded in a mass stabbing at Cypress campus
At least 14 people have been wounded in a mass stabbing after a lone man dressed in black reportedly ran amok at a Texan...
Barack Obama in tears as he urges Congress to vote gun control bill during Connecticut speech
President Barack Obama made an emotional plea as he urged lawmakers to vote on gun control legislation that appears to be stalling in Congress. Speaking...
Mary Jo White confirmed as new head of SEC
Mary Jo White has been confirmed by the US Senate as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the body that...
Is Hillary Clinton running for president in 2016?
Chelsea Clinton says she simply wants her mother to take it easy as speculation swirls over whether Hillary Clinton will run for the White...
Michelle Obama calls herself a single mother while Barack Obama calls Kamala Harris an attractive woman
During a televised interview last week First Lady Michelle Obama accidentally called herself a single mother. Michelle Obama was talking about healthy foods as part...
Wikileaks publishes 1.7 million US diplomatic and intelligence reports from 1970’s
Wikileaks has published a new collection of more than 1.7 million of US diplomatic and intelligence documents from the 1970s. The documents include allegations that...
Adam Lanza launched Sandy Hook murder spree as an act of revenge
Marvin LaFontaine, a friend of Adam Lanza's mother, has said the Sandy Hook gunman may have launched his murder spree as an “act of...
How Beyoncé and Jay-Z got license to travel to Cuba?
Two US lawmakers from Florida are demanding to know if the government sanctioned Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s vacation to Cuba. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart have...
Matthew Warren, pastor Rick Warren’s youngest son, commits suicide at the age of 27
Matthew Warren, Rick Warren's youngest son, has committed suicide at the age of 27 after a long battle with depression. It was reported that the...
US Minuteman III intercontinental missile test delayed over North Korea tension
The United States has decided to delay Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test scheduled for next week, Pentagon officials have announced. The Minuteman III ICBM test was put...
Barack Obama ready to cut US pensions to strike deficit deal with Republicans
President Barack Obama is ready to offer cuts to Americans' pensions to strike a deficit deal with Republicans, a White House official says. In return,...
Julia Pierson personal information hacked in her first days as Secret Service director
New Secret Service director Julia Pierson’s personal information has been hacked and published online according to new claims now under federal investigation. The hacking would...
Alta Restaurant: thousands of diners at Manhattan’s high-end eatery at risk of Hepatitis A infection
Diners who ate dessert at Alta Restaurant in Manhattan, within the last couple weeks may have been infected with Hepatitis A, according to the...
Manatee Gray: Target apologizes for plus-size dress label
Target has apologized for labeling a plus-sized dress "Manatee Gray", after a rotund marine mammal. Uproar followed when shopper Susan Clemens tweeted a screengrab of the...
North Korea: US officials play down threats after weeks of bellicose statements from Pyongyang
It appears that US officials play down the North Korean threats, after weeks of bellicose statements from Pyongyang. A White House spokesman said the US...
Kamala Harris: Barack Obama apologizes for “good looking” remarks
President Barack Obama has apologized to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for the “good looking” remarks he made at a fundraising event on Thursday. Barack...
Morning after pill available without age restriction in US
The "morning after" pill will available over the counter to girls of all ages within 30 days, a US federal judge has ruled today. New...
Angelina Jolie, Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga and other celebrities finance data exposed by hackers
Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga and National Rifle Association head Wayne LaPierre are the newest targets of a group that claims it...
James Holmes psychiatrist warned police he was a threat before Colorado massacre
Dr. Lynne Fenton, the psychiatrist who had treated James Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 in Colorado cinema massacre, had before warned police...
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