Obama to focus on middle class in State of Union address
2015-01-20 23:48:44
US President Barack Obama will challenge the Republican-led Congress with tax-raising ideas for helping middle-class Americans in a State of the Union speech on Tuesday that will set up a tough debate and may impact the 2016 campaign to replace him.
Obama to focus on middle class in State of Union address
2015-01-20 20:31:00
President Barack Obama will challenge the Republican-led Congress to back his tax-raising ideas for helping middle-class Americans in a State of the Union speech on Tuesday that will set up a tough debate and may impact the 2016 campaign to replace him.
After the American dream breaks
2015-01-20 15:48:27
Most of the migrants who failed to cross the border to America live in a poor condition in Mexico.
Opening round of Iran sanctions fight kicks off in Senate
2015-01-20 14:49:12
Congress and President Barack Obama are on a fast track toward confrontation over sanctions on Iran.
China: Pet-food products removal not a judgment
2015-01-20 09:37:34
China said Monday that Petco's removal from store shelves of pet food made in China does not confirm that the products have problems.
SAT reform could send more Chinese to ACT
2015-01-20 09:37:08
The revised SAT could create an opportunity for ACT, its largest competitor in college admissions testing, as test advisers in China worry that the lack of predictability about the new SAT may hinder student preparation.
US NSA hacked DPRK years before Sony attack
2015-01-20 09:11:26
The US National Security Agency secretly broke into the computer systems of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2010, the New York Times reported Monday.
US wants end to travel curbs, set up embassy in Cuba talks
2015-01-20 09:00:22
The United States will urge Cuba to lift travel restrictions on US diplomats and agree to opening embassies in historic talks on restoring relations this week in Havana, a senior State Department official said on Monday.
Martin Luther King Day commemorated around the US
2015-01-20 08:55:13
The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday commemorates what would have been the slain civil rights leader's 86th birthday.
Obama's tax proposals get cool reception from lawmakers
2015-01-19 22:04:25
Republican lawmakers are already signaling they will try to block President Barack Obama's pitch for tax increases on the wealthiest Americans.
Kerry to attend counter-IS meeting in London
2015-01-19 14:27:19
US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to London next week to attend a foreign ministers' meeting on fighting the Islamic State (IS), the State Department announced Sunday.
Congresswoman warns of immigration scams
2015-01-19 09:49:45
In light of President Barack Obama's recent executive action on immigration, undocumented immigrants have to be careful of potential scams promising easier application processes, said New York Congresswoman Grace Meng.