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The United States is falling behind in the global race for talent as its immigration system turns away both high and low-skilled workers needed for economic growth, found a report released Tuesday.
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. workers were preparing to vacuum up crude oil that overflowed from a tank at a Prudhoe Bay oil-field facility.
The US financial watchdog announced on Tuesday that it had fined Citigroup $3.5 million for providing inaccurate mortgage performance information.
Molly Bodurtha tried hard to persuade her parents and her home school to allow her to stay longer in China, which has become just like a second home to her.
Glyn Davies, US special envoy for DPRK policy, emphasized a need for sanctions against the DPRK during meetings with Chinese officials on Tuesday.
Voters were evenly divided between Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney on handling the economy, the top concern of voters.
Two men suspected in the killings of two Chinese students were charged Tuesday with capital murder. Both may face death penalty.
US Airways Flight 787 airliner flying from Paris to Charlotte in the southeastern US state of North Carolina was diverted Tuesday due to suspicious behavior of a woman passenger.
An unmanned rocket owned by privately held Space Exploration Technologies blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
US private spaceflight company SpaceX launched an unmanned capsule to the International Space Station on Tuesday morning.
An extra 3,000 policemen will help strengthen the security here during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month.
The US senate on Monday approved a new sanction bill against Iran's energy sector, in an effort to pressure Tehran on its disputed nuclear program.