Rocket with military satellite launches from Florida
2012-01-20 09:46:57
An unmanned heavy-lift Delta 4 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday to put a high-speed broadband communications satellite into orbit for the US military.
Google named best place to work in US
2012-01-20 09:17:26
Google on Thursday was named by Fortune magazine as the best place to work in the United States.
US journalists recall landmark trip
2012-01-20 08:18:11
The US broadcast networks televised live the images of Nixon shaking hands with Premier Zhou Enlai, and Nixon going to the Great Hall of the People and attending a banquet with senior Chinese officials.
A Kodak moment to remember
2012-01-20 07:37:23
Eastman Kodak, the company that invented the hand-held camera and helped bring the first pictures from the moon, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Chinese tourists to get US visa easier
2012-01-20 06:50:52
Chinese travelers to the US will enjoy upgraded visa service soon as US President announced a new initiative to boost tourism.
Perry to quit US presidential race - CNN
2012-01-19 22:41:11
Texas Governor Rick Perry was poised to drop his run for the Republican US presidential nomination.
Kodak files for bankruptcy
2012-01-19 15:16:00
Eastman Kodak Co has filed for bankruptcy protection, capping a prolonged plunge for what remains one of America's best-known companies.
US charges 7 in $62m Dell insider-trading case
2012-01-19 12:20:31
US prosecutors charged seven people, described as a circle of friends who formed a criminal club, with running a $62 million insider trading scheme - the latest salvo in a years-long probe of suspicious trading at hedge funds.
Obama rejects US-Canada pipeline project
2012-01-19 10:45:19
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday denied a permit for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the southern US state of Texas.
Washington braced for epic snowstorm
2012-01-19 09:55:21
Seattle area residents on Tuesday braced for an epic storm, expected to drop up to 10 inches of snow and nicknamed "Snowmageddon" for the havoc it was expected to wreak on the region.
Houston ranked fastest-growing city
2012-01-19 09:20:39
The Houston regional economy grew faster than any other in north America last year, thank to its booming energy businesses.
Wall Street shrugs off European downgrades
2012-01-18 13:28:59
After a three-day holiday, Wall Street gained on Tuesday as investors shrugged off another wave of EU sovereign downgrades by the rating agency Standard & Poor's.