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.
Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang resigns
2012-01-18 10:34:10
Yahoo! on Tuesday announced that co-founder Jerry Yang has resigned from its Board of Directors and all other positions with the company.
Eye on debris, US to try to forge space code
2012-01-18 10:24:29
The United States will join with Europe and other nations to hammer out a code of conduct for space activities, including how to deal with the growing problem of debris circling Earth, the Obama administration said on Tuesday.
Institute trains teachers to promote Chinese language
2012-01-18 10:08:15
Confucius Institutes, or Hanban, trains teachers to promote Chinese language and culture across the world.
Man linked to 4 deaths commits suicide
2012-01-18 10:07:36
An Illinois man suspected of killing his girlfriend, her two sons and niece Tuesday morning and then setting their home on fire apparently committed suicide in his parents' home, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Obama calls violence in Syria 'unacceptable'
2012-01-18 09:32:05
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday denounced the "levels of violence" in Syria as " unacceptable," vowing to up the pressure to force the Syrian government to step down.