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Candlelight vigil to mourn shooting victims in California

UC Santa Barbara students attend a candlelight vigil following Friday's series of drive-by shootings that left 7 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.

Govt spending cuts hurt families: Obama

2013-03-05 10:19

US President Barack Obama on Monday said that the ongoing government spending cuts will hurt US families and slow the nation's economic growth.

UN hails news that baby with HIV is deemed cured

2013-03-05 09:31

Two UN agencies welcomed news of a baby born with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS epidemic, "who now as a toddler appears 'functionally cured' through treatment".

Obama taps new White House budget chief

2013-03-05 03:55

US President Barack Obama on Monday tapped Washington budget veteran Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the director of White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

4 killed in air crash in SW US

2013-03-04 13:14

A single-engine plane crashed Sunday during take-off, killing two children and the other two on board in the US state of New Mexico, officials said.

GOP senator opposes tax hike

2013-03-04 10:34

US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday said that he opposed raising taxes to solve US government's spending problem and replace the ongoing government's spending cuts.

Ailing Chavez stays in charge

2013-03-04 07:48

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still in charge and mulling over political, social and economic policies as he receives a new round of chemotherapy.

US commercial cargo capsule arrives at ISS

2013-03-04 04:08

A privately owned Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday morning after a technical hiccup, US space agency NASA announced.

Slide: Tattoo expo in Monterrey

2013-03-03 14:37

Slide: Tattoo expo in Monterrey

Chavez undergoing 'tough' chemotherapy

2013-03-03 09:20

Ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been undergoing "tougher" new treatment for cancer, his vice president said.

Obama presses Congress for deal to end US spending cuts

2013-03-03 03:33

Obama pressed Congress Saturday to work with him on a compromise to halt a fiscal crisis that was starting to "inflict pain" on communities.

US lawmakers fail to reach deal

2013-03-02 11:12

With time running out, US lawmakers failed to reach an 11th-hour deal to avoid $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in the federal government.

Brazil to build first nuclear submarines

2013-03-02 10:15

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff unveiled a multi-billion-US-dollar naval plant Friday in southeast Rio de Janeiro state, where the country plans to build its first nuclear submarine with French technology.

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