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A massive snowstorm is sweeping across the central United States, cutting road and air transport links. Blizzard warnings have been issued for

The US Senate has approved President Barack Obama’s historic healthcare reforms, helping the proposals clear a major hurdle en route to becoming

In his efforts to reform healthcare, US President Barack Obama is succeeding in a task that has eluded other leaders since President Roosevelt first

US President, Barack Obama, is a step closer to reforming the American healthcare system. The US Senate has adopted the bill by 60 votes to 39

American treasure hunting company, Odyssey has been told it must return to Spain a fortune in old coins recovered from a 19th-century Spanish

It took three days of votes in the Senate but finally President Obama’s healthcare bill is set for its final passage in the upper house of Congress

There have been mixed signals on the recovery of the US property market. Sales of newly built single-family homes unexpectedly fell to their

Ford has confirmed it is selling Volvo to China’s Geely and said it expected the deal to be completed by the middle of next year. Swedish based

Barack Obama says he will delay his Christmas holiday while his supporters in the Senate attempt to push through his healthcare reform plan. The

US President Barack Obama made a holiday visit to a youth centre on Monday to read to local school children and find out exactly what they were

In the United States, President Obama’s plan for an historic overhaul of healthcare has taken another step towards being passed by

American actress Brittany Murphy has died aged 32. She collapsed at her home in Los Angeles and was pronounced dead at hospital reportedly

President Obama’s healthcare reform bill has cleared a major obstacle in the US Senate putting it on track for a final vote on Christmas

The big freeze has bitten the Big Apple with snow up to 20 centimetres deep in New York. While skis and sledges were to be seen in Central Park

Wintry weather may have engulfed Washington DC but political developments there are enough to warm the heart of the US President. Barack Obama’s

The US Senate Banking Committee has approved the nomination of Ben Bernanke for a second four-year term as head of the country’s central bank. The

Even though the Federal Reserve is becoming more upbeat about the recovery of the US economy, it has left interest rates unchanged and close to zero

Boeing’s revolutionary lightweight 787 Dreamliner passenger plane has safely landed after its first five hour test flight. The wide bodied

Hollywood’s award season is getting down to business. The nominations for the Golden Globe awards have been announced in Los Angeles. The prizes

Elvis may have left the building but he has not left the hearts of his millions of fans. To mark what would have been his 75th birthday in January

President Barack Obama has turned up the heat on the bosses of top US banks. At a meeting at the White House he told them they were not giving

Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods has confessed to cheating on his wife and says he is taking a break from the sport to repair his shattered marriage

America’s biggest financial reforms since the Great Depression are still on track, with victory for President Obama in the House of Representatives

Christmas is coming and the stores are getting full. US shoppers were out in force in November and signs of stabilisation in the jobs market

Long-awaited CGI epic “Avatar” – which has just premiered in London – is being hailed as a new milestone in cinematic history. The computer