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Taylor Swift to Perform at Formula One Grand Prix!

Taylor Swift is set to perform at the United States' Formula One Grand Prix.

Mar 10, 2016, 16:11 PM IST

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton capture key wins on US Super Tuesday

Trump and Clinton turned their sights on each other after their Super Tuesday wins, with Trump promising to "go after" Clinton.

Mar 02, 2016, 08:11 AM IST

Top U.S. court set to consider contentious Texas abortion case

The U.S. Supreme Court was set to hear its first abortion rights case in nearly a decade.

Mar 02, 2016, 01:46 AM IST

Pope decries global `human tragedy` of forced migration

Francis made a point of holding the service in Ciudad Juarez, which lies across from El Paso, Texas, to pray for migrants.

Feb 18, 2016, 06:17 AM IST

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a fiery conservative who helped shape American legal thought, died Saturday. He was 79.

Feb 14, 2016, 04:38 AM IST

Texas road rage video: Two drivers fight with baseball bat and stick

A video of a road rage incident in Texas has gone viral on the Internet.

Jan 28, 2016, 09:57 AM IST

Democrats criticise Obama over arrests of foreigners

Democratic lawmakers criticised President Barack Obama today over a wave of arrests of Central American migrants for the purpose of expelling them.

Jan 13, 2016, 01:24 AM IST

Grandmother gives birth to granddaughter in US

 In a carefully planned surrogacy, a 54-year-old grandmother in the US has given birth to her daughter's baby, honouring a vow to her sibling who suffered three heartbreaking miscarriages.

Jan 10, 2016, 14:49 PM IST

Two Middle East refugees arrested in US on terrorism charges

Two men from the Middle East who came to the United States as refugees more than three years ago were arrested on federal charges in California and Texas involving international terrorism, the US officials said on Thursday.

Jan 08, 2016, 09:11 AM IST

Christmastime storms, tornadoes kill at least 43 in US

 Storms hit the US South, Southwest and Midwest over the Christmas holiday weekend, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 43 people, flattened buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a busy travel time.

Dec 28, 2015, 09:29 AM IST

Texas backs down from effort to block Syrian refugees

Since the Paris attacks, at least 29 US governors have vowed to keep new Syrian refugees outside their state borders.

Dec 05, 2015, 12:34 PM IST

Trump at the top again in Republican presidential race

The real estate mogul and reality TV star is once again alone at the top of the Republican presidential hopefuls with a 20 point lead.

Dec 04, 2015, 23:31 PM IST

Obama appeals to US high court to save his immigration plan

The Obama administration will ask the Supreme Court to save the president's plan to shield as many as 5 million immigrants living in the US Illegally from deportation, after lower courts blocked it.

Nov 10, 2015, 23:43 PM IST

Storms, tornadoes lash Texas; death toll rises to 5

Another round of storms and strong winds moved east across Texas on Saturday, with three radar-confirmed tornadoes damaging homes and causing injuries in the Houston area.

Nov 01, 2015, 00:26 AM IST

Heavy rain lashes Texas, triggers flash flood warnings

 Heavy rains are triggering flash flood warnings and tornado watches in the US state of Texas, a day after the most powerful Hurricane Patricia hit Mexico and headed towards Houston.

Oct 25, 2015, 23:51 PM IST

Convicted murderer is executed in Texas

The state of Texas has executed a death row inmate convicted of fatally shooting a man in 1998, after robbing his victim of eight dollars.

Oct 07, 2015, 07:36 AM IST

Muslim boy handcuffed for making clock is guest at Google Science Fair

Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Muslim schoolboy, who was arrested last week in the US after his homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb was the surprise guest at the fifth annual Google Science Fair in California.

Sep 22, 2015, 13:23 PM IST

In Islam, kids are trained to blow themselves up; Muslim boys do plant bombs: Taslima

The exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has once again stoked a controversy by saying in Islam, kids are trained to belt a bomb and blow themselves up and young Muslim boys do plant bombs.

Sep 21, 2015, 19:07 PM IST

Man crashes car through gate at Waco, Texas, airport, tries to steal jet

 A man with a history of mental health issues crashed his vehicle through the security gate of a runway at Waco Regional Airport on Thursday and tried to steal a Learjet, police said. 

Sep 18, 2015, 07:17 AM IST

Muslim schoolboy arrested in Texas for homemade clock

 A Muslim schoolboy arrested in Texas after a teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb won invitations to visit the White House, Google and Facebook on Wednesday amid a surge of public support.

Sep 17, 2015, 00:40 AM IST