TRINIDAD, CALIFORNIA: A moderate earthquake struck Northern California’s coast, rattling nerves around the Oregon border but yielding no immediate reports of major injury or damage, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.6 quake struck at 1.07pm about 18 miles (30 kilometers) east of Trinidad in an unincorporated part…
WASHINGTON: President ‘s chief of staff, Jacob Lew, defended his boss for failing to cut the US budget deficit, arguing that now was the wrong time for austerity measures as he urged Congress to extend a soon-to-expire payroll tax cut. Republicans have slammed Democrat Obama for laying out a budget…
WASHINGTON: China’s likely next leader Xi Jinping warned the United States against plans to boost its military strength in Asia as he prepared for a closely watched visit to Washington starting. China’s vice president, who is tipped to rule the rising Asian power until 2023, called on the United States…
WASHINGTON: The aging U-2 spy plane of Cold War fame has avoided retirement and will stay in the air until 2025, the Air Force has said, because the costly drone due to replace it turned out to be less effective. As part of cost-saving measures announced by the Pentagon, officials…
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has said that he does not want US companies to look for skilled and educated workers in India and China in fields like engineering, technology and science. To prevent that, Obama said, he wants to give the school and teachers the resources they need to train…
WASHINGTON: The United States said it has struck a deal sparing US exporters from hundreds of millions of dollars in European and Japanese trade retaliation in a dispute over how Washington calculates anti-dumping duties on steel and other goods. “I am proud to announce that we have finally put these…
WASHINGTON: Boosted by rising US jobs figures, president ‘s approval rating has hit the magical 50% mark and he has opened up a double-digit lead over his likely Republican opponent in November, a poll showed. The poll by the Washington Post and ABC television found Obama reaching the 50% barrier…
WASHINGTON: A bill to speed the update the US air traffic control system from radar to one based on GPS technology and to open US skies to unmanned drone flights within four years received final congressional approval. The bill passed the Senate 75-20, despite labor opposition to a deal cut…
WASHINGTON: The United States closed its embassy in Syria and pulled out all its staff, but President Barack Obama shied away from talk of military intervention and vowed to pursue diplomatic means. The closure came amid deteriorating security as President Bashar al-Assad’s government intensified its bloody crackdown, raining rockets and…
WASHINGTON: The United States has said that it is not engaged in business with Pakistan through lobbyists and is looking forward to talking to Islamabad after the latter completes internal review of its ties with Washington. “I don’t have any knowledge of the letter one way or the other. But…
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