Report: US, Israel Designed Malware to Thwart Iran’s Nuclear Program
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — What appears to be a routine Microsoft update is in reality malware meant to cripple Iran’s nuclear program.U.S. and Western officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the Washington Post that the comp…
Fisker May Never Build Electric Cars in US
Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The luxury carmaker Fisker Automotive continues to signal it could ditch plans to build its next generation hybrid electric vehicle in the United States, despite the nearly $200 million in Obama admin…
What’s the Worst-Dressed City in America?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Alaska is known for its panoramic views, diverse wildlife and stunning mountaintops peaked with snow. What it takes to stay warm and safe among those wild animals and frigid temperatures, however, has earned th…
9 Most Expensive American Cities
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — What drives costs in the most expensive cities in the U.S.? The answer is housing. But the nationwide trend of falling home prices won’t knock the city with the highest cost of living, New York, out of the top spo…
West Will Talk Tough Despite Apparent Iran-IAEA Deal
IIPA via Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — The White House warily welcomed news Tuesday of Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency coming to an agreement to allow U.N. inspectors access to key nuclear scientists and research facilities that have been ba…
Fighting Hunger in Africa: Obama Announces $3B Private Sector Pledge
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Announcing a $3 billion private sector pledge to support agriculture and help feed Africa’s starving populations, President Obama said Friday that the U.S. has a “moral obligation to lead the fight.”&l…
Fighting Hunger in Africa: Obama Announces $3B Private Sector Pledge
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Announcing a $3 billion private sector pledge to support agriculture and help feed Africa’s starving populations, President Obama said Friday that the U.S. has a “moral obligation to lead the fight.”&l…
Fighting Hunger in Africa: Obama Announces $3B Private Sector Pledge
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Announcing a $3 billion private sector pledge to support agriculture and help feed Africa’s starving populations, President Obama said Friday that the U.S. has a “moral obligation to lead the fight.”&l…
New China Stealth Fighter: Rival to Troubled US F-22 Raptor?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Just as America’s latest breed of super jet fighters are being reigned in due to a mystery safety problem, a new Pentagon report released Friday notes that China’s own version of a next-generation fight…
US Ready for Attack on Iran If Needed, Says Ambassador to Israel
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro said to an Israeli audienc…
Made in America, Please? China Shells Out for US Exports
Dynamic Graphics/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — In China, there is a hunger for all things American — and U.S. businesses, small and large, are taking note.According to the U.S.-China Business Council, the Chinese spent $104 billion in U.S. exports in the la…
US Escalates Drone War on Al Qaeda in Yemen
JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The United States is intensifying its strikes in Yemen and increasing its presence there as it pursues al Qaeda.Two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed 11 suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen last Sa…
Colorful Nelson Mandela Clothing Line Coming to US
WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images(DALLAS) — South Africa’s most famous freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela, also had a reputation as a sharp dresser and soon people in the United States will be able to buy clothes inspired by him.A Dallas-based distr…
Twitter File Suggests Obama’s Inauguration More Fun Than Putin’s
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — A video on YouTube comparing President Obama’s inauguration with that of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s on Monday is making the rounds on Twitter in Russia. So far it has been viewed nearly 44,000 times…
Corrupt Government Could Jeopardize US Postwar Pact with Afghanistan
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — International experts believe the Strategic Partnership Agreement signed Tuesday by President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai may not be worth the paper it’s written on unless Afghanistan gets it polit…
US, Japan Reach Deal on Moving Marines Out of Okinawa
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — The U.S. and Japan have reached an agreement to move 9,000 Marines off the southern island of Okinawa.The proposal, which is part of the Obama administration’s larger push to beef up security in Asia, was announced by b…
Pakistan Again Calling for End to US Drone Strikes
Stocktrek Images/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — As relations between Washington and Islamabad are close to bottoming out, Pakistan is again demanding that the U.S. cease all drone strikes in its territory, claiming they are a violation of national sovereig…
Think Tank Critical of Claims of ‘Afghan-Led’ Operations
Department of Defense/Pfc. Jorge A. Ortiz, U.S. Marine Corps(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Just who is leading who in Afghanistan?The Kabul-based think tank Afghan Analysts Network says that when the International Security Assistance Force claims that more op…
Report: Fewer Mexicans Coming to US, More Returning Home
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A report by the Pew Hispanic Center reveals that the influx of Mexicans into the U.S. that began during the 1970s has slowed down to a trickle over the past five years for various reasons, including the American …
US, Afghanistan Agree on Basics of Post-War Deal
The White House/Pete Souza(KABUL, Afghanistan) — After months of bad news, something has finally gone right for the U.S. in Afghanistan.American Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta announced Sunday that th…