US jobless rate at 3-yr low as payrolls surge
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:06:45 -0800

US Treasury debt prices tumbled as investors dialed back expectations on Fed easing. The dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies after rising earlier in the session. The employment report contrasted with a fairly glum assessment of the ...

Kids relive history with free role-playing game
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:00:30 -0800

By Jinny Gudmundsen, Special for usa today black History Month can come alive for older elementary and middle school kids in a new free role-playing video game called Mission US : Flight to Freedom. By Jinny Gudmundsen Black History Month comes alive in ...

US to require disclosure of fracking fluids on public land
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:02:26 -0800

By Timothy Gardner and Ayesha Rascoe | washington (Reuters) - The US government will require natural gas drillers to disclose which chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing on public lands, according to draft rules crafted by the Interior Department.

Primary challenger takes on US Rep Jackson in Chicago, hoping race is less of ...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:14:39 -0800

CHICAGO (AP) The former congresswoman and one-time Mary Kay saleswoman dashed up to the pulpit of the black megachurch and offered stories of growing up poor and raising two children on her own as she tried to win the congregation's support for her ...

Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:42:38 -0800

"We have someone who's dedicated his life to protecting all of us , who has had a much too close brush with death tonight because of what appears to be an illegal gun," Bloomberg told a news conference. He added that more Americans have been killed by ...

US January ISM Non-Manufacturing Report on Business (Text)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:32:19 -0800

Following is the text of US non-manufacturing conditions from the Institute for Supply Management. January 2012 Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business NMI at 56.8% This report reflects the US Department of Commerce's recently completed annual ...

Post-crisis high for US stocks
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:39:30 -0800

Investors donned their rally caps, propelling US stocks to multi-year highs. The NASDAQ Composite closed up 46 points, or 1.6 percent, to 2906, its highest level since December 2000 (admittedly, a long way off from the NASDAQ's March, 2000 all-time ...

Yuvraj Singh diagnosed with cancer, undergoing chemotherapy in US
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:55:57 -0800

NEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh, who played a stellar role in India's ODI World Cup triumph last year, has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy in the United States , his physiotherapist said on Sunday. The 30-year-old left-hander has been ...

You need to talk us up, not help Liberals, Julia Gillard tells Labor MPs
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:10:24 -0800

JULIA Gillard has laid down the law to a restive Labor caucus, urging it to maintain discipline or risk helping the Liberal Party. In a special meeting of MPs called at the start of the parliamentary year, the Prime Minister told her backbenchers to ...

Jury selection to begin in murder trial of UVA lacrosse player
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:27:10 -0800

"It also makes us think who we are friends with and if we have friends who would help us ," Cappello said. Love's aunt, Debbie Mc Chesney, said that many family members plan to be in the courtroom for the two-week trial. She declined to discuss the case, ...

Google: Here's the real truth about Microsoft's privacy claims about us
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:34:38 -0800

By Preston Gralla Microsoft has launched an all-out public assault on Google's recent privacy changes, but Google is fighting back, claiming that Microsoft and other critics are spreading untruths about the new policy. It's a fight that's good for ...

US Security Vigilant for Super Bowl
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:30:37 -0800

February 04, 2012 US Security Vigilant for Super Bowl Kane Farabaugh | Indianapolis, Indiana Security officials say the crowds expected in Indianapolis for the NFL's Super Bowl championship game are tempting targets for terrorists.

FBI probes Anonymous intercept of US -UK hacking call
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:47:40 -0800

The FBI is investigating how activists linked to the Anonymous network managed to intercept a conference call between British and US police in which they discussed legal action against hackers. Anonymous has released a tape of the call in which ...

US , Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:22:00 -0800

SYDNEY (AP) Award-winning American cinematographer Mike de Gruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday. Police said two people an ...

Seeking an end to hazing deaths
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:52:17 -0800

Binge drinking of alcohol has been a recurring contributor to hazing deaths on US college campuses. (CBS) HAZING is on no college or university's official curriculum. Yet hazing does occur with regularity on a number of campuses, and when things go ...

Tell us : Should Rangers worry about Hamilton long-term?
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:59:02 -0800

By Reid Cherner, usa today but when you are paying an addict millions of dollars should you be concerned long-term? The news of Texas Ranger outfielder Josh Hamilton seen drinking beer has short-term and long-term consequences.

Concerns about US economy erase early gains driven by strong European bond sales
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:26:37 -0800

PARIS Concerns that the US economy's recovery has stumbled drove global markets down Thursday, dashing an earlier rally on the back of strong bond auctions in Italy and Spain that dramatically lowered their borrowing costs. Despite concerns that the ...

US House to move insider trading bill next week
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:01:55 -0800

Unpopular US Congress rallies around ethics bill * Cantor says will push Senate version in House next week * Controversial amendments unlikely to stop bill's momentum By David Lawder washington, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The US House of Representatives will ...

Kearney wins US gold in World Cup dual moguls; streak ends for Canada's Kingsbury
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:02:52 -0800

Still, US freestyle program director Todd Schirman was pleased with the overall results, especially for the women. Eliza Outtrim finished fifth Saturday, while KC Oakley was seventh and Mikaela Matthews eighth for her first-ever top-10.

Honda Drafts Ferris Bueller, Seinfeld for U.S. Rebound Bid
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:14:12 -0800

3 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co., coming off its worst year in the US , has produced two offbeat Super Bowl ads with stars Matthew Broderick and Jerry Seinfeld to revive interest in its brands. Honda will air the two 60-second spots during Feb.