S&P faces US gov’t suit over 2007 mortgage ratings

  New York: The US government plans to sue Standard & Poor’s over its rating of mortgage bonds at the heart of the 2008 financial crisis, the agency said, slamming the case as “entirely”... 

Lovers Beware: Scorned Exes May Share Intimate Data And Images Online

SANTA CLARA, Calif.: New Study Reveals Nearly 60% of Threatened Ex-Lovers Have Been Exposed by Their Exes; Cheating and Being Lied to are Top Drivers for Exposing Personal Data; and More Than 50% Cyber-Stalk... 

Police arrest 25 people after 49ers defeat to Ravens in Super Bowl

San Francisco: Following the lost of San Francisco 49ers to the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl, police have arrested at least 25 people for public intoxication.  Read More →

Ex-Marine charged with famed US sniper’s death

  Washington: An Iraq war veteran believed to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has been charged with killing a former Navy SEAL whose exploits in the same conflict were detailed in... 

8 dead, several injured in California road mishap

California: At least eight people died and over 20 people were injured on Sunday when a tour bus collided with a truck on a mountain road near Yucaipa.  Read More →

Barack Obama supports gay members, says should be included in Boy Scouts

Washington: United States (US) President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts, once again reaffirming his support for gays in the country.  Read More →

Super Bowl 2013 set to kick off in fun-loving New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: Jazz bands are playing, the crawfish boiling and daiquiris swirling Sunday, as party goers crammed bars and restaurants ahead of Super Bowl 47, the pinnacle sporting event that... 

US tourist in Turkey was murdered: Istanbul police

Istanbul: Turkish police said on Sunday that a US woman Sarai Sierra who was found dead in Istanbul had been murdered by a blow to the head.  Read More →

White House releases Obama skeet shooting photo

Washington: The White House has released a photo of President Barack Obama skeet shooting in an apparent bid to allay concerns by gun owners that he opposes firearms following a school massacre in December.  Read More →

US winter almost over: Phil the groundhog

New York: It’s official, at least according to America’s most celebrated groundhog: spring is around the corner.  Read More →