In what was probably the first such attack on American soil, two gunmen opened fire outside the venue of a controversial cartoon contest on Prophet Mohammed in Texas on Sunday, only to be killed themselves as police returned fire. ...
“Here we go again at the game of provoking and getting provoked, causing undesirable public safety nightmares.†Mike Ghouse, president of America Together foundation said in a statement released today. ...
The Republican bid for the 2016 US presidential election is expected to get three new contestants -- doctor Ben Carson, business executive Carly Fiorina and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, media reported. ...
It was my last day in Shanghai. The group I had been traveling with had already left for the U.S. I had decided to stay back for two more days, hoping to explore more of Shanghai, this time all by myself. I wanted to explore more of the Bund and the areas surrounding it. Some of the travel brochures I browsed tout the Bund...
Even with an African-American president in the White House, it's a still a hard day's life for the blacks 150 years after Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and 50 years after two landmark legislations outlawed racial discrimination....
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has lifted a city-wide curfew which had been in effect since Tuesday....
An Indian woman gas station attendant in South Carolina, who was shot in the face and left in a critical condition, has died two days after the robbery attempt, according to media reports....
The researchers found that exposure to highly energetic charged particles - much like those found in the galactic cosmic rays that bombard astronauts during extended spaceflights - cause significant damage to the central nervous system, resulting in cognitive impairments. ...
The officer is now in stable condition in a hospital and the investigation of the event is under way, according to the officials....
In a curtain-raiser event for the First International Day of Yoga on June 21, the newly founded Congressional Yogi Association organized the first-ever "Yoga on the Hill" at Capitol Hill, the seat of US parliament....
