A new U.S. government study on Tuesday adds to a growing list of experts concluding that climate legislation moving through Congress would have only a modest impact on consumers, adding around $100 to household costs in 2020.
President Barack Obama urged the economically battered U.S. heartland on Wednesday to resist hard times and pledged $2.4 billion to help create green jobs and ease the pain of rising unemployment.
U.S. President Barack Obama has sent video message on Wednesday to the eighth African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum (AGOA).
President Barack Obama announced at a Navistar International Corporation factory in Elkhart, Indiana, on Wednesday, a $2.4 billion investment from the Department of Energy, for advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles, the single largest investment ever made for this purpose, according to the department.
The two U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee released from North Korea arrived at home on Wednesday accompanied with the former President Bill Clinton who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as Iran's president on Wednesday in a ceremony boycotted by reformist leaders and parliamentarians and marred by street protests over his victory.
The United States can end the political crisis in Honduras in a few seconds and kick out politicians who led a coup in June, deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said on Tuesday.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as Iran's president Wednesday in a ceremony boycotted by reformist leaders and parliamentarians and marred by street protests over his victory.
The number of U.S. jobs lost in the private sector fell in July but firms increased planned layoffs, data on Wednesday showed, suggesting the labor market remained troubled even as the pace of job losses slowed.
President Barack Obama will announce $2.4 billion in grants on Wednesday for the production of batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will discuss with workers in Charlotte, North Carolina, about the national economy
The Obama administration envisions the grants will build momentum for developing plants for making advanced batteries and drive systems, creating
The U.S. Senate will approve a $2 billion extension of the
The U.S. Senate opened a spirited debate on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor -- with history indicating it is impossible to know how she may ultimately rule on the highest U.S. court.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be sworn in as Iran's president on Wednesday after a disputed re-election that has exposed a deep schism in the clerical establishment.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton's successful mission to Pyongyang to win freedom for two jailed American journalists carries with it new risks to the Obama administration's efforts to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton left North Korea on Wednesday with two American journalists whose release he secured in a meeting with the hermit state's leader, possibly opening the way to direct nuclear disarmament talks.
President Barack Obama turned 48 years old on Tuesday. The White House said he did much of his birthday celebrating over the weekend with friends and families at Camp David.
The U.S. Senate will approve a $2 billion proposal to extend the cash for clunkers auto sales incentive by week's end, the Senate Democratic leader said on Tuesday.
President Barack Obama is still searching for the right person to lead the fight against an epidemic of cybercrime, the White House said on Tuesday as it came under fire following the resignation of a top cybersecurity adviser.
The U.S. Senate will approve a $2 billion extension of the cash for clunkers auto sales incentive by week's end, Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday, giving new life to a successful program that has boosted industry sales to a 2009 high.
North Korea released two jailed American journalists on Tuesday after a visit from former U.S. President Bill Clinton in the highest-level U.S. contact with Pyongyang since Clinton was president nearly a decade ago.
Disagreement within the Obama administration over reshaping U.S. financial regulation flared on Tuesday, with top bank regulators defending their turf against key parts of a plan to overhaul bank supervision.
