Tropical storm Hanna lashed the states of North & South Carolina, flooding streets with heavy rain on September 5. The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings for Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Berkeley counties. Earlier, National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasters ...

According to reports, Levi Johnston, an 18-year old Wasilla hockey player is the father of Bristol Palin's child. Now, every American knows that Alaska Gov. and Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be a grandma at the age of 44. Incidentally, Sarah herself had given ...

Republican US Presidential candidate John McCain's supporters got into damage control on Monday, September 1 after the news of the daughter of vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin being five months pregnant became public. As it is the US presidential campaign is already so much embroiled in gender ...

With a fierce speed of 130 kph Hurricane Hanna battered the southeastern Bahamas for over an hour on 1st September 2008. Accompanied with strong winds and showers Hurricane Hanna is expected to hit the southeast of United States by the middle of the week.
 
Till now no major damage or injury ...

Boss's Day a.k.a National Boss Day is a secular holiday celebrated on October 16 in the United States. The day is celebrated as a mark of appreciation towards the bosses for being fair and kind throughout the year.
 
The origin of Boss's Day can be traced back to 1958 when Patricia Bays ...

Hurricane Gustav has hit US Gulf, and in its consequence, oil production has been affected badly. Prices of Oil soared nearly $2 to over $117 on September 1, 2008 as energy companies had to shut down offshore oil production and flood-prone refineries in the Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricane Gustav. ...

According to Miami-based US National Hurricane Centre Gustav has turned into extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane on the Saffir- Simpson Hurricane Scale.'  Now, Gustav is heading towards US gulf coast. Also, the agency has speculated that Gustav could become a category 5 hurricane over the ...

Michael Gargiulo, an A/C repairman, has been found linked to the stabbing deaths of three women through DNA evidence. Gargiulo, 32, of Santa Monica is in police custody since July due to a separate knife attack and could soon be charged of murder, as told by the police. Santa Monica police Lt. ...

US Presidential hopeful John McCain on Friday, August 29, 2008 surprised everyone by declaring that he had chosen Sarah Palin, a vaguely known Alaska governor and mother of five with scanty foreign policy experience, as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.
 
The ...

Del Martin, a prominent American lesbian rights activist who recently married her long time partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples gained that right, has died. She was 87 years old. Martin, in the role of a journalist, author and organizer, will be remembered for shaping modern day ...

US President George W Bush has condemned Russia for recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. President Bush said that Abkhazia and South Ossetia are well within the internationally recognized borders of Georgia, and they must remain so. Earlier, Russian president Medvedev ...

US destroyer ship USS McFaul has reached on the coast of Georgia; the report has been confirmed by U.S. Embassy spokesman Stephen Guice in Tbilisi, and also, there has been confirmation of the same from Russian side. However, the vessel is carrying relief materials needed at torn area of Georgia. ...

After damaging Haiti and the Dominican Republic tropical storm 'Fay' has hit Florida for fourth time. According to CNN reports it has killed 11 persons in Florida, and one in Georgia. President Bush has proclaimed emergency in the state of Florida, which will enable state to receive federal funds ...

Officials informed on Saturday, August 23 that a plane had crashed close to the Arches National Park in the US state of Utah, killing at least 10 people who were traveling in it. Grand County Sheriff James Nyland said that rescue officers found no survivors upon reaching the site of the ...

Grandparents Day, a day for honoring grandparents and celebrating family traditions, will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year. The origin of Grandparents Day can be traced to the idea of an annual celebration exclusive to those 80 years and older. 

Grandparents Day founder, Marian ...

Harvard University has grabbed first position in the list of top colleges in USA. The report was carried out by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News has been carrying out the study of the nation's colleges and universities with their rankings for last 25 years. Harvard University is considered ...

Against the speculation that third tower at WTC had fallen because of explosives kept inside, a new investigation report reveals that it collapsed because of fire caused by the debris from falling twin towers. Twin towers were located just 400 ft away from it, and falling debris damaged structural ...

In a landmark decision a court in US has punished Beth Ann Chester, a teacher for statutory sexual assault, criminal use of a cell phone, and corruption of a minor. Chester, a 27 year old gym teacher had committed a crime of having sex with a 14-year-old and had sent him erotic text messages. She ...

Florida braced itself on Monday, August 18, as the tropical storm Fay gathered more momentum and strength as it hit Florida Keys, taking about 40 lives in the Caribbean. With the winds blowing at a speed of about 60 miles (95km) per hour, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center warned that it ...

The USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) recently recommended for changes in H-2B Visa policy to solve the challenge of shortage of workers. One suggestion is reduction of time of waiting from six months to three months to apply for H-2B. However, US is worried of countries which are ...

Salim Hamdan, said to be the ex-driver and bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden, has been labeled as guilty of participation in the 9/11 terror attacks by a U.S. military jury at the Guantanamo Bay naval base. An eight hour long discussion spanning over three days was held, before the verdict in Salim ...

The announcement by US Presidential candidate, John McCain recently that he suggested his wife Cindy to participate in a beauty pageant being held at Sturgis threw the media and the public in general into a flurry. The reason is that the contest he suggested his wife to participate in during a ...

US Presidential candidate John McCain may not have expected to receive such a sordid retort to his recent jibe at opponent Barack Obama and that too from someone like socialite Paris Hilton! Using the footage of Obama's reception by Germans during a recent trip to Berlin, McCain launched an ad the ...

Chicago city is living under threat of a tornado. Earlier, on Monday nightcity’s Wrigley Field was cleared soon after the information breakout that a tornado is heading towards the city. Thereafter, fans at the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros game were evacuated. Also, sirens blared ...

US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice was in embarrassing position when her skin colored bloused showed more than needed at the moment. Earlier, she started her tour with morning coffee with Australian external affair’s minister Stephen Smith. And, meanwhile some press photographers wanted ...

Dolly hurricane so far has taken one life and badly affected Mexico. Dolly shattered windows, ripped off rooftops, toppled trees and power lines which according to some estimates amount to loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. Dolly is first hurricane of the season in the Gulf of ...

According to ‘The Times’ newspaper, US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen has said that if Pakistan is not able to stop cross-border terrorism in Afghanistan, US forces might bomb frontier areas targeting terrorist camps. The strong reaction came after nine American soldiers ...

Barak Obama, the US presidential candidate for Democratic Party has reiterated that in case of him becoming US President he would first withdraw US army from Iraq. He has been quoted saying that single-minded and open-ended focus on Iraq is not a sound strategy for keeping America safe, further he ...

The US Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama has announced that he will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics unless China makes ‘serious concessions’ on the Tibet issue. By stating so, Obama has taken a jab at the current US President George W Bush, who has conceded ...

Archaeologists are exultant over discovering the boyhood home of George Washington, the first President of the United States. But they got confused when searching for the evidence of a cherry tree and rusty hatchet. There is this very popular story about George Washington cutting down a cherry ...