The US Congress has officially moved Washington closer to a military confrontation with Tehran by introducing a resolution that subtly shifts the “red line” policy regarding Iran’s nuclear program, a columnist says.

A recent survey shows that anti-war rallies and the growing anti-corporatism movement in the US indicate that the ongoing wave of awakening and democracy in Arab countries has reached American society.

After the death of an American prisoner who had gone on a hunger strike to protest poor prison conditions in the US state of California, activists plan to hold nationwide protests.

A recent poll shows that the US unemployment rate has witnessed a 0.7 percent hike this month to reach 9.0 percent, giving rise to concerns over the pace of economic recovery.

US lawmakers have introduced a resolution calling for the independence of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, stirring anger from Pakistani officials.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has gone into damage control mode over the controversial birth control remarks made by his main moneyman.

A US immigration agent has been killed in a workplace shooting incident in the US state of California, while a second person has been injured.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said the US is not planning to put any more military budget cuts into effect, describing the second round of cuts due to be enforced next year as "crazy."

The parents of African-American teenager Ramarley Graham, who was killed by US police forces in New York, have called for the punishment of those involved in their son’s murder.

Black unemployment in the United States remains a complicated problem for the country even as the US Bureau of Labor Statistics figures indicate a national decline in joblessness.

A key US Republican lawmaker has called for “punitive actions” against Egyptian officials as the tensions between Cairo and Washington over activities of US-sponsored groups in Egypt remain unabated.

The killing of two African-American men, one of them a Marine, at the hands of US police forces has sparked a public outcry in the United States with police refusing accountability over the deaths.

Amnesty International has urged US police and law enforcement agencies to limit the use of Tasers which have killed at least 500 people in the United States since 2001.

The US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has reportedly thanked Turkey for its ongoing support for the Western military alliance of NATO.

The United States Defense Department may have to force soldiers, Marines or other members of the military out of the services to meet spending reductions in its budget proposal.

Renowned American academic Noam Chomsky condemns the concentration of wealth in the United States in the hands of the 1 percent, which he refers to as the “self-inflicted” American decline.

Hackers of the Anonymous movement say they have conducted a cyber-action against a US security company whose tear gas has been used against Egyptian demonstrators.

Pentagon has backed the US President Barack Obama's military spending plan, which features a shift in strategic focus to the Asia Pacific region.

A new study by the Pew Center on the States has found that one out of every eight voter registrations in the United States is invalid.

A retired police captain has defied calls by US authorities by attending anti-corporatism protests for a second time wearing his old uniform.

According to a recent poll, a record-breaking number of Americans strongly disapprove of the performance of the country’s Congress,Press TV reports.

Republican leaders in the United States have censured President Barack Obama’s proposed USD 3.8 trillion budget for 2013, saying the plan would only serve to widen the country’s deficit.

Police in the US city of Atlanta have arrested 12 Occupy protesters staging a peaceful sit-it against recently announced layoffs by the American telecommunication giant AT&T.

The US state of Virginia has passed a bill to scrap a state law that prohibits the purchase of more than one handgun every 30 days, a move that would enable Virginians to buy as many handguns as they wish.

US President Barack Obama’s administration has asked Congress for a $770 million fund for Middle Eastern and North African countries in political crisis.

A senior political editor says any military adventurism against Iran will cost in the trillions and asks GOP war agitators whether they are willing to shoulder the cost.

The US government agencies are looking for digital tools that can extract information from social media to predict everything from future terrorist attacks to foreign uprisings.

Police in the US state of California have shot dead an unarmed Marine in a high school parking-lot in front of his two children.

The US police have detained two anti-corporatism protesters, who were staging a peaceful Occupy demonstration against police brutality in Oakland, California.

The Pentagon has requested “urgent” upgrading of its military’s 30,000-pound bunker buster bombs amidst the escalation of Washington’s bellicose war rhetoric against the Islamic Republic.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has won a non-binding nominating contest in the northeastern state of Maine to end the worst week of his campaign with a victory.

A Native American tribe has sued leading beer makers in the United States, charging them with deliberately promoting a "crippling" rise in alcoholism rates on a major reservation in South Dakota.

The shooting of an unarmed teenager by the US law enforcement officers in New York has set off protests against the police for their use of deadly force, Press TV reports.

A senior political analyst says numerous prominent US political figures are receiving “substantial fees” from the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) that is in turn funded by Israel.

The most powerful Zionist lobbying group in the US, AIPAC, is increasing pressure on the administration of Barack Obama to launch a military strike against Iran, a political writer says.

Hackers affiliated with the international ‘hacktivist’ group known as 'Anonymous' have claimed responsibility for crashing down the US Central Intelligence Agency Web site for several hours.

Police in the US city of Atlanta has arrested eight demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy movement during a protest against a bank foreclosure.

Anti-Wall Street protesters have targeted numerous banks in the city of Los Angeles, protesting against the country’s economic inequalities, Press TV reports.

US regulators have shut down two banks in the states of Indiana and Illinois, bringing the total number of bank closures in the country this year to nine.

An online columnist says the United States government has militarized its police force to better prepare them for confronting protests in the streets, Press TV reports.