Noam Chomsky has slammed US drone strikes and said while the Bush administration kidnapped and tortured, present-day White House resorts to murder.
Wed May 16, 2012 8:5AM
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered immediate restrictions on flights of the most expensive American jet fighter, the F-22 Raptor, following reports that some pilots refused to fly the planes due to their faulty oxygen system.
Wed May 16, 2012 7:29AM
The Legion of Christ religious order of Catholicism is faced with its second sexual scandal in weeks after a prominent American priest admits to having fathered a child against his religious vows.
Wed May 16, 2012 5:56AM
Anti-corporate protesters and labor unions in Los Angeles have staged a protest rally, urging city officials to take meaningful measures to hold banks accountable for their business policies.
Wed May 16, 2012 2:35AM
Four anti-NATO protesters have been arrested at a demonstration outside a Chicago immigration court, just days before a two-day NATO summit kicks off in the city.
Wed May 16, 2012 12:54AM
US stocks have closed at three-month lows as more investors are worried about the political stalemate in Greece.
Tue May 15, 2012 5:44PM
Three top executives of JPMorgan Chase are expected to resign from the major American financial institution for their roles in the USD 2.3 billion loss the bank suffered late last week following risky trade deals.
Tue May 15, 2012 12:55PM
Raging wildfires in the US state of Arizona have destroyed thousands of acres of woodland, consuming half a dozen buildings and threatening a small town.
Tue May 15, 2012 10:18AM
A new report has revealed that major US private corporation Eastman Kodak has held weapons-grade uranium for over 30 years in its facility in Rochester, New York, which also operated a nuclear research reactor.
Tue May 15, 2012 9:49AM
US President Barack Obama has described financial institution JPMorgan as “one of the best-managed banks,” despite its recent huge losses in risky trading that prompted a stock market crash late last week.
Tue May 15, 2012 7:26AM
The White House has announced that US President Barack Obama will not be attending an important economic summit hosted by Russia in September since it takes place at the height of his presidential campaign efforts for reelection in November.
Tue May 15, 2012 7:1AM
Lebanese-born German businessman and victim of a mistaken US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secret “rendition” Khalid el-Masri is set to pursue justice in the European Court of Human Rights.
Tue May 15, 2012 4:39AM
The United States is considering the removal of the anti-Iranian Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from its terrorism watch list.
Tue May 15, 2012 12:9AM
US congressman Ron Paul says he is suspending active campaigning in the race for the White House and will instead continue to amass delegates for the Republican National Convention, which will be held in Tampa, Florida in August.
Mon May 14, 2012 4:57PM
LAST UPDATE
The US police have arrested eight anti-NATO protesters outside the campaign headquarters of US President Barack Obama in Chicago.
Mon May 14, 2012 2:51PM
The head of the Council on American-Islamic Relations' (CAIR) New York Board says attacking Muslims is on the rise in the US due to the election season, Press TV reports.
Mon May 14, 2012 5:59AM
The United States’ largest and most profitable bank, JP Morgan Chase, is set to replace three of its top executives, including one of the highest-ranking women on Wall Street, after the bank disclosed a surprise USD 2 billion loss.
Sun May 13, 2012 3:29PM
The US State Department has slashed and may discard a multibillion-dollar police-training program that meant to be the centerpiece of Washington’s civilian mission in Iraq.
Sun May 13, 2012 2:46PM
A distraught agent with the American FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) domestic intelligence agency has gone missing in southern California and reported to be armed and suicidal.
Sun May 13, 2012 12:11PM
Four people have been killed and another injured in a small plane crash in the southeast part of the central US state of Kansas.
Sun May 13, 2012 9:13AM
The governor of the major US state of California has announced that the state's projected budget deficit has far surpassed an earlier estimate of $9.2 billion, reaching a whopping $16 billion and requiring more drastic spending cuts.
Sun May 13, 2012 7:46AM
The number of police stops mostly targeting minorities in the largest US city of New York has surpassed 200,000 during the first three months of 2012.
Sun May 13, 2012 7:32AM
US President Barack Obama has remained silent over a hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in order to get pro-Israeli votes in the November election, a journalist tells Press TV.
Sat May 12, 2012 2:42PM
The US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has condemned a course taught against Islam at one of America's top military schools as "totally objectionable,” Press TV reports.
Sat May 12, 2012 2:4PM
Chicago police have stepped up military efforts in order to control peaceful protests at the annual conference of NATO nations in the United States, an analyst tells Press TV.
Sat May 12, 2012 11:46AM
The US has embarked on inciting Islamophobia as its post-Soviet agenda, in an attempt to create a global market for its arms production, an American political analyst tells Press TV.
Sat May 12, 2012 10:33AM
A symbolic War Crimes Tribunal in Malaysia has found former US President George W. Bush and several other members of his administration guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity , Press TV reports.
Sat May 12, 2012 8:38AM
99-percenters in the US state of California have held a protest against companies they say have not paid their fair share of taxes, Press TV reports.
Sat May 12, 2012 8:5AM
The mother of unarmed African-American teenager, Trayvon Martin who was shot to death by a white neighborhood watch guard, has called for a review of Lax US gun laws.
Sat May 12, 2012 6:32AM
Fitch rating agency has cut the long-term debt rating of the United States’ largest and most profitable bank, JP Morgan Chase, shortly after the financial institution announced great losses.
Sat May 12, 2012 4:56AM
Recent reports claim US police offered Occupy protesters drugs as part of a program examining the effects of street marijuana.
Fri May 11, 2012 10:1PM
An 18-month-old girl has been taken off a JetBlue Airways plane in the United States because her name appeared on a no-fly security list.
Fri May 11, 2012 4:50PM
The US military has been offering a course which teaches that its enemy is Islam in general, suggesting a Hiroshima-type massacre to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina in what can be seen as another instance of promoting Islamophobia in the United States.
Fri May 11, 2012 10:33AM
A Republican-led US House of Representatives has approved a legislative plan to slash $240 billion over the next ten years in a move that would reduce domestic programs such as food stamps and childcare, while sparing the Pentagon.
Fri May 11, 2012 6:56AM
A new US poll indicates a rising pessimism about the nation’s economy among Americans, with nearly two-thirds rejecting President Barack Obama’s handling of gas prices in recent months.
Thu May 10, 2012 10:33PM
An opinion survey has revealed that an overwhelming majority of Muslims in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan think poorly of al-Qaeda.
Thu May 10, 2012 5:52PM
LAST UPDATE
An American reconnaissance drone has crashed in Logar Province in the east of war-ravaged Afghanistan, Press TV reports.
Thu May 10, 2012 2:48PM
The United States Postal Service has announced its intent to keep hundreds of small post offices open by reducing business hours amid plans to severely cut staffing and costs at the financially stressed federal agency.
Thu May 10, 2012 12:39PM
The recent initiative by the US to allocate a record high budget for the enhancement of Israel’s missile systems signifies Washington’s resolve to use Israel as its military base in the Middle East, a political analyst tells Press TV.
Thu May 10, 2012 9:50AM
Federal authorities in the US have announced plans to bring legal action against a county sheriff in the border state of Arizona over allegations of civil rights violations that include the racial profiling of Hispanics.
Thu May 10, 2012 8:22AM
US president Barack Obama has announced his outright support for the highly controversial issue of same-sex marriage, citing his prodding by gay friends as major influences on his decision.
Thu May 10, 2012 12:39AM
Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa has met with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Washington amid Manama’s continued repression of anti-regime protests in the sheikdom.
Wed May 9, 2012 7:13PM
US police have arrested five Occupy protesters who attempted to swarm the Bank of America headquarters in North Carolina during its annual shareholders’ meeting.
Wed May 9, 2012 5:46PM
US transportation authorities have reported finding Gun parts and ammunition hidden inside stuffed animals carried by a passenger at a Rhode Island airport.
Wed May 9, 2012 4:10PM
US officials say an al-Qaeda member who planned to blow up a US-bound airliner was in fact a double agent working with the CIA.
Wed May 9, 2012 8:50AM
A newly-released surveillance video footage showing the beating of a homeless individual by California policemen has once again exposed the extreme brutality exercised by US police officers against potential suspects.
Wed May 9, 2012 5:29AM
New York City police have arrested several Occupy protesters outside the Manhattan offices of the major US financial institution Bank of America, where demonstrators had gathered to protest the oppressive business practices of the bank.
Wed May 9, 2012 2:28AM
US Senator Richard Lugar has lost Indiana’s Republican primary to a Tea Party-backed challenger, State Treasurer Richard Mourdock.
Tue May 8, 2012 10:5PM
Former US presidential candidate Rick Santorum has formally endorsed his one-time bitter rival and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as the Republican Party’s presidential nominee.
Tue May 8, 2012 3:5PM
The United States has called on Pakistan to step up its fight against extremism and ensure its territory is not used for launching terrorist attacks.
