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BBC News Washington has had "limited contacts" with Egypt's largest Islamic group, the Muslim Brotherhood, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. She said the US wanted to "engage with all parties" seeking peace and non-violence following Egypt's uprising. The Muslim...

BBC News The US House has refused to give President Barack Obama authority to continue US participation in the Nato-led operation in Libya, but rejected a bid to cut off money for the conflict. The US role in the Nato mission has drawn criticism from many in Congress in recent weeks...

BBC News Mexico's government has condemned the fatal shooting of a Mexican man who was allegedly throwing stones at US agents across the Tijuana-San Diego fence. The Mexican foreign ministry said the use of firearms to repel stone-throwing was "disproportionate". San Diego police said...

US warns Syria over troop movement at Turkey border BBC News The US has expressed concern over reports that Syria is moving troops near the border with Turkey, and warned of a possible escalation of conflict. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the reported Syrian troops movements...

BBC News The United States has tabled a draft resolution at the UN calling for more than 4,000 peacekeepers to be sent to the disputed Sudanese region of Abyei. The region lies on the border between Sudan and newly independent South Sudan and is claimed by both sides. It has been the...

BBC News Elected representatives in California have been told their wages and expenses have been stopped and they will not be paid until the state budget balances. State Controller John Chiang took the step after determining that the budget approved last week was not balanced. It is...

BBC News US Senator John McCain has blamed illegal immigrants for starting some of the huge wildfires that have devastated the state of Arizona in recent weeks. Arizona's Republican senator said migrants "set fires because they wanted to signal others... to keep warm" and also to distract...

BBC News Barack Obama overruled the advice of administration lawyers in deciding the US could continue participating in the Libya conflict without congressional approval, The New York Times reports. The White House insists the president did not need congressional approval to authorise US...

BBC News The US is engaged in talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said, in the first high-level confirmation of US involvement. Mr Karzai said that "foreign military and especially the US itself" were involved in peace talks with the group. Earlier this month, US...

BBC News A US Congressional report suggests more than 70% of firearms recovered from Mexican crime scenes in 2009 and 2010 came from the US. The report indicates Mexican drug cartels are arming themselves with US military-style weapons. The senators who compiled the report urge a...

BBC News Iraq will ask the US to keep troops in the country beyond an end-of-2011 pullout deadline, says the nominee to be the next US defence secretary. Outgoing CIA director Leon Panetta said he had "every confidence that a request like that will be forthcoming". Mr Panetta was...

BBC News Alabama has passed into law one of the most stringent immigration laws in the country. The new legislation, similar to one passed last year in Arizona, requires schools to find out if students are there illegally. The law, which takes effect on 1 September, also make it a crime...

BBC News Exports of US goods and services rose to a record $175.6bn (£107bn) in April, helping to shrink its trade deficit. Data from the Commerce Department showed the gap between imports and exports fell by 6.7% to $43.7bn as manufacturers shipped more items such as computers. A...

AP I thought this was quite an interesting story because of the twists & turns :rolleyes: PRESCOTT, Ariz. – When a Brazilian man was charged in Arizona with a dozen felony counts alleging sexual misconduct with his minor children, he wasn't eligible for bond under state law. Those...

Early hours of this morning I found myself watching some program about the US Economy .... as far as I could make out (as I came partway through the program) the panel were made up of Economists. Now bear with me cos this was at 3am this morning, so I can't remember everything that was...

BBC News The US is set to publish plans that will categorise cyber-attacks as acts of war, the Pentagon says. In future, a US president could consider economic sanctions, cyber-retaliation or a military strike if key US computer systems were attacked, officials have said recently. The...

BBC News The global war on drugs has "failed" according to a new report by group of politicians and former world leaders. The Global Commission on Drug Policy report calls for the legalisation of some drugs and an end to the criminalisation of drug users. The panel includes former UN...

BBC News A Toronto couple are defending their decision to keep their infant's sex a secret in order to allow the child to develop his or her own gender identity. Kathy Witterick and David Stocker have been widely criticised for imposing their ideology on four-month-old Storm. The family...

BBC News I bet this is one teacher who wishes the kids were home schooled !! Four Muslim men who assaulted a religious education teacher because they did not approve of him teaching Muslim girls, have been jailed. Gary Smith, 38, was beaten as he walked to Central Foundation Girls'...

BBC News A 91-year-old Californian woman who sells kits to help people end their lives says her home has been raided by federal agents. Sharlotte Hydorn said they took away her computers, sewing kits and boxes of what she calls "exit kits", the Associated Press reported. The kits...