Rice may replace Clinton
Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the UN, is emerging as the front-runner to replace secretary of state Hillary Clinton who is expected to leave the post of top American diplomat early next year. Senat
Ramanujan's 'genius' finally proven by mathematicians
Hence proved! A US scientist has finally proven the mathematical relation - discussed by great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan with his mentor G H Hardy in one of his last letters.
Ramanujan
Post-Sandy woes force New York to cancel marathon
Two days after announcing the annual New York Marathon would take place Sunday as scheduled, Mayor Michael Bloomberg reversed course and cancelled the event.
"While holding the race would not require
Sandy-hit US faces petrol shortage, transport problems
Three days after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the US East Coast, hitting New Jersey and New York the hardest, millions of Americans are now confronted with gas shortages and an overwhelmed mass transi
American elections set to be most expensive in history
Election 2012 is set to be the most expensive in US history costing a whopping $6 billion with President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney's campaigns alone spending $2.6 billion.
That tops the
Obama vows immediate help for hurricane victims
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday promised quick and continued federal help for Americans affected by Hurricane Sandy, as he toured New Jersey state to inspect the damage caused by the superstorm
NY re-emerges from damage
Storm-battered New York got slowly back on its feet on Wednesday, with Wall Street and two of the city's airports up and running after a monster storm that left more than 50 Americans dead.
Just six
Wall Street back in business after storm shutdown
The New York Stock Exchange will open on Wednesday — because it had to open.
In a bit of welcome news for fund managers, investors and even the economy, the company that operates the iconic exchange
JFK, Newark airports reopen on limited schedule
Two of the biggest airports serving New York John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty International have reopened.
The first passenger flight to JFK arrived from Long Beach, California, at 7-04 a.m. on Wed
Devastated New York, New Jersey began slow recovery
Millions in the worst hit New York and New Jersey and up and down the US East Coast Wednesday began picking pieces of their lives shattered by Hurricane Sandy that left 48 dead.
Much of New York, Ame