A senior political analyst says the recent wave of racial killings in the US is the result of the hate ideology promoted by the 19th-century Ku Klux Klan organization, which should be considered as a brutal act of terrorism, not hate crime.
Sat Apr 7, 2012 4:2PM
At least three African-Americans have been killed and two others injured in separate shootings in the US state of Oklahoma in what is perceived as a racially-motivated attack.
Sat Apr 7, 2012 1:42PM
Newly-released videos show the US private contractor in Iraq, formerly known as Blackwater, running over a woman with a car, smashing into Iraqi cars to move them out of the way and firing a rifle into traffic in 2006.
Sat Apr 7, 2012 12:7PM
Former US State Department Counselor Philip Zelikow has described the interrogation techniques during the administration of George W. Bush as torture.
Sat Apr 7, 2012 9:40AM
Officials at the Santa Monica College in Southern California have voted to postpone the implementation of a controversial two-tier tuition plan that prompted student protests and led to a pepper-spraying incident, Press TV reports.
Sat Apr 7, 2012 9:6AM
A recent public opinion poll reveals the fatal shooting of African-American teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman is racially dividing the US, Press TV reports.
Sat Apr 7, 2012 7:22AM
The US police force has once again been accused of racial profiling in an incident that involved two white officers who pulled over African-American filmmaker Tyler Perry’s car in Atlanta.
Sat Apr 7, 2012 12:50AM
The US Labor Department says the number of jobs created in March significantly decreased to half the figure reported for the previous month.
Fri Apr 6, 2012 7:50PM
LAST UPDATE
A US Navy F-18 aircraft has crashed into an apartment building in a residential area near Virginia Beach, Virginia, military officials say.
Fri Apr 6, 2012 5:18PM
Workers at three oil refineries of the Texas-based Tesoro Corp. have given their union leaders the authority to call a strike if contract negotiations come to a standstill.
Fri Apr 6, 2012 12:58PM
A US Marine is facing possible dismissal over posting critical remarks on his Facebook page and other websites about US President Barack Obama.
Fri Apr 6, 2012 6:49AM
The family of an African-American teenager, who was shot dead by a white security guard in the US city of Atlanta in December, is demanding that the police arrest and charge the shooter.
Fri Apr 6, 2012 6:1AM
An independent credit ratings agency has cut the United States’ ratings for a second time, arguing that the country has not been successful in reducing its federal debt.
Fri Apr 6, 2012 1:59AM
A former CIA official has formally been indicted on charges of revealing the name of a covert CIA officer and disclosing classified information about the role of another CIA employee involved in classified activities.
Thu Apr 5, 2012 10:53PM
The United States has announced that it will deploy four littoral warships to Singapore for joint military exercises in a move to expand bilateral military cooperation with the Asian country.
Thu Apr 5, 2012 2:57PM
As anti-Capitalism protests sweep across societies in the Western world, a Portuguese economist has catalogued a list of propagated myths that the Capitalist order survives on.
Thu Apr 5, 2012 2:47PM
The US State Department says Washington will continue to support non-governmental groups in Russia, ignoring a warning by Moscow that the move could lead to a strain in the two countries’ ties.
Thu Apr 5, 2012 12:43PM
The United States has successfully launched a multi-million-dollar rocket carrying an undisclosed cargo believed to be a top-secret spy satellite.
Thu Apr 5, 2012 9:52AM
A federal judge has handed lengthy prison terms to four New Orleans ex-police officers for the killing of unarmed people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005.
Thu Apr 5, 2012 8:16AM
US protesters have taken to the streets of Miami's Liberty City in the southeastern state of Florida, demanding justice for African-American teenager Trayvon Martin who was murdered in February.
Thu Apr 5, 2012 8:0AM
A man accused of shooting and killing several people at a private college in the US state of California has been charged with seven counts of murder in addition to further charges of attempted murder.
Wed Apr 4, 2012 10:30PM
Officials of Santa Monica College in the US state of California have pledged to investigate a clash involving the use of pepper spray by campus police against protesting students, Press TV reports.
Wed Apr 4, 2012 6:28PM
New data shows Washington has given more than 115 billion dollars in financial aid to Israel over the years, indicating Tel Aviv’s great dependence on the US.
Wed Apr 4, 2012 6:16PM
Leaked emails show an American private security company, SCG International has been helping the Syrian opposition in its efforts to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad at the request of US officials.
Wed Apr 4, 2012 4:2PM
Former US Governor Mitt Romney has become one step closer to the Republican presidential nomination by winning primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington DC.
Wed Apr 4, 2012 10:37AM
The Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in the US has reportedly shipped nearly 200 kilograms of highly enriched, weapons grade uranium to France, claiming that it will be used as fuel for a high-performance research reactor.
Wed Apr 4, 2012 10:28AM
Campus police in the US state of California have pepper-sprayed at least 30 Santa Monica College students while they were protesting against rising tuition fees.
Wed Apr 4, 2012 8:14AM
While the case of slain African-American teenager Trayvon Martin has been under the spotlight in the US, the fatal shooting of another black US citizen has received far less attention.
Wed Apr 4, 2012 7:6AM
A new article reveals the US hypocrisy in supplying tyrant regimes with the most sophisticated online suppression tools and software while propagating “Internet freedom.”
Wed Apr 4, 2012 6:32AM
US police say the man accused of killing seven people at a college in Oakland, California, lined up his victims and shot them execution-style.
Wed Apr 4, 2012 5:28AM
The parents of an unarmed African-American teenager fatally shot by the police in the US city of Pasadena have filed a lawsuit against the city’s police department.
Tue Apr 3, 2012 6:2PM
An analyst has criticized the US Supreme Court for a ruling that allows jailers to subject people arrested for minor offenses to invasive strip search, Press TV reports.
Tue Apr 3, 2012 4:51PM
The recent killings of a Muslim woman and a young African-American in the United States have brought to light the case of hate crimes in the country.
Tue Apr 3, 2012 3:14PM
The US Republican primary polls have opened in Maryland, Washington, and Wisconsin in order to find the party’s nominee for the November presidential vote.
Tue Apr 3, 2012 2:42PM
One million non-Muslim women in the United States will be wearing hijabs in support of Shaima Alawadi, an Iraqi immigrant brutally killed at her home in March.
Tue Apr 3, 2012 1:44PM
A Human Rights lawyer has criticized local police stations in the US for tracking cell phones as a surveillance tool, Press TV reports.
Tue Apr 3, 2012 1:21PM
A former student of Oikos University has been arrested on suspicion of killing seven people in a shooting spree at the college in the US state of California.
Tue Apr 3, 2012 8:11AM
Polish officials have confirmed the involvement of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in running a covert American interrogation facility in a remote location inside Poland in the past.
Tue Apr 3, 2012 1:56AM
The US Supreme Court has ruled that jailers are allowed to conduct invasive strip searches on new inmates, even those arrested for minor traffic offenses, saying that security concerns outweigh personal privacy rights.
Tue Apr 3, 2012 12:2AM
At least seven people have been killed and three others injured in a shooting incident at a private Christian college in Oakland, California.
Mon Apr 2, 2012 6:27PM
The US has reportedly drawn up plans for a new generation of nuclear-powered drones capable of carrying more missiles or surveillance equipment and flying over more remote regions of the world for months.
Mon Apr 2, 2012 6:16PM
Several dozens of US university students have walked out of a speech by two Israeli soldiers who were trying to justify Israel’s siege on Gaza and its atrocities.
Mon Apr 2, 2012 3:15PM
A US Marine Corps veteran and author asserts that Israel masterminded the 9/11 attacks, saying if Americans were informed of this, they would exterminate the Zionist regime.
Mon Apr 2, 2012 11:27AM
The slain African-American teenager’s parents plan to ask the US Justice Department to probe Florida’s State Attorney Norm Wolfinger’s possible interference in Trayvon Martin’s case.
Mon Apr 2, 2012 10:10AM
A major fundraiser for the re-election campaign of US President Barack Obama has been accused of fraud and dodging creditors, a report says.
Mon Apr 2, 2012 8:9AM
Amid efforts by Damascus to restore peace and security in the country, the US has again vowed to supply Syrian rebels with communications equipment and other support in a blatant move to fuel the crisis in Syria.
Mon Apr 2, 2012 7:9AM
The killing of another African-American teenager by police has shaken the US, as Americans were already angered over the earlier controversial murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a volunteer watch guard.
Sun Apr 1, 2012 2:36PM
A new poll shows the Americans’ support for the war in Afghanistan has fallen to an all-time low, with majority saying the US should withdraw from the country before the 2014 deadline,Press TV reports.
Sun Apr 1, 2012 1:4AM
UPDATE 1
Unidentified gunmen have opened fire on mourners outside the site of a funeral held for a shooting victim in Miami, Florida, killing two and injuring 12, US police say.
Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:5PM
Thousands of people are marching in the US city of Sanford to call for justice for the slain African American teenager Trayvon Martin, who was shot by a neighborhood watch captain.
