United States

Thursday, June 2nd 2016 - 08:49 UTC
US defense bill includes one billion dollars to fund a new polar icebreaker

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's Defense Appropriations Bill has included one billion dollars in funding to accelerate construction of a new polar icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard, reported Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.).
Tuesday, May 31st 2016 - 20:21 UTC
OAS calls for emergency meeting to address Venezuela's “grave alterations of democratic order”

The head of the Organization Of American States on Tuesday called for an emergency meeting of regional governments to evaluate Venezuela's respect for democracy, a move that could lead to the country's suspension from the hemispheric body. Luis Almagro said Venezuela had suffered “grave alterations of democratic order” and called for a vote on the matter in the coming weeks.
Monday, May 30th 2016 - 09:16 UTC
US top official expected in Uruguay and Brazil

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mari Carmen Aponte will travel to Montevideo, Uruguay, May 31-June 2 to lead the United States delegation at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Americas Regional Meeting.
Monday, May 30th 2016 - 06:49 UTC
Petrobras faces “tens of billions of dollars” in claims in US court; trial opens in September

Petrobras will finally get its day in a U.S. court on Sept. 19 in a trial that pits 18 former executives and 13 investment banks, including J.P. Morgan Securities, against U.S. and U.K. investors. Claimants are seeking “tens of billions of dollars” in losses from the Brazilian oil and gas giant.
Friday, May 27th 2016 - 07:08 UTC
Trump is over the top: with 1237 delegates he becomes Republican candidate

United States presidential candidate Donald Trump reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and set the stage for a bitter fall campaign. It takes 1,237 delegates to win the Republican nomination and Trump has reached 1,238.
Friday, May 20th 2016 - 16:37 UTC
US supports Temer: “there has been a clear and undeniable respect for democratic institutions”

United States ambassador before the Organization of American States, OAS, dismissed the notion that a coup is underway in Brazil and openly rejected concern voiced by other member states such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua
Friday, May 20th 2016 - 10:17 UTC
Trump ahead of Hillary in new polls, but both candidates have record negatives

Donald Trump has pulled ahead of Hillary Clinton in two new polls, as Republicans begin to coalesce around him while Bernie Sanders keeps hammering fellow Democrat Clinton. The real-estate tycoon leads the former secretary of state, 42% to 37%, in a general-election presidential match-up, according to a Rasmussen poll released Thursday.
Thursday, May 19th 2016 - 12:02 UTC
Minutes show Fed could be ready for an interest rate in June

Federal Reserve officials consider the United States economy could be ready for another interest rate increase in June, according to the minutes from the central bank's April policy meeting released on Wednesday. Most participants in the policy-setting committee's April 26-27 meeting said they wanted to see signs that economic growth was picking up in the second quarter and that employment and inflation were firming, the minutes showed.
Thursday, May 19th 2016 - 06:50 UTC
Argentina and US reestablish defense links after a nine-year freeze

Argentina and the United States are in the process of reestablishing strong defense links after a hiatus of seven years following this week's visit to the Pentagon of a high profile delegation from the ministry of defense which addressed several issues of mutual interest and common strategies.
Wednesday, May 18th 2016 - 11:32 UTC
US economy good news: inflation reaches 1.1% and housing starts rise 6.6%

US consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in three years in April as energy prices climbed, figures show. The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% last month, the biggest one-month increase since February 2013.