Sources: BBC
The death toll in the U.S. from Hurricane Michael rises to 17: eight in Florida, five in Virginia, three in North Carolina and one in Georgia. 2018-10-12
The temporary protected status of Haitians living in the United States is extended for six months. 2017-05-22
Texas confirms its first case of locally transmitted Zika virus by mosquitoes, becoming the second U.S. state to report a local transmission of the virus after Florida. The Texas Department of State Health Services says the case involves a woman living in Cameron County, who is not pregnant. 2016-11-28
United States officials say North Korea has apparently lost contact with one of its submarines. The U.S. was watching the sub off North Korea's eastern coast when it vanished earlier this week. Officials are unsure whether the missing vessel is adrift or has sunk. 2016-03-13
Voters in the United States go to the polls for House of Representatives, Senate and local elections. 2014-11-4
Surgeons at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, perform the first full face transplant in the United States. 2011-03-21
The Government of Australia sends a QANTAS jet to evacuate Australians trapped in Egypt while the United States Government charters jets to evacuate its citizens. 2011-01-31
Construction of a factory for the first fleet of commercial spaceships begins at the Mojave Air and Space Port in the United States. 2010-11-9
The United States discusses the arrest of Bradley Manning, accused of providing secret information about US military corruption to Wikileaks. 2010-07-14