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US healthcare bill clears Senate test
The US Senate narrowly votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul America's healthcare system.
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Hearing for US army base 'gunman'
The psychiatrist charged over the Fort Hood army base massacre has his first court hearing - in the hospital where he is recovering.
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Jackson glove sells for $350,000
The glove worn by Michael Jackson for his first Moonwalk dance in 1983 sells at auction for $350,000 (£212,000).
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Algeria clears ex-Guantanamo men
Two Algerian men formerly held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are acquitted of terror charges at a trial on their return home.
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Knox prosecutors seek life term
Italian prosecutors seek a life sentence for US student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend over an alleged sexual murder.
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Chavez hails 'Carlos the Jackal'
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez defends "Carlos the Jackal" and world leaders he says are wrongly considered "bad guys".
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US couple admit spying for Cuba
A retired US state department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for nearly three decades.
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Sears Tower plot leader is jailed
The leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago is sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison.
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Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing'
Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.
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Astronaut becomes father in space
Astronaut Randolph Bresnik becomes a father in space after his wife gives birth to a daughter back home on Earth in Texas.
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Political analysis and a British perspective on life in the US
Mark Mardell's take on politics and life in the US and North America.
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Obama's diplomatic dance with America's banker
It should come as no surprise that President Obama is dancing deftly around some thorny issues on his trip to China, says Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America.
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Sniper denied victims' families a story
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, argues that the Washington sniper's refusal to explain his actions cuts across the need for a healing narrative.
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Rugby: Argentina lose to Wales
Shane Williams claims two tries as Wales comfortably beat Argentina at the Millennium Stadium.
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Uruguay take last World Cup spot
Uruguay secure the final place at the 2010 World Cup by drawing 1-1 with Costa Rica in Montevideo to seal a 2-1 aggregate win
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Blackwater guard charges to drop
US prosecutors ask for charges against one of five Blackwater guards accused of killing up to 17 Iraqi civilians to be dropped.
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Oprah announces end of talk show
A tearful Oprah Winfrey announces her talk show will end in September 2011 after 25 years on the air.
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Hershey 'mulls $17bn Cadbury bid'
US chocolate maker Hershey considers launching a solo bid of at least $17bn (£10bn) for UK firm Cadbury, reports say.
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Peru arrests 'human fat killers'
Police in Peru arrest members of a gang accused of killing dozens of people to sell their fat for use in cosmetics.
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Italian sex scandal woman 'dead'
A Brazilian transsexual prostitute linked to a sex row involving an Italian politician is found burned to death, officials say.
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Honduras leader 'to step aside'
Honduras interim leader Roberto Micheletti says he will step aside briefly ahead of polls scheduled for the end of the month.
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US father 'shot child abuse son'
A US man is charged with murder for allegedly shooting his teenage son dead on suspicion he had inappropriate contact with a three-year-old girl.
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Ex-smoker wins $300m in damages
Tobacco firm Philip Morris is ordered to pay out $300m in damages to a former smoker.
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Computer glitch hits US flights
A computer glitch affecting aircraft flight plans causes cancellations and delays across the eastern US.
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Surprise fall in US home building
Construction of new homes and apartments in the US unexpectedly fell in October, to the lowest level in six months.
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Luke Air Force Base is on a short list of five air bases to house the next generation of military fighter jet, the F-35. Many West Valley leaders see the jet as key to keeping the bases' $2 billion economic impact as the Air Force phases out Luke's older F-16 jets. But one West Valley city is raising concerns about the new aircraft and its impact on local communities.
