In preparing for possible future military interventions, the United States needs to shift substantial resources to the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development, and military-civilian efforts must be integrated from top to bottom, according to a new report issued today by a group of veteran government and private-sector leaders.

Starbucks Corp. has announced it's closing 600 underperforming locations in the United States.

Despite perceptions that the nation is losing its competitive edge, the United States remains the dominant leader in science and technology worldwide, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

The head of al-Qaida Osama bin Laden released a new tape where he calls on Europeans to stop supporting the U.S. in their war against Afghanistan.

More than six years after the terrorist attacks on the United States, September 11 is playing a major role in the 2008 race for the White House.

The Pentagon is disputing a claim by Russia's foreign minister that a series of written proposals on missile defense sent to Moscow last week do not match offers made verbally in October during a visit by Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice.

For the first time in five years the United States has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions in the world's biggest polluting country fell by 1.5 per cent last year, the first decline since 2001, and only the third reduction since 1990.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticized recent U.S. proposals for a missile defense system based in Europe.

US Vice-President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, has been treated with an electric shock for an irregular heartbeat.

Minority and housing activists in the United States say unethical lending practices and consequent foreclosures are hurting minority groups disproportionately.

Russia will not abandon its plans to suspend implementation of a key European arms treaty even after of U.S. proposals for cooperation on missile defense, a leading Russian lawmaker said Friday according to ITAR-Tass news agency.

Poland will be ready to resume dialogue with the United States on the missile defense issue after consultations with NATO and neighboring states, the prime minister said on Friday.