NFL under fire for handling of Ray Rice caseRunning back’s wife a lone voice in support of man who knocked her out in hotel liftTue Sept 09 2014 - 17:16
More gay groups to apply for New York Paddy’s Day parade‘I won’t say that it is possible that we would consider another group,’ say organisersMon Sept 08 2014 - 23:23
Obama stalls plan on immigration reformPresident had called on Republicans to ‘drop the excuses and act’Mon Sept 08 2014 - 01:00
Obama: kiss of death?Most US presidents end up as lame ducks. But Barack Obama’s power has waned early, and in November’s midterm elections he will struggle to keep control of the US Senate. One of the key battlegrounds is North CarolinaSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Obama needs people on side for attack on Islamic State militantsAmerica Letter: president will need to win over Congress as he steps up fightSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Child in Irish nanny trial ‘died from abusive head injuries’Cavan woman Aisling Brady McCarthy is accused of fatally assaulting the infantFri Sept 05 2014 - 22:14
Virginia ex-governor and wife found guilty of corruptionCouple face jail time and heavy penaltiesFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
US to investigate Ferguson policing practicesJustice department move a response to killing of Michael BrownFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Cardinal welcomes decision to allow gay groups in paradeComments reflect shifting views of Catholic hierarchy towards gay rightsThu Sept 04 2014 - 07:12
Obama moves to reassure allies US is committed to protecting eastern EuropeAnalysis: Nato summit and Baltic stopover intended to counter Russian aggressionThu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00
Objective is to ‘destroy’ Islamic State - ObamaCameron calls for action against those promoting ‘extremist narrative’ after hostage killedWed Sept 03 2014 - 20:20
New York St Patrick’s Day Parade lifts ban on gay marchersMayor Bill de Blasio refused to participate in 2014 parade because of people’s exclusionWed Sept 03 2014 - 14:37
Islamic State video ‘shows beheading’ of second US hostageJournalist Steven Sotloff featured in video released last month of Jim Foley being killedWed Sept 03 2014 - 09:36
US drone strike in Somalia targets Islamic group al-ShabaabSahara drone base set to be third US military surveillance hub in north AfricaWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
FBI and Apple investigate leaking of nude photos of celebritiesKate Upton’s lawyer to pursue anyone disseminating these ’illegally obtained images’Tue Sept 02 2014 - 14:03
Sexist dinosaurs in Capitol Hill with Jurassic attitudes to womenLetter from America: senator’s claims of sexual harassment spark indignationSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Supporters organise Dublin fundraising evening for ClintonHouse event charging up to $5,000 a ticket to back Clinton if she runs in 2016Fri Aug 29 2014 - 01:04
Banks seek to block Dunne’s bid to stop US bankruptcy caseCourt told trustee has evidence developer had ‘dominative control’ over wife’s assetsThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
Next phase in Sean Dunne vs Nama battle beckonsDeveloper’s bid to drop US bankruptcy case not guaranteed to succeedThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
Californians drill deeper as they face worst drought in 40 years63 trillion gallons of water lost in drought that stretches as far east as KansasThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
British sparklers tweet on bicentenary of White House fire sends sparks flyingEmbassy posts: ‘Commemorating the 200th anniversary of burning the White House. Only sparklers this time!’Wed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
Economic cost of Napa earthquake reported to be close to $1bn6.0-magnitude quake most severe to strike San Francisco Bay Area since 1989Wed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
US court to hear Seán Dunne’s bid to dismiss bankruptcy case‘Status hearing’ ordered on motion to dismiss bankruptcy caseWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
Detroit’s poorest vent anger at authorities who have turned water offAmerica Letter: water department $6 billion in debt struggling in bankrupt US citySat Aug 02 2014 - 01:00
Israel and Hamas agree three-day truceDelegations will immediately travel to Cairo for talks on a durable ceasefireFri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00
Nama seeks to question Seán Dunne's sonDeveloper accuses agency of ‘abusing discovery process’ in US bankruptcy caseFri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00
Suspect in deaths of Irish soldiers appears in US courtMan linked to 1980 slayings of two Irish UN peacekeepers in deportation caseThu Jul 31 2014 - 16:13
Gaza conflict: souring of relations unlikely to shift America’s support for IsraelConflict creates fresh tensions in a relationship that seems impervious to challengeThu Jul 31 2014 - 01:00
US arrest may bring prosecution for murder of Irish soldiersThirty-four on, the man eyewitnesses allege is responsible faces possible deportationWed Jul 30 2014 - 08:39
Dunne attempt to quiz Nama chief blocked by US courtJudge suggests mediator to resolve discovery issues in hard-fought litigationWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:00
EU, US extend sanctions on Russia over ‘Ukraine violence’Co-ordinated approach targets trade, energy, banks, technology, arms and finance sectorWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:00
Obama may act on tax inversions without waiting for agreement from CongressLaw from 1969 could be used to tackle issue, says Harvard Law School professorTue Jul 29 2014 - 01:25
US and Europe poised for co-ordinated sanctions against RussiaObama’s 50th call with EU leaders on Ukraine crisis marks more unified responseTue Jul 29 2014 - 01:00
Corruption trial of former Virginia governor and wife beginsState’s former first couple charged for receiving gifts and loans from businessmanTue Jul 29 2014 - 01:00
The ‘Holy Grail of tax avoidance schemes’ was made in the USThe US’s current corporation tax problems are of their own making not oursSun Jul 27 2014 - 17:18
Working conditions of cheerleaders bring little cheerAmerica Letter: lawsuits have shone a light on cheerleaders’ pay and conditionsSat Jul 26 2014 - 01:00
Obama names Ireland in attack on tax policies of US firmsCompanies ‘gaming the system’ in relocatingFri Jul 25 2014 - 03:00
Third botched US execution reignites death penalty debateConvicted murderer reported to have gasped and snorted in almost two-hour executionFri Jul 25 2014 - 01:00
US judge directs Gayle Killilea Dunne, Nama to resolve disputeBankruptcy court refuses to grant developer’s wife protectionThu Jul 24 2014 - 09:46
Conflicting court rules leave Obamacare subsidies in limboTwo US appeals courts have diverged on President Obama’s flagship healthcare lawThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00
US Congress urged to prevent ‘tax inversions’Deals under scrutiny include Medtronic’s €31.3 billion acquisition of Irish firm CovidienWed Jul 23 2014 - 07:39
Hillary Clinton attacked as ‘20th century’ presidential candidateClinton ‘does not offer an agenda for moving America forward’, says Republican senatorTue Jul 22 2014 - 19:45
Ireland will slip down ‘Islamicity’ index because of economic crashIreland scored highest based on how closely the policies and achievements of countries reflect Islamic economic teachingsTue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
Boston mayor plans Irish visit in SeptemberMarty Walsh’s 10-day visit will be first to the family homes of his parents since his electionTue Jul 22 2014 - 00:12
Obama urges Russia to permit access to Ukraine crash sitePresident asks what pro-Russian separatists want to hide by tampering with evidenceMon Jul 21 2014 - 18:18
Flurry of takeovers by US firms sparks ‘inversion’ rowAmerican politicians regularly heard complaining about loss of companies overseasSun Jul 20 2014 - 17:22
Massachusetts senator’s populism energises American leftWarren offers a credible alternative to Clinton among Democratic grassrootsSat Jul 19 2014 - 18:36
US points to Russian role in downed passenger jetObama: tragedy should be ‘wake-up call’ to Europe about escalating conflict in UkraineSat Jul 19 2014 - 01:00
