BP guilty of 'gross negligence'
A US judge rules BP was 'grossly negligent' and guilty of reckless conduct in the lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ferguson police face new probe
The US will open a broad investigation into policing in Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of the killing of an unarmed black teenager, US media reports.
Third American with Ebola named
A third American aid worker sickened with Ebola at a hospital in Liberia has been identified.
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'No hero' - Murdered reporter's family03:08
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Iowa storm chaser hit by lightning00:40
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'No anger' over 30 years on death row01:19
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US teens attempt prison break, twice01:23
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Beheading 'will not intimidate US'02:41
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Burst water main floods San Diego00:29
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Waiting for water in debt-hit Detroit02:30
Echo Chambers
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The other Isises
A Washington-based think tank asks the media to start referring to the militant Islamic group in Iraq and Syria by a different acronym. Has the acronym Isis become corporate poison?
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Ferguson protests
How the shooting of a black unarmed teenager sparked days of unrest and made a nation look at itself.
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Vice Media secures $500m backing
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Standard Life sells Canadian business
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Internet accomplices?
The morality of viewing the nude celeb photos
Features & Analysis
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Boycott the NFL?
Too violent, too commercial, too much, says author
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McSecret
The fast food items you've never heard of
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California rumbles
First report from Europe's new quake-watcher
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Chill factor
How much has the Ice Bucket Challenge achieved?
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Lost and found
Beachcomber tracks missing wedding ring owner
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Jihadi journey
How Americans join the fight in Syria
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Creating a buzz
Can America's honeybees be saved?
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Mondays off
Could a four-day working week help the US economy?
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