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Under fire from courts and allies over a vast US spying dragnet, President Barack Obama faced new heat Tuesday from Internet titans who fear the surveillance has crossed constitutional lines. Obama met bosses of tech giants Google, Apple, Netflix, Yahoo…

A US judge struck a first blow against the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of phone records Monday, ruling it breaches citizens’ privacy to a degree that is probably unconstitutional. The ruling by the Washington District Court was stayed…

After a five-year wait, Mohammad Janis Shinwari is relieved to be in the United States, safe from the threats of the Taliban. But as a former interpreter for US troops in Afghanistan, Shinwari fears for the lives of his colleagues back home, who are…

The White House rejected claims Thursday that it had clamped down on press access more than previous administrations after it was accused of mounting an “Orwellian” image control campaign. President Barack Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney faced a fresh…

American Airlines and US Airways merged Monday to create the new American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, after overcoming concerns that it will hurt competition and raise travelers’ costs. AMR Corporation, the former parent of American Airlines…

Nelson Mandela loomed large for each of the four US presidents set to honor him on Tuesday: as a distant mentor, a personal counselor, a wartime critic and a fellow world sage. President Barack Obama and former US leader George W. Bush boarded Air Force…

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Friday praised the life of South Africa’s late leader Nelson Mandela, whom she hailed as “a giant among us.” Clinton, who was accepting a prestigious human rights award in Washington, focused on Mandela…