United States

US President Barack Obama delivers his final speech

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama had to quell the boos of a raucous crowd when he made an oblique reference to incoming president Donald Trump during his final speech to the nation.

January 11, 2017

President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to speaks at McCormick Place in Chicago. Picture: AP/Charles Rex Arbogast

Obama Says Goodbye

January 10, 2017

Jeff Sessions, US attorney general nominee, denies KKK sympathies

January 10, 2017

More Stories

January 10, 2017

US church attacker sentenced to death

A white supremacist has been sentenced to death for the racially motivated killings of nine black people at a South Carolina church in 2015.

January 10, 2017

January 06, 2017

‘Multiple people dead’ at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport

A GUNMAN opened fire inside the baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, killing five people and injuring as many as eight.

January 06, 2017

Passengers gather on tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport after shots fired. Picture: Sky News

January 06, 2017

Trump says U.S. will be 'paid back' for Mexico wall

Trump’s transition team has reportedly signaled to Congress that the president-elect’s preference is to fund the border wall through a congressional appropriations process as soon as April, but Trump insists Mexico will pay for the wall, just later. Buzz60

January 06, 2017

January 05, 2017

Clapper: RT reporting on US problems part of 'multifaceted' Russian campaign to undermine elections

RT’s reporting on US issues was part of a “multifaceted Russian campaign” to undermine America, according to the outgoing Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

January 05, 2017

https://cdn.rt.com/files/2017.01/original/586e62ebc4618877608b45f7.jpg

January 04, 2017

LIRR Commuter Train Crashes in Brooklyn; Over 100 Injured

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said none of the injuries were life threatening.

January 04, 2017

December 24, 2016

Is America about to collapse? Here are some reasons it’s a genuine tragedy

IN RECENT weeks there has been no end of American commentators willing to bet their credibility on the coming collapse of America, thanks to Trump.

December 24, 2016

He was a highly effective campaigner, but will Donald Trump’s rule be the end of the US as we know it? Picture Megan Cullen

December 20, 2016

FBI reveals search warrant for Clinton email probe

The FBI has made public documents related to the controversial October reopening of its probe into Hillary Clinton’s private email server; the Democratic presidential candidate has blamed the investigation announcement for her defeat at the polls.

December 20, 2016

FBI Director James Comey © Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

December 19, 2016

Donald Trump wins electoral college vote

The US Electoral College has certified Donald Trump as president, despite a last-ditch effort to deny him the White House.

December 19, 2016

Donald Trump is now guaranteed to be the 45th president of the United States

December 18, 2016

Trump Cabinet excites his voters: 'We have to trust him'

The Associated Press interviewed Trump voters about his Cabinet picks and other postelection revelations.

December 18, 2016

December 14, 2016

Inauguration blues: Why pop stars won't play for Trump

Reports from the US suggest Donald Trump is struggling to find A-list stars to perform at his inauguration. We asked the stars of the BBC Music Awards what it would take to get them to play.

December 14, 2016

The president elect did not enjoy many celebrity endorsements during his campaign

December 13, 2016

What to know about ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State

EXXONMOBIL CEO Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the State Department, has ample experience in dealing with other nations, but strictly as a businessman, not a diplomat.

December 13, 2016

Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State. Picture: AFP

December 11, 2016

Donald Trump on CIA finding Russians hacked US election: ‘It’s ridiculous’

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump has rejected a CIA finding that Russia sought to influence the US election on his behalf, labelling the assessment ridiculous.

December 11, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump has called the CIA conclusion ridiculous. Picture: Andrew Harnik/AP

December 11, 2016

What the Chinese think about Exxon's Rex Tillerson

The company has some 1300 employees in China, 300 of which are in Hong Kong, the rest on the Mainland.

December 11, 2016

Rex Tillerson shakes hands with China National Offshore Oil Corp. chairman Fu Chengyu. Credit: REUTERS/Susana Vera

December 09, 2016

Right to the end, Trump campaign spent less than Clinton's

The Republican continued his campaign-long trend of spending far less than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

December 09, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence react to supporters during a rally, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

December 08, 2016

Who has Trump picked for his Cabinet so far?

At a 'thank you' victory rally in Cincinnati Thursday evening, President-elect Donal Trump announced he would "appoint" former Marine Corps General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense. (Dec. 3) AP

December 08, 2016

December 08, 2016

Donald Trump attacks union leader who called him a liar

Donald Trump has blasted a union leader who accused him of lying about his deal to stop an air conditioning maker from moving jobs to Mexico.

December 08, 2016

Chuck Jones (right) met Senator Bernie Sanders earlier in the year

December 07, 2016

Trump presidency: Border hawk ex-general to run US security

Retired Marine General John Kelly has been reportedly asked to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

December 07, 2016

US Marine Corps General John Kelly would be the third general Mr Trump has tapped for his administration