Forced out of their homes near a toxic sinkhole, the residents expected help. A year on, they still wait

The US soldier could face up to 136 years in prison for passing on secrets to WikiLeaks

Charge carried possible life sentence, although he will now be sentenced after convictions on lesser charges of espionage and theft

The judge in the case is due to issue verdicts within days

President says he will seek help from private sector if Republicans try to block his plans

Former Congressman refuses to abandon his run for New York mayor despite fresh sex scandal

Former Congressman rejects calls from rival campaigns to withdraw from race

Poll gives US President lowest approval rating in nearly two years

In a sweeping speech on the state  of the economy in his home state of Illinois, Barack Obama warned that obstructionism in Washington coupled with widening income inequalities and a weakened middle class were threatening the “very essence” of the United States of America and what it stands for.

At scores of marches across the United States this weekend, protesters brandished placards emblazoned  with the name of an African-American teenager gunned down by a white man in Florida, even though he himself was unarmed.