Current TV
| Nov 20, 2012
Workers are getting burned, crushed, jabbed and stretched in managers' rush to set up and milk fracking operations in North Dakota. But they're often reluctant to report many injuries, or file workers compensation claims because they don't want to...
Associated Press
| Nov 19, 2012
At a bankruptcy judge's urging, Hostess Brands and a key union have agreed to enter into mediation in a bid to settle their pay battle. That means Twinkies just might live another day to fatten up nostalgic American fans.
Associated Press
| Nov 19, 2012
Authorities have launched a homicide investigation into a devastating house explosion that killed a young couple, destroyed five homes and severely damaged several others in Indianapolis. Cops, who first believed the blast was caused by a gas leak...
Associated Press
| Nov 18, 2012
A Soyuz space capsule carrying three crew members, including American astronaut Sunita Williams, touched down safely in a chilly Kazakhstan early today. The trio, which also included Japanese astro Akihiko Hoshide and Russian cosmonaut Yuri M...
Associated Press
| Nov 18, 2012
Some of the very free thinkers in the City by the Bay might not be able to let it all hang out after today. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is voting on whether to ban public nudity on streets, sidewalks and public parks. Even residents of ...
Associated Press
| Nov 18, 2012
Sticky-fingered entrepreneurs are hoping to capitalize on American nostalgia by offering what could be the last Twinkies in the cosmos for up to thousands of dollars on the Internet. Twinkie-maker Hostess Brands is heading to bankruptcy court toda...
Slate News
| Nov 18, 2012
Already miss David Petraeus in a position of power? Don't despair. You can catch him repeatedly on the new "Call of Duty: Black Ops II." His character shows up in the popular war game as secretary of defense in the year 2025, serving under a presi...
Reuters
| Nov 18, 2012
So what's the story now that marijuana is legal in Washington state and Colorado? Seattle police have put together this helpful guide for inquiring tokers. Once you're 21, "Smoke 'em if you got 'em," urges the video spokesman with an almost totall...
Euronews
| Nov 18, 2012
President Barack Obama began a historic three country Asian tour with his first stop in Thailand, where he was welcomed by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok. Obama is touring the Pacific region in a clear message that he intends to shi...
— Apr 10 at 05:22 pm
...using E85. The E85 campaign website is another strategy for education and advocacy. Here, signs, stickers, posters, hats, keychains, and other m...
— May 8 at 06:02 pm
...and U.S. relations in the region. Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long...
— May 10 at 06:23 am
...With the website you can also find government jobs offerings, if the person wants a career change or just looking for employment. The services j...
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The United States of America, commonly called the United States, or America, is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is situated in the northwest portion of the continent, with Canada to its east and Russia to its west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also has several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles and with around 315 million people, the United States is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area and the third-largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The geography and climate of the U.S. is also extremely diverse, with deserts, plains, forests, and mountains that are home to a wide variety of species.
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