Obama administration praises Northern Ireland dealSecretary of state John Kerry urges parties to continue to ‘deal effectively with the past’Wed Nov 18 2015 - 00:10
Republicans object to more Syrian refugees entering USMajority of state governors join Republican candidates in proposing restrictionsTue Nov 17 2015 - 20:18
Democratic candidates debate Islamic State after attacksSanders blames ‘disastrous’ invasion of Iraq, supported by Clinton, for rise of militantsSun Nov 15 2015 - 08:38
New Nixon book shows need to dig deep into lives of candidatesAmerica Letter: Bob Woodward’s study reveals the corrupt use of war to retain powerSat Nov 14 2015 - 05:00
‘I didn’t run then, I am not running now’ – David DrummFormer Anglo Irish Bank chief beseeches US judge for release while he fights extraditionSat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
US court pushes for February hearing for Drumm caseBoston judge expresses concern that former banker’s extradition case could take yearsSat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Ex-Anglo chief David Drumm pleads with judge for bailBanker tells US court he ‘did not flee’ Ireland after leaving company in December 2008Fri Nov 13 2015 - 20:28
David Drumm is a ‘clear flight risk’, says US prosecutorAttorney objects to bail saying ex-banker could flee country to avoid extraditionFri Nov 13 2015 - 08:17
Berkeley parents file US lawsuits over balcony collapseParents of all students killed and injured in collapse take cases against 35 defendantsFri Nov 13 2015 - 07:51
Signs of Berkeley balcony problems were ‘ignored’ – lawyersCompanies ‘cut corners to save money’, failed to heed ‘red flag’ warnings, families allegeFri Nov 13 2015 - 02:00
Cases mark first civil actions for damages over Berkeley tragedy‘The unimaginable terror that each victim experienced was eclipsed by the carnage’Fri Nov 13 2015 - 00:01
More Drumm family members plead with judge for his releaseTwo brothers and another sister of former banker write to US court before bail hearingThu Nov 12 2015 - 23:35
Jeb Bush seeks post-debate lift among Iowa’s undecidedsFormer Republican frontrunner performs more confidently in party’s fourth debateWed Nov 11 2015 - 23:00
Obama to ask supreme court to approve deportation shield planUS president faces prospect of block to efforts to fix country’s immigration systemWed Nov 11 2015 - 10:46
Drumm proposes home detention as condition of bail releaseLawyers for former banker call extradition case ‘curious’ coming in run-up to electionsWed Nov 11 2015 - 08:27
Republican debate: Trump’s ‘silly’ immigration plan criticisedCandidates spar over businessman’s proposal to deport millions of illegal immigrantsWed Nov 11 2015 - 07:04
Maureen O’Hara funeral recalls her ‘fiery spirit’Hollywood actress never ‘lost her simplicity’ nor forgot Irish roots, mourners toldMon Nov 09 2015 - 17:43
Republican debate: Carson battles against inconsistenciesFront-runner flirts with controversy but primary voters warm to outspokennessMon Nov 09 2015 - 17:41
Former Putin aide found dead in Irish-owned hotelBody of former Kremlin minister Mikhail Lesin discovered in Washington premisesSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:54
US Letter: Low turnout at state elections poor guide to 2016Local election participation far from blockbuster turnout at presidential electionsSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:00
Obama rejects controversial Keystone XL pipelineUS president says 1,897km line would not make meaningful contribution to economyFri Nov 06 2015 - 18:25
Adams hits back at critics for travelling to NY fundraiserSinn Féin leader tells US donors ‘disastrous’ policies scattered Irish around the worldFri Nov 06 2015 - 09:36
George HW Bush lashes son’s former aides Cheney and RumsfeldBush calls George W’s VP ‘iron-ass’ and says ex-defence secretary served him badlyFri Nov 06 2015 - 01:00
Donald Trump brings up Ireland in criticism of US tax policyPresidential candidate says it is ‘prohibitive’ for companies to repatriate moneyWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:00
New Irish-American group to back O’Malley in 2016Former Baltimore mayor taps support of Irish-Americans in bid for the White HouseTue Nov 03 2015 - 07:30
Paul Ryan’s ‘bottom-up approach’ aims to unite RepublicansNew House of Representatives Speaker vows not to work with Obama on immigration fixTue Nov 03 2015 - 01:00
Golden Gate guardian builds bridge between suicide and lifeCalifornia Highway Patrol man learned how talking brought people back ‘over the rail’Sat Oct 31 2015 - 05:00
I&Q: Is violence making a sinister move into US schools?A US school-based police officer was fired this week for violently arresting a female studentSat Oct 31 2015 - 01:00
US denies JP McManus entitled to $5.2m tax refundBusinessman claims tax wrongly withheld on $17.4m in US gambling winnings in 2012Sat Oct 31 2015 - 01:00
New Berkeley rules lead to more wood rot findsInspections introduced after balcony collapse unearths problems in other buildingsFri Oct 30 2015 - 01:00
Marco Rubio shines at Jeb Bush’s expense in Republican debateAnalysis: Florida senator delivers knockout counterpunch in bruising third debateThu Oct 29 2015 - 18:00
‘In the shadow of each other, we live’, President says at BerkeleyHiggins honours emergency staff and volunteers at special receptionThu Oct 29 2015 - 10:48
Republican debate: Jeb Bush slumps as attack backfiresParty’s one-time frontrunner slips as challenge on Marco Rubio comes undoneThu Oct 29 2015 - 06:52
President thanks San José mayor for care for Berkeley survivorsMichael D Higgins says generosity ‘really moved everyone in Ireland very deeply’Wed Oct 28 2015 - 06:47
President warns against technology leaving behind human skillsPresident Higgins paid tribute to mathematician George Boole and was presented with Irish-designed Google doodleTue Oct 27 2015 - 23:16
A balcony collapses: San Francisco, 1996Two decades ago Kathy Reidy survived an incident in California that had many similarities to the tragedy that killed one American and five Irish students in Berkeley in JuneSat Oct 24 2015 - 09:00
Campaign by Sanders shows socialism is no longer a dirty word in US politicsVermont senator plans to sell his brand of ‘democratic socialism’ more in 2016 raceSat Oct 24 2015 - 05:00
Simon Carswell: Hillary Clinton all but handed the Democratic nominationWithout Biden in the race polls show Clinton’s support rising to a whopping 64 per centSat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00
David Drumm to spend at least three more weeks in US detentionFormer Anglo chief wants more time to prepare defence to extradition caseFri Oct 23 2015 - 16:52
Drumm hires two more top US lawyers to fight extraditionFormer Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm has bail hearing on MondayThu Oct 22 2015 - 21:44
Hillary Clinton confronts critics over BenghaziFormer secretary of state testifies before Republican-led committee on 2012 attacksThu Oct 22 2015 - 20:11
Paul Ryan gives divided Republicans deadlineVice-presidential candidate says he would ‘gladly serve’ as speakerThu Oct 22 2015 - 11:17
Hearing puts Hillary Clinton in Benghazi spotlight againHouse committee to question former secretary of state over deadly 2012 attacks in LibyaThu Oct 22 2015 - 01:00
US vice-president Joe Biden rules out White House bidDemocrat says he cannot ‘mount a winning campaign’ for party’s nomination in 2016Wed Oct 21 2015 - 18:22
Donald Trump and Jeb Bush square off over 9/11 attacksRepublican candidates spar on how WTC ‘came down’ during George W’s presidencyMon Oct 19 2015 - 17:35
US turning into plutocracy as small number of donors buy into powerIn the US money and politics are bound in a mutually beneficial relationshipSat Oct 17 2015 - 05:00
David Drumm to spend at least 10 more days in detention centreBail hearing postponed until October 26th as former Anglo chief’s lawyer needs more timeFri Oct 16 2015 - 19:15
Obama halts plan to withdraw troops from AfghanistanDecision not to end the US’s longest war marks an embarrassing volte-faceThu Oct 15 2015 - 21:29
David Drumm bail hearing in Boston postponedLawyer fighting bid to extradite ex-Anglo chief says she needs time to prepare caseThu Oct 15 2015 - 18:49
