US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke tells Congress that it is too soon to end the stimulus programme or raise interest rates.

By a wide margin, Los Angeles elects its first Jewish mayor, Eric Garcetti, a 42-year-old three-term city councilman.

Getting ready for bookless libraries

The damage from the Oklahoma tornado could reach $2bn (£1.3bn), the Oklahoma Insurance Department warns, although many tenants may have no insurance cover.

A former congressman who resigned in disgrace in 2011 over his racy Twitter messages has announced he will run for mayor of New York City.

The rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought.

Tiger Woods condemns "hurtful" jibe as Sergio Garcia apologises for what could be interpreted as a racist remark.

The inventor of the Gif image format says it should be pronounced Jif, despite what the Oxford English Dictionary says.

Footage filmed by Charles Gafford shows the power of the tornado in Oklahoma, seen through the opening of a roof inside a storm shelter.

Former Main Senator Olympia Snowe, who quit the US Congress in 2012, has a prescription for how to change the deadlocked legislature.

A sweeping immigration bill that would offer a chance of citizenship to millions living in the US illegally takes a stride forward in Congress.

US tax officials tell a congressional hearing they did not know their agency had targeted conservative groups.

A US judge refuses to dismiss a drug-driving case against Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of the late Robert F Kennedy.

Heard the one about the orchestra that walked into a bar?

Shares on Wall Street race to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank will continue supporting the economy.

The search for victims of the gigantic tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb continues into a second day, with 24 people confirmed dead.

JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will keep both jobs after shareholders voted in his favour.

Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders.

Manchester City have announced a partnership with baseball's New York Yankees to form a new Major League Soccer franchise.

A seven-year-old girl has told news reporters about her experience of the tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, describing how she and her teacher got stuck under the desks.