Boeing is expected to offer ways to fix the 787's battery problems at a meeting with the US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday.

Sesame Street's Big Bird has teamed up with First Lady Michelle Obama on a healthy eating campaign in the US.

Actress Megan Fox is reuniting with director Michael Bay to star in the updated film version of 90s big screen hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The FBI disciplines agents for sending nude pictures, bugging a boss's office, and visiting a massage parlour, a leaked memo reveals.

The former Spice Girl joins the judging panel of TV talent show America's Got Talent.

The US ambassador to Russia warns against "exploiting human tragedy" after US woman was accused of murdering her adopted Russian son.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to meet President Obama in the US for talks aimed at fortifying their key security alliance.

A celebrated piece of work by street artist Banksy has found itself on the other side of the world in a Miami auction house.

Authorities seek the cause of death of a Canadian woman found dead in a Los Angeles hotel cistern, while assuring guests the water is safe to drink.

A major winter storm in the US Midwest that is already blamed for two deaths blankets several states in up to 17in (43cm) of snow.

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Three people die on the Las Vegas Strip after a gunman in a Range Rover fired on a Maserati, sending it crashing into a taxi and sparking a fireball.

Former managers at a peanut company are charged in connect with a salmonella outbreak that caused nine deaths in 2008 and 2009.

Wal-Mart says sales were slow at the start of February and warns they will remain sluggish throughout the current quarter.

Global stock markets fall as it emerges members of the US Federal Reserve voiced concerns that stimulus measures could risk financial stability.

Hewlett-Packard sees a 6% drop in first-quarter sales as demand for PCs continues to shrink, but analysts had predicted a bigger fall.

American International Group reports a $4bn (£2.6bn) three-month loss, mainly due to the sale of its aircraft leasing business ILFC.

Two US cardinals are being questioned on cases of child abuse by priests under their supervision, days ahead of a papal conclave in Rome.

France responds angrily to a US tyre firm boss who said he would be "stupid" to invest in France, where he claimed staff worked only three hours a day.

YouTube streaming data is being included in the figures used to make up the US singles chart for the first time.