via BBC News In a rare outbreak of bipartisan voting, the US Congress has passed a measure preventing student loan interest rates from doubling. With a deadline looming, lawmakers passed the measure as part of a larger transportation bill. The legislative amity comes amid an election year that has been riven by rancour between party […]

via CNN Friends and family of Rodney King gathered in Los Angeles to bid final farewell to the man whose 1991 beating by the city’s police sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved. King was found dead in his swimming pool at his Rialto, California, home almost two weeks ago. He was […]

via BBC News US health regulators have approved a weight-loss pill for the first time in 13 years. Belviq, made by Arena Pharmaceutical, can be used by obese or overweight adults with at least one condition. The drug achieved only modest results in clinical studies, helping people lose on average about 5% of their body […]

via BBC News Some three million people have been left without power after violent storms hit the region around the US capital, Washington DC. The storms swept from the Midwest states to the region around Washington, packing winds of up to 80mph (130 km/h). The power outages left many sweltering without air conditioning amid a […]