ACLU calls for new investigations into Todashev deathThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wants two US states, Florida and Massachusetts, to open their own investigations into the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shooting death of a Chechen immigrant acquainted with one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.11:19 24.07.2013
Man who exposed US secret surveillance program seeks political asylumEdward Snowden, 29, an employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton who has admitted to leaking secret information to the media, has told journalists that he would be asking for political asylum in a country that respects freedom of speech.10:34 10.06.2013
US court upholds CIA decision to withhold bin Laden attack, burial photosA federal appeals court in Washington DC Tuesday affirmed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) acted properly in refusing to disclose 52 post-mortem images of al Qaeda Osama bin Laden as the images were properly classified as Top Secret.14:19 22.05.2013
Moscow, Washington agree regular dialogue on adoptionsRussia and the United States have agreed to establish regular dialogue on the protection of rights of Russian children adopted by US families, says Konstantin Dolgov, the human rights ombudsman for the Russian Foreign Ministry.09:46 18.04.2013
'Taiwanchik' among 34 charged in US Russian crime ringUS authorities charged 34 people on Tuesday for allegedly being part of a Russian crime ring that investigators said engaged in extortion and money laundering in excess of $100 million, and operated high-stakes poker games in the United States that attracted professional athletes, Hollywood celebrities and Wall Street executives.09:49 17.04.2013
International credit card trafficker sentenced to 88 months in US prisonVladislav Anatolievich Horohorin, a 30-year-old Russian, Ukrainian, and Israeli citizen, was sentenced in the US Friday to 88 months in prison and ordered to pay $125,739 in restitution for trafficking in millions of stolen credit cards and for having played a role in the theft of upwards of $9 million from an American credit card company.11:38 08.04.2013
US congressman proposes 280 names to go on the Magnitsky listJim McGovern (D-MA), one of the original sponsors of the Magnitsky Act, has forwarded the presidential administration his own list of 280 Russian officials he believes should be on the State Department's Magnitsky list.12:08 05.04.2013
Anti-drone protesters temporarily derail CIA Director confirmation hearingA Senate confirmation hearing for the directorship of America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) temporarily descended into chaos yesterday as anti-drone protesters took turns hollering abuses at nominee John Brennan over the Obama administration’s drone strike policy.13:57 08.02.2013
Obama presents sweeping gun reform plan in Sandy Hook's bloody aftermathUS President Barrack Obama presented a comprehensive plan Wednesday aimed at curbing gun violence in the aftermath of the second-deadliest school shooting in US history – a massacre which claimed the lives of 20 small children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut last month.10:12 17.01.2013
US ‘regrets’ Russian adoption ban bill headed to PutinThe United States said Wednesday that it regrets Russian lawmakers’ approval of a bill that would ban US adoptions of Russian children, saying the legislation would deny many young people a childhood outside state custody.10:56 27.12.2012
US Senate passes Magnitsky ActOn Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the Magnitsky Act, a bill imposing visa sanctions against those Russians who - in the view of the US government - have been involved in human rights violations, and simultaneously voted for the cancellation of the Jackson-Vanik amendment, a landmark Cold War-era law that has long impeded U.S.-Russian trade relations.11:34 07.12.2012
Disputes over formulations delay examination of Magnitsky list bill in USThe U.S. Senate's consideration of the bill on Magnitsky list has been delayed by ongoing disputes among senators regarding the phrasing of one sentence in the document. On November 16, an overwhelming majority of U.S. House representatives voted in favor of passing the "Magnitsky Act", punishing Russian officials deemed to have violated human rights.15:15 29.11.2012
US House backs Russia ‘Magnitsky’ rights restrictionsUS lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly passed the “Magnitsky Act” to punish Russians deemed to have violated human rights, and also lifted a landmark Cold War-era law that has long impeded normal US-Russia trade relations.11:58 17.11.2012
US Reps to vote on Magnitsky list and Jackson-Vanik amendment on Nov. 16The House of Representatives will vote on the bill on the Magnitsky list and the simultaneous annulment of the Jackson-Vanik amendment on November 16, according the house's schedule.13:22 14.11.2012
Battle burning over legalizing marijuana in 3 US statesFormer American drug officials are sounding the alarm over ballot initiatives next month in three US states that would legalize the sale of marijuana for recreational use, warning Monday that the proposed measures are in clear violation of federal law and represent a serious threat to the public.09:25 16.10.2012
Russian soft drink brand owner wants to take part in trial in USRussia's Aqua-Life company has submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington an appeal to be attracted as a defendant to the local Vosk International Co.'s lawsuit disputing the rights to the Dushesse, Tarhun and Extra-Cider beverage brands.13:43 14.09.2012
Romney wants sanctions before restoring Russian trade relationsRepublican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney believes that in order for normal trade relations with Russia to be restored and for the Jackson-Vanik amendment withdrawn, the Magnitsky list bill must be adopted at the same time, according to a statement by Romney Campaign Advisor Lahnee Chen.11:05 07.09.2012
US disappointed with Ukraine high court's dismissal of Tymoshenko's appealThe United States is disappointed with the dismissal of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of a sentence imposed for signing illegal gas deals, according to US Department of State spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.12:55 30.08.2012
US believes Russian WTO accession will improve bilateral tradeThe United States believes that Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be a good step toward improving trade relations between the two countries.11:34 23.08.2012
US Congress may vote on Jackson-Vanik amendment in SeptemberThe House of Representatives will discuss the draft law granting Russia normal treatment in trade and will vote on it in September if it receives guarantees from the Senate that it will adopt it in the same month, Republican Eric Cantor, the House of Representatives Majority Leader, said.10:48 03.08.2012