Americas News

Arizona says it will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.

Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.

Oil from BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well has cleared from the sea surface faster than expected, scientists say, 100 days after the disaster began.

Canadian archaeologists locate the wreck of HMS Investigator, a British ship abandoned in the Arctic in the 19th Century.

US aircraft giant Boeing reports a sharp drop in profits between April and June amid falling plane deliveries.

A 24-year-old beautician has been arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle night-vision rifle scopes from the US to Russia.

The US Congress approves funds to pay for President Barack Obama's plan to increase US troops in Afghanistan, by a 308 to 114 vote.

A US federal watchdog harshly criticises the US military for failing to account properly for almost $9bn (£5.8bn) of reconstruction funds for Iraq.

A pipeline carrying oil from the US to Canada spills over 800,000 gallons (3m litres) of oil into a creek which pours into a Michigan river.