7:18pm

Low water levels threaten US farm goods

A barge powers its way up the Mississippi River Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 ©AP

Commodities could be marooned if Mississippi closed to barges

From US POLITICS & POLICY 4:58pm

New York to review response to superstorm

City may expand evacuation zones and build levees, says Bloomberg

From US POLITICS & POLICY Dec 5, 2012

Obama to request up to $55bn in Sandy aid

Recovery funding ask comes in midst of budget battle

Week in Review from COMPANIES Nov 30, 2012

BP plays down US EPA ban

Group says agency preparing deal that would lift suspension

Nov 30, 2012

Strauss-Kahn to settle suit with maid

Former IMF chief and Diallo to appear in court next week

Nov 29, 2012

US birth rate falls to record low

Decline linked to economic downturn

People stand on destroyed boardwalk debris from Superstorm Sandy at Rockaway Beach ©Getty From COMMENT Nov 29, 2012

Climate: Storm warning

To protect New York, the US needs to invest in infrastructure

Nov 27, 2012

Organ transplant pioneer Joseph Murray dies

Surgeon performed world’s first successful transplant

Nov 26, 2012

NY losses from Sandy hit $42bn

Governor raises estimate for federal aid

Volunteers serve Thanksgiving dinner to residents in the Rockaways section of Queens on November 22, 2012 in New York, as the city recovers from the effects of superstorm Sandy ©AFP Nov 23, 2012

Volunteers rise to challenge after Sandy

Occupy Wall Street veterans joined by army of helpers

Nov 20, 2012

FBI arrests four men in terrorist plot

California men allegedly planned to join al-Qaeda and Taliban

From COMPANIES Nov 19, 2012

Greenberg suit over AIG bailout dismissed

Former chief alleged NY Fed broke the law

Nov 19, 2012

Small businesses struggle after Sandy

Rebuilding efforts hampered by lack of skilled technicians

From ASIA-PACIFIC Nov 19, 2012

Obama arrives in Myanmar

President defends visit amid doubts by human rights groups

From COMPANIES Nov 18, 2012

BP eyes Russia cash for buyback

$4bn move to reward investors

Nov 18, 2012

Sandy will have ‘no effect’ on NY fares

MTA head says commuters will not bear cost of superstorm

Nov 18, 2012

Two missing in US oil rig blast

Gulf of Mexico production platform owned by Black Elk Energy

From US POLITICS & POLICY Nov 16, 2012

US pension insurer demands funding reform

PBGC says record $34bn deficit could have been worse

From COMMENT Nov 16, 2012

US energy is changing the world again

America will maintain its global role even as its oil output rises, writes Daniel Yergin

From LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN Nov 16, 2012

Software guru McAfee on the move again

Anti-virus pioneer sought by police over Belize murder