Washington, Mar. 10: President Barack Obama could do what his predecessor George Bush did to get America back on track as the only superpower of the world.

According to Fox News, though Obama is ideologically worlds apart from Bush, both have the political instinct to convert a calamity into an opportunity.

Washington, Mar. 10: Tennessee University student, who was accused of hacking into Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail account, has been framed with three fresh charges apart from the charge of alleged hacking.

David Kernell, the son of Democratic Tennessee state legislator, was charged with unlawfully transmitting electronic information, fraud and attempting to impede an FBI investigation.

Kernell has pleaded not guilty to the new charges, just as he did after his September arrest, Politico reports.

Washington  - A top labour union on Monday approved changes in its contract with Ford Motor Co that could save the struggling carmaker billions of dollars and set the stage for similar deals with General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC.

The United Auto Workers said its members ratified the new labour agreement, which includes cuts in salary and health benefits, to help keep the carmaker alive amidst the worst economic downturn in decades.

Washington - Former first lady Nancy Reagan welcomed President Barack Obama's decision Monday to allow government funding of embryonic stem cell research, which scientists believe could help cure diseases such as Alzheimer's that led to her husband's death.

Nancy Reagan, who has departed from many fellow Republicans who oppose stem cell research on religious grounds, said lifting the ban on federal funding would allow scientists to "move forward" with their investigations.

Washington  - US President Barack Obama on Monday reversed an eight-year long government block on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, a promising but controversial science, and rejected what he called a "false choice" between science and morals.

Obama signed an executive order that overturned former president George W Bush's policy limiting research on the cells, which was put in place during his first year in office back in 2001. Fulfilling a 2008 campaign promise, Obama said he would "vigorously support" scientists who pursue stem cell research.

Washington  - More people in the United States are using public transportation than at any time in the last 52 years, according to an industry study released Monday.

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) said Americans took 10.7 billion trips on buses, trains and trams in 2008, a 4-per-cent increase from 2007. Ridership has jumped 38 per cent since 1995, the study said.