BBC News: US & Canada

3 February 2013 Last updated at 08:17 ET

Deadliest US sniper is shot dead

Chris Kyle, a former US Navy seal and Iraq veteran known as the deadliest sniper in US history, is shot dead on a Texas shooting range, police say.

Iran welcomes the US vice-president's offer of bilateral nuclear talks, but wants the US to show "a fair and real intention to resolve the issue".

Ben Affleck has won the top film honour from the Directors Guild of America for his Iran hostage drama Argo.

The race for the White House

Dow at five-year high on jobs data

The main US share index closes on Friday at a five-year high, buoyed by data showing the economy added more jobs than previously estimated at the end of 2012.
US attempts to block beer merger

Miles from home

Has Hillary’s journey ended, or is more to come?
Set for the Super Bowl

Photographer Stephen McLaren's explores New Orleans
Tweets of the week

Space monkey, Hagel and Koch in 140 characters or fewer
Superdome returns Watch

New Orleans' Super Bowl venue is restored after Katrina
Playing to win

How the Super Bowl can influence investors
"How'm I doin'?"

New York's outspoken former mayor Ed Koch remembered
Thumbs up

World media pleased with new US secretary of state
Hijab for a day

Non-Muslim women who try the headscarf