Washington, May 24 (ANI): Former American president Abraham Lincoln's scribbled note ordering a disabled 14-year-old boy to be released from the Army in response to the boy's father's plea, has been put on sale at 15000 dollars as part of a rare collection of Lincoln's children-related documents.

Lincoln's order on a telegram from Col. Thomas W. Harris about his son, Perry said 'Let this boy be discharged', Fox News reports.

Washington, May 24 (ANI): The menace of 3-D printed guns has already spread far and it will be 'impossible' to stop the manufacturing of more guns, an intelligence bulletin has revealed.

The Department of Homeland Security has warned that the use and passage of 3-D printed guns are likely to spread beyond regulations and checkpoint restrictions, posing 'public safety risks' to an uncontrollable extent, Fox News reports.

Washington, May 24 (ANI): The Boy Scouts of America has voted to welcome openly gay scouts from January 1.

Of the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA's National Council who voted, 61 percent supported the proposal drafted by the governing Executive Committee.

According to Fox News, the result was welcomed by many liberal members of the Scouting community and by gay-rights activists.

Washington, May 24 (ANI): Are you nervous about job interview? You might want to take steps to reduce your jitters, especially if you are a man.

People who are anxious perform more poorly in job interviews, and the effect is worse for men than women, according to new research from the University of Guelph.

Most job applicants experience interview anxiety prior to and during interviews, psychology professor Deborah Powell, who conducted the study with PhD student Amanda Feiler said.

London, May 24 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has defended the use of drones as a 'just war' of self-defence against terrorists.

In a wide-ranging speech on a programme, he said the campaign had made America safer, and nearly ascertained that no civilians would die in such strikes.

Washington, May 24 (ANI): King Richard III was casually placed in a badly prepared grave, suggesting that gravediggers were in a hurry to bury him, a new study has revealed.

University of Leicester archaeologists have revealed for the first time specific details of the grave dug for King Richard III, which was discovered under a car park in Leicester in February.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): A whopping 72 percent of Americans or more than seven in ten, believe the country needs more moral policing as the state of the union is 'getting worse'.

According to a Gallup Poll, these percentages are slightly more optimistic than 2006-2008, when more than 80 percent of Americans thought moral values were getting worse and only 11 percent thought they were getting better.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): The first lesson in business is to figure out who to listen to and who not to.

The Huffington Post has come up with 10 traits that show who an exceptional boss is and who is not.

Accepting responsibility and hold themselves and others accountable is among the primary qualities of a good boss.

Secondly, the good bosses are not full of surprises. One of the simple facts of management is that everyone's got issues, some more than others.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Two suspected terrorists hacked a man believed to be a British soldier to death on a busy London street on Wednesday.

One of the men yelled 'Allahu Akbar', in an attack that was caught on video and left the nation shocked and horrified.

According to Fox News, the victim was killed on the spot, and the attackers waited at the scene until police arrived and shot both.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Tehran has reportedly upgraded its nuclear program by adding advanced uranium enrichment facilities and building a plutonium-producing reactor according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The IAEA report reflects the increased international concerns about the potential proliferation dangers it represents as the completion date approaches, the Huffington Post reports.

Washington, May 22 (ANI): The amount of energy the killer tornado that hit US state of Oklahoma had dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that levelled Hiroshima.

On Tuesday, the National Weather Service gave it the top-of-the-scale rating of EF-5 for wind speed and breadth and severity of damage. Wind speeds were estimated at between 200 and 210 mph.

Washington, May 22 (ANI): The Pentagon has asked Congress to give them more than 450 million dollars for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison, which President Barack Obama wants to close.

The details of the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday and underscored the contradiction of Obama waging a political fight to close r the facility while the military calculates the financial requirements to keep the installation operating.

Washington, May 22 (ANI): The United States has pledged to collaborate with India on developing a global approach to combat increasing terror threats.

After the India-US Homeland Security Dialogue in Washington, a joint communique said the two countries have also agreed to enhance bilateral co-operation to combat terror financing and currency counterfeiting.

Washington, May 22 (ANI): US Vice President Joe Biden cracked a joke about Barack Obama's dependence on prepared text.

Biden had earlier asked that the teleprompter machine to be taken down, ahead of his remarks at a Jewish heritage event on Tuesday night, Politico reported.

Washington, May 21 (ANI): New York City high school admissions policies are racially biased against black and Hispanic students.

A lawsuit filed in a federal civil rights complaint said that parents and activists have charged the school.

Washington, May 21 (ANI): Every foreigner leaving America from any of the country's 30 busiest airports will have to undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators have added to a new immigration bill.

Lawmakers called it a step towards a more expansive biometric system that would use identifiers such as fingerprints to keep track of immigrants and visitors exiting the U.S.

Beijing, May 21 (Xinhua-ANI): A powerful tornado attacked on Monday afternoon the southern suburbs of the Oklahoma City, capital of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, killing at least 51 people and injuring at least 140 others, including about 70 children.

Washington, May 21 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, according to several US government sources.

Obama has pledged more transparency on controversial counterterrorism programs, and giving the Pentagon the responsibility for part of the drone program could open it to greater congressional oversight, reports The News.

Washington, May 21 (ANI): Sometimes the better part of wisdom is to know when to quit in a new business, a new study has concluded.

The study conducted in the Oregon State University found that even though persistence is a key to business success, entrepreneurs might be more successful if they not only knew when to start a business and take risks, but also knew when to abandon it and find something that provides a greater opportunity.

London, May 21 (ANI): Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to a new report in the US.

The annual US Department of State report for 2012 has revealed an increase in anti-Islamic sentiment in Europe and Asia.

The report also said there was growing anti-Semitism, especially in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran.