Concerns over the health of U.S. banks have cast a shadow over the recent recovery, and the stress-test results, showing most U.S. banks would be well-capitalized in the event of an economic downturn, helped allay some of those worries.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's willingness to confront Tehran over its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. officials said, has emerged as a crucial litmus test for U.S.-Iraqi relations a decade after Washington toppled strongman Saddam Hussein.
Mr. Siegel got his first high-profile test during the U.S. track and field trials in late June when Jeneba Tarmoh finished third in the 100-meter sprint but was later declared in a dead heat with Allyson Felix.
Importantly, when such a permanent prohibition on testing - in the form of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) - was submitted to the U.S. Senate for its advice and consent in 1999, the same considerations that underpinned President Reagan's position on testing were among those that caused a majority of Senators to reject the CTBT.
New distribution of healthy food products in China and a low-calorie fruit puree set to test U.S. markets could spark market share gains for the company.
It appears that Gearbox is taking a wait-and-see approach to the new Nintendo console, and will be releasing Aliens: Colonial Marines on the Wii U as something of a test-case.
Apparently, the idea will be to exercise its radar with Israel's indigenous missile defense capabilities - adding additional test data to a similar U.S. experiment conducted last month while potentially considerably augmenting Israel's antimissile protection.
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At the same time, Asia experts said, a too-mild U.S. response to the expected test launch could lead Tokyo and Seoul to conclude that they need to take a more aggressive approach to addressing their own security needs.
Since Russia and the U.S. signed a partial test-ban treaty in 1963, their blasts have been deep below the earth's surface.
The Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited commercial, test and delivery flights of U.S.-registered 787s since twin lithium-ion battery incidents on Japan Airlines Co.
The U.S. Air Force is currently test-flying an optionally piloted supersonic drone over the Gulf of Mexico based on a modified F-16 fighter jet.
As my colleague Joann Muller wrote recently, Ford and other automakers are participating in a pilot program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation to test vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology.
In addition, Mr. Obama insists that the United States must become a party to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty - an accord a majority of the U.S. Senate rejected ten years ago on the grounds that it was unverifiable and inconsistent with the nation's need to maintain a safe, reliable and therefore credible nuclear deterrent.
And a U.S. decision to postpone a long-range missile test this month could provide a pretext for the North to declare a symbolic victory.
Our test ride was short, just out and back with a U-turn and a few stops in the middle, but it was enough to leave us impressed -- especially since Nissan believes it could have the system in production cars by 2015.
The Court of Appeals said in a 4-1 ruling that the 2008 amendment meets the U.S. Supreme Court test that the sellers have "a substantial nexus" with the taxing state.
Though folks in more rural areas may fare better, our NY-based test apartment with three wireless devices (aside from the Wii U) wouldn't allow anything beyond 20 feet or so.
There are also generics, which have to be tested to make sure levels of a drug are absorbed properly into the body--the same kind of test used to ensure that generics in the U.S. are safe.
Also, the six-speed automatic transmission in my test car (no manuals available in the U.S.) was a little bit fussy, and there were occasions when the engine-transmission software was momentarily stymied as to which gear to jump to.
Precut and packaged salads are a hit in the U.S. In Japan, Dole was among the first to test-market them.
The top-ranking U.S. military officer said Monday that North Korea's reported nuclear test is a primarily a diplomatic matter right now, not a military one.
U.S. officials believe the North is preparing to test fire a medium-range "Musudan" missile.
U.S.-based business-school aspirants accounted for the largest number of test takers for the 12 months through June.
At the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton submits the latest copy of a U.S.-drafted resolution meant to punish North Korea for its reported nuclear test.
Math game developer Sokikon, for example, references U.S. Department of Education-funded research correlating its games to progress in test scores and motivation to learn math (up to 15% improvement in one Arizona classroom).
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's drinking-water regulations require that all samples test negative for E.coli.
During the recent first Test against England, Sri Lanka included a W P U C J Vaas in their line-up.
In May 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against routine PSA screening (Prostate-Specific Antigen test to screen Prostate cancer) before being diagnosed as it did not benefit patients.
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To appease the angry health gods, PepsiCo is this month launching new versions of Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos without trans fatty acids in the U.S. The urgency is such that the company hasn't bothered to test-market the products.
U.S. and international nuclear experts had estimated that the latest test was in the 3- to 4-kiloton range.
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