Transport officials have confirmed today that a dead shark has been discovered on the subway in New York City. The shark, about 4 ft long,...
Matt Lauer has been denied an interview with recently convicted kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro and turned away from the Ohio prison where Castro...
Cleveland kidnap victim Gina DeJesus has made her first public appearance since her dramatic escape at the annual Puerto Rican Parade and Latino Fest...
Michelle Knight today visited Ariel Castro’s house, the place where she spent more than a decade in captivity being raped and beaten, and watched...
Barack Obama has canceled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russia's decision to grant...
Barack Obama made his first comments about Edward Snowden since Russia granted him a temporary asylum last week during an interview with NBC's The...
US officials say they will go ahead with high-level talks with Russia on Friday despite Moscow's decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden. Some members...
George W. Bush has undergone successful heart surgery in Dallas, Texas, after doctors found an artery blockage, a spokesman has said. The former US president...
The US State Department has warned citizens and non-emergency government staff to leave Yemen "immediately" due to security threats. It comes after the sudden closure...
The sudden closure of many American diplomatic missions in North Africa and Middle East were prompted after the US intercepted conversations between two senior...
The Powerball lottery jackpot climbed to $400 million after nobody picked the winning numbers in Saturday's draw. Dreamers hoping to strike it rich quick plunked...
President Barack Obama, who turns 52 on August 4, celebrated his birthday in a quiet yet somewhat predictable way, by playing a round of golf...
According to an explosive new book, Marilyn Monroe called Jackie Kennedy at the White House and confessed she was having an affair with JFK. The...
About 100 homes have been evacuated in Louisiana after a derailed train carriage leaked toxic chemicals. The railcar leaked sodium hydroxide, which can be lethal...
Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was in possession of right-wing American literature in the run-up to the attack, it was emerged today. Tamerlan Tsarnaev subscribed...
The US has announced it will keep some of its embassies in north Africa and the Middle East closed for up to a week,...
A car sped deliberately through a crowd of pedestrians, killing one, on the Venice Beach Boardwalk in Los Angeles. One of the 12 people hit...
The FDA announces an outbreak of stomach illnesses in Iowa and Nebraska is linked to salad mix served at Olive Garden and Red Lobster...
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) plans to investigate a controversial "Redneck Day" celebration three months ago at Queen Creek High School in Arizona. One...
Ariel Castro will spend his immediate prison future in isolation for his own safety, according to prison officials. On Friday kidnapper Ariel Castro was transferred...
Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, who were held captive and abused in Ariel Castro’s home for a decade, have returned to the...
A global travel alert has been issued by the US state department because of fears of an unspecified al-Qaeda attack. The department said the potential...
The US Labor Department has announced that the country’s economy added 162,000 new jobs in July. The figure - which measures the number of jobs...
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has admitted to exchanging “very personal” emails with Romanian politician Corina Cretu but denies having an affair...
Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty said in a sentencing memorandum filed on Wednesday that Ariel Castro, who chained his captives and fed them only...