U.S. News

• Michael Hastings dead: Top journalist and war correspondent killed in car crash at the age of 33

  War correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car crash in Los Angeles at the age 33, his employer, news website BuzzFeed, has confirmed. The journalist’s vehicle hit a…

• Most dangerous places to live in America

  A series of maps have been published illustrating the most deadly places in America.The data may look spectacular laid out in colorful graphics, but they clearly identify…

• Eunice Huthart: Angelina Jolie double sues News Corp over phone hacking

  Eunice Huthart, former Hollywood stunt double, has sued News Corp, accusing the company of hacking into her phone. The suit, the first such claim from the US, was filed by…

• Night Stalker Richard Ramirez died of lymphatic system cancer when he turned green

  Night Stalker Richard Ramirez, who terrorized Southern California in the mid-1980s, also had Hepatitis C and symptoms of chronic drug use when he died of cancer, coroner's…

• Vladimir Putin accused of stealing Super Bowl diamond ring

  Vladimir Putin has hit back at allegations he stole a diamond-encrusted Super Bowl ring from billionaire Robert Kraft, the owner of New England Patriots. Robert Kraft claims…

• Edward Snowden denies being a Chinese agent and defends leaking NSA secrets in live chat

  Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked documents on US surveillance programmes, has defended himself in an online chat, the Guardian reports. Edward…