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Whole neighbourhoods 'gone' as 24 confirmed dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless today.
FBI kills Florida man with suspected ties to Boston bomb suspect
An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man with suspected links to the Boston Marathon bombings early this morning, NBC News reported.
Obama may be embroiled in scandals but he's definitely no Tricky Dicky
Somewhere, Richard Nixon is smiling. Four decades after Watergate and two decades after his death, we still can't stop talking about the dark anti-hero of American politics. His five o'clock shadow visage remains too convenient a metaphor for lazy critics looking to lacerate a president from the opposing party.
Hostage shot and killed in home by police officer
A US college student being held hostage by an armed man was shot and killed by a police officer, writes Ian Adams.
'Former Subway worker' close to solving mathematics' mystery of the Twin Prime Conjecture
Maths classes teach us what prime numbers are from an early age.
One winner of record-breaking $590m jackpot
A single ticket in Florida has matched all the numbers to win the highest Powerball lottery jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5m (€460m).
It's swarmageddon: billions of bugs to hit US east
AMERICA'S east coast is bracing itself for "Swarmageddon" as hordes of flying insects emerge from underground.
Hunt on for winner of lottery jackpot worth $590m
A single winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late yesterday, but there was no immediate word about who won or where in the state the ticket was bought.
At least 60 injured in US train crash
A commuter train traveling eastbound from New York City derailed near the Connecticut suburb of Fairfield during the evening rush hour on Friday and collided with a westbound commuter train, injuring up to 60 people, three critically, officials said.
Obama pledges action to tackle wave of scandals
US President Barack Obama has attempted to reassert his authority by promising the American people that he is taking swift action to address a trio of political scandals that have hit the White House.
Hatchet-wielding vigilante whose video went viral has been arrested for murder
POLICE in Pennsylvania have arrested a homeless murder suspect, known across the world as 'Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker', after the discovery of a 73-year-old's body in New Jersey.
US man facing eviction finds lottery ticket worth over $4m in cookie jar
A CHICAGO man facing evicting with mountains of bills is now a multi-millionaire thanks to a lottery ticket bout months ago and found in a cookie jar in his kitchen.
Note left in boat gives a clue to Boston bomber's motive
The surviving Boston marathon bomber allegedly scrawled a note inside the boat where he was found, blaming the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the attack.
Former Argentine dictator Videla dies at age 87
Jorge Rafael Videla, who was a part of one of the bloodiest chapters Argentina's history has died.
Tornadoes 'up to mile wide' kill six and wreak havoc in Texas
At least six people died, dozens were injured and hundreds left homeless as 10 tornadoes tore through Texas.
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At least six dead as massive tornadoes hit Texas
AT least six people were killed and scores more injured when tornadoes ripped through a stretch of Texas near Dallas-Fort Worth last night.
The real thing? Historian publishes Coca Cola's 'secret formula'
Safely guarded in an air-conditioned vault in Atlanta, Georgia, lies one of western society's most valuable artefacts.
Curse of second-term blues has Obama fighting on all fronts
MOST people expected the all-too-familiar Washington disease to set in, but few predicted the symptoms to appear quite so quickly.
Bitcoin exchange shut in online money-laundering crackdown
Bitcoin, the internet "currency", is being targeted by federal regulators in the US in a major crackdown.
Castro to plead innocence at trial amid new cruelty claims
Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man accused of kidnapping and raping three women during a decade of captivity at his run-down home, will plead not guilty to the charges, his lawyer has said.
OJ takes stand in bid for new hearing over kidnap
OJ Simpson has begun testifying in his bid for a new trial in the Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnap case that put him behind bars more than four years ago.
'Robin Hood' helps US drivers beat the meter
Anti-government activists styling themselves as Robin Hood and his Merry Men, who top up parking meters to stop strangers receiving tickets, are being sued by authorities in New Hampshire.
Texas fertilizer plant paramedic pleads not guilty to pipe bomb charge
TEXAS paramedic who responded to a fertilizer plant explosion last month pleaded not guilty to possessing pipe bomb components, his lawyer said, after agreeing to postpone his detention hearing.
'Monster' doctor gets three life sentences for baby murders
A Philadelphia doctor was sent to prison today to serve three life terms without parole for murdering babies during late-term abortions and other crimes at his squalid clinic.
Russia surprised by 'crude and clumsy' US spying
The Kremlin is surprised by the "crude and clumsy" espionage activities of the United States in Russia, after a suspected CIA operative was caught trying to recruit a Russian agent, a senior advisor to President Vladimir Putin said today.
Head for heights: Footage of Spire being installed on top of One World Trade Center
THE Port Authority of New York and New Jersey released the video of the spire's installation last Friday.
Soccer fan who planned to dribble ball 10,000 miles to Brazil for charity killed by car two weeks into trip
A man less than two weeks into a 10,000-mile journey for charity to dribble a soccer ball from his home city of Seattle to Brazil has died after being struck by a car.
Obama left reeling as White House hit by two scandals
US President Obama has become embroiled in two separate controversies that have forced the White House to go on the defensive.
Author denies 'fifty shades of Hillary' plot
IT WAS billed as a racy look at Hillary Clinton in her mid-20s, lingering on her early sex life with husband Bill.
Video: Hunter catches flying bird with bare hands
A group of friends go out on a hunting trip and decide to take a video of their antics.
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