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The battered US East Coast struggles to return to normal as rescuers search for victims and thousands remain without power.

Two substances which are said to give users dangerous "legal highs" are to be made illegal class B drugs - with users facing five years in jail.

The number of Scots under the age of 45 who are being diagnosed with mouth cancer has seen a big increase, dentists warn.

Fire erupts at Ky chemical train derailment site; 3 workers burned, town evacuated

BBC star left a reported £4.3m and move by trustee NatWest Bank appears to be in anticipation of legal claims by victims The estate of Jimmy Savile, believed to be worth £4.3m, has been frozen in response to the mo...

Volkswagen used the press conference time slot of its subsidiary Seat to put on a lively dance performance. Four other ladies were stationed on separate stages to either side of the main platform. (Credit: Matthew de Pau...

Parole violator from Louisiana put to death for his girlfriend's 2003 killing in Texas

A man has been hospitalized in Mesa, Ariz., after he caught fire and the truck he was driving crashed into a home as he fled from allegedly siphoning gas from someone’s car, police said. Surveillance footage taken...

Police in Michigan are frantically searching for a shooter who has been randomly firing at people in their cars on a stretch of highway near Detroit.

New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez spent Wednesday touring parts of the Jersey Shore devastated by Hurricane Sandy, with a delegation of officials that included President Obama and Governor Chris Christie. After stopping in...

Who should a Christian vote for ... Anyone?

The New York City Marathon, slated for this Sunday, is the biggest running event in the US. Each year, more than 100,000 people apply for one of the 47,000 spots, and then train for months to complete the grueling 26.2-m...

Here is our updated aphorism for the day: Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows a climate skeptic might be elected in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. This wasn't true last week for New York City mayor ...

Three women dead and two others injured at party attended by thousands of people in Madrid.

A leading republican has been charged with two offences by police investigating offences in relation to the murder of Robert McCartney in 2005.

HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 16: Cardboard cut-outs of political figures stand in the Hofstra University Student Center prior to the second presidential debate on October 16, 2012 in Hempstead, New York. (Image credit: Getty ...

The Obama administration is committing federal resources to Hurricane Sandy clean-up at a rate that is either impressive or alarming, depending on which disaster matters more -- the storm, or the budget deficit. 

Nine more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis in an outbreak linked to tainted steroid injections, health officials reported today.

Don’t mess with the currency. It will cause more problems than it solves.

Glu Mobile shares are down sharply in late trading Thursday on weaker-than-expected Q4 guidance. For Q3, the mobile games company posted non-GAAP revenue of $21.2 million, up 19.1% from a year ago, and right in line with...

As the news media prepared for the impending Hurricane Sandy - you could almost feel the Twittersphere gearing up. Folks were claiming names, video sites were preparing for a storm-surge of content,  and viewers were ...

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Days after launching Windows 8, Microsoft Corp is mounting a strong campaign to win over the software developers it needs to kick-start its new operating system.