Following the death of Conservative US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a new focal point to the 2016 election year has emerged, as Republicans and Democrats argue over who should appoint his successor. Scalia, 79, was found dead on Saturday morning at a luxury resort in Texas where he had been spending the weekend,...
A number of people have died in a motorway pile-up involving more than 50 vehicles in Pennsylvania, authorities say. The crash, 120km (75miles) north-west of Philadelphia, left trucks and cars strewn across three lanes of traffic and the central reservation. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said 40 people had been...
Wow! We did not expect that! Kim Kardashian showed up to support hubby Kanye West at his season 3 fashion show during New York Fashion Week with long, platinum blonde hair! Kim Kardashian, 35, is pretty straight forward with her hair and makeup looks. Sure, she has rocked platinum hair before, but the majority of the time, she...
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have clashed ahead of a debate between the remaining Republican contenders for president. Mr Trump accused Mr Cruz of negative campaigning and "cheating" and threatened to sue him "for not being a natural born citizen". Mr Cruz condemned the "amazing torrent of insults and...
Protesters have gathered at an Australian hospital to support doctors that have refused to discharge a baby facing deportation to a detention camp. The Lady Cilento Hospital in Brisbane said the year-old girl will not be released "until a suitable home environment is identified". The daughter of asylum-seeker parents...
Pressure is increasing on Russia over civilian deaths in Syria, with France and the US urging greater caution. French PM Manuel Valls and US Secretary of State John Kerry said civilians were dying in Russian air strikes. Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev said there was "no evidence of our bombing civilians, even though everyone...
An F-16 pilot was nearly forced to eject from his aircraft over ISIS territory due to a fuel emergency last year, an incident that could have led to the airman's capture or death, the U.S. Air Force said. But the pilot was saved from having to abandon his aircraft due to the quick thinking of a nearby U.S. Air Force...
An Arctic surge will bring bitter cold air to the Northeast this weekend, with record low temperatures expected. More than a dozen states are under wind chill advisories or warnings, according to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen. The wind chill in parts of New England is expected to be 40 F to 50 F below zero, he said. Weather...
President Barack Obama's former top military intelligence official said Hillary Clinton should pull out of the presidential race while the FBI investigate her use of a private email server for official government communication while secretary of state. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the retired chief of the Defense Intelligence...
TWO female students were shot and killed on Friday at a high school in a Phoenix suburb but the danger at the campus was over, police said. Glendale Officer Tracey Breeden said both 15-year-olds were shot once and a weapon was found near the bodies at Independence high school in Glendale. She did not say who fired the shots and...
Rebel groups in Syria have told the BBC they will not stop fighting because they do not believe that Russia will end its bombing campaign in support of the government. They have expressed scepticism over a deal by world powers to push for a cessation of hostilities within a week. They have also reiterated their demand that...
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have called for restored Christian unity between the two churches at historic talks in Cuba. The meeting was the first between a Pope and a Russian Church head since the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity split in the 11th Century. In a joint declaration, they also...