US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has invoked the heroism of New York City police and firefighters during the 9/11 terror attacks at a rally on Long Island — and also took a swipe at his Republican rival Ted Cruz.

ENGLAND: One in five UK adults wish they could spend Valentine’s Day with their dream gadget instead of their loved one, according to research by the Gadget Show Live.

A New York man with a history of psychiatric problems decapitated his mother, dragged her body into the street in front of their home and then killed himself by walking in front of an oncoming train, Long Island police said yesterday.

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A 60-strong SWAT team swooped on a teenager's family home in the US after a gamer he had just beaten online made a prank call to police.

The latest two sets of remains found along a New York beach highway are human, US authorities said today, bringing to 10 the number of bodies found in a search for victims of a suspected serial killer.

THE father of a Michigan man who believes he was snatched from his real parents in New York half a century ago called the speculation “a bunch of foolishness”.

Police in the US are scouring surveillance video of a post-Thanksgiving stampede in a bid to identify bargain-obsessed shoppers who trampled a Wal-Mart worker to death - then refused to leave the store.

A mad scramble for bargains turned to tragedy in the US as a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death by shoppers.

Forty-five parrots worth an estimated €43,000 have been stolen from a pet store in the US.

A gunman shot and killed one person and injured two others at a hospital in Fernandina Beach, Florida, today, then killed himself at a school, officials said.

Teen queen Lindsay Lohan is reportedly set to blast her estranged father Michael Lohan in song on her sophomore album.

Lindsay Lohan's father Michael has pleaded not guilty to an upgraded felony charge in connection with a fiery car crash on Long Island, New York.

Singer Billy Joel was involved in his third car accident in two years when he slammed into a house on a wet road on Long Island.