The Virginia office building that houses USA Today was evacuated for several hours for what police said was an unsubstantiated report of an armed man.

A teenager in the United States has been handed two life sentences for beheading his classmate almost three years ago.

The aftermath of last weekend’s Super Bowl has been dominated by quarterback Tom Brady’s sixth title and the defensive masterclass planned by New England Patriots coach, Bill Belichick.

Floyd Mayweather has confirmed that his love of money and not any desire to reach 50-0 tempted him out of retirement and into tonight’s Las Vegas showdown against Conor McGregor.

A Brazilian court has dismissed the criminal case against US swimmer Ryan Lochte, who had been charged with filing a false robbery report during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Donald Trump’s life and career have been defined by his legal battles. But do the attorneys who guided him through the courtrooms of New York and New Jersey know how to navigate Washington? Jonathan Mahler reports

The first leg of U2’s The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 in North America came to a close July 1st at the FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland.

Chelsea Clinton has said she does not have her sights set on running for public office

She mightn’t have won the award but Ruth Negga dominated in the style stakes at Sunday night’s Golden Globes.

As Donald Trump’s election as US president continues to reverberate around the sporting world, United States soccer captain Michael Bradley admits the crucial World Cup qualifier against Mexico tomorrow night now carries added significance.

The son of a Kansas politician died on a water slide that is billed as the world's largest.

Gannett, the publisher of USA Today, raised its unsolicited offer for Tribune Publishing to $15 (€13.25) per share from $12.25, valuing the publisher of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times at about $475m.

The Ghostbusters are springing back into action this summer on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

JAKE GYLLENHAAL has admitted to a long-time crush on one of Hollywood’s top actresses: JENNIFER ANISTON.

 

OnePlus has the OnePlus 2 getting ready to ship in August and now the co-founder has confirmed they're working on another handset to release soon

US Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee drew rare criticism from Israel for comments in which he accused President Barack Obama of marching Israelis “to the door of the oven” in a nuclear deal with Iran.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has lent his voice to social navigation app Waze to give turn-by-turn directions. That’s one navigator we won’t be in a rush to ignore.

Golfers are sticklers for routine, mainly because their career is based upon repetition of the same thing, day in, day out.

Not only is the hashtag trending globally, it has also made headlines in several different countries.

Fifty Shades of Yellow?

The mini-movie will see the famous character reunite with the director and most importantly songwriters from the original smash hit Let It Go.

American Football

Odell Beckham’s miracle one-hander and Dez Bryant’s overturned beauty have ensured the American football world has been preoccupied with great catches lately.

Brad Pitt still "owes" George Clooney a wedding gift.

Paul Azinger says he’s open to a second spell as US Ryder Cup captain.

Phil Mickelson could get his wish after Paul Azinger said on Monday he was open to a second spell as US Ryder Cup captain.

After an eighth Ryder Cup loss in 10 meetings, the American media were divided over what was behind their latest defeat and split over whether Phil Mickelson was right to publicly question the leadership of captain Tom Watson.

Even the US military machine can’t prevent this utterly joyous reunion.

He’s the 2005 elephant polo world champion; he was Ireland’s first ever competitor in the Sumo world championships in Japan; he holds the world-record for the three-legged marathon in Cork, and founded the whacky Paddy Games.

Britain’s Daily Mail has apologised to actor George Clooney for alleging his fiancée’s mother opposed the marriage on religious grounds — a story he called both wrong and irresponsible.

Amal Alamuddin's mother gets on "brilliantly" with George Clooney.

Ice Cube has blasted the MTV Movie Awards for giving the Best Onscreen Duo trophy to Paul Walker posthumously.

Mickey Rooney has left his modest estate to one of his stepsons, disinheriting his eight surviving biological children.

U2 have scotched rumours that they have stopped work on their new album and insisted tit will be out later this year, according to a new report.

Benedict Cumberbatch has no plans to quit 'Sherlock'.

A man who went missing on New Year’s Day has been reunited with his family after his parents saw a newspaper picture of him warming himself on a steam grate in freezing Washington DC.

Britney Spears is inspired by Justin Timberlake.

The inspiration behind the Oscar-tipped film Philomena has defended it against a critic who labelled it anti-Catholic and “90 minutes of organised hate”.

Much of the vast machinery of the US government has ground to a halt as Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for a partial shutdown that closed federal agencies, national parks and research facilities across the nation.

Stephen King has blasted best-sellers Twilight, Hunger Games, and Fifty Shades of Grey as his eagerly-awaited follow-up to The Shining hits the shelves.

A 12-year-old Dublin girl has developed an app with over two million downloads.

A calculator developed by a 12-year-old girl and her Irish father has become the number one-rated app worldwide on Amazon’s Android App Store.

Amanda Knox has said she wants to visit the grave of murdered British student Meredith Kercher.

Amanda Knox has said she wants to visit the grave of murdered British student Meredith Kercher.

Amanda Knox has refused to rule out returning to Italy for her murder retrial in the 2007 slaying of her British house-mate.

Yes, really.

A McDonald’s restaurant in Wicklow has been hailed as one of the five coolest McDonald’s in the world.

THE LAUNCH of Oscar de la Renta’s new bridal fragrance in New York last month was a modest affair, unremarkable even, in that the scent was predictably lovely, the bottle predictably elegant and the Perrier-Jouët champagne predictably moreish, at least for the handful who indulged.