TELEVISION was central in the American home after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, a national trauma that unfolded in real time and was suited to the emerging medium.

Zoo chiefs say they are at a loss to explain why a lioness was killed by a lion in front of horrified families.

LAST Friday three clean-cut young American backpackers arrived at Dublin airport from Texas. They were setting out on the first international leg of a yearlong trip around Europe.

A weekend event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of TV soap Dallas created a drama worthy of the Ewing family itself after fans who paid hundreds to meet the cast got nowhere near them, while others mingled with stars for just €75.

A bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita caught fire early today on gridlocked Interstate 45 in Texas, killing or injuring an unknown number of passengers.

A man walked into a church and opened fire, killing two people and wounding another, before shooting two women dead outside and taking their car, officials said today.