A Milan court today acquitted Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges – a major victory in the billionaire business baron’s decade-long battle with legal woes he blamed on left-wing prosecutors.

A decade ago, John Gotti bid farewell to his family and wiseguys to spend the rest of his life in jail.

John Gotti, the 'Dapper Don' who was America's top mobster has died in prison where he was serving a life sentence.

Janet Barasso ran blindly through thick, black smoke with her two sons yesterday and feared the worst after an American Airlines jetliner crashed just a block from her home.

California lottery officials say a winner has come forward to claim a $141m dollars prize, the largest single-state jackpot in US history.