Like past waves of technological innovation, the new era of artificial intelligence and automation promises increased productivity, higher wages, and even longer lifespans, write Christopher Pissarides and Jacques Bughin.

A sleeping seven-year-old girl was killed when a Detroit police officer’s gun went off during a search for a murder suspect.

ALLEN IVERSON surrendered to authorities at sunrise Tuesday on charges that he burst into his cousin's apartment with a handgun and threatened two men while searching for his wife after an argument.

American Airlines has released the names of some of the people who died on its flights in the terror attacks on New York and Washington.

In a rare instance of a former US President criticising a current one, Jimmy Carter has been taking issue with just about everything George W. Bush has done in office.