Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, the suspect in the fatal shooting of 17 people at a Florida school.

Florida lawmakers have passed laws that include new restrictions on rifle sales and a programme to arm some teachers, sending the measure to the state's governor for his signature.

Donald Trump has said he is travelling to Florida "to meet with some of the bravest people on earth".

US President Donald Trump highlighted Puerto Rico's relatively low death toll compared with "a real catastrophe like Katrina" as he saw for himself the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.

Donald Trump came face to face with hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico today after denouncing critics of the federal relief effort as "politically motivated ingrates" who need to step up their own response to the crisis.

Bernard Dunne has hit out at the lack of coverage afforded to Joe Ward after the 23-year old captured his sixth major championship medal last week.

At this point they know each other like the back of each other’s backhands.

The name Muhammad has seen the biggest rise in popularity in Ireland in 2016, but James and Emily are the most popular names chosen by new parents.

Under EU law customers whose flights were delayed or cancelled are entitled to assistance and compensation

Sunday dawns slow in Las Vegas. As Carl Frampton hauled himself out of bed in his private loft at the MGM Grand yesterday, the morning after the night before would have brought only light relief.

Proud mom Victoria Beckham took to Twitter yesterday to share the Soundcloud link of her son singing the acoustic version.

Melania Trump has dismissed her husband's sexually aggressive language as "boy talk", insisting his remarks do not reflect "the man I know" and saying she does not believe he has assaulted any women.

Donald Trump has argued he will do more to help women from the White House than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton - while taunting his opponent over her husband's infidelities.

A night after being booed off the Republican National Convention stage, Texas Senator Ted Cruz remained defiant about Donald Trump, saying he is not a “servile puppy dog” and vowing not to support anyone who wages personal attacks against his family.

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Dissident delegates making a last-ditch attempt to prevent Donald Trump's US presidential candidacy at the Republican National Convention say they will try forcing a state-by-state vote on the rules governing the gathering.

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Disgruntled forces in US society will coalesce around Trump, says Theda Skocpol

Having cemented a remarkable triumph as his party’s presumptive nominee Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman, vowed to unite the splintered Republican party, even as he was bitingly dismissive of members who have been critical of his campaign.

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It was a bad night all round for Senator Ted Cruz.

Donald Trump rolled up victories in five more states, amassing a north-eastern sweep that gives the Republican front-runner important momentum in his push for the presidential nomination even if his pathway has little room for error.

Donald Trump has hit out at a collaboration between Ted Cruz and John Kasich aimed at unifying the anti-Trump vote in some remaining primaries.

Donald Trump's Republican rivals have announced shock plans to co-ordinate primary strategies in upcoming states to deprive the front-runner of the delegates he needs to win the party nomination.

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton scored sweeping victories in nominating contests in their home state of New York, and immediately cited those wins to argue that they are all but unstoppable as their respective parties’ presidential nominees.

Watch out Bieber!

As the ‘nuclear option’ of a contested convention looms large for the Republicans, the Democrats face their own woes after a bruising candidate battle left the party wounded, writes Bette Browne

Painstaking organisation and in-person campaigning paid off again for Ted Cruz. He won all 14 delegates at the Republican Party convention in Wyoming.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders won his first endorsement from a fellow US senator, and he and rival Hillary Clinton both announced backing from New York City labour unions as they battled to win next week’s state primary.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has branded The Boston Globe "stupid" and "worthless" in response to a satirical front page printed by the newspaper which lampoons the notion of a Trump presidency.