US senator Al Franken is facing a storm of criticism and a likely ethics investigation after a radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing and groping her during a visit to entertain US troops in Afghanistan.

Arnold Schwarzenegger says his lifelong penchant for secrecy and ability to put his emotions “on deep freeze” led him to keep many secrets from his wife, eventually causing the break-up of their marriage when he was forced to admit he fathered a child with the family’s housekeeper.

A TOP US economist has told firms that they are “stupid” if they are not in Ireland.