A small plane has crashed into a house in Maryland.

US authorities are investigating an envelope with a white powdery substance found at the Israeli Embassy in north-west Washington.

A blizzard battered the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States today, quickly dumping large amounts of snow that piled up on roads and toppled trees on to buildings and cars.

A 40-year-old bus driver shot today near Washington has died from his wounds. Police believe he may be the latest victim of the US sniper.

US detectives investigating the Washington sniper are attending the scene of a shooting at bus stop on a major road in Maryland.