The daughter of former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth to a son, a magazine has reported.

John McCain will set out his aims for the US presidency as he accepts the Republican Party’s nomination tonight.

VIOLENT protests with 13 arrests and vicious rumours stole a march on the prized news agenda and filled the void during the Republican convention’s stripped down first day.

THE 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said yesterday in an announcement intended to knock down rumours by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child.

Americans should come together and help support victims of Hurricane Gustav, the wife of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said today.

John McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin said today that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter was five months pregnant.