A pick-up truck crashed into a small utility trailer carrying 10 Halloween revellers in a small Mississippi town, killing a mother and her two daughters, authorities have said.

Dean Jones, whose boyish good looks and all-American manner made him Disney's favourite actor for such lighthearted films as The Love Bug, has died aged 84.

From the ground the Wesley Acres Methodist retirement home in Alabama looks like any other building. But from the air the outline is unmistakable: It is one big swastika.

Sam Phillips, who discovered Elvis Presley and helped usher in the rock 'n' roll revolution, has died.

Severe storms, including at least one tornado, have killed at least one man and injured dozens more in Florida and Georgia.