RICHARD “Dick” Winters, the Easy Company commander whose World War II exploits were made famous by the book and television mini-series Band of Brothers, died last week in central Pennsylvania.

Richard “Dick” Winters, the Second World War US officer made famous by the Band of Brothers TV series, has died aged 92 following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

A suspected terrorist cell planned a "chilling" attack to destroy New York's John F Kennedy International Airport, kill thousands of people and trigger an economic catastrophe by blowing up a jet fuel artery that runs through residential neighbourhoods, US authorities said tonight.

SIX Muslim men suspected of plotting to massacre hundreds of US soldiers at Fort Dix were ordered held without bail last night.

Six men arrested this week and charged with plotting to massacre soldiers at a US fort have been held without bail today.