Wind has wreaked havoc with wildfires threatening two crown jewels of the US National Park Service

Fashion designer Liz Claiborne, whose styles became a cornerstone of career women’s wardrobes in the 1970s and 1980s, has died.

Prosecutors reached a plea deal with the man accused of plotting to abduct the young son of television talk show host David Letterman, allowing him to plead guilty to lesser charges and dropping a kidnapping-related charge in return.

AN American study into the effects of passive smoking reveals that heart attacks can be halved by a workplace ban like the one being introduced here.

A six-month public smoking ban saw heart attack rates plummet