A woman who was accused of intentionally drowning her fiance in the Hudson River by tampering with his kayak as part of a murderous plot to collect on his life insurance has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Her disclosure of classified documents in 2010 ushered in the age of leaks. Now, freed from prison, she talks to Matthew Shaer about why she did it - and the isolation that followed.

Boeing is looking to a brave new world where jetliners fly without pilots, and aims to test some of the technology next year, the world’s biggest planemaker said ahead of the Paris Airshow.

Martin O’Neill is an avid consumer, a voracious reader. Forever aware and always interested in the topics of the day. At Ireland training on Tuesday afternoon, he was heard enquiring on the rolling updates of Tiger Woods’ latest sorry episode.

The Canada goose is a controversial bird, writes Richard Collins. 

Vic O’Sullivan took his son for the ultimate ‘dad and lad’ trip of a lifetime to New York.

Oscar night is nearly upon us and there have been a few surprises — and some apparent snubs — in the shortlist, says Esther McCarthy.

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"I'm hoping to get back there soon," says Tommy McNamara.

International make-up artist and the master of nudes Wendy Rowe shares her secret to glowing skin with Clodagh Finn. Hint – it’s an inside job.

A bus driver with 48 schoolchildren on board said he broke the speed limit to ensure the safety of his passengers.

ERIK LARSON is an American journalist and narrative historian, known for fast-paced books rich in authentic detail.

A couple and their eight-year-old daughter have been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a luxury apartment building in New Jersey.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been accused of attempting to incite a hate campaign, after he claimed he saw people across the river in New Jersey cheering the September 11 attacks — a claim officials strongly deny.

A body has been found in the search for Ian Jones, the boyfriend of Annie Lennox’s daughter who has been missing since a kayaking accident in the US.

A New York-based paramedic from Ireland has saved a woman from drowning in the city’s Hudson River.

A woman accused of killing her fiance while out paddling on the Hudson River admitted tampering with his kayak and later confessed “it felt good knowing he would die,” a prosecutor said.

VENEZUELA: A woman who bashed President Nicolas Maduro on the head with a mango has been promised a new house for her troubles in a surreal tropical tale that has gone viral in Venezuela.

FISH and birds of Irish coastal waters seem to be moving house, writes Richard Collins.

Social media giant Twitter celebrates its ninth birthday today, and to mark the occasion the site has been recalling some of the biggest posts from its history.

It was panic stations on Friday and Aiden O’Sullivan was an oasis of calm, says John Riordan.

FRANCE: Paris hopes to persuade couples to end the tradition of fixing padlocks to the River Seine’s ageing bridges, and instead upload hashtagged selfies to a website dedicated to enduring love-

Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane pictured insisted he and his team- mates were moving on following the uncertainty over thefuture of assistant manager Roy Keane.

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New York takes all the credit, talking a big game and laying on the hottest Super Bowl bashes.

Pete Seeger, the banjo-picking troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans to their folk music heritage, has died at the age of 94.

After taking an enormous bite of the Big Apple over the last six days, courtesy of the National Lottery, 78 prize winners touch down in Dublin Airport this morning laden with shopping and wonderful memories.

The lucky winners of the National Lottery’s Big Money Game TV gameshow jetted off to New York yesterday morning for the trip of a lifetime.

THREE days before the Twin Towers came down I remember standing in the plaza at the bottom of the buildings with my old wind-up camera.

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Next February, the first cold-weather outdoor Super Bowl will take place in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

ONE of the first and easily the most upsetting of sights to confront Eddie Travers and his wife Derbhla was that of a dead man being put into a body bag.

New York City moved closer to resuming its frenetic pace by getting back its vital subways today, three days after a superstorm left neighbouring New Jersey stunned by miles of coastal devastation.

The sun shone again over New York yesterday, as the city and much of the US east coast took the first steps back to normality after being battered by superstorm Sandy.

A fire has destroyed at least 50 homes in a flooded neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Queens, officials said today.

The Grand Prix of America has been put on hold for one year, with the race to now make its debut in 2014.

The Brightside Tavern in Jersey City is beginning to fill up with supporters of Barack Obama and the city’s long-time mayor, Jerramiah Healy.

One World Trade Center is a fitting tribute to 9/11 victims, John Riordan reports from New York