Hundreds of thousands of people in Texas were today ordered to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Ike.

The families of Columbine school shooting victims pledged to appeal against a judge’s decision to seal information about the two killers that they say might have helped prevent the Virginia Tech massacre.

Sunshine greeted residents of New York state in the United States today, giving crews a chance to haul away some of the eight feet of snow that has fallen in parts of the region during the past week.

ONE week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, residents began to return to New Orleans amid warnings from the mayor that 10,000 people may have died.

Former US President Bill Clinton is to undergo heart bypass surgery after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath.