US stocks inched higher on Monday as the Standard & Poor's 500 index steadied following back-to-back losses over the last two weeks.

“He is making flying the friendly skies even friendlier with one fist bump at a time!”.

There will be a familiar feel to the NFL playoffs next weekend: Every divisional-round game will be a rematch from the regular season, the first time that’s happened in six years.

One of Oklahoma's largest earthquakes on record has rattled other parts of the Midwest in the US, from Nebraska to North Texas.

A 10-year-old boy who was killed while riding the world's tallest water slide died of a neck injury, US police have said.

A police officer was shot and killed in Kansas while searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting.

A masked former US Marine murdered three Louisiana police officers in an apparent petrol station ambush, less than two weeks after a black man was shot dead in a confrontation that sparked nightly protests that reverberated throughout America.

Three Federal Reserve policymakers have expressed the view there is no hurry to raise US interest rates in the wake of the UK decision to leave the EU, despite signs the US economy is near full employment.

The Federal Reserve’s debate over whether to raise US interest rates in June may be decided soon, as investors look for any cracks in China and evidence of a solid start to the second quarter in the US.

Arguably, nothing has tarnished the reputation of the NFL more than the litany of domestic violence cases it has handled in recent years. And mishandled.

When the Westboro Baptist Church picketed a concert of the Foo Fighters, they really should have expected it to go badly - especially after what happened last time.

Jane Smiley sets much of her epic trilogy in Iowa. She tells Richard Fitzpatrick that how people farm and eat is at the heart of her story.

Ariana Grande took a tumble on stage while performing in Canada on Sunday.

The US Supreme Court is to decide whether same-sex couples have a right to marry under the country’s constitution, setting up a potentially historic ruling on one of America’s most sweeping social issues.

GERMANY: A Berlin coffee business found stimulants it didn’t expect in a shipment of unroasted coffee from Brazil: 33kg (nearly 73lb) of cocaine.

Actress Julia Roberts has said if she manages to get her teeth brushed and lip balm on in the mornings she is happy.

Nice reflexes.

Now that Derek Jeter has left baseball, the rest of the sport can focus on the real business of October, the play-offs and the suddenly dramatic road to the World Series.

The militarisation of policing must stop in wake of Ferguson shooting, writes Joseph D. McNamara

A US flight had to make an unscheduled landing when an assistance dog crapped twice in the aisle, sickening passengers with the odour.

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The opening of the world's tallest water slide has been postponed by two weeks, because of problems during testing.

China: Two giant pandas born in the US have arrived safely at their new home in China.

The man accused of killing three people in attacks at a Jewish community centre and Jewish retirement complex near Kansas City is a known white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader who was once the subject of a nationwide manhunt.

An elderly man accused of killing three people outside Jewish sites in Kansas has been identified as a former Ku Klux Klan chief.

A Channel 4 show which attempts to sequence the DNA of historical figures from Adolf Hitler to Marilyn Monroe claims to have discovered what could have caused Elvis Presley’s early death.

PM's 'cry of joy' over Bowie plea

The government has announced details of the largest St Patrick's Day travel programme since it came to office.

What makes Michael Sam so important to the gay rights movement is that he will be bringing their cause into a forbidden zone.

They might share a common cause but this weekend, the Denver Gaels and Seattle Gaels GAA clubs are split by a common desire for Super Bowl success.

Catastrophe at China park prompts inquiry

The FBI is looking into whether a child found at a gypsy camp in Greece is a missing US girl.

An air passenger has been arrested after she refused to stop singing Whitney Houston’s hit ‘I Will Always Love You’ at the top of her voice.

Roger Mahony, a cardinal-archbishop, was relieved of public duties for mishandling child sex abuse cases, writes Paul Begala, so why was he allowed to vote for a new pope?

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are "so excited" after getting engaged.

Gun enthusiasts thronged to shows around the United States over the weekend to buy assault weapons they fear will soon be outlawed after a massacre of school children in Connecticut prompted calls for tighter controls on firearms.

The fog that enveloped much of the Kansas City area on Sunday morning dissipated a few hours before the Chiefs and the Carolina Panthers took the field at Arrowhead Stadium.

An NFL player fatally shot his girlfriend today, then drove to his team’s stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager, police said.

Mornings like these, when reader has a few precious hours advantage on the writer, you have to feel for Pat Maloney.