Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama asked his supporters today to help with recovery from Hurricane Ike and cancelled his plans to crack jokes on the TV comedy show Saturday Night Live in the aftermath of the storm.

Hillary Clinton and John McCain were the "comeback kids" as they surged to victory in the New Hampshire primaries today.

Democratic presidential candidates have clashed on Iraq and over the security of the US since the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Actor Adam Sandler helped brighten Christmas for a sister and brother struggling with cancer.

AMERICAN debutante Mike McDonald insists he isn’t fazed at the prospect of propping down against John Hayes tomorrow at Lansdowne Road (1pm) - he’s used to fighting against the odds.

CHALLENGER John Kerry and President George W Bush began summing up their long campaigns yesterday as they headed into the final weekend of a Presidential contest that polls suggest will go right down to the wire.

Pop beauty Jessica Simpson was forced to cancel a second date on her American tour last night as she recovers from a kidney infection.

A man was today charged with the murders of his two children whose bodies have not been found.

THOUSANDS of newly released personnel files show that the Archdiocese of Boston went to great lengths to hide priests accused of abuse, including clergy who allegedly snorted cocaine and had sex with girls aspiring to be nuns.

Rock legend Elton John has vowed never to make another record in protest at the state of the music industry.