US bison descendants of a bison herd captured and sent to Canada more than a century ago will be relocated to a Montana American Indian reservation next month, in what tribal leaders are billing as a homecoming for a species emblematic of their traditions.

The man accused of opening fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado and killing three people said “no more baby parts” while he was being arrested, NBC News and other media reported, citing unidentified law enforcement sources.

The Mexican Environment Secretary, Rafael Pacchia, says that the number of monarch butterflies hibernating in his country will be three to four times greater this winter than it has been in recent years, writes Richard Collins

A hunter tracking elk in the Montana mountains said he fended off an attacking grizzly bear by shoving his arm into its throat to induce a gag reflex that would frighten it away, according to state wildlife managers.

Lewis Hamilton believes signing a new contract with Mercedes will be "a formality" after clinching his second Formula One world title.

Lewis Hamilton believes signing a new contract with Mercedes will be “a formality” after clinching his second Formula One world title.

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.

One person has died and two people were injured when a plane crashed at Aspen airport, police in Colorado have confirmed.

Emergency crews are responding to a fiery plane crash at Aspen Airport in western Colorado.

Mark Boyden’s early upbringing near San Francisco gave some hint as to how his life might unfold.

TWO years ago Maureen O’Hara checked into the Ashford Castle hotel to stay in the room she called home during the filming of The Quiet Man.

IT’S NOT the view from the CN Tower, or the Rocky Mountains, it’s not the cobblestone streets of Montreal or the Islands in Toronto, but the shiny floors of Dublin Airport’s arrival hall which are a sight for sore eyes.

As Maureen O’Hara settles in the US, the High Court will hear of a bitter battle centred on her care, writes investigative correspondent Conor Ryan

A black bear who wandered on to a university campus in Colorado fell safely from a tree after being tranquillised and was later relocated to the nearby Rocky Mountains.

Lewis Hamilton has vowed to put an end to speculation over his future sooner rather than later this season.

Bradley Cooper is reportedly dating Zoe Saldana.

THE president of the United States of America told the group of footballers behind him that he had dressed in their honour: a grey suit to go along with the matching grey suits worn by the Colorado Rapids.

Residents in three US cities have been urged to evacuate their homes amid fears of a prolonged period of flooding along the Missouri River.

An electric sportscar finished a remarkable road trip on the Panamerican Highway today, travelling from near the Arctic Circle in Alaska to the world’s southernmost city without a single blast of carbon dioxide emissions.

THE small town of Vail, Colorado, is an unlikely place to find one of the key figures in world sport.

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.

The Santa Clause star Tim Allen married actress Jane Hajduk in Grand Lake, Colorado on Saturday.

Murder suspect John Karr will appear in a Colorado court on Monday over the killing of the child beauty queen.

Moves to open up the Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling could begin early next year, it emerged today.

A Westmeath family are set to become Irish farming pioneers when they set off for the prairies of South Dakota tomorrow.

Robert Redford has included one of his own films in his Sundance Film Festival for the first time.

Nicole Kidman was set to grace the red carpet at the Cannes film festival tonight for the premiere of her new film Dogville.

The Cannes Film Festival was beginning today with Penelope Cruz the first Hollywood star to grace the red carpet.

Anti world debt campaigners will march on the Canadian embassy in Dublin today to highlight the lack of action on the issue, in advance of this weeks G8 summit.

A wildfire in the Rocky Mountains now covers 100,000 acres and has led to several communities being evacuated.