US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has invoked the heroism of New York City police and firefighters during the 9/11 terror attacks at a rally on Long Island — and also took a swipe at his Republican rival Ted Cruz.

BEGINNERS’ LUCK

RICHARD “Dick” Winters, the Easy Company commander whose World War II exploits were made famous by the book and television mini-series Band of Brothers, died last week in central Pennsylvania.

US singer Al Martino who had Britain’s first number one single in 1952 has died aged 82.

A small sign that began an English-only ordering policy at a famous cheesesteak shop was compared to the dark days of US racial segregation at a discrimination hearing.