A college student who was a member of a computer hacking group pleaded guilty to two federal charges of breaking into computers at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Twelve people have been wounded in a shooting outside a US nightclub where a rap concert was taking place.

AN AMERICAN who sold his construction business and travelled to Haiti to help earthquake victims was in jail yesterday as authorities investigated allegations he kidnapped an infant.

Irish golfer Gareth Shaw climbed into the US collegiate top 20 rankings this week following his runner-up finish at the Administaff ASU Invitational in Georgia.

There were some anxious moments for Irish golfers this week as both the University of Minnesota and East Tennessee State needed play-off victories to reach the men's national collegiate golf finals.

There was disappointment all round for Ireland's trio of golfers at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional Championships this week, despite some good individual performances.

Ten Irish golfers still have their eyes on the big prize in US collegiate golf after the fields were set this week for the NCAA Regional championships.

The US presidential election sunk to a new low today as a public row over the sexuality of the vice president’s daughter rumbled on.

US President George W Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry remained deadlocked in the White House race going into their final debate last night, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released yesterday.

GEORGE W Bush and John Kerry, their animosity stirred by last Friday’s contentious second debate, have intensified their attacks on each other over Iraq, jobs and debate performance in critical battleground states.

SENATOR John Kerry scored a victory over US President George W Bush in the first election campaign debate, early opinion polls suggested yesterday.

As George Bush and John Kerry go head-to-head in what is considered the most crucial presidential election in generations, America has turned to another issue – the colour of Senator Kerry’s face.