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Samsung will appeal in Apple case in US
Samsung announces it will appeal against the US court ruling that the firm stole designs from Apple to make smartphones and computer tablets. The jury...
Neil Armstrong dies aged 82
Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, has died aged 82. His family says he died from complications from heart...
Empire State Building shooting: New York police injured all nine bystanders
New York's police chief has confirmed today that all nine people injured in Friday's Empire State Building shooting were hurt as a result of...
Graphic cigarette warnings blocked by US court
An appeals court in Washington has ruled that US government cannot force tobacco firms to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages. It said...
Empire State Building shooting: first picture of Jeffrey Johnson emerged
The first picture of Jeffrey Johnson, the man who shot his former boss to death in broad daylight near the Empire State Building and...
Tropical Storm Isaac expected to hit Haiti and Dominican Republic
High winds and driving rain are lashing the coast of Haiti as Tropical Storm Isaac moves closer to the shore. The centre of the storm...
Empire State Building shooting: Jeffrey Johnson identified as the gunman
Jeffrey Johnson has been identified as the gunman responsible of this morning Empire State Building shooting. Jeffrey Johnson, 53, a disgruntled employee, returned to his...
Empire State Building shooting: two people killed and at least ten others wounded
Two people have been killed, including a gunman, and ten others are wounded in a shootout near New York's Empire State Building, officials say. The...
Electoral College computer model predicts loss for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party
A model which has foretold the correct results of the Electoral College selections in U.S. Presidential elections since 1980, has predicted a loss for...
John Lennon killer denied parole for seventh time
Authorities in New York have for the seventh time denied parole to Mark David Chapman, the man who shot dead musician John Lennon in...
Mitt Romney calls on Todd Akin to withdraw from Senate race
Republican Mitt Romney has called on embattled congressman Todd Akin to withdraw from the race for a Senate seat in Missouri. Todd Akin has sparked...
Congressman Todd Akin’s rape remark sparks outrage in US
A row has erupted in the US after Congressman Todd Akin said women's bodies were naturally able to prevent pregnancy in the case of...
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2012: 1928 Mercedes Benz wins Best of Show
Considered the most prestigious event of its kind, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance ("a competition of elegance") is the conclusion of a week long festival...
A Good Man by Mark Shriver reveals Kennedy clan secrets
Mark Shriver, who is a prominent member of the Kennedy clan, has pulled the curtain on some family secrets in his new book about...
Limbless Phillipe Croizon completes swim to link five continents
French Phillipe Croizon, who lost all his limbs in an electrocution accident, has completed a swim to link five continents. Using tailor-made flippers, Philippe Croizon,...
Barack Obama makes tax offer to Mitt Romney
Barack Obama campaign has said if Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney releases five years of tax returns, they will drop the issue. Mitt Romney, who...
Paul Ryan admits he did ask for Obama stimulus cash
Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan acknowledged lobbying the government for millions of dollars in economic stimulus money after twice denying he had done so. Wisconsin...
US launches immigration reform
Undocumented immigrants are applying for the temporary right to live and work openly in the US, as a sweeping immigration policy reform takes effect. Up...
Biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida caught in Everglades National Park
US scientists have announced that the biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida has been caught in the Everglades. The snake measuring 17 ft 7...
Shanyna Isom suffers from mystery illness which causes her to grow nails instead of hair
Shanyna Isom, an university student from Memphis, has been labelled a medical mystery after falling victim to an unidentified illness which causes human nails...
Mitt Romney to announce Paul Ryan as running mate in Virginia
Mitt Romney, the US Republican presidential candidate, is to reveal his choice for running mate in the November election on Saturday, his campaign says. The...
Texting Championship: Austin Weirschke wins US’s fastest texter title
Austin Weirschke, a teenager from Wisconsin, has out-tapped the competition to hold onto the title of being the US's fastest texter. Austin Weirschke, 17, beat...
SpongeBob, world’s heaviest cat, dies two months after being adopted
Just two months after being adopted by a new family, SpongeBob, the 33lbs gigantic cat, who horrified and charmed New York, has died. The cat...
Restaurant insiders from across US reveal what really goes on behind customers’ backs
Restaurant insiders from across the US have revealed what really goes on behind customers' backs. Tricks, such as adding extra sugar to kids' meals so...
MDA Labor Day Telethon 2012 becomes MDA Show of Strength
MDA Show of Strength is still on Labor Day weekend, still features top entertainment and inspiring stories, and still urges viewers to support MDA’s...
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