Doctors, vets, legislators call for end to 'barbaric' US military trauma training on live animals
We don't have to torture animals to provide medics with the best training for the battlefied, says doctor
Donald Trump Jr. gives interview to radio host who said slavery was 'greatest thing' for African Americans
Candidate's son says he did not know about James Edwards' racist views.
Kanye insists his tweeted photo of The Pirate Bay for freebie downloads was a 'joke'
Rapper in Twitter battle with Deadmau5 after 'funny' nod to notorious file-sharing operation
Rainbow tunnel off Golden Gate Bridge officially named after comedian Robin Williams
Robin Williams Tunnel signs go up in Mork's beloved San Francisco Bay Area
Pennsylvania bishops hid sex abuse of hundreds of children for decades says grand jury
The eight-county diocese had handy payment list for amounts to give child victims of various acts of sex abuse
Republicans fight plan to name post office for writer Maya Angelou over 'communist sympathies'
Another GOP politician declared her 'just too controversial'.
As Super Tuesday dust clears, run-away victors Trump and Clinton gear up for showdown
Their victory speeches are a preview of the ammunition they plan to aim at each other in future months.
Hillary Clinton sets sights on Trump and general election after seven-state sweep on Super Tuesday
She grabs victories in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Massachusetts.
Super Tuesday 2016 as it happened: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton triumph in 12-state battle
Frontrunners Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio vie for 12 states' delegates.
Klansmen freed after stabbings at California Ku Klux Klan protest
Members of the KKK were 'just defending themselves' against furious counter-protesters in melee say police.
30 black students removed from Trump rally on Georgia campus 'on candidate's orders'
Tearful students say it's the first time they've experienced racism at their college.
Cooked horse head that may be linked to 'voodoo' found in Manhattan park
Head was discovered by passer-by in cardboard beer box in Highbridge Park with fruit, veggies and soda
Wanna-be 'budtenders' flock to US marijuana states for cannabis industry work
Cannabis fans switching jobs now to get in on the ground floor of budding industry
Former French National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen endorses Donald Trump
'May God protect him', says inflammatory extreme French right-winger, founder of the far-right party.
US officials subpoena Citigroup records in ongoing Fifa corruption probe
Feds seeking transactions linked to individuals and entities tied to soccer association crime
SpaceX aborts third try at Falcon 9 rocket launch a split second before lift-off
Engines fire but launch aborted as countdown reaches zero because liquid oxygen wasn't cold enough.
Little Ripper drone to patrol for sharks off Australia's coast
Pilot project drone will search for big fish, and anyone in trouble at sea.
Pentagon Army sergeant held in murder of policewoman Ashley Guindon on her first day
Guindon was mortally wounded as she responded to a call for help from the wife of Army Staff Sergeant.
California sea lion strandings down because warming coast has already killed pups
More starving pups are dying before they strike out on their own due to lower fish stocks and warmer seas.
Donald Trump dodges denouncing former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke
He says in interview that he has never heard of Duke and some 'white supremacist' groups are 'totally fine'
Is the US recession well and truly over? EIG report reveals it depends where Americans live
The worst economic struggles continue largely in the South, with Mississippi particularly hard hit.
Publisher Simon & Schuster launches new imprint for Muslim children's books
Executives hope Salaam Reads will appeal to Muslims and others interested to learn more about them
US catalogue stalwart Lands' End yanks Gloria Steinem feature over 'offensive' abortion views
Legendary feminist no longer part of catalog's 'legend series' after customers lambast feature
SeaWorld admits using employees to pose as animal rights activists to spy on foes
Management has been ordered to end the practice exposed by PETA
Kansas gunman kills three people, injures 14 at multiple locations that ended at work
Gunman brandished an AK-47 at Excel Industries and was shot dead by police.
Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for legalisation of marijuana to combat 47,000 opioid deaths
Governors switch strategy to addict treatment, while Warren suggests pot as safe alternative to help for pain.
Minnesota apologizes for approving 'FMUSLMS' personalized truck licence plates
Offensive plates should 'never have been issued," say officials who are reviewing plate approval process.
Donald Trump ally Roger Stone banned from CNN after bigoted tweets
Proud to be 'politically incorrect,' Stone says ban smacks of 'Soviet-style censorship.'
US Centers for Disease Control probes 14 new reports of Zika transmission through sex
A number of the women are pregnant, say officials, who warn sexual transmission may be far bigger risk than initially thought.
Mystery deaths of 13 bald eagles in Maryland prompts investigation by US Fish and Wildlife Service
$10,000 reward offered for information after iconic birds are found near popular hunting spot