Hillary Clinton calls election a 'moment of reckoning' in historic speech
Nation's first-ever major party female candidate for president hails falling barriers and calls Trump dangerous.
New Jersey teenager hit by lightning as he films strike
'I felt the electricty run up my legs to my chest and out my arms' says 16-year-old lifeguard.
Donald Trump files for 78 visas so immigrants can work at his Mar-a-Lago golf resort
Trump companies have filed for more thatn 1,000 such visas since 2000 despite candidate's push for 'native hires'
Could Donald Trump be charged with treason for urging Russia to steal Hillary Clinton's emails?
Legal experts weigh in on comments by the 'Siberian candidate'
US teens in notorious Slender Man stabbing case to be tried as adults, state appeals court rules
Families tried to keep girls in juvenile system amid claims they suffer from mental health issues.
President Obama warns that election is 'fundamental choice of who we are'
'The America I know is decent and generous' says president to a packed convention floor.
DNC 2016: Vice President Joe Biden slams Donald Trump for 'confusing bluster for strength'
GOP candidate's cynicism is 'unbounded,' says vice president during convention speech.
Scientists suspect first US mosquito-transmissions of Zika in Florida
Probers can't find any other transmission source, pointing to troubling disease evolution in the US.
Huge 80-million-year-old dinosaur footprint discovered in Bolivia by tourist guide
Fossil most likely belonged to the biped meat-eater Abelisaurus.
Heavy climate change storms threaten buried Native American villages on California coast
'We're going to lose a huge number of sites' warns site archaeologist.
Bill Clinton shares personal journey with Hillary calling on voters to choose 'real' deal
'Hillary will make us stronger togehter,' vows the former president
Probe launched into Australia's 'Abu Ghraib' for Aborigine youth
PM Malcolm Turnbull says he is 'shocked and appalled' by images including photo of hooded and restrained boy.
New York safe-deposit thieves grab $5M in cash and diamonds following organised heist
Trio were tracked down thanks to 'meticulous investigation,' says city Police Commissioner William Bratton.
Lindsay Lohan screams for help in London, accuses fiance Egor Tarabasov of trying to kill her
Lohan reportedly flees London home when police storm the place after call for help
US National Park Service moves to crack down on sexual harassment following Grand Canyon scandal
Agency director demands 'zero tolerance' and establishes hotline, promises to ramp up disciplinary measures.
DNC 21016: Bernie Sanders looks to heal Democratic rift with Clinton endorsement during speech
She'll make an 'outstanding president,' Bernie declares during speech at the end of convention day one.
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker's Democratic National Convention speech calls for a 'nation of love'
'America, we will rise,' proclaims Booker to a respondent convention floor in Philadelphia.
US security experts convinced DNC email hack is Russian ruse to get Donald Trump elected
US official links leak to Kremlin, says it has 'all the hallmarks' of hurting 'perceived adversary'.
Game of Thrones Season 6 blooper reel proves a hit at San Diego Comic-Con
Watch Tyrion grapple with 'benevolent masters,' and the Mother of Dragons trip over her feet — and tongue.
Mother of murdered US Libyan ambassador demands Trump stop using her son as a 'political football'
Mum Mary Commanday calls GOP 'opportunistic and cynical' for using son's name is election campaign.
Donald Trump says he'd introduce 'extreme vetting' of French and German citizens seeking entry to US
GOP presidential candidate insists terrorism within France and Germany's borders is 'their own fault'.
Canadian Pokemon Go teenagers detained after illegally wandering across US-Canada border during hunt
The Alberta Brothers were briefly detained in Montana before being reunited with their mother.
DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigns amid email leaks revealing plot against Bernie Sanders
Wikileaks email dump reveals Democratic Party leaders tried to undermine Bernie Sanders campaign.
Ivanka Trump uses RNC closing speech to get women on her father's side
Trump's eldest daughter and billionaire Peter Thiel bid to raise his standing among women and gays
Donald Trump attacks 'border-crossers' and vows prosperity during acceptance speech
Trump bashes Clinton, vows to beat the Isis 'barbarians' and promises to make the US safe on the day he's elected.
GOP's LGBT community in arms over most conservative party manifesto in memory
Platform backs 'natural' man-woman marriage and advocates discredited 'gay conversion therapy'.
Beheading of kidnapped Palestinian refugee boy a 'mistake' says US-backed Syrian rebel group
Rebels vow to probe 'human rights abuses that were shared on social media sites'.
Donald Trump won't automatically come to aid of Nato allies under attack if he is president
Countries may have to 'fulfil their obligations' first and foot the defence bill warned Trump.
18 arrested in flag-burning protest outside the Republican National Convention
Police officer tells one protester "you're on fire, stupid", before arresting him.
US Secret Service launches probe of Trump adviser who said Clinton 'should be shot'
Trump campaign spokeswoman says presidential candidate does not endorse Baldasaro's comments.