US

As the US east coast battles Storm Grayson and a "bomb cyclone," Victoria in Australia has seen a 10km stretch of Hume Freeway begin melting - with higher temperatures to come.

A man has been charged with sexual abuse and faces up to five years in prison for allegedly groping a women while she slept on a flight.

A Twitter user named Ziggy went viral with his account of "nearly getting killed" by police in Nassau County, New York, when officers responded to a falsely reported armed robbery.

New research has found that more than half of Tory party members in the UK are in favour of the death penalty. IBTimes UK has looked at the problems with state executions.

James Goolsby, manager of the Bonchon Chicken restaurant in Manchester, Connecticut, is charged with fatally shooting another employee with a bad Yelp review possibly the catalyst.

The emotional moment Heather and Dave Mosher were married at a Hartford hospital, Connecticut, after her courageous fight against breast cancer.

Erica Garner, the eldest daughter of police brutality victim Eric Garner, has died aged just 27. She became an outspoken Black Lives Matter campaigner after her father's death.

Jordan Preshong, 11, was found dead on Wednesday (27 December) after a sleepover at her neighbour's home in northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump drew anger online on 29 December after he claimed the US east coast, which is going through a severe cold spell, could use some "of that good old global warming".

Evan Brewer's body was found encased in a slab of concrete at a house where his mum and stepdad used to live in Wichita, Kansas, on 2 September.

Former congressman Pete Hoekstra was caught in a tricky situation on Dutch TV programme Nieuwsuur after a reporter asked him about claims Netherlands has "no-go zones".

Contrary to what some people assume, members of the working-class are wiser than their counterparts from wealthier backgrounds, and have less difficulty reaching compromise.

Researchers found that American poultry is washed in up to four chemical disinfectants that do not meet EU safety standards.

Nicole Finn, 43, from Iowa, was found guilty of the first-degree murder, kidnapping and child endangerment of Natalie Finn in West Des Moines, Iowa, in October 2016.

Republican state lawmaker Dan Johnson accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl dies of "probable suicide".

Numerous women who have accused US President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct have called for Congress to investigate the allegations in a "non-partisan" way.

The Good Country Index released an updated version of its global ranking of countries' contribution to the common good of humanity. UK's ranking drops second year in a row.

William Atchison, 21, was identified as the gunman who shot two students and injured 15 others at Aztec High School in New Mexico on Thursday (7 December).

Police in Phoenix say that Edgar Flores Avila watched as his two children, his 2-year-old son and 5-year-old step-daughter drank from a cup containing coffee and meth.

Donald Trump's national security advisor, HR McMaster, has warned that the rogue nation is "the greatest immediate threat to the United States."

Derick Boyce-Slezak and his wife Mikala, both 22, from Park Hills, Missouri, have been charged with felony abuse or neglect of their baby boy.

Jennifer Denton, 36, was arrested after the body of her husband 49-year-old Wade Denton and his two dogs were found in a mobile home in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Bjorn Samstrom was found guilty of forcing teenagers from the US, Canada and Britain to perform sexual acts in front of webcams.

The video showed what appeared to be the manager cursing and telling the expectant mother and her family to get out.

Ahmed Abu Khattala was convicted of terror charges but found not guilty of murder after the incident that resulted in the death of US ambassador Chris Stevens, and 3 others.

Does Melania Trump regret pushing her husband into running for president? Reports suggest she is unhappy as first lady, a job she was "never too crazy about".

Julia Poff, 46, from Brookshire, Texas, is charged with sending explosives made from a cigarette packet and a salad dressing cap to Obama and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2016.

A cattle trucked overturned on Interstate 84 in Riverdale, Utah . It is unclear how many cows died in the crash, but about 25 were thrown from the overpass.

Washington State Patrol said that a drunk driver was having sex with a woman while they were both naked in the car. They ended up crashing into a tree.

A sugar house in Bristol, Vermont, was broken into and 300 gallons of maple syrup were destroyed. Another 12 gallons were stolen, Vermont State Police said.