George Gonzalez visits two sites linked to the mysterious mastermind of American horror.

Authorities in northern Idaho say a 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother after he reached into her purse at a Walmart store and the concealed gun fired.

New Zealand surfer watches in horror as his friend is dragged under the water by a great white shark off a Californian beach.

The autopsy report for an unarmed black man who was killed by Los Angeles police officers shows he was shot in the back at close range.

A visit to the USA's famous Monument Valley is an awe-inspiring experience, writes Ellen Creager.

The oil price decline of 2014 upended the geopolitical chessboard. Worth watching in 2015 will be who can recover and dominate play - Opec, Vladimir Putin or US shale drillers.

It is a quarter of a century since Straight Outta Compton, the seminal gangsta rap album, made a 25 sq km area of Los Angeles synonymous with gang violence and murder.

Police officers showed their contempt for New York's Mayor yesterday, turning their backs as he addressed a funeral for a fallen colleague.

Eighty five years ago the carrier that was to become Hawaiian Airlines started commercial flights using a plane dubbed the "ugly duckling".

Here are four reasons why President Barack Obama's decision last week to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba was a good idea.

Police departments across America have stepped up security, ended solo patrols and ordered officers to make arrests only "when absolutely necessary".

All politicians like to have props, and in Vladimir Putin's case, some are taken from the box marked Macho and others from the box marked Mother Russia.

For marathoners there's no better way to see a different country than on foot, packing more than 42km of scenery into the experience and having a finishing medal as proof.

Pamela Wade finds there's more to this Massachusetts city than its spooky history.

CIA director John Brennan is acknowledging that agency officers did "abhorrent" things to captive terror suspects, and he says he can't prove the harsh treatment made the prisoners cooperate.

Kevin Pilley cradles Tequila Sunrises while watching cliff divers in Acapulco.

This state is known for its mountains, rivers, open plains and Old West history.

Prepare to let your jaw drop as you take in this northern state's grand vistas.

Spend a moment with the ghosts of Little Bighorn, writes Ben Stanley.

A small Massachusetts town has become the angry flashpoint for the latest showdown in America's war on smoking as health officials try to introduce a blanket ban on the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products.

Shop up a storm at these Big Apple landmarks.

This Canadian city has much for thrill-seekers and culture-lovers alike, says Celia Paul.

Winston Aldworth stays at a slick waterfront hotel in Canada's capital of cool.

Megan Singleton looks inside the giant building where Boeings take shape.

Heather McCracken finds the source of pop culture's global zombie outbreak.

It might seem the stuff of science fiction, but a mind-reading device is being developed by scientists which can eavesdrop on your inner voice.

Winston Aldworth tries a Canadian tipple that's so wrong it needs a hangover to be right.

This state in the heart of the Great Lakes region will give travellers a taste of authentic America.

Bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues in Chicago.