Sebelius 'sorry for Obamacare woes'

30 October 2013 Last updated at 09:19 ET US President Barack Obama's embattled health secretary has apologised to the American people over the botched rollout of his healthcare law's insurance marketplace websites. In a House committee hearing,...

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Texas judge blocks abortion law

28 October 2013 Last updated at 18:34 ET A Texas judge has said abortion restrictions passed by the state's legislature are unconstitutional. District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled that the new regulations violated doctors' rights and unreasonably...

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Briton accused of US military hacks

28 October 2013 Last updated at 14:37 ET A 28-year-old British man has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into US military and US government computer systems. Lauri Love, arrested in Suffolk under the Computer Misuse Act, has been released...

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VIDEO: School bus crashes into Texas home

26 October 2013 Last updated at 13:04 BST Five people including three children were injured after a bus crashed into a house in Texas on Friday. The driver said the vehicle's brakes failed causing it to plough into the property in San Antonio. David...

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Man arrested for New York stabbings

27 October 2013 Last updated at 14:19 ET A Chinese immigrant has been arrested after a mother and her four young children were found stabbed to death at their home in Brooklyn. New York police said 25-year-old Ming Don Chen had implicated himself...

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Jackson doctor released from jail

28 October 2013 Last updated at 07:15 ET Conrad Murray, the former doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death, has been released from jail. The former cardiologist served less than two years of a four-year sentence after being convicted...

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Payout in Penn State sex abuse case

28 October 2013 Last updated at 15:34 ET A US university will pay $60m (£37m) to 26 men who said they were sexually abused as children by a football coach. Penn State University President Rodney Erickson called the payments "another step forward...

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Chris Brown released from custody

Chris Brown has been released from police custody in Washington DC. The R&B singer was arrested early on Sunday morning after a man accused him and his bodyguard of breaking his nose outside the W Hotel. Prosecutors reduced an assault charge...

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Red Sox close in on World Series win

By Richard Warry BBC News World Series 2013: Boston Red Sox v St Louis Cardinals Remaining games: Game 6 (in Boston, 30 October); Game 7 (if required, in Boston, 31 October) Coverage: Commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra Boston Red...

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Major US surveillance review ordered

29 October 2013 Last updated at 07:25 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. President Obama says he wants to ''review'' the NSA's operations The US Senate's intelligence committee has announced a major...

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US marks Storm Sandy anniversary

29 October 2013 Last updated at 08:50 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. One year after Hurricane Sandy, the BBC's Laura Trevelyan went to Staten Island to check the progress of the recovery effort. ...

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Spain: US must explain 'monitoring'

28 October 2013 Last updated at 09:14 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Demands are growing in Europe for explanations over US monitoring activities Spain has urged the US to give details of any...

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Jackson doctor released from jail

28 October 2013 Last updated at 07:15 ET Conrad Murray, the former doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death, has been released from jail. The former cardiologist served less than two years of a four-year sentence after being convicted...

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Smokey and the Bandit director dies

27 October 2013 Last updated at 11:44 ET Veteran stuntman Hal Needham, who directed comedy films Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run, has died in Los Angeles aged 82. He began his career as a prolific stuntman in the 1950s and was...

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JonBenet parents 'should be charged'

25 October 2013 Last updated at 15:19 ET A Colorado grand jury was prepared to charge the parents of a slain six-year-old beauty queen in her death, newly released court documents in the 17-year-old murder case show. The panel voted in 1999...

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Five hurt on North Carolina ride

25 October 2013 Last updated at 16:45 ET Five people have been injured, two critically, after a carnival ride at the North Carolina state fair started up again as people were getting off it. Investigators are looking into what exactly caused...

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Quincy Jones sues Jackson estate

26 October 2013 Last updated at 00:22 ET US music producer Quincy Jones is suing the estate of the late Michael Jackson for millions of dollars. He says the singer's estate and Sony Music Entertainment improperly re-edited songs to deprive...

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Man arrested for New York stabbings

27 October 2013 Last updated at 14:19 ET A Chinese immigrant has been arrested after a mother and her four young children were found stabbed to death at their home in Brooklyn. New York police said 25-year-old Ming Don Chen had implicated himself...

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Colombian rebels release US hostage

27 October 2013 Last updated at 14:43 ET Colombia's Farc rebels have freed a US hostage, former Marine Kevin Scott Sutay, after four months in captivity. The American, who had been held in a remote jungle area in the south of the country since...

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Red Sox win to level World Series

By Richard Warry BBC News World Series 2013: Boston Red Sox v St Louis Cardinals Remaining games: Game 5 (in St Louis, 28 October); Game 6 (in Boston, 30 October); Game 7 (if required, in Boston, 31 October) Coverage: Commentary on BBC Radio...

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David Bowie leads Lou Reed tributes

28 October 2013 Last updated at 06:11 ET Rock legend David Bowie has led the tributes to US singer and former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed, who died on Sunday aged 71. Bowie's Facebook page said of his "old friend", considered one of...

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Quincy Jones sues Jackson estate

26 October 2013 Last updated at 00:22 ET US music producer Quincy Jones is suing the estate of the late Michael Jackson for millions of dollars. He says the singer's estate and Sony Music Entertainment improperly re-edited songs to deprive...

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Payout for US pepper-spray cop

24 October 2013 Last updated at 06:05 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. John Pike, seen here in the 2011 video, received threats after the footage went viral online A former US campus policeman who...

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US teacher killed 'with box cutter'

24 October 2013 Last updated at 15:10 ET A student accused of murdering a Massachusetts high school maths teacher used a box cutter to stab her before disposing of her body, US media report. Philip Chism, 14, was charged on Wednesday as an...

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JonBenet parents 'should be charged'

25 October 2013 Last updated at 15:19 ET A Colorado grand jury was prepared to charge the parents of a slain six-year-old beauty queen in her death, newly released court documents in the 17-year-old murder case show. The panel voted in 1999...

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US football great 'losing memory'

25 October 2013 Last updated at 16:45 ET One of the greatest quarterbacks in American football history has said he suffers from memory loss after a 20-year career in the violent sport. Brett Favre, 44, told a broadcaster he had little recollection,...

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Five hurt on North Carolina ride

25 October 2013 Last updated at 16:45 ET Five people have been injured, two critically, after a carnival ride at the North Carolina state fair started up again as people were getting off it. Investigators are looking into what exactly caused...

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Canada senator 'lied' in expense row

25 October 2013 Last updated at 21:36 ET A Canadian Conservative Party senator has accused another senator embroiled in an expenses row of lying in order to avoid political repercussions. Senator Marjory LeBreton says Mike Duffy spoke a "blatant...

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Cardinals secure controversial win

Allen Craig and Will Middlebrooks St Louis Cardinals moved 2-1 ahead in the World Series after a winning run against the Boston Red Sox came from a controversial interference call. With the score tied at 4-4, Allen Craig was tagged by Jarrod Saltalamacchia...

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Simpsons actress Marcia Wallace dies

26 October 2013 Last updated at 22:30 ET The US actress Marcia Wallace, best known as the voice of Bart Simpson's teacher Edna Krabappel, has died at the age of 70. Her death was announced in a statement from executive producer Al Jean. Wallace...

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New reports deepen US-Merkel spy row

27 October 2013 Last updated at 08:31 ET Fresh reports in German media based on leaked US intelligence documents are prompting damaging new questions about the extent of US surveillance. Der Spiegel suggests the US has been spying on German...

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Canada senator 'lied' in expense row

24 October 2013 Last updated at 19:56 ET A Canadian Conservative Party senator has accused another senator embroiled in an expenses row of lying in order to avoid political repercussions. Senator Marjory LeBreton says Mike Duffy spoke a "blatant...

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Man guilty of Natasha McShane attack

25 October 2013 Last updated at 03:54 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Stacy Jurich and State's Attorney Anita Alvarez give their reaction to the guilty verdict A man has been found guilty of the...

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