A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia has been felt across Pennsylvania, with people from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh experiencing shaking buildings and slight tremors.
A man in Louisiana is accused of bludgeoning, decapitating and dismembering his disabled 7-year-old son and leaving the boy's head near the street so the child's mother would see it, a killing that brought seasoned police officers to tears
President Barack Obama was shaking hands after his town hall meeting in Decorah, Iowa, when a man who attended the meeting began to argue with the president about his policies.
Jurors who are recommending the death penalty for the killer of 11 women in Cleveland say they felt his statement from the witness stand was rehearsed and lacked remorse.
The jurors in the trial of 51-year-old Anthony Sowell spoke to reporters Wednesday in the courtroom after recommending that he be executed for his crimes.
The trigger for England's worst public disorder for nearly a quarter of a century was the botched police operation in London in which 29-year-old Mark Duggan was shot dead, and the insensitivity that police then showed his family in the immediate aftermath.
The week ahead could prove to be the biggest turning point yet in the Republican race for the presidency, and could finally settle the "will he or won't he" question surrounding Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
The Standard and Poor's downgrade may be a first in U.S. history, but when it comes to personal finances, financial experts say the ratings drop isn't all doom and gloom.
With the popular uprising in Syria being ever more brutally repressed Syria finds itself being deserted by several Arab countries and under increasing diplomatic pressure from the EU and USA.
Following numerous reports of failures on behalf of police to arrest looters or adequately respond to the riots in London that are now sweeping across the entire UK, curfews and troops on the streets are now being readied as authorities prepare to enforce martial law to quell massive civil unrest.
BBC News twice reported this morning that troops were being readied. The statement was first made by a reporter at 8:30am and then repeated by a Metropolitan Police representative who said "all options were on the table".