Alleged Batman shooter 'injures head' in jail
A judge agreed to delay a court hearing for alleged US cinema shooter James Holmes after the 24-year-old was hospitalized, having reportedly rammed his head into a wall.
Obama backs Allen over Petraeus sex scandal
President Barack Obama backed the commander of US forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday after the top general was dragged into the sex scandal that brought down CIA director David Petraeus.
Sesame puppeteer relieved as sex claim dropped
The puppeteer behind Elmo on "Sesame Street" voiced relief Tuesday, after a man who accused him of underage sex was reported to have dropped the claim.
Stream of new revelations in fall of US spy chief
One of fallen CIA chief David Petraeus' senior colleagues in President Barack Obama's administration on Monday welcomed his resignation, as new revelations about his sex scandal surfaced by the hour.
Sesame Street puppeteer denies underage sex claim
The puppeteer behind Elmo on "Sesame Street" says he is taking time out from the much-loved US children's TV show to fight a "defamatory" claim he had a sexual relationship with an underage boy.
Anti-virus legend McAfee wanted for murder in Belize
John McAfee, founder of the eponymous anti-virus company, is on the run for killing another US citizen in a resort town.
FBI agents search home of Petraeus's lover
FBI agents searched the home of the woman at the center of a sex scandal behind David Petraeus's decision to step down as head of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Mexican police charged over US embassy staff shootout
Mexican authorities charged 14 federal police officers with attempted murder Friday over a shooting in August that wounded two US government employees, reportedly CIA agents.
Vatican police under scrutiny in leaks trials
The Vatican gendarmerie has been an intriguing protagonist in the cloak-and-dagger "Vatileaks" case, set to wrap up on Saturday with a verdict in the trial of a Holy See computer technician.