Police say a man firing a rifle shot three people to death at a Brooklyn row house before killing himself after being dismissed from a band they were all members of.
Every hour in the United States, one person dies from malignant melanoma, or skin cancer. November is "Healthy Skin Month" and experts are urging people to take steps to prevent skin disease.
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are flocking to U.S. colleges and universities, helping to drive the number of international students studying in America to record levels.
Corpses hung from trees, were scattered on sidewalks or buried in flattened buildings — some of the thousands believed killed in one Philippine city alone by ferocious Typhoon Haiyan that washed away homes and buildings with powerful winds and giant waves.