Derrick Thompson, 19, and Alivia Welch, 18, (left) were killed in their apartment in Biddeford, Maine, by Jame Pak, who owned the duplex, authorities say. Thompson's mother Susan Johnson (right) was shot and wounded. Neighbors say Pak was a 'horrible landlord' was spied on his tenants and was known in his neighborhood for his temper. Police say he used a handgun in the killings.

PIERS MORGAN angered 90,000 gun-lovers in the US when he called the man who runs the Gun Owners of America lobbying group 'incredibly stupid'. Here he explains why the country's views on gun control may force him to leave the country that has become his second home.

Manfred Rommel describes the moment his father Erwin Rommel was led away to his death after being ordered to commit suicide by Adolf Hitler. His father explained to him he had to poison himself after being implicated in a plot to assassinate the Nazi dictator.

The $15million mansion in Celina, Texas is a shrine to blood sports and boasts more than 40 mounted busts of deer, antelope and rhino heads on its walls. The mansion itself covers 15,000-square-foot and is carved from brick and stone with exposed beams in the ceilings and cavernous fireplaces.

With messages that would make Don Draper proud, a collection of advertisements from the 1950s feature women excitedly conducting domesticated tasks and lovingly caring for their husbands. This ad for Chase & Sanborn coffee warns a woman what could come her way if she doesn't choose the best coffee beans for the man in her life.

Carrying signs to express their gratitude and their choice of love over violence in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, approximately 400 residents of Newtown, Connecticut, attended the New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles game on Sunday morning.

Six to 12 inches of snow fell in Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut and eastern Massachusetts, including Foxborough where the New England Patriots play. New York City and Philadelphia saw a mix of rain and snow, and drivers throughout the regions were warned to be cautious. About 20 vehicles piled up in a storm-related chain-reaction crash on Interstate 93 in New Hampton, New Hampshire, police said, and five people were injured.

(Left to right) The late Charles G. Saeger, known as Jerry, was with the Hastings fire department in New York for decades; Chief Michael Scott and Max the dog; Daniel Mansdrof first volunteered in Hastings aged 18. Volunteer firefighters make up 70 per cent of firefighters in the U.S. - around 768,150 men and women who give up their time to save lives and rescue homes.

Like any father, Dan Jenkins, of Naples, Florida, was bursting with pride when he watched his baby daughter, Ashley, roll over for the first time. But the happy moment was mixed with heartache, because the little girl's mother wasn't there to share it. Jenkins' wife, Jennifer, was killed when a semi-truck slammed into her sedan last new year's eve, as the 34-year-old followed behind her in the family's SUV.

Footage has emerged of how close one motorist came to becoming another victim of the deadly Moscow plane crash today. At least four Russians died when a passenger airliner overshot a runway and broke into pieces at a Moscow airport. The picture centre shows one of the plane's wheels hurtling towards the car in front, with the carnage left behind pictured left and right.

Robin Roberts will not be re-joining her colleagues until May at the earliest. However there was an upbeat moment for the presenter this weekend as she passed the 100-day milestone since her transplant and was reunited with her dog K.J. (pictured). Transplant patients are often advised to stay away from pets in the months after treatment because they have weakened immune systems.

The two-year-old chick had spent half an hour slipping and sliding around in the mud as he tried to scramble back into the nest in Rio Maximo national reserve, Cuba. Once back, he snuggled into his mother's feathers and enjoyed a quick feed.

Erica Menendez, 31, a homeless, bi-polar woman confessed she pushed Sunando Sen, 46, in front of a Queens 7 Train on Thursday, telling police, 'I've hated Hindus and Muslims since 2001 since they put down the Twin Towers.' She is charged with murder as a hate crime, a second-degree offence for which she could, if convicted, be sentenced to a 25-year-to-life prison term

A speedboat owner decided to show-off his steering skills and help a burning boat in the process in an amateur video from New Zealand that's gone viral.
The boat swerves at the burning wreck four times in a row to make enough waves to put out the blaze.

From the Great Depression to the end of World War II and beyond, New Yorkers proved they knew how to greet the coming year with both cheer and a healthy sense of optimism - not to mention the champagne.

Cheryl Strayed (pictured today left and bottom right with her mother) recounts the story of her three-month, 1,100-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail from Nevada through California and Oregon to Washington State. She walked the arduous trail most alone, blistered and bruised, hungry, dirty and exhausted, wearing the same set of clothes for weeks, and frugally eking out a few dollars for food. Now, 18 years later, her impressive mental and physical fortitude has been richly rewarded.

The stunning images, primarily taken by the agency's Hubble Space Telescope, show swirling palettes of coloured gas, dust and countless stars. Many of the visually spectacular formations are the result of cosmic collisions - where a smaller galaxy plunges right through the heart of a larger one, shooting out the other side.

Robert and Kim Summers of Freehold, New Jersey are heartbroken this holiday season with the news that the red-headed boy Stanislav, bottom right, from Russia may never be their own due to Russia's adoption ban. The Summers are among the 1,500 American families desperately pleading with the Russian and American governments to allow their adoptions to proceed in spite of the adoption ban signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

This stone carving of a possible Christian figure was found in Zafar in Yemen, and is thought to have been made in the era of the Prophet Muhammad. Paul Yule, an archaeologist from Heidelberg in Germany, has dated the 5ft 7in relief, which shows a man with chains of jewellery, curls and spherical eyes, to around 530AD. The German archaeologist believes the city of Zafar was the centre of an Arab tribal confederation, an area that comprised 772,000 sq miles and exerted its influence all the way to Mecca (insert).

This stunning map of the United States puts a dot down for every one of the 308,450,225 people recorded in the 2010 Census - illustrating perfectly the population density of the nation and how large swathes are empty.

The second day of a wake for the volunteer firefighters killed in West Webster was held yesterday. Thousands of local residents and firefighters attended. Mike Chiapperini and Tomasz Kaczowka were both shot dead.

The 61-year-old Russian woman (right) has been declared dead twice by doctors, but each time has come back to life - and once was minutes away from being cut open for her autopsy. Her daughter (left) and granddaughter (centre) were thrilled when they discovered the miraculous recovery.