A man suspected of shooting four people dead in New York state is killed by police, who storm his hideout after he guns down a police dog.

BBC NY correspondent Laura Trevelyan takes your questions

Fans of defunct American TV show Veronica Mars have raised $2m (£1.3m) to help bring the series about a young private investigator to the big screen.

Catholics in New York give their reaction to the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina as the new Pope.

The latest in Samsung's Galaxy smartphone range is expected to be unveiled at an event in New York on Thursday evening.

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New York state police launch a manhunt as four people are shot dead in two separate attacks at a car wash and barber shop.

Opening statements are made in the trial of two Ohio high-school footballers accused of raping a teenage girl in a case that has split a small town.

Scientists reveal insights into a peculiar, phallus-shaped creature found in Canada.

Henrik Fisker, the founder of the Californian carmaker Fisker Automotive, leaves the company after falling out with its executives.

US consumers shrugged off higher taxes to boost retail spending by 1.1% in February, government figures show.

An Illinois golfer survives an 18ft (5.4m) fall into a sinkhole on a fairway, two weeks after another sinkhole swallowed a person in Florida.

President Obama says the US is engaging in "tough talk" with China about hacking attacks, although he plays down talk of a cyber war.

President Obama has told ABC News that the balance of addressing the country's debt must not fall on those least able to pay.

Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records who signed Stevie Wonder and The Jackson Five, will receive the Pioneer Award at this year's Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony.

US airline regulators approve plans to redesign the battery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, but give no indication of when passenger flights can resume.

Richard Beasley is found guilty of aggravated murder over a plot to lure men to their deaths with bogus jobs ads on the Craigslist website.

The campaign to name a mountain after Ronald Reagan

The surprising new face of undocumented students

The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay out nearly $10m (£6.7m) to settle four clergy sex abuse cases.