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The two most senior figures at BBC News stepped aside on Monday over the airing of a false child sex abuse scandal allegations, it said. Helen Boaden, the director of BBC News, and her deputy Steve Mitchell, stepped aside two days after the

Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in the prohibition era on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to the war on drugs. Medical marijuana was also legalized in Massachusetts, underlining long-running trends in

 US President Barack Obama has been re-elected, making history by winning a second term in the White House and defeating his Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the US Presidential election. The 44th US president, and the first African

Projections show Barack Obama winning a second term in office over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. But what does this mean for US policy? The US president faces a fresh challenge confronting the "fiscal cliff", a mix of tax increases

While it will take weeks to count the cost, Sandy is likely to be among the most costly disasters in history and could slow down the American economy's momentum in the fourth quarter. Wall Street was closed for two days and few US companies

 President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney have tried to console the American nation and show leadership, after a devastating storm struck days ahead of election day. Both candidates scaled back their White House

The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Ocean County just north of the resort of Atlantic City, was already on a scheduled outage as the massive storm made landfall nearby on the Atlantic Coast. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the plant

Cities and other communities on the east coast of the United States are bracing for the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy, that could affect 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the U.S. Forecasters have warned that New York, in

A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, and authorities issued a tsunami warning, but no reports of major damage have been received. Residents in parts of British Columbia were evacuated, but it looks like the