Former US first lady, wife of one president and mother of another, has died aged 92

Visiting Taoiseach thanks Native American community for generosity during Famine

Writers and stars of ‘anti-cop show’ look back at a series that changed TV for ever

New fiction: An excellent debut charts a family’s chaos in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

The star whose hits include Blueberry Hill and Ain’t That a Shame sold more than 110 million records

Nate expected to batter parts of US Gulf Coast with tropical storm-force winds Saturday evening

Biting reply to San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz’s claim of ‘killing us with inefficiency’

At least 44 feared dead in worst natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina

Up to 44 feared dead as floods from tropical storm leave over 87,000 homes damaged

Death toll from US weather event rising as bodies are found in receding waters

Some 30,000 Houston residents are expected to be left homeless amid further flood threat

Hurricane that tore across Texas coast softens to tropical storm but dumps torrential rain

It’s been 40 years since Elvis Presley's death, but his former home, Graceland, is still a popular stop on a road trip through the music cities of Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans

London Briefing: Insurers test industry’s ability to withstand cascading catastrophes

The idea that the US president-elect has huge popular support is a media-fuelled myth

Storm triggers mass evacuations along US coast from Florida to North Carolina

‘I thought somebody was going to get killed and it’d be my fault’

Superstar surprised fans with a political performance with new song at Super Bowl

Take in stunning views at the waterfront; the Mission’s feisty character and Golden Gate Park

Former Garda JP Sexton recalls his time helping to police the streets of New Orleans ten years ago this week

Clinton says celebrations must be leavened by rededication to erasing ‘lines that divide’

Approximately 1,800 people were killed and more than 400,000 residents were displaced

Anchor forced to admit he had ‘conflated’ events of helicopter incident in Iraq

America Letter: Margaret Haughery was first woman honoured with a public statue in US

Victims of Irish Famine and Hurricane Katrina honoured by Heather Humphreys

Peacefield described by archbishop Tutu as jewel in the crown of centenary events

Democrat sentenced to 10 years for taking kickbacks from firms seeking city business

Former US leader says he is comfortable with his legacy as he revels in painting portraits of Scottish terriers

The vast offshore accounts leak received by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists shows why in-depth reporting still matters