A former music pastor who was once a contestant on the TV talent show American Idol was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of the murder of his wife.

A state of emergency has been declared in New York in response to a growing number of measles cases.

Two people, including a teenage pupil, were killed when a school bus crashed in central Florida.

The removal of US bombers from RAF Fairford is not directly connected to the arrests of five men near the base, the US secretary of state has said.

A US marine has been arrested on suspicion of robbing and killing a woman in Japan.