France has appointed a new boss of the Louvre, to turn around the world's most-visited museum after a humiliating jewellery heist and staff strikes.

Donald Trump has touted his economic record during his State of the Union address in the US, boasting he'd ushered in a "golden age" as he sought to project an aura of success at a fraught moment for his presidency.

A tip about drug lord Nemesio Oseguera's romantic liaisons led Mexican authorities to the cartel leader's hideout in a small town of Jalisco state where he was killed.

Nick Reiner, the troubled son of slain Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his parents, one of the most shocking celebrity homicide cases in LA history.

A powerful blizzard has dropped more than 30 centimetres of snow across parts of the US Northeast, bringing travel to a near-standstill for millions.