These are the first pictures of the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero, a site which millions once associated with death, devastation and abject terror but has now transformed into a place of peace, tranquillity and sadness. And it has taken ten years t… more »

EL RENO, Okla. – Violent storms with winds of more than 150 mph slammed into a chunk of the central U.S. overnight, killing at least 13 people in three states, flattening homes, crushing cars and ripping apart a rural Arkansas fire station. The high-po… more »

By Elisabeth Bumiller, Carlotta Gall and Salman MasoodNew York Times WASHINGTON The world's most-wanted terrorist lived his last five years imprisoned behind the barbed wire and high walls of his home in Abbottabad, his days consumed by darkness and do… more »

  U.S. embassies on alert over Al Qaeda reprisal attacks for Bin Laden killing President announces that mission planning began in August Mr Obama declares 'Justice has been done' David Cameron says death is 'massive step forward' Terror chief blas… more »

By Alan Silverleib and Tom Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama unveiled his long-awaited deficit reduction plan Wednesday, calling for a mix of spending reductions and tax hikes that the White House claims would cut federal deficits b… more »