A three-year-old boy has accidentally shot his mother and father at a motel in Alburquerque, New Mexico.
The US and Cuba are to establish talks in an effort to normalise diplomatic ties and improve relations between the two nations.
In the wake of the grand jury decisions not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson over the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown or the New York police officer that choked to death 43-year-old Eric Garner, US citizens are reporting the disparity in how white and black people are treated by police with the hashtag #CrimingWhileWhite.
Iranian aircraft have been used to bomb Islamic State positions within Iraq, a US official has confirmed, but the action was not coordinated with US forces.
Police in the US state of Ohio face an enquiry after a young boy was shot and killed by officers for carrying a replica gun in a playground.