Ten people die and 18 are injured in a pre-dawn, multi-vehicle pile-up on a smoke-shrouded highway in the American state of Florida.

At least 10 people have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash on a highway in the American state of Florida.

Twenty-two show horses worth tens of thousands of dollars die in a stable fire in the US state of New Jersey.

After weeks of anonymity as "Restaurant Chain A" in an investigation into a salmonella outbreak that infected dozens of people in ten states, Taco Bell has been outed as the "Mexican-style" restaurant chain linked to the dangerous infections.

As spring break nears, the U.S. government is warning Americans to stay out of much of Mexico because of rising drug-cartel violence -- and tells travelers to one of Mexico's most popular beach destinations to stay close to their hotels. A newly expanded travel warning from the State Department says that U.S. travelers should avoid four entire states, as well as large areas of ten others, most in the north and west of the country.