Landing top talent is getting so tough in Silicon Valley that tech companies are trying anything for an edge, including hiring interns out of high school and boosting their perks.

The man who became an internet-sensation after his mug shot went viral on social media has had to face court in California, according to multiple media reports.

Stretching along the Atlantic Coast from Savannah to the border of Florida, some of Georgia's islands are developed, others remote.

Rob McFarland spent five days braving menacing rapids and feasting on the banks of Idaho's Salmon River.

Berkeley, California, could become the first US city to tax sugary drinks. The Berkeley City Council unanimously decided to put the 1-cent-per-ounce tax on the ballot this year.

This boutique hotel offers a cosy and elegant place to stay, with a popular restaurant and busy cocktail and espresso bars onsite.

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Zoe Walker checks into a 'Baby Grand' hotel in The Big Apple.

‘Handsome felon’ Jeremy Meeks has been taken on by a Hollywood talent agent.

Kate Silver joins a half-hour queue at possibly the most popular sno cone stand in Tennessee.

A US congressman was replaced by a robot body double after he was secretly executed, and the results of a recent vote should be thrown out, his opponent has claimed.

From igloos to heli lodges in the Canadian wilderness, Jennifer Ennion looks at three of the Northern Hemisphere's top snow hotels.

James Robinson goes on a fruitless celeb hunt at the Sundance Film Festival.

A bumper corn harvest in 2013 means stockpiles in the US, the world's biggest grower, are rising at the fastest pace in nine years.

His toddler son was left for seven hours in a car in the summer heat. Now the decision to charge a US dad with murder is proving controversial.

Head to the capital of Massachusetts for a dose of history and some great events.

Fallingwater is standing the test of time despite doubts, says Heather McCracken.

In the mid-1990s, Gus, a polar bear in the Central Park Zoo, alarmed visitors by compulsively swimming figure eights in his pool, sometimes for 12 hours a day.

Dairy, beer and Harleys are the US state of Wisconsin's claims to fame, writes Pamela Wade - and Frank Lloyd Wright.

A Jamaican man accused of being a violent pimp who forced women into prostitution in Australia will face trial in a Miami, Florida, court.

US-style pizza caught on here. Now Kiwis' on-the-go meal is doing the same over there, writes Megan Singleton.

"Sea," said King Canute, the 11th-century Danish King of England, "I command you to come no further!"

If you're a fan of unusual signs and statues, make sure you stop for a photo with one of these on your next American road trip.

Grant Bradley gets a lift at a museum that celebrates the right stuff.

It is what everyone who stands out on a glass floor at the top of a skyscraper fears the most.

Old and new set sail from opposite sides of the river, writes Carolyn Thompson.

President Barack Obama sought to redefine the notion of a muscular US foreign policy yesterday, warning against "military adventures" and saying America must lead the world through diplomacy and aid, not war.

America has its fair share of quirky buildings - here are five of them.

Rhett Butler and Scarlett come to life for Paul Rush as he visits the deep South.