A rancher in the US state of Oregon uses his lassoing skills to nab a would-be thief, police say.

US police say they have arrested the leader of an armed militia which occupied a wildlife refuge in Oregon, with one person killed in a shootout.

At least 14 people were killed in a shooting at a holiday party in California, triggering a massive manhunt which ended when police shot dead two heavily armed suspects -- a man and a woman -- on a quiet residential street.

Two people dies after two separate university shootings in Texas and Arizona, just hours apart.

The man accused of killing nine people at a community college in Oregon left behind a manifesto detailing his grievances, US media report.

The gunman who killed nine people in a shooting rampage at a college in Oregon had 13 weapons, federal agents say.

Students at a US college in Oregon where 10 people were killed by a lone gunman on Thursday described scenes of panic and terror as they ran for their lives or hid in classrooms.