An Alabama woman standing atop a hay bale was attacked by fire ants and died of an apparent allergic reaction the day after her mother died, authorities and a relative said Friday.

A jury in the US state of Missouri has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $72m (£51m) to the family of a woman who claimed her death was linked to use of the company's Baby Powder talc.

Civil rights campaigners in US start a 40-day march to highlight what they say is a fresh attack on equal rights for African Americans.

US President Barack Obama rallied a new generation of Americans in a forceful speech in Selma, Alabama on the 50th anniversary