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fc55240c5bfad1b6c34c3ab984b05643498f2570 | By . Sam Webb . The writer of the Inspector Morse detective novels admired actor John Thaw's performance as the curmudgeonly detective so much he has written a clause into his will banning other actors from playing the part after he dies. Colin Dexter, 83, created the popular character in 1975 and the novels were adapt... | Colin Dexter will not allow another actor to play the famous detective .
The author doesn't want anyone to try and outdo John Thaw's performance .
Thaw played the detective from 1987 to 2000. He died in 2002 .
Clause was revealed by star of prequel Endeavour, Shaun Evans . |
fc55b0b491f539d1adfc07a042b64dfef206e9da | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 10:10 EST, 30 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:00 EST, 30 June 2013 . Fans were treated to a side of Andy Murray not often seen today as he spent some time with his two young cousins as he prepares for his crunch match with Mikhail Youzhny for a place in the quarter finals. The British number ... | Murray seen spending time with his 10-year-old cousins .
Laura Robson hit the court to prepare for tomorrow's crunch match .
Tickets in hot demand for two British hopefuls tomorrow .
Fans have been queuing for two days for highly sought-after clashes .
Resold tickets for tomorrow have been selling for £4,000 a pair . |
fc561ba285df56e1a36616649025e506f89f2442 | Police in eastern Canada announced Friday they "are reopening the investigation involving Rehtaeh Parsons," the 17-year-old who tried to kill herself after she was allegedly gang-raped and bullied. Rehtaeh, a high school student from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was taken off life support Sunday, three days after she attempte... | Police hope more people will come forward independent of social media .
Rehtaeh Parsons, 17, died Sunday after trying to hang herself .
Her family said she struggled after allegedly being raped; no charges were filed .
Police say they're reopening the probe after getting "new and credible information" |
fc566a9475920cfff0fadd33e6a2a38c7b1396b2 | By . Matt Morlidge . Follow @@MattMorlidge . After their Premier League title challenge faded away at the back of last season, Arsenal have started the summer in exactly the right fashion. The signing of Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona in a £30million deal was confirmed on Thursday; the second highest transfer in the clu... | Sanchez signs from Barcelona for £30m on Thursday .
He gives Arsene Wenger many options in attack, with Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott .
Arsenal can finally win Premier League title again with world-class players .
Mesut Ozil will improve with more pace playing around him .
Mathieu Debuchy set to sign for £10m from Ne... |
fc5729776e4cb4ae26e3ede3bd785d5ad8b5fb27 | Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, told a small group of loyalists on Friday that he's considering another run for the White House. The move will throw the GOP's fast-coalescing race into chaos as it now must make room for both Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, tw... | Former Massachusetts governor ran for the White House in 2008 and 2012 .
He was the GOP's nominee three years ago but lost to President Obama .
'Everybody in here can go tell your friends that I'm considering a run,' he reportedly told a group of donors on Friday .
Meeting was scheduled in December, long before Jeb Bus... |
fc5771a4c794e547273796c5d5b9cd0022510c16 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- While Charlie Sheen works to "conquer the medical issues" in rehab and his hit sitcom is on "production hiatus," a porn actress is talking about a two-day party she claims led to his collapse last week. Kacey Jordan appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday morning and she later tweeted "the ... | Kacey Jordan details what she says was actor's two-day binge .
Sheen wanted to set up a house for porn stars to party, Jordan says .
The porn actress says Sheen wanted her to watch his children .
Sheen entered rehab last Friday . |
fc57789d0d433b42f67930527331e5d0b495d769 | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:58 EST, 24 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:39 EST, 24 June 2013 . In a victory for affirmative action opponents, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Abigail Fisher in a case that alleged the University of Texas at Austin rejected her application in ... | Abigail Fisher sued the University of Texas at Austin after she was rejected from the school in 2008 .
Fisher alleged a preference for minority students over non-minorities lost her a spot at the school .
'I probably would have gotten a better job offer had I gone to U.T.': Fisher graduated instead from Louisiana State... |
fc57b2481c3b3023105b6465457e6bd4f78e0932 | (CNN) -- More than a week after the grand jury's decision in Ferguson, protests continue nationwide. On campuses, in malls, on streets and in stadiums, Americans young and old are voicing their anger about the non-indictments in the deaths of Michael Brown and now Eric Garner in New York -- and about the rigged system ... | Eric Liu: Protests over Ferguson are promising, but also insufficient.
Everyone, left or right, must learn how to read and to write power: Liu .
Liu: Rosa Parks understood her choice to be part of a larger story . |
fc582310467c1f34aba3d58018cc9bdd2e78c5a6 | While many of his Real Madrid team-mates were away strutting their stuff during the World Cup, it appears Gareth Bale was busy working hard in the gym. The Wales midfielder took part in Real's training on Thursday looking rather bulky in comparison to last season. Bale had a debut season with Real to remember last term... | Gareth Bale looks in great shape ahead of Real's Super Cup clash .
Bale looked to have put on extra muscle during the off-season .
Los Blancos won the Champions League in May, beating Atletico Madrid 4-1 .
Face Sevilla in the Super Cup final next Tuesday at the Cardiff City Stadium .
Game will be a return home for Wels... |
fc582badb67b3bcf854dd6e5a8f91ff4a081ce60 | Protesters seeking the immediate arrest of the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown loudly disrupted another government meeting yesterday. The protests have renewed calls to remove the county prosecutor investigating the case involving the death of the black 18-year-old who was shot d... | Protests renewed calls to remove county prosecutor investigating the case .
Grand jury given until January 7 to decide whether to charge Darren Wilson .
Critics want county prosecutor Bob McCulloch to step aside .
Cite concerns whether he can fairly oversee the case since father was a police officer killed in line of... |
fc583c11a4f2dfeb9a60ff2daaa839778b8160fb | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 14:31 EST, 12 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:45 EST, 12 December 2012 . The ex-boyfriend of Amy Winehouse has told a court today he was optimistic of having a relationship with a woman he is accused of raping twice. Reg Traviss, 35, denies two counts of rape and told Southwark Crown C... | Reg Traviss denied accusations today at Southwark Crown Court and said alleged victim instigated sex .
The woman, 27, claims she woke twice on New Year's Eve last year to find Traviss raping her .
Filmmaker Traviss said he believed it could have been the beginning of a relationship . |
fc586cdab1517efeb64c54ba65e49d8c7d0f6457 | By . Rachel Quigley . PUBLISHED: . 14:30 EST, 10 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:02 EST, 10 October 2012 . A college freshman died after leaders of his fraternity locked him and 15 others in a room as part of a hazing ritual, allegedly telling them they couldn't leave until all the bottles of alcohol were gone. More d... | Philip Dhanens died after a hazing ritual at Theta Chi on August 31 turned tragic .
Coroner said .
the teen had swelling of the brain due to acute alcohol consumption .
Blood-alcohol level was 0.36 - five times the legal limit for driving .
Teens were given multiple bottles of vodka, tequila and whiskey . |
fc5958cc5f5bf8f6179ff74ac2aa8d8a7f38790d | QPR are in talks with striker Charlie Austin over a new £60,000-a-week contract but chairman Tony Fernandes insists the club’s new wage structure will not be broken. Austin has scored 14 goals this season and is expected to be called up to the England squad next month. He has 18 months left on his contract. ‘Charlie is... | QPR striker Charlie Austin has scored 14 goals for the Hoops this season .
The frontman has just 18 months left on his current QPR contract .
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes believes Austin's heart is with QPR . |
fc59d896c8f232aa07a745c19ac93264d21bdc16 | Hundreds of college-age revelers in Washington state — thwarted in efforts to continue a large party — threw projectiles at police who responded with pepper spray to disperse them, officials said. Multiple partiers were arrested during the fight late on Saturday and early on Sunday in Bellingham, according to police Sg... | Multiple partiers were arrested for violent behavior .
'There was drinking, it became disorderly and pretty much an out and out riot,' said SGT. Mike Scanlon .
Up to 500 people converged on the park as cops worked to disperse them . |
fc59e6648e1c93e6581a876759ad06fbc7556141 | It's quite simple... if you want goals, watch Newcastle vs Liverpool on Saturday afternoon. The clash produced one of the best ever top flight games in 1996, and has provided us with the most goals of any Premier League game. A total of 129 goals in 40 games, that's 3.2 goals a game, helped by some high-scoring thrille... | Liverpool vs Newcastle has produced total of 129 goals in 40 games .
That's 3.2 goals a game, 0.4 more than Liverpool vs Tottenham .
The classic back-to-back 4-3 wins for Liverpool in 1996 and 1997 at Anfield will live long in the memory .
The pair meet at St James' Park at 12.45 on Saturday afternoon . |
fc5a5c9f31a5389554c264e02f96baa0037f379c | By . Rob Cooper . Last updated at 1:21 PM on 5th September 2011 . Graffiti artist Banksy has demanded a top-level investigation at Channel 4 after he claimed a documentary suggests he left a rival in a coma in a row about his work. He has been involved in a tit-for-tat battle with veteran King Robbo after painting over... | Banksy admitted painting over King Robbo's artwork .
Rival suffered a head injury which has left him in a coma for the past five months . |
fc5b1c90a0b20dbbc91842670ec7adfe7f58907c | By . Chris Johnson . Last updated at 10:15 AM on 20th October 2011 . A tearful Lindsay Lohan was led away from court in handcuffs and taken into custody today after a judge blasted her for violating probation. The troubled actress, 25, had her probation revoked pending a November 2 hearing after Judge Stephanie Sautner... | Mean Girls star taken into custody after hearing .
Has been released after posting bail and will not spend time behind bars .
But still not in the clear yet - she face another hearing on November 2 .
Judge orders her to 16 hours of morgue clean-up duty in next two weeks .
Booking sheet incorrectly states Lohan's sex as... |
fc5b64ceda4c8d6d7436c98e393bb10da80ed0c0 | (CNN) -- Start-ups often keep the "beta test phase" label on their products for a time after the official launch to stress that the product is not finished so much as ready for the next batch of improvements. Gmail, for example, launched in 2004 but only left official beta in 2009, after millions of people were already... | Keeping your career in "permanent beta" means continuous growth, say Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha .
Each day is an opportunity to learn more, do more, grow more, they say .
Just like entrepreneurs always improve their products, you need to always be improving yourself . |
fc5cb576957a01d228c4540d39ac34683bb38b41 | By . Liz Thomas . PUBLISHED: . 13:16 EST, 9 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:08 EST, 9 July 2012 . Diana, and Dodi Fayed, pictured in St Tropez in 1997 shortly before the fatal car-crash . It was ridiculed by critics at the Cannes Film Festival and struggled to raise any interest in the UK. Now, Keith Allen's controversia... | Documentary brands Prince Phillip a 'Fred West-style psychopath' and the Queen 'a gangster in tiara'
Financed by Dodi's father Mohammed Al-Fayed who invested £2.5m in the project .
Critics at Cannes Film Festival branded it 'absurd' and 'unlawfully dull' |
fc5cf5bc3bb57736226034e4a3144205511e14f9 | The Pittsburgh Steelers needed less than three minutes to score 24 unanswered points in the second-quarter to help them beat the Houston Texans 30-23 on Monday. A mixture of trick plays and improbable bounces jolted Pittsburgh from a 13-0 deficit to a 24-13 lead in a span of 2:54, which erased an ugly start for the hom... | The Pittsburgh Steelers scored 24 unanswered points in less than three minutes to turn around a poor start .
Ben Roethlisberger threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns .
Steelers were booed by their own fans early on . |
fc5d3fda5be7b467be4306b4dff49aac89e0b03a | By . Simon Jones . Dani Osvaldo is poised to fly to Milan on Sunday ahead of finalising his loan to Inter. The Southampton striker has agreed terms and is waiting for Inter to agree a loan fee plus £6m permanent fee to follow. Ronald Koeman has spoken to Inter midfielder Saphir Taider who will move in the opposite dire... | Dani Osvaldo will complete loan move to Inter Milan with view to a permanent £6million transfer .
Serie A club's Sapher Taider will move in the opposite direction to Saints .
Ronaldo Koeman is also keen on Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez but faces competition .
Tottenham are expected to increase their offer... |
fc5e04c8f2cd398a4799a10a194c2e7023ce845b | Gareth Southgate has named his 22-man England Under 21 squad for the forthcoming friendly double-header with Portugal and France. As preparations start in earnest for next summer's European Championships in the Czech Republic - with the draw being made in Prague on Thursday evening - Southgate has named a strong squad ... | Gareth Southgate has named 22-man squad for England Under 21 friendlies with Portugal and France .
Young Lions are beginning preparations for European Championships next summer, with group draw to be held on Thursday night .
Bournemouth's Callum Wilson and Fulham's Marcus Bettinelli called up for the first time . |
fc5e715c0e68e1dd88b6b8b1f1192591e73199fe | (CNN) -- By most accounts, the showdown was pretty brutal. Many declared Jon Stewart, right, the victor in his face-to-face with Jim Cramer on "The Daily Show." Many watching Thursday night's "Daily Show" on Comedy Central felt that comedian-turned-media-critic Jon Stewart held bombastic financial guru and CNBC "Mad Mo... | Critics and viewers see Stewart as victor after interview with "Mad Money" host .
Pair squared off in an uncomfortable debate on "The Daily Show"
iReporter: Surprised at how Stewart "attacked Cramer's credibility"
Howard Kurtz: "Important moment for holding financial journalists accountable" |
fc5eac98d5a50d0ee760855d570e1497e68639fd | Dapper in a navy suit, Prince Harry looked fresh-faced as he arrived in Oman this morning, following an overnight flight from London. The 30-year-old is on the first leg of a three-day tour that will see him take in souks, sword dances and a visit to an ancient fort, and was met by an honour guard, some of whom carried... | Prince Harry arrived in Muscat this morning following an overnight flight .
Was greeted by cousin of Sultan Qaboos and dagger-wielding guards .
Will spend two days in Oman before travelling to the neighbouring UAE .
For more details on the Sentebale Cup see www.sentebale.org . |
fc5ebbef99e913d7b1c46d8775fd758c7800012b | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:47 EST, 20 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:53 EST, 20 January 2014 . Six people were killed in two separate triple fatal car accidents in Ohio Sunday, including two young girls, age 8 and 11. Police say the 11-year-old was ejected from the back of an SUV carrying two a... | A head-on crash in northeast Ohio claimed the lives of the driver, his wife and an 11-year-old girl who was thrown from the SUV .
Addisyn Benzel was one of seven children in the SUV when it was hit - only three of them properly restrained .
Second crash outside Columbus killed the driver, his sister and her 8-year-old ... |
fc5eff55568a72648edb98efb3955415136de43a | By . David Kent . Atletico Madrid have agreed a deal close to £24million to sign Antoine Griezmann from Real Sociedad. The 23-year-old was linked with a big-money move to Tottenham but La Liga winners Atletico have won the race for the France forward. The Spanish champions announced on their official website: 'Atletico... | Griezmann looks set to move to Atletico upon completing a medical .
Atletico have paid close to the £24million buy-out clause in his contract .
Spurs and Chelsea had been linked with a move for Real Sociedad winger .
Griezmann has nine caps for France and has netted on three occasions .
The 23-year-old has scored an im... |
fc5f12949bbf923a66b48d889b1cc2fa1a3d821d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Levi Aron, the 'Butcher of Brooklyn', plead guilty today after admitting to the murder of eight-year-old Leiby Kletzky, who was abducted last July as he walked home from day camp alone for the first time. The boy had to walk just seven blocks to get to where his parents were eagerly waiting f... | Leiby, 8, who lived in Hasidic neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York was abducted and dismembered last July .
Levi Aron told police he 'made [Leiby] a tuna sandwich' before he 'went for a towel to smother him'
Family spokesman said: 'The idea of having a trial was not something that they wanted to go through'
Aron plead g... |
fc5fa60854e3794bf5028b70f086391fabe1b923 | A father-to-be who accidentally ran over and killed his pregnant fiancée outside their baby shower just three weeks before the child was due has been jailed. Both the unborn baby girl and Jessica Fenner, 22, died following the crash in Morden, Surrey, earlier this year. Croydon Crown Court heard Daniel Dutfield, 24, wh... | Daniel Dutfield, 24, has been jailed for four and half years following the crash .
He had previously pleaded guilty to running over his partner Jessica Fenner .
Jessica was 24 days from giving birth when she and her baby died in July .
Court heard they had been a couple for six years and were 'joined at the hip'
She wa... |
fc5fa87158aa97465de82437e2fdc251371d1e77 | London (CNN) -- A frozen food producer caught up in a scandal over horsemeat found in beef products in the United Kingdom, Sweden and France said Saturday it will sue the Romanian producer it blames for the problem. The French arm of Swedish frozen food firm Findus said it would file a legal complaint Monday against th... | NEW: Findus UK says horsemeat in lasagna product may be intentional .
UK food firms must produce "meaningful results" in tests on all beef products by Friday .
Findus France says it will sue a Romanian producer for horsemeat contamination .
UK Food Standards Agency says it's contacted the police at home and in Europe . |
fc5fb11391a10856032d4b80d73206ed9d0ce2c6 | Gloomy prediction: Jacques Attali says the euro has a 'one in two' chance of collapsing in the coming month . Britain was last night planning for the collapse of the eurozone as Spain weighed up a bailout that could cost UK taxpayers £5billion. The Government is preparing for the biggest mass default in history and the... | Italy's yields almost double previous month .
FTSE claws its way up after 0.5% fall .
Ten-year yield above 7% 'unsustainable' threshold .
Hungary credit rating downgraded to 'junk status' |
fc60da4daba564117196900f08e62c47e73bf605 | (CNN) -- When Joanne Branham lost her husband, Frank, to a brain tumor, she was devastated. But it wasn't until she visited her old neighbors in McCullom Lake, Illinois, that she began to question the cause of his death. Back in the community where she and Frank had lived for almost 40 years, Branham learned two of her... | McCullom Lake, a small community in Illinois, has seen 30 brain cancer cases .
Some residents point finger at Rohm and Haas plant, which denies making anyone sick .
No agency has concluded any resident was exposed to dangerous chemicals .
Joanne Branham's case is the first to go to trial, with jury selection set to beg... |
fc6135bc1e21b51038684d36bd437ff9e8eda72a | (CNN) -- On Sunday morning, a strange word suddenly started trending for me on Twitter. The word was Ruzzle. I had no idea what it meant, so I did the smart thing and asked my dog. "Mikey, what's a Ruzzle?" Through nonverbal communication, he indicated that it might have something to do with his groin. Though, to be fa... | "Apparently This Matters" is CNN Tech's weekly, offbeat look at items trending online .
This week, Jarrett investigates the growing appeal of Ruzzle .
The mobile game has more than 9 million players, including Jarrett's mom .
Don't challenge her; she's good. Better than Jarrett, anyway . |
fc615497442797abca13e9626946b6548c5bc21b | A New South Wales man has been sentenced to eight years in jail after he drove while drug affected and caused a car crash that killed a pregnant woman's baby and left her unable to conceive again. In court on Wednesday Judge Paul Conlon set a non-parole period of six years for Marco Paulo Silvestri, who crashed head-o... | Jacqueline Sparks lost her unborn daughter and her ability to fall pregnant .
She was injured when drug-affected driver Marco Paulo Silvestri crashed into the car she was travelling in Wollongong, NSW last year .
Ms Sparks is now a 27-year-old going through menopause .
'I lost my daughter, womanhood and my chance to ev... |
fc616163a31248da691d4f12ca9ca1cc41805177 | (CNN) -- Early next month, Casey Rocheteau will pack up the belongings of her Brooklyn flat, say goodbye to friends and set-off for her new home in Detroit, Michigan. The "Motor City" was once regarded as the engine room of the U.S. economy but it has fallen upon hard times in recent decades -- or so the popular narrat... | Detroit project purchases and renovates foreclosed homes before giving them away to aspiring literary talents .
First house purchased for $1,000 before being renovated and has been given to poet Casey Rocheteau .
The aim of the project is to fill in empty homes and boost Detroit's burgeoning literary scene . |
fc6192fa35bce38da9337f1b3d0e149fb51dce28 | (CNN) -- Tom Wagner woke up Friday night and the plane cabin was dark. And empty. Completely empty. He looked around from his window seat near the back of the jet and wondered, "What is going on?" He tried the jet door. It was locked. Not knowing what else to do, he phoned his girlfriend and said, "Debbie, you gotta ca... | Tom Wagner, left on plane, calls girlfriend for help; she initially doesn't believe him .
He says he slept through landing and woke up in a dark cabin .
Wagner was traveling from Louisiana to California .
United offers $250 voucher while ExpressJet says it will investigate what happened . |
fc61ae2518f72bc1f4b63d44353494435d6e8e16 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 12:35 EST, 24 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:36 EST, 24 January 2014 . Looking for a new job packed with fun and adventure? You're in luck because a vacancy has just been announced - as a UK beach holiday tester. However the applicants will have to fulfill one very important criteria... | UK mini break company launch search for toddler tester .
Will test bounciness of beds, slipperiness of slides and food .
Must have '2 years experience of having fun and ability to demonstrate leadership demonstrated by bossing mum and dad around' |
fc62170f0d60078e344ce220d57b153e9e36b962 | This is the picture that could cost a pregnant woman in Sudan her life after she was sentenced to death for converting to Christianity to marry her husband. Mariam Yahya Ibrahim, 27, was charged with adultery for marrying a Christian man and has been ordered by the courts to abandon her newly adopted Christian faith an... | Mariam Yahya Ibrahim has been sentenced to death for converting to Christianity to marry her Christian husband .
Having been born in Sudan, Ibrahim is considered a Muslim by birth .
This makes her marriage to husband Daniel Wani, a non-Muslim, illegal .
The punishment will be carried out after her second child is born ... |
fc626cf31d372f2b6b37026943b43ca67f39cb55 | MH370 investigators have revealed the search for the Malaysia Airlines flight may have been in the wrong area up until now. In a flight path analysis released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau on Wednesday, it suggests that experts may have finally uncovered the Boeing 777's resting place. The latest report det... | New report reveals that MH370 could have ran out of fuel and spiralled into southern part of Indian Ocean .
The report also admits experts may have been searching in the wrong area .
Investigators will be refocusing their search into the refined analysis of flight and satellite data .
Boeing 777 which was travelling fr... |
fc6275e6d25fea560852cd10c19ffbd694805115 | England prop David Wilson expects to face a 'hurting' Leicester team when Bath tackle the Tigers at Welford Road on Sunday. It is just over three months since Bath inflicted a 45-0 drubbing on Leicester - their record victory in the fixture - and another win this weekend would complete a first season's league double ov... | David Wilson is looking forward to facing a 'hurting' Leicester side .
The last time the sides met Bath were victorious in a record 45-0 win .
Wilson's Bath are on a five-game unbeaten run in the Aviva Premiership . |
fc62879bd564505b33458c45a3b1fe6d286b8229 | Tokyo (CNN) -- A farmer's farewell, etched in white chalk, is echoing menacingly through Japan's agricultural sector. "Wish there was no nuclear power plant. My endurance has come to an end," the note says. The farmer, in his 50s, then killed himself on the land he struggled to maintain since Japan's tsunami and nuclea... | The region of Soma has been deeply impacted by the nuclear crisis .
People are reluctant to buy milk coming from that region because of radiation fears .
"We are all in the same situation. Our future with daily farming is unclear," an official says . |
fc63a2a44ff9d42dd7557d387868d9f0f2beb28e | (CNN) -- From krill to king crabs, the collapse of a 160-square-mile portion of the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica could mean many changes for wildlife at the bottom of the world. Krill may not be the most exotic of creatures, but climate change could affect them like any other animal. Most inhabitants of our planet w... | Biologist says polar animals are incredibly sensitive to temperature changes .
Expert: Changes "should be taken as warning of what may be coming elsewhere"
The temperature in the western Antarctic is up .9 degree Fahrenheit .
Krill may be among the first animals to have to adapt to warming temperatures . |
fc63a39535b556b3fb60a338ca26c9a98c161e4b | (CNN) -- Tony Scott made movies, in the best sense of the word. Some of them got poor reviews. Some of them were burdened with sketchy scripts. But almost all of them -- from his first big hit, "Top Gun" (1986) to his most recent major release, "Unstoppable" (2010) -- were entertaining, well-acted and smoothly polished... | Director Tony Scott died Sunday, an apparent suicide .
Scott was behind many box-office hits, including "Top Gun" and "Enemy of the State"
Though known as an action director, he never forgot about characters .
Scott was well-regarded by colleagues, was a thoughtful interview . |
fc63f083ae1f7a8b5c72df311bbd8c50db5f1fe1 | By . Jill Reilly . David Cameron and his fellow world leaders at a major international summit today took part in a war game to test how they would react to an outbreak of nuclear terrorism. At the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague the Prime Minister, US president Barack Obama and other leaders were faced with ... | Prime Minister, US president Barack Obama and other .
leaders took part .
Faced with a scenario involving terrorists getting hold of WMD .
Compared with the 1980s' movie WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick .
The summit is aimed at preventing the situation envisaged in the war game . |
fc643e12957f156e508ec61bd22e19ab33766e40 | The wife of the Sydney siege gunman has arrived in court as authorities push for her to be placed behind bars over alleged murder charges. Wearing a tan trench-coat and white beanie, Amirah Droudis, 35, refused to condemn her husband's crimes when given the opportunity by the media outside Downing Centre Local Court. '... | Authorities are pushing to revoke Amirah Droudis' bail .
She has been charged with the murder of Sydney siege gunman's ex-wife .
Noleen Hayson Pal was found dead in a stairwell in 2013 .
She had been stabbed 18 times and set alight . |
fc644149a3449abc930409120ad310aee6d98e8c | (CNN) -- An aspiring Colorado sports reporter and the others killed or wounded in a mass shooting at a movie theater in suburban Denver should be the focus of the public's attention, rather than the suspected killer, her brother said. "The more air time these victims have the less time that man has his two seconds on t... | NEW: Jessica Ghawi's brother said victims deserve the attention .
Mother says her daughter had a "huge heart"
Aspiring sports reporter was among those gunned down at a movie theater .
She was at a Toronto mall last month just before a deadly shooting there . |
fc644c8bd491a6dbd46cdf3cc48254844daa4a35 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 12:41 PM on 19th August 2011 . Executed: Jerry T. Jackson was put to death via lethal injection at Greensville Correctional Center in Virginia . A prisoner who raped and murdered an 88-year-old widow has been executed despite a campaign to have his death sentence commuted. Jer... | Jury didn't know Jerry Jackson had been violently abused since he was 18 months old .
Reverend opposed his execution until last moment .
Jackson executed with controversial drug cocktail . |
fc6452b5309eb4bb5d93ead7d00d4e12c69e5086 | By . Ian Parkes, Press Association . Mercedes are to wait until this year's Formula One championship fight has been resolved before continuing new contract talks with Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff announced last month, following the confirmation of a new deal for Nico Rosberg, that negotiations ha... | Nico Rosberg is currently battling with Lewis Hamilton for the title .
The Mercedes team-mates continued their fierce rivalry at the Belgian Grand Prix when Hamilton accused the German of crashing into him .
Toto Wolff admits Mercedes have been in talks with Hamilton over a contract extension .
But those discussions wi... |
fc64baee33a7a2663f1c29f6d20896381c6499c9 | By . Emily Payne . As far as proposals go, it's one to tell the grandchildren. A loved-up passenger on board an Emirates A380 flight from Dubai to Brisbane surprised his girlfriend by proposing at 35,000ft. The heartwarming moment was captured on camera - and even reveals a member of the cabin crew bursting into a rend... | Video clip shows Stuart Mackinnon gearing up to ask the big question .
To set the mood, he enlisted the help of a band who were on board .
A cabin crew member sang Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World . |
fc64d81e86727f14df26550b42c9ab7f2e95525a | Srinagar, India (CNN) -- Fifteen passengers were killed and 18 others injured when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims crashed on a hilly highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Sunday. The bus was heading to the city of Jammu when it skidded off the road and rolled down a steep gorge, said Anil Magotra, the dis... | A bus with 33 people onboard skids off a highway and rolls down a steep gorge .
15 passengers are killed and 18 others are injured, a police official says .
They were returning from a pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath . |
fc651650f3b06e2d2d5c193940c396ae458ad24d | Shirley Temple died from a crippling lung disease brought on by a lifetime of smoking, MailOnline can reveal today. The woman dubbed America’s little darling, passed away earlier this month at the age of 85, and it was claimed that she died of natural causes. But MailOnline can exclusively reveal she was actually kille... | Shirley Temple's family said she died from 'natural causes' in February .
But MailOnline can reveal she really died from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - which is America's third biggest killer .
Her death certificate reveals she suffered from the condition for years .
Also lists cause of death as pneumonia, a c... |
fc6527b8afc7f170b168dc17838e630ab277069c | By . Lizzie Parry . A woman has donated a kidney to a complete stranger in order to save her sister's life as part of a organ donation exchange. Roseann Mcgee stepped in to help her sibling, offering to donate her organ to a stranger 'swapping' it to ensure her sister received a healthy organ. When the 45-year-old from... | Lisa Mcgee, 42, was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2009 .
Her sister Roseann Mcgee immediately stepped in as a potential donor .
But tests revealed the siblings were not the perfect match required .
They signed up to the kidney donation exchange to increase Lisa's chances .
Roseann donated one of her healthy organs t... |
fc659565bf8084f517a15e6b53f753be533b08c9 | (CNN) -- Prabhjot Singh, a turbaned Sikh doctor and Columbia University professor, was surrounded recently by a gang of teenagers on bicycles who beat him, fracturing his jaw. He says they called him a "terrorist" and "Osama." His response: "If I could speak to my attackers," he said, "I would ask them if they had any ... | Sikh doctor forgives teenagers who beat him and called him a terrorist .
Amardeep Singh works with hate crime victims who display a different approach .
Rather than jail time, he says, people who commit hate crimes can do community service .
Singh: It's helpful for victims and perpetrators to overcome fears about each ... |
fc664c4c2036d93c57bd3d43c8b1b8eca7599d1f | By . Reuters Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:46 EST, 17 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:46 EST, 17 September 2013 . Minerva Schools of KGI doesn't yet have accreditation, a campus or even a full faculty roster, but it is offering something even Harvard can't - four years of free tuition for its first matriculating class.... | The San Francisco-based Minerva Project hopes to attract .
talented and academically competitive students for its 2014 class .
71st U.S. Treasury Secretary and former president of Harvard University is an adviser .
Stephen Kosslyn, who previously served as dean of social sciences at Harvard .
University, is in charge o... |
fc667fcb546bad456f350e19aea3039d7b431cbc | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 05:35 EST, 19 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:21 EST, 19 December 2012 . The parents of the six-year-old British boy killed in the Sandy Hook massacre said they are 'filled with love' for the women who died trying to protect him. Nicole and Ian Hockley paid tribute to the teachers who ... | Nicole and Ian Hockley called Dylan's teachers were 'exceptional women'
The six-year-old's teacher Vicki Soto confronted gunman Adam Lanza as she tried to protect pupils .
Dylan was found in the arms of his favourite teacher Anne Marie Murphy who was also killed .
Twenty pupils and six staff died in the Sandy Hook Scho... |
fc674307dfc935c4e056acb60ccb7d6700e0cd6f | (Mental Floss) -- 1. Applebee's . The world's largest casual dining chain celebrated 30 years of eatin' good in the neighborhood in 2010. The original Applebee's, which was named T.J. Applebee's Rx for Edibles & Elixirs, opened in Atlanta in 1980. The founders of the original restaurant, including Bill and T.J. Palmer,... | The creators of California Pizza Kitchen were inspired by Wolfgang Puck's Spago .
Denny's introduced its signature Grand Slam breakfast in Atlanta in 1977 .
TGI Friday's began as a popular singles bar .
The original Waffle House opened on Labor Day 1955 . |
fc68c86e151332e4103a51e27624018142900bd3 | The sun may not have made it out in time for the annual Buckingham Palace garden party, but that didn't stop the Duchess of Cambridge debuting a beautiful summery look. Wearing a round-neck Emilia Wickstead coat in canary yellow silk, Kate brought a ray of sunshine to the proceedings today. She accessorised the coat, w... | Kate attending Queen's annual tea party for second year running .
Attended without William again - duties on Anglesey kept him away .
Duchess wore bespoke version of £1,285 Marella coat by Emilia Wickstead .
Accessorised with Jane Corbett hat, pearl earrings and nude pumps . |
fc6956dcf788d0140cad8971336458c00cc7fc4e | By . Ryan Lipman . A 21-year-old Melbourne man has died after falling from the fifth storey balcony of an apartment block. 'The death occurred at an apartment in Olive York Way in Brunswick West at around 1.30am on Saturday,' a Victoria Police media spokesman told Daily Mail Australia. Police investigating the death sa... | A 21-year-old man has fallen from an apartment balcony and died .
The incident happened in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick West .
Police are investigating and are not treating the death as suspicious . |
fc69605424e2f558fb3ec7de0d35194029a3d912 | Louis van Gaal appears to have ignored the desperate pleas of Manchester United fans to strengthen his central defence and midfield in favour of bringing Radamel Falcao to Old Trafford. The Colombian striker will undoubtedly improve United's attacking options this season, but where does he fit in the Dutchman's preferr... | Radamel Falcao will seal a season-long loan move to Manchester United .
The Monaco striker will provide another attacking option for Louis van Gaal .
His arrival will increase competition among Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Juan Mata .
But the highly-rated former Atletico Madrid forward looks certain to start .
Va... |
fc69bd537a5a91e370c37e2139ab515ece8d137c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Rick Parfitt will miss his first Status Quo gig since he joined the band in 1967 after doctors told him to rest . Rick Parfitt is to miss his first Status Quo gig since joining the band in 1967 after being told to rest by doctors following surgery. The 65-year-old guitarist had been due to re... | Rick Parfitt, 65, had been due to return to line-up tonight after operation .
He has now been told to continue his recuperation so stand-in drafted in .
Son of John 'Rhino' Edwards, Freddie Edwards, will replace him at concert .
Parfitt is 'disappointed' to be missing show at Clumber Park in Worksop . |
fc69fb1fe89c9ead2590d52571f5867419bb32d7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A Georgia widow convicted of lying to investigators after her lover shot dead her husband four years ago, could be released from prison as early as June. Andrea Sneiderman is serving a five-year sentence after a court found her guilty of perjury and hindering the investigation into the Novemb... | Andrea Sneiderman's husband, Rusty Sneiderman, was shot dead by her lover, Hemy Neuman, in November 2010 .
She was convicted on charges of perjury and hindering the investigation after lying about her relationship with Neuman .
She was eligible for release today but the parole board said she should serve an additional ... |
fc6a4fead1beaa292e96d077acb94192c98beb5e | (CNN) -- He's kerpowed the Joker and put the Penguin on ice, but Batman faces a new adversary -- the mayor of an oil-producing Turkish town. The late Heath Ledger plays the Joker in "The Dark Knight," the most successful film of the year. Huseyin Kalkan, leader of the city of Batman in southeastern Turkey, plans to sue... | "The Dark Knight" has been the biggest grossing film worldwide of 2008 .
Mayor of Turkish town of Batman threatens to sue film's director for copyright .
Batman, population 250,000, also shares its name with a province and a river .
Warner Bros, studio behind movie, says it is not aware of any court action . |
fc6a6740e1235f83180654e153c19e3bc003cd68 | By . Garry Doolan . Manchester United's International Champions Cup clash with European champions Real Madrid on Saturday is expected to provide the largest crowd ever for a football match in America. The ‘Big House’ stadium in Michigan is expected to welcome 109,000 fans and is the largest ground in the States. Fitti... | Man Utd and Real Madrid meet in Group A of International Champions Cup .
Red Devils hoping to reach final while European champions are already out .
109,000 are expected to attend clash in Michigan .
Wayne Rooney, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo among the stars set to feature for clash between European giants in fron... |
fc6ad4ec1eff258bf939d869a0a7e04a3d8842ee | Reduced rates: Terrorism Risk Insurance Act allows Federal Government to split the cost of insurance with the organizers of large events . There's a chance the Super Bowl won't be played this year because insurance used to cover the game is about to expire. It all depends on whether or not Congress renews the Terrorism... | Before 9/11 coverage for terror attacks was included for free on insurance policies .
The 2001 attacks cost insurers $44 billion putting up the cost of premiums .
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act allows Federal Government to split the cost with the organizers of large events .
Act due expire on 31st December meaning game w... |
fc6b455ac7d50455398f933828f9e7d313308d66 | By . Nick Pisa . Last updated at 4:48 PM on 14th October 2011 . Relief: Silvio Berlusconi survives a no confidence vote by the Italian parliament and is congratulated by female MPs . Controversial Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi today scraped through a crucial confidence vote and lived to fight another day aft... | Relief for the PM as he faced the biggest test of his political career as Italian Parliament decided on vote of confidence .
The politician is currently involved in four .
trials including one for having sex with an underage prostitute . |
fc6b8d1c9ec01d32aa9cb01247ee4cfe27e57d07 | Former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice has won the appeal of his indefinite suspension and can return to the field immediately in a decision that has sparked outrage across the world. In an email to AP on Friday afternoon, National Football League Players Association spokesman, George Atallah, said: 'I can only confirm ... | Ex-NFL star filmed punching his wife Janay Palmer with left fist in elevator .
He was suspended indefinitely by league after video surfaced in September .
But on Friday, Judge Barbara Jones 'vacated' the footballer's suspension .
Rice can sign with any NFL team - and can do so as soon as he gets offer .
Decision has s... |
fc6c9726409715a392cb948d8a13bbcc117b6fb4 | Downton Abbey's beloved Carson has swapped his butler's uniform for a Father Christmas costume in a bid to raise awareness of global warming. Actor Jim Carter donned a fluffy beard and red robes to appear in a special Greenpeace film titled An Urgent Message From Santa. The 65-year-old urges viewers that Christmas coul... | Jim Carter appears in special Greenpeace film about melting Arctic .
Actor warns Santa Clause could lose his home because of global warming .
The 65-year-old has been a member of organisation for 25 years .
Sir Paul McCartney and Vivienne Westwood also support Arctic campaign . |
fc6d5cdcb95e6463a094d3270e4e83ff311c4e7f | Pebble has revealed a colour version of its popular smartwatch in a bid to fend off Apple and Google. Called Pebble Time, the firm has turned to Kickstarter, where it funded its original watch, for the £$199 colour version. The campaign has already been a huge success - with Pebble hitting its target in just seventeen ... | Watch allows wearers to read texts and tweets on their wrist, see calls, access fitness apps and tell the time .
Will have e-ink colour screen that allows it to go for a week between charges .
Firm hits its funding target on Kickstarter in just seventeen minutes . |
fc6d8d7dac8cb9c7760967525cf63946c4292eef | Torment: Sonali Mukherjee says she will spend the money from her Who Wants To Be A Millionaire win on surgery . An acid attack victim who won the jackpot on India's biggest quiz show is refusing to give up on justice - despite her attackers remaining free. Sonali Mukherjee was 17 years old when a spurned suitor and his... | Sonali Mukherjee was 17 when a spurned suitor poured acid over her .
She was left partially blind and deaf with 70 per cent burns on her body .
Last year she won the jackpot on India's most popular game show . |
fc6e1720accaf1ebac7b0c0a5806eb55fc18c639 | Two Detroit men who became friends after being drafted for the war on the same day and who later served in the same infantry, were neighbors for almost two decades and didn't even know it. Dave Brown and Roger Watson trained together at FT. Hood in Texas after being drafted in 1966, and were combat engineer demolition ... | Dave Brown and Roger Watson were drafted on the same day in 1966 .
They trained together in Texas before joining the same 9th Infantry .
After losing touch Mr Brown heard that his buddy had been injured .
Mr Watson had been shot, but Mr Brown never learned if he had survived .
An interest in birds later brought Mr Brow... |
fc6e3b112127bb677828acb45b4e2f604419223e | A helicopter that crashed in northeastern Pennsylvania was found Sunday along with the bodies of all five passengers, including one child. The helicopter plunged into a remote ravine near a wind farm in Noxen Township on Saturday night after the pilot told air traffic controllers he was losing altitude. Wyoming County ... | Three men, a woman, and a child were aboard the Robinson 66 helicopter when it went down in a Noxen, Pennsylvania ravine Saturday .
Search efforts lasted until Sunday afternoon, when homing beacons finally located the aircraft . |
fc6e7f9fd4465872ad05e28dcf98da0694e7a33c | By . Helen Lawson . PUBLISHED: . 03:04 EST, 4 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:22 EST, 4 April 2013 . Stolen: The Sheep Trophy from 1916 was among 33 accolades and shields stolen from the glass cabinets . Thieves took just three minutes to steal trophies worth thousands of pounds from the Goodwood estate in West Sussex. ... | Raiders piled 'irreplaceable' haul into dark Range Rover .
Trophies were kept in clubhouse on 12,000-acre estate .
Goodwood is home to horse and motor racing . |
fc6f25b31b5f6eca90afa6b338252ebd2a6ea55e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 03:26 EST, 29 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:26 EST, 29 August 2013 . Italian stallion: Mars wasn't quite as shy about the size of his manhood judging by this restored Italian statue - but an increasing number of Italian men are opting to undergo penis enlargement surgery, accor... | Dr Alessandro Littara blames 'changing room syndrome' for the increase .
He claims men are more worried about keeping up with peers than sex .
The surgeon says some men just have 'unrealistic expectations' |
fc6f5ac0d6a9ecc14995677c2ce6992ae1e164f0 | Washington (CNN) -- Legalization of the more than 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States would raise wages, increase consumption, create jobs and generate more tax revenue, two policy institutes say in a joint report Thursday. The report by the Center for American Progress and the American Immigration ... | 2 policy institutes look at the more than 11 million unauthorized immigrants in U.S.
Report: Legalization of current population would boost wages, consumption, jobs, tax revenue .
Institutes estimate $1.5 trillion boost in U.S. gross domestic product over 10 years .
But other groups say unfettered immigration harms U.S... |
fc6f81ee51d1a38435811970d2a5ce4866ff1f27 | By . Jennifer Smith . PUBLISHED: . 10:48 EST, 12 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:40 EST, 12 November 2013 . A coroner has warned of the dangers of so-called 'legal highs' after a teenager died from taking a drug he ordered online marked 'not for human consumption'. Adam Hunt, 18, died on August 18 this year after tak... | Adam Hunt, 18, died after taking one gram of drug Alpha Methyltryptamine .
Teenager bought the substance online after researching 'legal highs'
Police expressed concern people think drugs are safe if considered legal . |
fc6f9895cbfdb298e9c326a7c5cf753205c18249 | A 47-year-old woman has been charged with sexually molesting a 12-year-old boy by sneaking into his bedroom to perform oral sex. The alleged victim told investigators that Keturah Zillah Gibson would wake him after 2am and carry out the sex acts. He said she would kiss him and perform oral sex at the house they shared ... | Keturah Zillah Gibson, 47, has been charged with sexually molesting a 12-year-old boy who lived in the same house in Florida .
She is alleged to have woken him up after 2pm to carry out sex acts on him five to 10 times between June 2012 and December 2013 .
Gibson was arrested on Sunday after the boy's mum said she wan... |
fc7032d15cac03203a445cd0d580816c90402882 | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 10:27 EST, 14 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:18 EST, 4 February 2013 . It dates back more than 1,400 years and is the cornerstone of Welsh culture, campaigners say. But parents of pupils at primary schools in rural Wales claim their children are being punished by teachers who insist... | Angry parents claim children are 'being punished' for speaking English and teachers are trying to force a single language on youngsters .
Group of parents have demanded investigation and complained to the Children's Commissioner of Wales .
They say children told not to speak Welsh, even in the playground, or read Engli... |
fc7074ec1c05cfb583f6ea0bc2849ec0678356e0 | (CNN) -- Recently, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Religious Liberty argued that the Obama administration's requirement that most health insurance plans cover contraception goes against "the mandate of Jesus Christ." But Jesus said nothing about contraception coverage, of course, or most any other issues... | Keith Soko: Catholic bishops say Obama contraception coverage issue wars with conscience .
But theologians disagree, and vast majority of Catholic women use contraception, he says .
He says bishops must respect role of conscience in Catholics who choose contraception .
Soko: Should bishops speak for all Catholics on a ... |
fc70c68c06715ec6918b9e03aa4c8b3643a636e0 | If you're one of the nearly 20% of Americans who have taken a cruise, you probably already know that these giant pleasure boats have Formula One simulators, herb gardens, skating rinks, Coach stores and stages featuring sketch comedy from Chicago-born Second City. Not since the old playground taunt "my dad's better tha... | Cruise lines are always adding to their array of activities .
Indoor skydiving is one of a soon-to-be-launched mega-ship's offerings .
"Top Chef" demonstrations and original Picasso artwork are also on view at sea . |
fc720fb1b862396b1199449eca688d5d87896c64 | Judge James Dabney is 'concerned' that New York lawyer Mark Heller isn't prepared to represent her . Lindsay - who was present at pre-trial - either has to get another lawyer or she has to come into court and waive her right to a competent California lawyer . He vehemently blocks Heller's attempt to put back trial from... | Judge James Dabney is 'concerned' that New York lawyer Mark Heller isn't prepared to represent her .
Lindsay - who was present at pre-trial - either has to get another lawyer or she has to come into court and waive her right to a competent California lawyer .
He vehemently blocks Heller's attempt to put back trial from... |
fc722a5534948130368d2c01351a4b6b3f68998a | Christina Regusters, 21, is on trial on charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault and rape . A 19-year-old daycare worker accused of abducting a five-year-old girl from school by posing as her burkha-clad mother, raping her and leaving her half naked in a playground has been charged. Christina Regusters, from Philadelp... | Police say Christina Regusters covered herself in a black Muslim veil when she signed the girl out of school .
The child was discovered 20 hours later half-naked in a park .
Regusters is charged with kidnapping, rape, conspiracy, aggravated assault and several related offenses . |
fc72ac339c72fd76d92b4e632575fc4a4656c824 | By . Sanjay Jha . Last updated at 5:43 PM on 27th July 2011 . Saved: British-born Catholic nun Jacqueline Jean McEwan was to be forced out of India after three decades of caring for lepers . She became known as a modern-day Mother Teresa after spending three decades caring for leprosy patients in India. Yet British nun... | 63-year-old says her heart is in Bangalore .
‘I love the people here and have a strong sense of attachment to this place. There is no meaning in going back to UK,’ she said . |
fc72ca613f60361df55aa53863601e21e8d3da29 | (CNN) -- All three people on board a twin-engine plane died Wednesday when their aircraft crashed into a residential East Palo Alto, California, neighborhood, a spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration said. The victims were employees of Tesla Motors, a luxury electric car company. "Three Tesla employees were... | Plane crashes into East Palo Alto, California, neighborhood, fire chief says .
Three deaths on the plane; no one injured on ground, chief says .
Plane took off from Palo Alto Airport in foggy conditions before crash, official says .
Day care center in one house hit, but no children were there, he says . |
fc72f446f04aa38afaa92e050ebad3a3e38b917f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A seven-month-old baby has been killed in Texas after a driver allegedly ran a red light and crushed the stroller being pushed across the road by the boy's father. Witnesses say that seconds after the crash, which occurred at a busy intersection in Arlington, the father, Daniel Bingenheimer,... | Crashed occurred in Arlington, Texas, about 9.30am Thursday .
Daniel Bingenheimer was pushing his son Daniel across the street of a busy intersection .
A female driver in a white sedan is alleged to have ran a red light and collided with a pickup truck .
The truck then careened into the stroller . |
fc73026e95bbadfa76c920ae9098aab4f6234815 | No repeat of mistaken identity . Andre Marriner took charge of an Arsenal game for the first time since he wrongly sent off Kieran Gibbs instead of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain when they played Chelsea in March. During that match Oxlade-Chamberlain tipped Eden Hazard’s shot around the post with his hand, but the referee had... | Referee Marriner made no repeat of last season's mistaken identity .
Gunners legend Henry was spotted wearing a San Antonio Spurs hat .
Frustrated Podolski once again had to settle for a place on the bench . |
fc73223059f4d716153224c56eae65f6f5c1d11d | By . Charles Walford . Last updated at 1:12 AM on 17th January 2012 . A scrap metal dealer who was branded 'beyond contempt' for trying to sell on a haul of memorial plaques looted from a graveyard has today been jailed for 12 weeks. Career criminal Sean McNab, 44, was arrested after staff at a scrapyard refused to buy... | Sean McNab, 44, said he didn't steal them but was asked to sell them on .
He rushed home to 'hold his bible to his chest begging for forgiveness' when he found out what they were . |
fc73313cef5f00de2d0e765b9d20f29852cebc79 | Killed: Bruski, a one-year-old pit bull, was playing with another dog at a Cincinnati dog park on Tuesday when he was fatally shot by another dog owner who saw the dog bite his . An Ohio man accused of fatally shooting another dog in a dog park after its playing became too aggressive for his liking is facing jail time.... | Robert Marx, 74, is accused of shooting the pit bull with little warning after seeing it bite his dog .
Marx's dog was not injured but the pit bull had to be euthanized .
Marx faces a maximum of nine months in jail for knowingly shooting a gun within city limits and criminal damaging . |
fc733e7ebea69c8f2ace69098a7ecf5d0a94645f | (CNN) -- Kevin Cordova's family tried cooking hot food to stay warm. They wore their winter coats inside and buried themselves under blankets. But on Sunday, six days after powerful winds from Superstorm Sandy knocked out their power, temperatures dipped so low they couldn't spend another night in their home in Floral ... | Would-be New York City Marathon runners help in recovery efforts .
"Housing is really the No. 1 concern," Napolitano says .
Cold temperatures heighten health and other concerns in areas still without power .
Mayor: Up to 40,000 people could need housing in New York City . |
fc737ce54ae1fb00043c4eb883b23a293c3e1e4e | Dressed in tanned springbok skins peppered with elaborately embroidered 'owl eyes', the women of the Ju/'hoansi San tribe might not look tough but with their lives spent in the Kalahari Desert, one of the most inhospitable locations on Earth, that's precisely what they are. 'The San are thought to have lived in the are... | The San people live in Namibia and Botswana and are thought to have been around for more than 23,000 years .
Most live in the forbidding Kalahari Desert and have developed a formidable arsenal of survival skills .
Women are in charge of gathering plants, roots and insects for food and medicine, and also make jewellery ... |
fc7470d94a250cb4f8ca20458e9da4fcb5cf3747 | Hardened swimmers up and down the country took to freezing cold waters this morning as the bizarre Christmas Day dip tradition continued to prevail. Thousands of swimmers in fancy dress lined an overcast seafront in Exmouth, Devon, with brave participants launching themselves into the sea for the annual swim. Among som... | Swimmers braved cold water during Christmas dips at Brighton Beach and the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London .
Thousands in fancy dress also pictured charging towards freezing sea at Exmouth, Devon, for annual festive swim .
In Brighton, council cancelled swim fearing dangerous conditions, but 20 defied warning to turn u... |
fc74a5e6b0f3a7060f23719934876d2798e62429 | (CNN) -- Condolences continued to pour in late Sunday night following the death of heavy metal rocker Ronnie James Dio, who lost his battle with stomach cancer earlier in the day. "Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. 16th May," his wife, Wendy Dio, said in a message on his official website. Dio, 6... | Rock community paid tribute to Dio in messages late Sunday .
Dio most recently was touring with the band Heaven and Hell .
His last public appearance was in April at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards . |
fc74c6b329c4769b4ef327efe90ee7f5dd2e8c55 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:22 EST, 24 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:07 EST, 24 April 2013 . A first date took a dramatic turn for the worse for a Florida women when her potential suitor ended the evening by pulling a gun on her and stealing her car. Nimeha Milien says she had never met Donald McGee, 19... | Nimeha Milien had her car stolen at gunpoint by Donald McGee, but first they had a romantic stroll along the beach . |
fc74fb572e5f7e17e3689323c94865c1e9fc0e7b | Robert Dole knew his share of Washington fights -- as the Republican vice presidential and presidential nominee and as both Senate majority and minority leader. But as he celebrates his 90th birthday on Monday, he told CNN he believes the tone in Washington is much more bitter -- and that is not helping the country. "T... | Dole says that in his time, lawmakers were able to work out their differences .
1996 GOP presidential candidate says neither party is looking for middle ground now .
Dole blames Republicans and Democrats equally for a lack of trust .
Old friends and staff members will gather Tuesday for a birthday celebration . |
fc751348d8410babe063bb0f89d31069dff8d94c | By . William Turvill . PUBLISHED: . 08:07 EST, 17 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:05 EST, 21 October 2013 . Tortillas are now outselling popular American fast-foods including burger and hot dog buns. As the population of Hispanic people in the US grows, the consumption of Latin American food continues to increase. Res... | Research suggests many Hispanic dishes are now considered 'American'
Ketchup has been overtaken as most popular US condiment by salsa .
Change due in part to increasing proportion of Hispanic people in the US . |
fc75b0b1dc88ba7a52c7c7e16ed94226aa542dfe | By . Zoe Szathmary . A petition calling for Obama and the Department of Health and Human Services to commission a study re-examining female genital mutilation (FGM) figures has reached over 47,000 signatures. The petition is led by 24-year-old Jaha Dukureh, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Dukureh writes on the petition'... | Petition is led by 24-year-old Jaha Dukureh, who says she was a victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) as an infant .
World Health Organization says FGM has no health benefits and has multiple risks, including infertility and cysts .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last estimated in 1997 that 168,000 ... |
fc75d05de9870748abe89203ddbcb731478d1d61 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 08:54 EST, 11 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:57 EST, 11 February 2013 . Nevada Assemblyman: Steven Brooks was arrested early Sunday in Las Vegas . A Las Vegas assembly is set to decide whether a local politician is fit to serve after his third arrest in a month. Troubled Nevada Assemb... | Steven Brooks arrested on Sunday for allegedly attacking a family member .
On January 19 he was arrested with a loaded gun .
Police also called to a disturbance at his grandmother’s house . |
fc75d3f7bebe760eeb311293cbaadc425e95d975 | By . Alex Gore . PUBLISHED: . 07:20 EST, 14 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:58 EST, 14 December 2012 . A New York firefighter has been cleared of choking his transsexual model ex-girlfriend during a fight in their Manhattan hotel bedroom. Jurors yesterday threw out the felony strangulation charge, which carries a pen... | Jurors throw out strangulation and witness-tampering charges .
Taylor Murphy was accused of attacking former escort Claudia Charriez .
But Murphy could still be jailed for assault, contempt and criminal mischief .
The firefighter admits he considered suicide because of the humiliation . |
fc761e72f0c935af7dd5e68558cd1422c0c8e764 | (CNN) -- In 1980, in the pre-Internet, pre-download days when R.E.M. formed in Athens, Georgia, there was no alternative. There was no Americana. There was no grunge. If you listened to pop music, there were essentially three divisions: Top 40 of the type you heard on the rapidly fading AM radio, the corporate rock of ... | R.E.M. helped lead the way for generation of American bands .
Group was formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia .
"They did this grass-roots thing that nobody had ever done," says fellow musician .
Group stayed true to muse, even after becoming million sellers . |
fc766eeabc3a46fb12d2e553feea2fc2e177ad44 | By . Daily Mail Reporters . PUBLISHED: . 11:27 EST, 23 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:28 EST, 23 October 2012 . Scheme: Igor Borodin has pleaded guilty to buying fake airbags from China and selling them on eBay . A car mechanic has pleaded guilty to trafficking thousands of counterfeit airbags in deals that made him ... | Igor Borodin 'bought airbags from China and sold them on eBay'
Comes just two weeks after U.S. government .
warned 'tens of thousands' of drivers could be using airbags that .
fail to deploy or explode . |
fc76706f71917041ac7c36c3922671e5daa65f0b | Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes that Real Madrid's Raphael Varane would be the ideal recruit as Louis van Gaal looks to reinforce his defence ahead of his first season in charge. United are in urgent need of central defenders after Nemanja Vidic left for Inter Milan and Ferdinand was released b... | Ex-United star says Louis van Gaal should try and sign Real Madrid star .
Ferdinand says it would be tough to convince Varane to leave Spain .
United should try and re-sign Paul Pogba, according to Ferdinand . |
fc767f1c0b8eccf6176e9dc14fdf61380647a325 | (CNN) -- Authorities have seized 9,072 kilograms (20,000 pounds) of counterfeit medicine and arrested 80 people suspected of illegal trafficking in six East African nations, Interpol said Thursday. More than 300 premises were checked or raided in the two-month operation across Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania a... | The two-month operation was conducted in six nations .
The counterfeit medicine problem has grown in recent years .
Fake drugs can lead to death, World Health Organization says . |
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