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feda6ebe104217692ed0ad411b07ab23c5c3c694 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:54 EST, 31 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:29 EST, 2 January 2014 . President Vladimir Putin vowed to annihilate all 'terrorists' in Russia, talking tough after two deadly bomb attacks in the southern city of Volgograd that raised security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics.... | President spoke as funerals began for victims of the Volgograd bombings .
Residents of the city were too fearful to venture out for New Year festivities . |
fedb2789c6d53970126f376364e92f508fca0a29 | A group of pranksters who had some time on their hands over the summer break managed to pull off an incredible golf hole-in-one under some unusual circumstances. The Australian foursome who make up Youtube comedy group How Ridiculous were holidaying in Busselton - about three hours south of Perth in Western Australia -... | YouTube pranksters How Ridiculous uploaded the stunt this week .
The four friends set up a weighted bucket and flag 50 metres off the shore .
The trick took over 50 attempts to pull of and more than two hours to film . |
fedbd58e692f42367c274b8e61908bc5920b3136 | North Koreans were treated to a exhibition of pro wrestling during a special two-day festival organised by a Japanese member of parliament. The bizarre event is part of a warming of relations between Japan and the hermit state run by Kim Jong Un. Some 15,000 residents packed the stadium to watch the show which featured... | Pro wrestling exhibition held in Pyongyang for the first time in 20 years .
The event was arranged by a member of the Japanese parliament .
Japan is trying to improve its relations with the bizarre hermit state . |
fedc002d08236531d52e6215f12c909082e47bd4 | Buffalo was bracing itself on Sunday for devastating flooding as weather forecasters predicted only the second white Thanksgiving in New York City in 75-years. The snow, due to strike on Wednesday, would be the first time the city has seen the white stuff on Thanksgiving in 25 years, with the last being in 1989, weath... | Warming temperatures have started to melt heavy snow in Buffalo, NY .
Governor Andrew Cuomo has told locals to move valuables out of way .
'Err on the side of caution... prepare for the worst,' he said in a speech .
Severe flood warning in place in region; residents could be evacuated .
Gov Cuomo described flooding as ... |
fedc31aef0aaa2f401c49e3f5cb5e5ad71c61fc7 | (CNN) -- A late-night scuffle after the Denver Broncos-San Diego Chargers game, which left at least three people with stab wounds, appears to be over a parking space rather than a football rivalry, police said Friday. Police took three people into custody, and two have been released pending further investigation, Denve... | Police say the incident is related to a traffic altercation, not a football rivalry .
One victim is listed in critical condition, two in stable condition .
It is unclear what caused the scuffle .
It happened after the Denver Broncos lost their Thursday night game . |
fedc324956009927631dafe63bc5e1bc9e9ca067 | It is a day when most parents consider attendance sacrosanct, but Tom Cruise has been forced to explain why he was absent from his daughter Suri's first day of school. Cruise has been questioned about his role as a father as part of a $50million legal process which has seen the Hollywood superstar sue a magazine compan... | Tom Cruise did not to attend Suri's first day for school, deposition states .
Document also reveals Tom did not see Suri for 110 days after his divorce .
Hollywood megastar claims he would have been there if Suri asked him .
The actor confirmed his daughter is no longer practising Scientology . |
fedc4adcaa122302d3ff7c47ee8f5a0268777f41 | UKIP leader Nigel Farage has made a dramatic offer to form an election pact with the Tories – but only if they dump David Cameron as leader. Buoyed by big gains in Thursday’s town hall elections, Farage last night said he is ready to join forces with the Conservatives to keep Ed Miliband out of power. Senior Tory sourc... | Said MPs should stand for both parties, but only if PM quits .
He savages 'socialist' Cameron and promises immediate EU poll .
MP Adam Afriyie told the PM to stop 'pussyfooting around' over immigration . |
fedcac207d43534e1c00c648fd112ed194eaa4ec | Washington (CNN) -- At the end of his career, former House Speaker Tip O'Neill was asked how Congress had changed between the 1950s and 1980s. O'Neill answered: "The people are better. The results are worse." Watching last week's health summit, you see what O'Neill meant. The conversation was intelligent, civil, well-i... | In '50s and '60s, landmark bills were passed through secret deals, David Frum says .
Reforms of the 1970s resulted in much more transparency, he says .
Frum says the result has been that very little major legislation can get accomplished . |
fedd273d6062d6acab1c39c22dfb1c103ef97f0f | Stuart Pearce is excited about renewing an old rivalry when Nottingham Forest meet Tottenham in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night. The Forest manager, who played for the Midlands club between 1985 and 1997, was involved in some high profile games with the north London side during his playing career. But encounters... | Nottingham Forest face Tottenham in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday .
Stuart Pearce ready to lock horns with side he faced many times as a player .
Forest manager says game at White Hart Lane will be a 'special occasion' |
fedda434955bf8e1059c930283cbd305a6446052 | Arsene Wenger might not be on friendly terms with Jose Mourinho, but the same can't be said for Arsenal's record signing. The two managers clashed as the Gunners lost 2-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but Mesut Ozil was spotted sharing a moment with Mourinho shortly after the game. Mourinho signed Ozil from Werder Bre... | Arsenal lost 2-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge .
Eden Hazard and Diego Costa scored for the hosts .
Arsene Wenger and Joe Mourinho clashed during the game .
Mesut Ozil spotted hugging Mourinho after the game . |
feddfb191e5672a8c7b463030d3c3a5dc291611d | Donald Trump today announced plans for a new luxury hotel in Azerbaijan to open in June 2015. The towering 33-floor establishment, in the Nasimi District of Baku, will boast spectacular panoramic views of the Caspian Sea and across the city. The magnate's daughter and executive vice president of development and acquis... | Ivanka Trump travelled to the city last month to tour construction site .
Hotel will feature 72 luxury residences and 189 guest rooms .
Suites will enjoy spectacular views of the Caspian Sea . |
fede9032a84051e64445e3807a560d6184dc82af | By . Lucy Buckland . PUBLISHED: . 04:43 EST, 17 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:24 EST, 18 March 2013 . Pregnant Katie Price has shopped her cross-dressing ex husband Alex Reid to police - claiming he stole her mobile phone. Reality star and mother-of-three Katie, 34, thinks her cagefighter ex kept her mobile after thei... | Katie, 34, alleges Alex, 37, kept her mobile after their divorce in March last year .
Police confirm they are looking into an allegation of 'breach of privacy' under Operation Tulisa - their investigation into computer hacking .
Katie and Alex famously had a bitter split with the mother-of-three claiming Alex demanded ... |
fedea40d470d31a485a681e5705910cfba081dd7 | By . Adrian Durham . PUBLISHED: . 06:58 EST, 9 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:08 EST, 9 March 2014 . I was at Carrow Road on Saturday, Stoke missed some chances because their strikers are useless, then Norwich took control of the game, before Stoke got a dodgy penalty and Jon Walters got himself needlessly sent off. No... | Jonathan Walters could well be the slowest player in the Premier League .
Walters does not score enough for a Premier League striker .
Peter Crouch's best days are behind him - he needs to rely on instincts .
John Guidetti's loan move from Manchester City to Stoke is odd .
Carrow Road tribute to Forbes was a class act ... |
fedee400d761d544eae7c78918f54a37b8999409 | Nicolae Patraucean, 20, strangled Rivka Holden, 55, and slit her throat before dismembering her body with a two-and-a-half inch Stanley knife blade, the Old Bailey was told yesterday . A 'sadistic' construction worker murdered a 55-year-old woman with a Stanley knife before mutilating her body, a court has heard. Nicol... | Nicolae Patraucean strangled Rivka Holden and slit her throat, court hears .
Ms Holden, 55, suffered horrific wounds in attack at her home in Colindale .
Prosecutor Timothy Cray described the attack as 'sadistic'
Patraucean claims to have no memory of the murder but has previously pleaded guilty to the charge .
Judge T... |
fedf946e2ee9550057d3610cc62108e632bff73e | (CNN) -- Film director Feng Xiaogang may have made China's biggest box office hit, the disaster movie, "Aftershock", but he built his reputation in comedies, comparing himself to American director, Woody Allen. "I wasn't sure what kind of comedy to do. I didn't think I'd be any good at doing Jim Carrey kind of slapstic... | Feng Xiaogang is director of China's biggest grossing film, "Aftershock"
Started career in television before becoming movie director .
Early work was comedies; compared himself to Woody Allen . |
fedfa2b689fa9190dfd98779f39c69467d35e53a | By . Sami Mokbel . Elche midfielder Carlos Sanchez is expected to jet into England on Tuesday to complete a £4.7million switch to Aston Villa. The 28-year-old defensive midfielder - who is nicknamed The Rock - is due to arrive in the Midlands to sign a four-year deal. Near: Carlos Sanchez is thought to be flying into t... | Colombian near to a £4.7million move to Villa from Elche .
28-year-old defensive midfielder is nicknamed 'The Rock'
Sanchez has 48 Colombia caps, and played four times at the World Cup . |
fee01412a62af11adf297b16ef2c8ebd1bfdaca6 | By . Ian Parkes . Lotus owner Gerard Lopez has urged Renault to name names in future the next time they attempt to drop teams in trouble. Renault Sport F1 president and managing director Jean-Michel Jalinier revealed last week at least one team had not paid their bill with regard to their supply of this season's power ... | Lotus owner Lopez wants Renault to name names if they're stirring trouble .
Jean-Michel Jalinier said one team hadn't paid for power units last week . |
fee08f9ae77065205070618a2dabaff0008240ff | By . Sam Adams . PUBLISHED: . 04:57 EST, 16 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:57 EST, 16 November 2012 . Nearly two thirds of children living in California are physically unfit, according to worrying new test results. Just 31 per cent of more than a million school pupils assessed by the state's education department wer... | Tests show just 31 per cent of state's students are physically fit .
Education department says results present 'tremendous challenge'
Second year in a row Californian youngsters have scored poorly for fitness . |
fee0ece39c1d10a23212bd7182ab3bb48f420e63 | (CNN) -- Twelve suspected al Qaeda militants were killed Thursday, said a high-level Yemeni government official who is being briefed on his nation's ongoing counterterrorism operations. The official characterized the operation as "open warfare between the Yemeni military and al Qaeda." "It's a very tough fight," said t... | Official: Yemen's military is conducting an "unprecedented" operation against al Qaeda .
"Decisive battles" are said to be underway .
The official says Yemen could use more help from "our Saudi and American friends" |
fee127cbf6c2d1c6702df305336f36f7053eba28 | (CNN) -- Real Madrid smashed five goals past Rayo Vallecano to return to the top of the Spanish league after briefly being deposed by rivals Barcelona. The score flattered Real Madrid, who scored a flurry of second half goals late on after a brave Rayo Vallecano effort had threatened an upset. Gareth Bale returned to t... | Barcelona beat Almeria 2-1.
Almeria had led at half time.
Introduction of Suarez turns game around.
Barcelona go one point clear, but Madrid have game in hand. |
fee14190e36ff96088604b7fa901500e71aa94ab | Nice guy image: Jamie Oliver closed two Recipease stores without giving employees any notice . Jamie Oliver has closed two of his cooking class shops - but failed to tell staff until they were abruptly cleared out of the premises during a shift. Customers with bookings were also not informed of the sudden decision, and... | EXCLUSIVE: Chef closed Clapham and Brighton Recipease stores last week .
One laid-off Brighton worker has called the move 'heartless and shameful'
Claims woman from head office came in at lunch and cleared everyone out .
And a Clapham employee claims she turned up for work to find doors locked .
Chain also failed to te... |
fee14ad6d5358e5b02b8030111b9344fe99f7143 | Cassidy Stay, the lone survivor of a Texas shooting that claimed her parents and four younger siblings, broke down today as she saw their six white coffins being carried from their funeral. The 15-year-old, who heroically called 911 despite being grazed by a bullet to warn authorities that the gunman was on his way to ... | Katie and Stephen Stay and their four children, Bryan, 14, Emily, nine, Rebecca, seven, and Zach, four, will be laid to rest on Wednesday .
The only .
survivor, 15-year-old Cassidy Stay, played dead before alerting .
authorities that he was on his way to shoot dead her grandparents .
She was seen waving to her supporte... |
fee2121da2694968e8657ca2c271755275a04051 | (CNN) -- Massimo Ambrosini has signed a one-year contract extension at AC Milan to stay with the Italian club until 2011. Ambrosini will remain with AC Milan until 2011 after signing a new one-year contract with the club. The 32-year-old AC Milan captain scored seven goals in 27 Serie A appearances for the Rossoneri la... | Massimo Ambrosini has signed a one-year contract extension with AC Milan .
Ambrosini, 32, joined AC Milan in 1995 from Cesena and is in his 14th season .
He was named captain this summer following the retirement of Paolo Maldini . |
fee25e0d55d20253d7ca88ad5b19df0f783b0087 | Tom Gray thought he had hit the jackpot when he found two matching numbers on his National Lottery scratchcard. When he saw the pair of dice, each with four dots, the 75-year-old cancer patient couldn’t wait to start planning how he would spend his £80,000 winnings – on his children and grandchildren. But when his dau... | Cancer patient from Romford bought the scratchcard from Tesco .
Started planning what he would spend the money on .
But officials say he has only won £2 not the £80,000 jackpot . |
fee2618acac539cdabddd9cb673159a8ab956fd2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:14 EST, 30 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:53 EST, 30 January 2014 . Burglars may have used Google Street View to raid a millionaire bank boss’s secluded mansion and steal £100,000 worth of jewellery. Thieves broke into the home of Robin Bowie, founder of investment bank Dexi... | Thieves struck at rural home of Robin Bowie with apparent intimate knowledge of the sprawling property .
They took a hidden safe containing £100,000 worth of jewellery as well as a large sum of cash before speeding off .
Mr Bowie, founder of investment bank Dexion Capital, believes they may have used Google Maps to sco... |
fee268ef81cf32fa6942fdd6abd9e1c820a6e67a | The Jones quintuplets, the young stars of TLC's reality show Quints by Surprise, will return to television this Sunday in a one-off special to mark their fifth birthdays. Girls Brooklyn, Britton, Lila and Ryan and their brother Jack were born on January 16, 2009 at Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, to their devout... | The Jones quintupets were born on January 16, 2009 in Austin, Texas, after their mother had fertility treatment . |
fee295281856251677cc08764410e3a6ae98aae9 | By . Paul Collins . FIFA has fined the Argentine Football Association 300,000 Swiss francs (£196,000) for failing to bring players to pre-match news conferences at the World Cup. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee said on Thursday that Argentina, which plays in the World Cup final against Germany on Sunday, had breached t... | FIFA fine the Argentine Football Association for failing to bring players to pre-match press conferences .
Rules require teams to bring at least one player along with the coach .
Argentina play Germany in the World Cup final at the Maracana on Sunday . |
fee3031cfc9b8c4e351d53972b51404e99df468d | A two-year-old boy never woke from his routine afternoon nap after being struck down by a mysterious virus, an inquest heard. Fit and healthy Elliot Kerslake is thought to have had a seizure from swelling of his brain as he suffered from an everyday cold. Hours earlier, Elliot had been showing off a dance routine for h... | Elliot Kerslake, two, died in his sleep due to swelling in his brain from a virus .
He was put down for his afternoon nap at 2pm but never woke up .
Earlier he had been dancing and cheering on his brother playing football .
His sister Emily, now 14, screamed and parents found Elliot 'blue and floppy'
They called an amb... |
fee30ab02d225a918b63d13c605c890d6511daaa | First there were plants that tweeted when they were thirsty, then there were gadgets that helped pets tweet when they were hungry. Now there's a tweeting bra. Created by Nestle Fitness, each time Greek celebrity Maria Bakodimus unhooks the clasp on the bespoke underwear, a tweet is automatically sent reminding women to... | The bra was created by Nestle Fitness for Breast Cancer Awareness month .
Each time the clasp on the bra is unhooked, a tweet is automatically sent .
The tweet reminds followers to conduct an examination of their breasts . |
fee32e1fb64556878313a32c4a767d848d8ca576 | Moscow (CNN) -- Russia's upper house of parliament voted Wednesday to revoke the right of President Vladimir Putin to use troops in Ukraine as efforts continue to calm a separatist uprising in Ukraine's east. The Federation Council had approved Putin's request for a resolution allowing the use of force on March 1. But ... | NATO agrees to a package of support to help Ukraine defend itself .
Russia's Federation Council cancels resolution authorizing use of troops in Ukraine .
President Vladimir Putin asked for the step in light of peace talks, his spokesman says .
John Kerry and other NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Belgium . |
fee352134e63ee7529d846846171a185ca8b729c | Kellie Maloney has praised the world of sport for the reaction to her shock sex change revelation. Maloney, formerly known as the boxing promoter Frank, announced at the weekend that she was now a woman. And the 62-year-old said she was worried about the reaction, adding that she'd known from a very young age she was i... | Maloney used to be known as boxing promoter Frank but announced at weekend that she was having a sex change .
She revealed that support of Lewis, Collymore etc really helped .
Says she knew she was different when she was very young .
Was brought up in working-class family, watching Millwall at age three . |
fee38a43b39ebdd6f015c5a8245e3fafcc9cbef0 | A lawmaker from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has described rape as a social crime, saying 'sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong.' The latest controversial remarks by an Indian politician about rape came as political leaders of Uttar Pradesh, the state where two cousins aged 12 and 14 were ra... | Babulal Gaur said: 'This is a social crime which depends on men and women. Sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong'
Two cousins aged 12 and 14 were raped and .
hanged last week .
The minister's controversial remarks come as .
political leaders of Uttar Pradesh face criticism over their handling of the sensitive case... |
fee3f15717de6d79e465d158211555a6c6246526 | By . Jack Doyle . PUBLISHED: . 18:15 EST, 12 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:31 EST, 12 March 2014 . Security firm G4S has agreed to repay more than £130 million after overcharging the Government for tagging criminals. The embattled firm agreed to cough up 108.9million, plus VAT, only months after it offered to pay just... | G4S to repay £108.9million, plus VAT, for overcharging Government .
Reported a £170m loss for 2013, compared to £313m profit in 2012 . |
fee4194dd9a909c1f469d5a386626eb2dddc751c | Nicklas Bendtner is taking full advantage of his extended summer break. Having left Arsenal this summer, the Danish striker has posted a photo on Instagram of himself getting, literally, a full-on tan. Bendtner, protecting his dignity with a white bra, captioned the photo saying: ‘Remember to protect yourself from the ... | The former Arsenal striker posted a bizarre picture on his Instagram account with the message: 'Remember to protect yourself against the sun'
Bendtner is yet to sign for a new club following his departure from the Emirates in the summer . |
fee48a20217d31807afbac8bb62b1cb7e30c68b3 | By . MailOnline Reporter . Prosecutors in Utah will not seek criminal charges against the woman whose 11-month-daughter died after being left in her car in 90-degree heat for hours. Washington County Attorney Brock Belnap said going after April Suwyn for the Aug. 1 death of little Skyah 'is not in the interest of justi... | Baby Skyah was left inside a hot parked car for hours on Aug.1 .
Mom April Suwyn thought the girl had gone down for a nap and didn't realize her mistake until she returned to the car pick up her sons .
Prosecutor says filing criminal charges against the mother is 'not in the interest of justice'
Evidence suggests she ... |
fee4927f3faba1665092ea242e07426612b08b7a | This is the dramatic moment a group of fishermen were rescued from freezing waters seconds before their boat sank. Five of the crew from Irish vessel, the Iuda Naofa, can be seen scrambling on the upturned stern of the boat after it got into trouble about 48 miles north of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland on Monday. Large... | Crew members from the Iuda Naofa got into trouble off the Isle of Lewis .
Vessel began taking in water and fisherman tried their best to pump it out .
Coastguard were called which captured dramatic moment ship went under .
Large waves left four stranded in the sea as boat sunk in just 35 seconds .
Deckhand Micheál Ó Co... |
fee5e8f5d89a142e4d7c3376f7351bc724201539 | Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- While the world focuses on the gruesome images of a dead Gadhafi in Libya, many are missing another big game-changer taking place Sunday in the Arab world -- through ballots, not bullets. It's happening in Tunisia, which is once again making history. With popular protest, Tunisia pushed its dict... | Ellen Lust: Historic election Sunday will determine Tunisia's future, but there is little fanfare .
She says this is because laws restrict campaign activities and huge ballots are confusing .
She says years of repression have left Tunisians cynical, uninformed, apathetic .
Lust: Worry that Islamists will dominate or th... |
fee5ee8a14c878791d851bd4a768585353f63114 | A 34-year-old man being sought in a woman's death has been arrested in connection with the killings of two homeless men who were shot three days apart while both were sleeping on sidewalks, Atlanta police said Friday. Aeman Lovel Presley was in custody, but police weren't providing further details about his arrest, sai... | A man held in killing of two Atlanta homeless men is linked to third case .
Aeman Lovel Presley faces arrest warrant in woman's slaying in Decatur, Georgia .
Karen Pearce, a hair stylist, was found fatally shot behind a building Saturday .
"We are still trying to comprehend this senseless act of violence," her salon sa... |
fee60d15294379ae53ec6d39afb335e979b5ebd4 | A couple who were separated from their baby for more than a year have been awarded £12,000 compensation in a landmark ruling. The pair – who have learning difficulties and are in their 30s – will receive the payment after a judge at the High Court in London said their basic human rights had been violated by social work... | Leicester City Council did not know woman was pregnant before birth .
Prevented couple from taking Baby H home with them from hospital .
Child was given to a couple that was known to her parents to be cared for .
Officials took more than a year to launch proceedings into the case . |
fee6337e52eb4d7c69b4c8b9261e16ff30f7f0c8 | (CNN) -- There's no denying it, the holiday crush is upon us. There's the shopping to do, the cards to mail, the decorations to put up, the cooking, the crowds, the in-laws. It can be a lot. For some people, that's reason enough to pack their bags and hit the road come December. Others simply enjoy experiencing the fes... | The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, hosts a gingerbread house competition .
In California wine country, Madrona Manor presents Dickens Dinners .
Some hotels will supply guests with their own decorated Christmas tree . |
fee653e0a750315dbd1d4747544408cf9265d32c | They're a group of enthusiastic young girls who have always wanted to be cheerleaders but, due to assorted medical ailments, would never actually qualify for a proper team. But now they have their own. A gym in Tyler, Texas, is offering a creative new charity program for kids in the area by forming a special needs chee... | GymTyler Gymnastics in Tyler, Texas, has been working on the new program since February .
Goal was to raise enough funds to be able to launch the squad with little cost to the parents of the children involved .
Gym owner Kim Johnson said: 'I really think God reached down and said, ''this is what we are doing''.' |
fee67b0398cbdfa8ee679a79ecedf5c7e2690aed | Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- Smartphones can control drones, speeding robots, cameras and the temperature of your master bathroom. That's just some of the technology on display in Las Vegas this week at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show. The massive show doesn't kick off in earnest until Tuesday, but som... | New technology is previewed ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas .
Fun-sized drones and smartphone-controlled racing robots are popular .
Tiny sensors can be used to track fitness, sleep, air quality, UV rays and car key location . |
fee751506ce070a7b57fe435557739f41afdaf7c | Snow has finally arrived in the Alps after skiing resorts endured one of the worst starts to their season in recent memory. Vehicles were pictured in a massive jam near some of the best known resorts in France as winter sports enthusiasts made a dash for the mountains amid blizzard conditions. It comes just days after ... | Some Alpine resorts were enduring one of the worst starts to their season in recent memory .
Snow has finally arrived after a blizzard swept across the region yesterday .
Cars seen queuing up on snow-covered roads in France near top resorts .
Comes after forecasters said the area could be in line for 30 ins of snow . |
fee77701363b3bfce742e687b8dd944099ddaeaa | (CNN) -- Jaelithe Judy has been taking her son with her when she votes ever since he was born. They've been talking about politics since he was 4. Now 7 years old, Isaac likes to say that he's going to become a science teacher -- and the president of the United States. Judy herself was raised by a politically motivated... | Mom bloggers are tackling the challenges of parenting and being politically active .
No matter their party affiliation, these bloggers agree that the community aspect helps them .
Bloggers swap parenting advice and political sparring . |
fee78792a56f90718ed7efa0a877b51003ac4aaa | By . Beth Stebner . PUBLISHED: . 13:17 EST, 10 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:17 EST, 10 January 2013 . The musician whose vintage Gibson guitar was severely damaged on a flight last month has finally received some good news about his prized axe. Not only is Gibson going to repair Dave Schneider’s original 1965 ES-33... | The LeeVees guitarist Dave Schneider had his 1965 ES-335 Gibson ruined after he was forced to check it on flight in December .
Gibson offered him a new guitar .
Delta, the carrier, also eventually offered to pay for guitar and gave him two flight vouchers . |
fee7fb2a800214abf71a85d31dea3e1fb719639a | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 13:49 EST, 19 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:21 EST, 19 August 2012 . Caught with £4.5m of drugs: Charlie Tomlinson has been jailed for 12 years after he was caught with the drugs in the roof of his lorry . A truck driver has been jailed for smuggling £4.5 million worth of drugs in his lo... | Charlie Tomlinson was jailed for 12 years for smuggling £4.5m of illegal drugs .
The drugs were hidden in a truck carrying pickled onions at the Eastern Docks in Dover .
The UK Border Agency called it a 'sophisticated drugs concealment' |
fee80d0efcbc67d942065df12cf985a98f7566ee | Australian half-back Josh Drinkwater, who was London Broncos' leading scorer in their relegation season, has secured a return to the NRL with Wests Tigers. The 22-year-old, who moved to the Broncos just under a year ago from St George Illawarra, has joined the Tigers on a two-year deal and began pre-season training on ... | Josh Drinkwater was London Broncos' leading scorer last season .
He has agreed a return to Australia with NRL side Wests Tigers .
Drinkwater scored 136 points from five tries and 58 goals in 2014Â . |
fee844071ba32dd880e042610e2d1ea7635765e5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:03 EST, 8 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:28 EST, 9 August 2012 . The United States stormed to four Olympic gold medals in the space of 45 minutes - a sensational sequence of results which puts Team USA firmly back on-top of the London 2012 medal table. Allyson Felix began the... | Allyson Felix began the gold rush by finally winning the women's 200 meters .
She was followed by Aries Merritt who was victorious in the men's 110 meter hurdles and Brittney Reese who won the women's long jump .
Fourth medal was won by Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings in the beach volleyball competition .
Te... |
fee8c89f61e4314dc178f2a2cf62f943a244a79b | Suntech Power Holdings, which was until recently the world's largest producer of solar panels, has said its main subsidiary in China is bankrupt, in a further stark illustration of the declining fortunes of the global solar industry. Suntech's Wuxi subsidiary is the first big Chinese solar group to declare insolvency a... | Suntech Power Holdings has said its main subsidiary in China is bankrupt .
Until recently Suntech was the world's largest producer of solar panels .
Stark illustration of the declining fortunes of the global solar industry . |
fee8d56ace20661cec362490adaa5d3af2860a19 | (CNN) -- A court in Saudi Arabia has granted an 8-year-old girl a divorce from her 47-year-old husband, after twice denying the divorce request previously, local media reported Thursday. The marriage sparked condemnations around the world from human rights groups and U.S. and other government officials when it first ca... | Child bride wins divorce hearing at third attempt, local media reports .
Her case attracted attention of the U.N. and governments around the world .
Her father reportedly arranged the marriage to settle his debts .
Saudi justice minister says he plans law to protect young girls from such marriages . |
fee8fc7c7435c8048b94ccf668bef508b9366206 | Butterfly sightings quadrupled in the summer heatwave compared to last year’s washout, a survey found. A record 46,000 volunteers spent 15 minutes a day noting 830,000 sightings in the Big Butterfly Count over three weeks in July and August. Most popular species were the small white and large white – both rising by 30... | Sightings of small and large white butterflies rose 300% on last year .
Peacock butterflies were second most common to be spotted - up 3,500% .
46,000 volunteers made 830,000 sightings over .
three weeks in July & August . |
fee92bc770bb40a85f56831676b9ccc2676f98e5 | Boston police are trying to track down a daredevil teenager who was filmed dangerously climbing on top of a speeding subway to clown around on the roof. The investigation was sparked by a video uploaded to YouTube that was quickly spread on social media this week, showing the thrill-seeking hooligan in action. The clip... | Video of the crazy stunt surfaced on YouTube on Thursday .
Occurred on an MBTA train in Boston .
Detectives are now using the clip to find the young man .
Facing trespassing charges 'at the very least' |
fee9b2d2459e46ef2dd19246f6ee0ffd6c36249f | By . James Rush . Workers had an awe-inspiring view as they dangled from ropes to carry out what must be one of the most daring window cleaning jobs in the world - polishing the glass at the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Technicians from Abseilon USA hooked up a series of ropes to polish more than 40 panes of glass underneath ... | Technicians from Abseilon USA polished more than 40 panes of glass underneath the horse-shoe shaped bridge .
The Skywalk juts out 70 feet from the edge of the Grand Canyon, offering views of the Colorado River 4,000 feet below .
Company's work has also included rappelling down into Grand Canyon to retrieve water bottle... |
fee9dc5ca355f96240ecdaa958ce44466001bd9b | By . Laurie Whitwell . Follow @@lauriewhitwell . For eight years Lionel Messi’s critics have beaten him with the prettiest, heaviest, most valuable stick imaginable. But this genius player now has the chance to lift it above his head in celebration. The stick is the World Cup trophy – a 14in, 11lb, 18-carat statue sign... | Messi will captain Argentina against Germany in Sunday's World Cup final .
If Argentina triumph, Messi will be up there with Diego Maradona and Pele .
Ronaldo led Real to Champions League glory but Messi can surpass that .
Messi has scored four goals at the World Cup . |
fee9e54d5516ac5b0daca46b4f939868c40b82e1 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 09:30 EST, 14 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:06 EST, 15 August 2013 . TV star Martin Clunes stepped in to stop a 'nonsensical' operation on his wife using medical knowledge gleaned from his nine years playing grumpy GP Doc Martin. The actor, who made his name on Men Behaving Badly, ... | Medics wanted Philippa Braithwaite's appendix out but Clunes intervened .
Mr Clunes said it was the wrong thing to do' and took her home instead .
Star thinks they thought he was 'Doc' because they gave him medical notes .
'We've a expert and I have learned about certain procedures,' he said . |
feea5f50e44c5510355e39b6dcc0097e8be3ba18 | By . Snejana Farberov . PUBLISHED: . 01:07 EST, 7 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:02 EST, 7 November 2013 . A 27-year-old Austin woman who was charged with causing a fatal DUI accident that killed her friend was sentenced to 10 days in jail after the victim’s parents asked the judge for leniency. Police said Madeline... | Madeline Rackley drove her car in Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas, July 1, 2012, killing her friend, 25-year-old Jarrett Whittington .
Whittington’s parents asked the judge for lowest possible sentence for Rackley .
Will serve 10 days in county jail, 200 hours of community service, 10 years’ probation and will have her... |
feea961912739648a37a08a33cc727a06acf1d82 | (CNN) -- In another clear sign that the severely strained relations between the two sides is slowly improving, North Korea has agreed to a proposal from the South that they resume the reunion of families separated in the 1950-53 Korean War. The meetings would take place on September 19, during the Chuseok harvest festi... | The meetings would take place on September 19 .
They will take place at the Mount Kumgang resort . |
feeb0da869b5218f84d48d510eac17a7129786ac | London (CNN) -- Nearly four decades after he brought an invasion of mutant, flesh-eating rodents to London with his first novel, "The Rats," UK chiller writer James Herbert has died aged 69. Herbert, who followed up his best-selling debut with another hit, "The Fog," and another 21 books over the decades, was seen as a... | James Herbert died peacefully at home, his publisher says .
More than 54 million copies of his 23 novels were sold worldwide .
"His death marks the passing of one of the giants of popular fiction," says editor .
In his debut, "The Rats," a plague of mutant, flesh-eating rodents invaded London . |
feeb2745d95dfb41d6d91d400fcb471be3b19f3b | Controversial wannabe glamour model Josie Cunningham, 24, has claimed she doesn't mind being branded Britain's most hated woman and believes she has 'as big a brain as I have boobs' NHS boob job scrounger Josie Cunningham has claimed she doesn't mind being branded Britain's most hated woman and believes she has 'a bigg... | Josie Cunningham, 24, claims to have 'got as big a brain as I have boobs'
Controversial wannabe model has described herself as 'very intelligent'
Mother also claims not to mind being called Britain's most hated woman .
She declared: 'I've got my name out there so much more from being hated'
Documentary 'Josie: The Mos... |
feeb8e03e61d13003b96970481730ac36bd72687 | (CNN) -- A 22-year-old man wanted in the shooting deaths of 9-year-old Alabama twins and their elderly babysitter was arrested Saturday morning, authorities said. Deandra Marquis Lee was captured around 11 a.m. in Selma, the Alabama Bureau of Investigation announced. Prior to his arrest, authorities converged on an apa... | NEW: Authorities evacuated a Selma apartment building before detaining Lee .
NEW: He is charged with three counts of murder .
Police say the bodies of the twins and their babysitter were found on a dirt road .
The car belonging to babysitter, Jack Mac Girdner, 73, was found Thursday . |
feebdb4068003157458dc1765339d35935c822b5 | By . Pete Jenson . Follow @@petejenson . James Rodriguez was only 14 years old when he was thrown into a relegation battle in Colombia’s Liga Postobon with his first club Envigado. Unable to keep them up after a 15-year run in the top flight the club that had taken a gamble on the slight-of-frame midfielder found thems... | James Rodriguez has signed for Real Madrid for a fee in excess of £60m .
The Colombia forward won the Golden Boot at the 2014 World Cup .
But he began career fighting relegation with Envigado in Colombia aged 14 .
Then had successful spells with Banfield, Porto and Monaco before Real .
Rodriguez could line up alongside... |
feec09433e81ea6db0d47e5ab61316d3db6761ee | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A protest march against U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan, led by former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan, came to a halt on Sunday when authorities blocked access to the demonstration's final destination in the tribal region, officials told CNN. Authorities used steel shipping contai... | Authorities block road into South Waziristan, ending protest march .
Leader says the march still achieved its goal of drawing attention to drone strikes .
Officials say demonstrators were kept out of South Waziristan for security reasons .
March was led by former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan . |
feed4a15a1f0abe23d18b318fe3c15060eea38c4 | By . Mark Prigg . It is the most distant cosmic magnifying glass ever found. Astronomers using Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope have unexpectedly discovered a monster elliptical galaxy so large it has created a lens allowing researcher to see back 9.6 billion years. The monster elliptical galaxy breaks the previous record... | 'Lensing' galaxies are so massive that their gravity bends, magnifies, and distorts light from objects behind them .
Seeing chance alignment at such a great distance from Earth is rare . |
feedcae33415f277328344c54e3ad7cc9e9e24b7 | All government shutdowns are not created equal. In 1995 and 1996, disagreement over federal spending levels between the Republican-controlled Congress -- led by House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- and then-President Bill Clinton led the government to partially shut down twice. Government services were cut, federal workers w... | 1995-'96 shutdowns were in a politically and economically different time .
Those years, political leaders were more willing to negotiate .
With districts more partisan, there are fewer moderates in the House today .
Unlike today, the mid-'90s economy was booming . |
feedfe02496d3cc054106bb62534e198ab1e39b1 | The toy company that gained notoriety earlier this year by creating a meth lab play set inspired by the hit TV show Breaking Bad is at it again, this time turning their attention to adult entertainment. Just in time for Christmas, the Chicago-based Citizen Brick specializing in custom-printed Lego pieces has come out w... | Chicago-based Citizen Brick is selling a play set featuring a strip club scene .
The Foxy Blox club comes with two female strippers in bikini tops, a hairy-chested male dancer and a stage with a pole .
The toy maker specializes in custom-printed Lego pieces but it not affiliated with The Lego Group .
Strip club set is ... |
feee84b5bd1ac34da883ed3568cbd1285efc8b58 | By . Matt Blake . One of Britain's most historic country mansions has gone on the market for a bargain £2.5 million. With its own minstrels' gallery, 18th century classical library and vast Italianate gardens, Apethorpe Hall has all the trappings of a palace fit for a king. But there is just one thing missing that no m... | Apethorpe Hall, near Oundle, Northamptonshire, was once a haunt of James I, Elizabeth I and Charles I .
It has a minstrels' gallery, 18th century classical library and Italianate gardens .
English Heritage have lavished millions on its restoration since buying it for £3m eight years ago .
James I himself is reputed to ... |
feee8d38d85c36d1ca78e9b4c4b5348d38ef99cb | San Francisco (CNN) -- Google has a simple and inexpensive new way to stream Internet videos on your TV. The company on Wednesday introduced Chromecast, a small device that lets you stream content to your television over a WI-Fi network, using your computer, phone or tablet as a remote control. The company said its goa... | Google introduces Chromecast, a USB stick that pushes Web video to your TV .
Chromecast costs $35 and is available immediately .
Google also unveiled an upgraded Nexus 7 tablet with a higher-res screen and 4G LTE . |
feeea15654879f3fd2bbb462a1ba221122362d87 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:28 EST, 1 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:28 EST, 1 May 2012 . A mother who spent £40,000 on IVF over eight years in order to have a son was thrilled to conceive another child a year later, without trying. Jenifer Heneghan, 35, and husband Kevin, 37, spent their life savings on s... | Mother tragically lost a child to meningitis before she was told her fallopian tubes had fused together .
Doctor told her she had more chance of winning the lottery than conceiving naturally again .
She lost first IVF twins at six weeks . |
feeed7dee5ef3a21262581302cd0eb7bb45c2e30 | By . Daniel Mills . Comedian Josh Richards wasn't joking around when he said he wanted to spend his 40th birthday party in space. The Australian, who is now 28, is already planning the occasion with 23 strangers when he hopes to touch down on Mars in 2024. It is a long-shot, he said, but his chances are more than a pi... | Josh Richards and Korum Ellis are shortlisted for the Mars One mission .
Just 24 people will travel to space to start a new life on the Red Planet .
It is a Dutch-funded project aiming to set up a human colony on Mars .
Mr Richards will turn 40 in 2024 - the same year he touches down .
He has left a long term partner i... |
feef85d26ddb03b0700ffa086575cb5980c4b212 | By . Larisa Brown . and Eleanor Harding . Misleading: Yonas Admasu Kebede, pictured, claimed he was 15 - meaning he would receive free care from the state - when he was actually 20 . He claimed the taxpayer should fund his £10,000 flying lessons after his family abandoned him as a child. Now it appears that Yonas Admas... | Yonas Admasu Kebede forced Newcastle City Council to pay for pilot training .
He was an asylum seeker who claimed he was abandoned by his family .
Records show he was actually 20 when he went into care rather than 15 .
That would make him ineligible for free training and living expenses .
He also said he lost touch wit... |
feef95bfbb3d693fbd9aec1d4c6997422c582786 | Threatened with arrest: Amal Clooney was warned by Egyptian officials that she risked arrest for exposes flaws in the country's judicial system . Amal Clooney was warned by Egyptian officials that she risked being arrested for presenting a report which exposes flaws in the country's judicial system. The human rights la... | Human rights lawyer produced report before taking on Al Jazeera clients .
Egyptian officials warned she could be arrested for criticising government .
She was prevented from presenting the report in Cairo on this basis .
Her team's findings suggested courts were not sufficiently independent . |
feef9c56534c51c6e91fff656a082091347b2b3b | (CNN) -- It was tense, nerve-shredding, prime-time viewing. No, not the new series of "Boardwalk Empire," but a soccer match with 31 penalties. Tuesday's English League Cup match between Liverpool and second division Middlesbrough was a marathon encounter which finally came to a conclusion at 10:42pm local time -- almo... | Liverpool and Middlesbrough contest a record-breaking penalty shootout .
The EPL team won the shootout 14-13 after 30 penalties had been taken .
Middlesbrough's Patrick Bamford also scored from the spot during the match .
The score was level at 2-2 after 120 minutes of play . |
feefc93a4fd207e076c53415c65e1a7a131218c5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:42 EST, 18 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:54 EST, 18 July 2013 . Denise Rich, the wealthy socialite and former wife of late billionaire trader Marc Rich, threw a lavish carnival-themed party in a St Tropez harbor last night with guests including Joan Collins, Magic Johnson and ... | Guests included Joan Collins, Jerry Hall and Magic Johnson .
Songwriter also has Austrian citizenship through her late father .
Former husband Marc Rich fled the country when indicted on charges of tax evasion - but was pardoned by President Clinton in 2001 .
House of Representatives committee later found Denise Rich h... |
fef05156c121cf70c147d753606d289458a8c732 | By . Sophie Borland and Daniel Martin . PUBLISHED: . 18:15 EST, 26 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:57 EST, 26 March 2013 . Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt today told MPs that managers who fail patients will be struck off and barred from working in the NHS again . Doctors and nurses could be given pay rises simply for treat... | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to put greater emphasis on old-fashioned care .
Patient groups said nurses should not be paid extra to do their jobs properly . |
fef05caf18b9310cfb8c1a929a75d1a682063dbc | (CNN) -- Brace yourselves, "Big Bang Theory" fans: Production on the CBS comedy has been put on pause. Warner Bros. Television, which shares a parent company with CNN, has confirmed that because of "ongoing contract negotiations," production on "The Big Bang Theory's" eighth season has been postponed. It was originally... | Contract negotiations have postponed production on "The Big Bang Theory"
WBTV didn't specify how long the delay would last .
CBS has "The Big Bang Theory" scheduled to return on September 22 . |
fef0a47997d4bc370a9793c12f97d040ae86f49d | Peter Moores has described Andrew Flintoff’s prospective comeback for Lancashire this week as a 'sensitive issue' which must be handled correctly. Moores was Lancashire coach until a few weeks ago, when England asked him back - and for the vast majority of his time at Old Trafford, 2005 and 2009 Ashes hero Flintoff app... | Moores believes the situation must be handled correctly .
The England head coach left Lancashire just a few weeks ago .
Flintoff is likely to make a return in the T20 Blast match against Yorkshire .
Lancashire have won each of their last four Twenty20s without Flintoff .
Moores says it must be a 'cricketing decision' t... |
fef0df5a59882beb98c9377a389975c9bfae3e3a | By . Marielle Simon For Daily Mail Australia . One of Tony Abbott's top advisers has warned that Australia has become obsessed with global warming and instead should be worried about global cooling. In a comment piece written for The Australian, Chief Business Adviser Maurice Newman claimed that the country was 'ill-pr... | Maurice Newman said world was 'ill-prepared' for climate cooling .
He calls science a religion based on biased research led by politics .
Scientists blasted claims, branding him 'uneducated' and 'arrogant .
Said there was undeniable evidence that the earth is getting warmer . |
fef1b643481209849f8200128af635bbec7d28ab | Lancashire skipper Paul Horton has been suspended from the opening two matches of next year's NatWest t20 Blast after showing dissent to the umpires during this year's final against Birmingham Bears. Horton was handed the punishment by the England and Wales Cricket Board's Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) after bein... | Horton suspended for first two matches of next year's Natwest t20 Blast .
He was suspended for dissent to the umpires in this year's final . |
fef2e98369aaecfd54443afcf72df833489c8011 | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 08:19 EST, 17 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:10 EST, 17 June 2013 . Brad Pitt spoke today about fianceé Angelina Jolie's recovery from her double mastectomy as he revealed she was focused on creating better access to genetic testing for those at higher risk of cancer. The actor, who has ... | Brad Pitt appeared on GMA on Monday, saying it was 'business as usual' for his partner following her invasive procedure . |
fef31111253cc6b12bc8dac70c7e9888401a2e8d | Washington (CNN) -- A day after the United States published a blacklist of alleged Russian human rights abusers, whom Washington slapped with personal sanctions, the Kremlin answered with a list of its own. It slaps alleged American rights violators with similar sanctions, official Russian news agency RIA Novosti repor... | Russia answers a U.S. human rights law with revenge sanctions on 18 Americans .
The U.S. law already drew an angry response when signed into law in December .
Friday, Washington published a list of alleged Russian human rights abusers .
Russia's blacklist includes members of a New York district court and FBI and a DEA ... |
fef3284b3a23e5d7dc5fe3b16bfcd8829f6b2a95 | By . Emily Crane . Grisly find: The body of James Crawford, 33, was found inside his Melbourne apartment on Monday morning . A young architect is believed to have been murdered up to two weeks before his sister found his body in his Melbourne apartment. Police are waiting for autopsy results after the body of James Cra... | James Crawford, 33, was found with multiple stab wounds to his chest .
Architect had not made contact with his family in at least two weeks .
His father said he was 'a good boy' and not involved in anything shady . |
fef32e419ee5c26fedefbdb718588b8f5ea4b436 | Seven months after it capsized off the coast of Italy claiming the lives of 32 passengers, the wreck of the Costa Concordia has become a grim tourist attraction. So many people want to see the stricken cruise ship up close, thousands are queuing up each day to catch a ferry that passes within metres of its submerged sh... | Thousands flock to the isle of Giglio to catch a glimpse of the wreck site, where 32 people died .
Plans to refloat ship have been delayed til next spring . |
fef38572c5452c1a79af7cfba24ac0eaad40c0ba | By . Joshua Gardner . and Ap Reporter . A California youth pastor has been charged with murder after a fight with a Las Vegas man last year ultimately led to his death. Robert Cox of Manteca, California was just passing through Sin City last June when he stopped for a late dinner with his church group en route to Texa... | Robert Cox of Manteca, California was just passing though Sin City with his church group when he encountered Link Ellingson, 55 .
An altercation broke out between the two men during which Ellingson tumbled to the ground and hit his head before falling into a coma .
On December 15, Ellingson died in the hospital and now... |
fef39f071804bc4e9bb93e787473cf48089a5138 | By . Glen Owen . PUBLISHED: . 17:26 EST, 21 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:26 EST, 21 December 2013 . Former BBC director-general Mark Thompson is at the centre of a new cronyism row following the release of a bombshell document about the ‘Crowngate’ affair. The secret internal briefing note, written in the wake of ... | Ex-BBC 1 controller accused of providing misleading evidence .
Secret internal briefing note revealed in the wake of payoff to controller .
Peter Fincham agreed to leave his post in the wake of the row in 2007 . |
fef3d8fbd1de320ab819d3575c4071aea0b38304 | Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Lady Gaga has canceled her concert in Indonesia, her management said Sunday, citing security concerns after Islamic hardliners denounced her costumes and dance moves as too risqué. If the concert were held, there would be concerns the singer, her crew and attendees may be in harm's way, said... | NEW: Lady Gaga says she is devastated, apologizes to her fans .
There are concerns the singer, her crew and attendees may be in harm's way, promoter says .
Islamists have decried Lady Gaga's dance moves and costumes .
Jakarta authorities say June 3 show should not be issued a permit over security concerns . |
fef5607af7298825c34d3d46482cdc3eabe14e44 | (CNN) -- If Barack Obama could make three wishes, he would probably ask for the crisis in Syria to go away. That would help him receive another wish: Getting reelected as president of the United States. Unfortunately for Obama, and tragically for the people in Syria, history has brought the American presidential campai... | Frida Ghitis: Obama tries to keep the crisis in Syria from interfering with reelection .
Ghitis: Carnage in Syria could go on longer than in a nonelection year .
She says electoral considerations are often a major factor in U.S. foreign policy .
Ghitis: Tragedy in Syria isn't waiting till November; Obama should take ac... |
fef69ab0c677f793b92743bc4060f0bb8b249931 | (CNN) -- A flood warning remained in effect for northeastern North Carolina on Saturday as heavy rains left some businesses underwater and scores of roads closed. Flooding in North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania and New England killed at least eight people, officials said. Bertie County in North Carolina was the hard... | "A lot of people cannot get to their homes," county official says .
Rescue shelters are set up and animals in a small zoo are taken to higher ground .
Flood warnings remain in northeastern North Carolina, New York . |
fef6db0d53d21f22d07983512833e8a73dae6a3e | Yet another woman has stepped forward to accuse Bill Cosby of drugging her when she a young aspiring model. The woman, who identified herself only as Lisa, told Dr Phil in an exclusive interview that she was just 21 in 1988 when the comedian told her modeling agency that he wanted to meet her. 'I was very excited to go... | A woman named Lisa told Dr Phil that she was just 21 when Cosby asked to meet with her and gained the trust of her family .
She says he invited her to his hotel room to run some lines and while there, he gave her a drink that made her feel dizzy .
She said that the last thing she remembered was him rubbing her head as ... |
fef712cdb74a3acb6a297d687b3f3aebccf36c40 | By . Leon Watson for MailOnline . A father battered senseless by a man who taunted his daughter has angrily condemned British 'joke justice' after prosecutors let his attacker off with just a £400 fine. Supermarket worker David Tait, 42, was beaten up and suffered multiple injuries to his face when he confronted a youn... | David Tait, 42, was beaten up and suffered multiple injuries to his face .
But his attacker was only fined for 'insulting behaviour'
GBH charge against Andrew Copland, 20, was dropped by the CPS .
Mr Tait, from West Yorks, has angrily condemned British 'joke justice' |
fef74f0b852cab68a4861c10561e65d571b2a30b | By . Hayley O'keeffe . PUBLISHED: . 06:01 EST, 24 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:51 EST, 24 November 2013 . A former reality TV star has been held on suspicion of playing a part in a £3million fraud allegedly run from Barcelona by the father of the fiancee of footballer Gareth Bale. Jamie-Lee Church, who won a recor... | Former hairdresser held by police in Spain and faces extradition to the US .
It is alleged that she made £50,000 from the share-selling scam .
Footballer's wedding believed to be on hold after arrest of father of the bride . |
fef834dd8a06bab1a1e3fce38d16702b285f7a26 | By . Matthew Blake . This is the heart-stopping moment a truck travelling the wrong way along a motorway crashes headlong into a Ford Mustang, bursting into two of flame and killing both drivers. Jeremy Smeltzer, 29, was spotted careering along the left-hand side of U.S. 131, near Plainwell, Michigan, in a lorry just b... | The crash happened on the U.S. 131 highway, near Plainwell, Michigan .
Jeremy Smeltzer, 29, was driving a lorry on the wrong side of the road .
Officers perform U-turn to try and stop him before he hits Jaryd Ford's car .
Police manage to drag woman, 26, from Ford's car, but both drivers killed . |
fef87ef217535c8df801170bea5dc34b7daeffab | New York (CNN) -- Long Island may be far from the Death Star, but that didn't stop Darth Vader from paying a less-than-friendly visit to a bank in East Setauket, New York. Or at least he looked like Darth Vader, except for the camouflage pants. The costumed man, with a mask and cape, entered a Chase bank Thursday morni... | Man dressed as Darth Vader holds up Long Island bank .
He carried a gun, not a light saber . |
fef8ad9fec16dbe0d2b035cbaa7f432c1ba261c2 | Editor's note: Frances Fragos Townsend, a CNN contributor on national security issues, formerly served as President George W. Bush's chief anti-terrorism and homeland security adviser. Townsend has spent more than two decades in the fields of intelligence and criminal justice and has served during the past three admini... | Frances Townsend: Leon Panetta has had a fine career in government .
She says his lack of intelligence experience is raising questions .
Townsend: CIA crucial to U.S. security and needs leader who will back staff up .
She says CIA director is too important for on-the-job training . |
fef8c9c5ee893867528a7778344b19f0be31356d | French club Bordeaux-Begles have announced the signing of Australia star Adam Ashley-Cooper. Ashley-Cooper, 30, has agreed a two-year deal and will move to France after next year's World Cup, Bordeaux announced on their official website. The Wallabies centre or wing has won 104 caps and is set to be a key performer whe... | Bordeaux announce signing of Australia star Adam Ashley-Cooper .
Ashley-Cooper has won 104 caps for his country .
30-year-old will move to France after next year's World Cup . |
fef8d1abcb7b521c7756ac8b8ba3675f500a5ef8 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:55 EST, 31 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 22:32 EST, 31 May 2013 . This is the stunning aftermath of the largest landslide ever recorded in North America, which saw 165 million tons of earth dropping more than a half mile at a Utah copper mine last month. The natural disaster cut m... | A third of eligible workers are willing to accept the $20,000 early retirement bonus which includes a pension and health insurance .
The landslide occurred on April 10 .
There were no fatalities .
Geological engineer says this was the largest North American landslide on record . |
fef8e14d363c2f95420ce25f5f61dfb85033de64 | (CNN)The wait is finally over for aviation fanatics wanting to book a flight aboard the Airbus A350 XWB. Qatar Airways, the global launch customer of the A350 XWB, accepted delivery of the commercial plane during a ceremony at Airbus' headquarters in Toulouse, France, on Monday morning. "It is more than a great day for... | Qatar Airways is the global launch customer of the A350, accepting delivery of the XWB plane on Monday .
The airline's new A350-900 will enter into service in January, operating on the Doha-Frankfurt route .
As of the end of November, Airbus has received 778 firm A350 orders from 41 customers . |
fef8fbdc6a6fd964505007975e62404fd85de7b9 | (CNN) -- Is hip design more important than being green? Technology giant Apple is catching heat on blogs this week for its decision to drop out of an environmental certification program for electronics, called EPEAT. "In making this move, Apple is signaling that it won't let future design decisions be governed by those... | Apple drops green electronics certification called EPEAT .
The group certifies gadgets as energy efficient and recyclable .
EPEAT head says Apple's "design direction" may be to blame .
San Francisco's government says it no longer will purchase Apple products . |
fef8fe326c7178c3fdc791910ef015b9aec74387 | Crook: Jonathan Hicks, 48, stole almost £28,000 while his 71-year-old father, Leonard, was recovering from having his leg amputated . An elderly man who spent six months in hospital after having his leg amputated was discharged to find his son had spent 50 years' worth of his life savings. Jonathan Hicks, 48, from Newq... | Pensioner almost had a heart attack when he found himself £300 in debt .
Jonathan Hicks used the cash for spending sprees and a holiday to Egypt .
Fled to Cyprus while on bail but was seized after coming back for a funeral . |
fef91305f0cfd9a980e9364e2a3f2ab2b85a1602 | An eighth grade teacher has been jailed on charges of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a juvenile student. Kristen Roush, 34, was busted Friday according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department in California. She is currently being held on $50,000 bail. Kristen Roush, 34, was busted Friday according to the Or... | Kristen Roush, 34, was busted Friday according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department .
Parents of unidentified boy victim called police when they observed what they thought was an inappropriate relationship between the two .
Authorities interviewed several witnesses and pulled information from both the alleged vict... |
fef91620fba80539642d103a44f19f2342930b48 | A horse rider who had her leg sliced off in a horrific motorbike crash is hoping to win a place in the Paralympics after learning to walk again with the help of a prosthetic limb made by her grandfather. Kerry Waters, 30, was lucky to survive after being thrown from her motorcycle when she crashed into a ditch in Octob... | Kerry Waters lost right leg in horrific motorbike crash in October last year .
Horse enthusiast, 30, feared she would never be able to ride or walk again .
Grandfather Dennis made her wooden prosthetic riding leg to aid recovery .
Four months on, she leads an active life and can continue riding passion .
Dental nurse a... |
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