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eba9760199e44258a11d0cef0b6a4c32783fb853 | By . Graham Smith . PUBLISHED: . 07:01 EST, 11 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:29 EST, 11 May 2012 . A teenager weighing just six stone was wrongly diagnosed as an anorexic by doctors when she actually had a potentially deadly brain tumour. Nichole Bain, 19, was suffering from severe headaches and sickness when she visite... | Nichole Bain, 19, was suffering from severe headaches and sickness when she visited her GP in Blackburn, Lancashire .
She actually had a malignant brain tumour the size of a 50p coin . |
eba998178fbe1faedd796ef3912ee7bdd547526f | The story of two British soldiers gunned down by German snipers on December 25, 1914 during the famous Christmas Day truce has been revealed for the first time since the exchange 100 years ago. While gestures of goodwill spread along the Western Front, the festivities stopped half-a-mile short of where Private Percy Hu... | Ceasefire stopped short of where soldiers from Hertfordshire were on duty .
Private Percy Huggins and Sergeant Tom Gregory were shot on Christmas .
Their story has remained untold until family released letters from trenches .
They were two of the 149 Commonwealth soldiers to die on Christmas Day . |
ebaa93c959ff26e70e02d42fbcd38e25378384dd | Sorry: The Prime Minister said that although he remained a committed supporter of gay marriage, he regretted the uproar the policy had caused . David Cameron has admitted in a private meeting of senior Conservative constituency officials that he never expected the issue to cause such a furore. In a brutally frank serie... | PM says controversial issue may have cost party support .
He added he remains committed to gay marriage .
Correction: An earlier version of this article's headline suggested that David Cameron had said at a meeting that he wished he hadn't forced through gay marriage. Number 10 has since asked us to clarify that, while... |
ebaabbfa7c52e8f806d6acb1a75d70a27346f00d | Howrah District, India (CNN) -- Rukhsar Khatoon is too young to fully grasp the significance of her life: that she is a last in a country of 1.2 billion people. She has become the greatest symbol of India's valiant -- and successful -- effort to rid itself of a crippling and potentially deadly disease. Rukhsar, 4, is t... | Rukhsar Khatoon, 4, is the last known case of polio in India .
She has become a symbol of her nation's remarkable effort to eradicate the disease .
Just a few years ago, India reported half the world's new cases .
On Thursday, the World Health Organization formally declared India polio-free . |
ebabb0653a0daac4157c21d3cf48ab2a0512297e | (CNN) -- A sharp increase in the price of North Sea oil helped drive U.S. gasoline prices up about 12 cents a gallon since late January, according to a new nationwide survey. The latest Lundberg Survey found the average price of regular gasoline rose to $3.51 per gallon, publisher Trilby Lundberg said Sunday. The surve... | The average U.S. gasoline price is $3.51 per gallon, the Lundberg Survey finds .
North Sea oil is driving U.S. pump prices, the survey's publisher says .
Top prices were on Long Island; the cheapest gas was in Denver . |
ebabbad9cdae7b72ebecbd372e7595d4ba459fa7 | New Delhi (CNN) -- A local Indian official resigned Monday after a chaotic crush at a railroad station a day earlier left 36 people dead among tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims flocking to the banks of the Ganges River for the world's largest religious gathering. The stampede occurred on Sunday evening as floods of pi... | NEW: A local official resigns, taking responsibility for the disaster .
Local media report grim scenes of bodies spread across the floor at the station .
The rail station stampede mars the world's largest religious festival .
An estimated 40 million Hindu pilgrims came to bathe in the Ganges River . |
ebabfacfa49634d6553520eb5734e49765a25ebc | By . Mia De Graaf . Police have been taught to speak Roma in a bid to control tensions in a community flooded by thousands of Eastern European migrants. Page Hall in Sheffield has been the scene of violent clashes between rival groups of immigrants and locals for months. Last month, former Home Secretary David Blunkett... | Nine-strong team in Page Hall, Sheffield, have been enrolled in Roma lessons .
Comes after widespread violence in district influx of European immigrants .
Last month, MP David Blunkett called for tough police action to avoid riots . |
ebac56b7051216d62767c035b47a750cd11b2678 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota (CNN) -- A dimly lit sports bar reading "cowboy poetry" is not exactly where you'd expect to find a candidate for U.S. Senate. But this was a campaign event Wednesday for Larry Pressler, a former Republican senator now running as an independent 18 years after he was voted out of office. He joi... | Larry Pressler is a former Republican now running as an independent Senate candidate.
Pressler read poetry at a Badger Clark Poetry Society meeting.
Pressler stressed that he wants to work with both parties having ties to both Democrats and Republicans. |
ebadbd6edb8f9d97bc1a038b1bb7d6abe1edf57f | A leading allergy doctor has debunked a host of myths, saying that gluten allergy doesn’t exist – and nor do hypoallergenic pets. Dr David Stukus, an allergy specialist from Columbus, Ohio, wrote a presentation debunking various common allergy misconceptions after years of hearing patients declare inaccuracies. One pet... | Dr David Stukus, from Ohio, has debunked various common allergy myths .
Says that gluten allergy doesn't exist - whereas wheat allergy does - but that 'gluten has been blamed for all that ails humanity'
Also says there is no such thing as a truly hypoallergenic dog or cat .
‘Allergens are released in saliva - it's not ... |
ebaddf60383a63fa8eba6d0b4478d6d5acdae219 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Critics and supporters of the Obama administration alike, others concerned foremost about national security, the so-called whistle-blowers of WikiLeaks, and both U.S. allies and enemies believe the released diplomatic documents contain significant revelations about U.S. foreign policy... | Kiron Skinner says historians know raw data need to be analyzed and put in perspective .
Primary and secondary sources and historical context must be considered, she writes .
She says undifferentiated WikiLeaks material doesn't make sense without analysis .
Skinner says jumping to ready conclusions will lead to misunde... |
ebadf1fd5f2eee429891df147d2601fdd4e4930f | By . Kerry Mcqueeney . PUBLISHED: . 03:19 EST, 22 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:05 EST, 22 June 2012 . A man walked into an upmarket New York art gallery and snatched a $150,000 Salvado Dali painting from the wall. The audacious thief posed as a customer at the Venus Over Manhattan art gallery, on Madison Avenue, befor... | Man posing as customer walked into Manhattan gallery and put it in a bag .
The painting - Dali's 1949 Cartel des Don Juan Tenorio - is worth $150,000 . |
ebaebbeb2f05396dddf8f2188ca199164b7f0e98 | This is the moment a family hatchback rolled down a hill - in the world's biggest zorb. British engineers at Nissan spent two months creating the giant inflatable bubble, which is six-metres in diameter, in Sunderland. They inflated the zorb around the hatchback at the top of a hill before letting it tumble down head o... | British engineers spent two months creating inflatable bubble, which is six-metres in diameter, at a factory in Sunderland .
The 'CarZorb' was taken to a military facility in the UK where it was inflated around a car before it was pushed down a hill .
The giant bubble reached a top speed of 20mph as it rolled down the ... |
ebaed57682ab82381141030f05506df7e21a2afe | There we were thinking this was an all-new Arsenal. Here was a match which, for much of it, appeared to build on that 2-0 away win at Manchester City in January. The renaissance Arsenal team seems solid, workmanlike and ready to hit teams on the counter. With Mesut Ozil orchestrating, Olivier Giroud turning into a warr... | Santi Cazorla puts Arsenal in front on eight minutes after Danny Welbeck was brought down in the box .
Olivier Giroud makes it 2-0 in first half stoppage time after Speroni had saved a Welbeck shot .
Crystal Palace showed fight and dominated for spells, but didn't manage a shot on target until the 83rd minute .
Glenn M... |
ebaedaadcc5a3e631b4fbdde7496e50d96144be8 | Three families of children orphaned by Ebola were able to celebrate Christmas yesterday after MailOnline and UK charity Street Child stepped in to make sure they did not miss out. The children had been left to fend for themselves despite a multi-million pound international appeal to raise funds to help and despite prom... | Three families orphaned by Ebola receive donations thanks to MailOnline .
British charity Street Child has stepped in to provide business grants .
The families will also receive ongoing support to help them survive .
It is estimated 42,000 children in Liberia and Sierra Leone have lost parents . |
ebaee258331b5ab99ee9e597356876199425e955 | She pulled off some jaw-dropping stunts during her days as a Charlie's Angel, so hanging off the side of a New York skyscraper fire-escape in a strapless ballgown would be an easy feat for Lucy Liu. The actress is embracing her inner Spider-Man to star in a new campaign for Mandarin Oriental. Liu has been named as the... | Elementary actress, 45, is the latest celebrity fan of hotel group .
She joins Liam Neeson, Helen Mirren and more in 'He/She's a fan' campaign .
Photographed by Mary McCartney in Manhattan . |
ebaeeabf0ae0cf1f17e11090f71761d440200561 | By . Rick Dewsbury . PUBLISHED: . 06:56 EST, 12 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:18 EST, 12 July 2012 . Abuse: Grandfather Kevin Howes, 55, arrives at court after leading a campaign of hate against neighbours . A grandfather who led a gang that terrorised a couple for over a year after falsely accusing them of being paedo... | Kevin Howes, 55, led gang of thugs in four-year hate campaign against couple .
Thugs vandalised home while they were caravanning on the Norfolk coast . |
ebaf4dd8edaa1619a159056de8a4b42e41ae86d4 | By . Sam Cunningham . Follow @@samcunningham . Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has told Dejan Lovren he is not for sale and has ordered the Croatia defender to return for training on Sunday. Lovren has been given extra time off after participating in the World Cup, but is due back this weekend. The centre back handed... | Southampton's Dejan Lovren claimed his head was already at Liverpool .
But new Saints boss Ronald Koeman insists he will not be sold .
Koeman also ordered defender Lovren to return to training on Sunday .
Southampton have sold Luke Shaw, Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana . |
ebaf5d556c12f122f702e65307e5104fae6a5a04 | England internationals Sam Burgess and James Graham have been honoured at the 2014 Dally M Awards for their performances in Australia's National Rugby League. The pair, who swapped the Super League to test themselves down under, have excelled this season, with both named in the team of the year at the NRL's official an... | Sam Burgess left Bradford to join South Sydney in 2009 .
James Graham joined the Canterbury Bulldogs from St Helens in 2012 .
Both included in the Australian National Rugby League Team of the Year .
The Dally M Awards are named in honour of former Australian international Dally Messenger . |
ebafdd333d1abd9aeec712efae525b041e0c2e7c | By . Alex Lazcano for Daily Mail Australia . If you purchased an Oz Lotto ticket for Tuesday night and you haven't checked it yet, then it might be time to take a look at it. A South Australian has purchased a winning ticket for Tuesday's Oz Lotto jackpot and doesn't may not even know it yet. The mysterious winner is $... | Lucky South Australian is $15 million richer after winning Oz Lotto jackpot .
Winning ticket was bought from Paralowie Village Lotteries near Adelaide .
The winner has not claimed their millions yet .
SA Lotteries hasn't been able to contact the winner as the ticket was not registered . |
ebafe6db076f7c10ac6af155e5fbec709e882db8 | It took an uncomfortable motivational speech from a few unknown fans at Stoke railway station to knock Arsenal into some kind of shape. It was horribly personal towards Arsene Wenger and I have huge sympathy with the Gunners manager for the abuse he had to suffer in those circumstances after the 3-2 defeat. But it did ... | Arsenal fans gave their side a wake up call at Stoke station .
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain rarely has a bad game for Arsenal or England .
Midfielder is a future captain of the Gunners .
Santi Cazorla should have shown more respect with his penalty . |
ebb02586e8d9fe4f41bd00b043f6ce6d2edc3348 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 06:35 EST, 17 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:00 EST, 17 July 2013 . She's the reality TV star who is rarely seen looking anything but polished and glamorous. And Kim Kardashian is so passionate about make-up that she and her sisters have just launched their own beauty range. Despite all... | Kim, 32, revealed Kanye likes her without make-up .
Hasn't worn any make-up since birth of daughter four weeks ago .
Kim and sisters just unveiled beauty range on Feelunique.com . |
ebb06a1e1dbffee6aeefd9bcf090085834857f0f | By . Meghan Keneally and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:47 EST, 11 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:48 EST, 12 November 2013 . The mistress of the Mormon doctor who was found guilty of killing his wife has spoken out for the first time saying the she still can't believe that her ex is a murderer. 'The Martin I ... | Martin MacNeill faces 15 years to life for the murder of his wife .
Found guilty of plying her with drugs after a face lift, which prosecutors said was because he wanted to start a life with his mistress, Gypsy Willis .
MacNeill's daughters believed he was guilty and pushed for police to reopen the case; two grown daug... |
ebb0d42d970abd7c20c37e3010f36c194843c1c3 | By . Chris Parsons . Olympic bosses have promised to investigate major sponsors after banks of empty seats were spotted at several sold-out Games venues today. Several high-profile venues, including the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park and the gymnastics arena in North Greenwich, had rows of empty seats during morni... | Aquatics Centre and gymnastics arena just two of the venues with scores of empty seats .
Locog to investigate after 'officials and media' leave seats unfilled .
Lord Coe to 'name and shame' major sponsors who do not fill seats .
Aquatics Centre sessions are almost completely sold-out .
More tickets were released on Sat... |
ebb11b1f8345129bad31f260966c88b1b151456b | This is the stunning time-lapse that shows the migration of 1.5million wildebeest in Northern Serengeti, Tanzania. Captured by wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas and his brother Matt, the footage was shot over five days, and condensed to just one minute. The incredible scenes, which show the wildebeest moving fro... | Beautiful scenes captured by Will Burrard-Lucas .
Time-lapse a finalist in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition .
Footage was shot over five days in Northern Serengeti . |
ebb141e98fce0278758e1380107bd02a691c0c07 | Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United will not make Radamel Falcao's move permanent at the end of the season and questioned the effectiveness of his strike partnership with Robin van Persie after Sunday's 1-1 draw with West Ham. Louis van Gaal's side had defensive midfielder Daley Blind to thank after his 93rd min... | Radamel Falcao and Robin van Persie struggled against West Ham .
Jamie Carragher does not think Falcao will be at United next season .
Carragher credited Van Gaal for ditching his preferred style to get a point . |
ebb1663115c8653db4b5877896ed6cda6dc3ee29 | By . Snejana Farberov . PUBLISHED: . 23:38 EST, 2 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 04:29 EST, 3 January 2014 . A man who has been blind from birth accepted a challenge to guess the colors of scented markers by relying on his sense of smell alone. Tommy Edison hosts a YouTube channel where he answers questions people who h... | Tommy Edison hosts YouTube series where he offers insights on everyday experiences of blind people .
He was able to correctly guess four out of nine colors of Mr Sketch scented markers . |
ebb1ef83ae5fb41ec7e0e8539efacb1204f3089e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Distress: Janet Milliken was left 'disturbed' after learning her home was the site of a murder-suicide . A woman has appealed to the state Supreme Court after a home seller and real estate agent allegedly failed to tell her a murder-suicide had taken place in the home they sold her. When Jane... | Janet Milliken, 59, learned of the deaths from a neighbor after she moved in .
A year earlier homeowner Konstantinos Koumboulis, 50, had shot dead his wife Georgia before turning the gun on himself .
Trial judge and Superior Court ruled the realtor did not need to disclose the grisly past; she is now taking the case to... |
ebb2184b3069299186247c060e4149c38a97be1d | By . Rosie Taylor . PUBLISHED: . 13:48 EST, 31 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:48 EST, 31 May 2013 . Most mothers get their first glimpse of their baby at their initial scan weeks into their pregnancy, but Ruth Carter was able to see her newborn when she was little more than a growing collection of cells. The 42-year-old ... | Ruth Carter, 42, conceived with the help of technology which monitored the growth of embryos .
The Early Embryo Viability Assessment - Eeva - test picked the best for IVF .
Her healthy baby girl was born at Liverpool Women's Hospital today . |
ebb2440ac0c7278ba4d8504e63f6cf7289dc4558 | Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed his 'extraordinary' team after they set a new Spanish record of 19 straight victories with Tuesday's 4-0 triumph over Ludogorets. The European Cup holders beat the Bulgarians at the Bernabeu to finish their Champions League Group B campaign with a 100 per cent record. Only five ... | Real Madrid defeated Ludogorets Razgrad 4-0 on Tuesday night .
Carlo Ancelloti's team set a new Spanish record of 19 straight wins .
Real also topped Group B with a 100 per cent record .
Frank Rijkaard's Barcelona had previously held the record .
Rijkarrd's side won 18 straight games in the 2005-06 campaign . |
ebb29ff6eb8acf8dfbdc7158c5411e1267c1ef94 | (CNN) -- Three suspects appeared in a Mauritius court Wednesday in connection with the death of Michaela Harte-McAreavey, daughter of a leading Irish sports figure and wife of Gaelic football star John McAreavey. The three men are all employees of a luxury hotel where the 27-year-old newlywed was found strangled Monday... | The 27-year-old was on her honeymoon with Gaelic football star John McAreavey in Mauritius .
Mauritius police say McAreavey is not a suspect in his wife's death .
"This is too horrible to contemplate. We are just all devastated," says her father, Mickey Harte . |
ebb34d34d3101e672f8809e8b5c6127adc9a0382 | A pair of grandmothers have been banned from taking their mobility scooters into a town's shopping centre after they were accused of stealing a packet of kitchen rolls. Bosses at the Britannia Centre, in Hinckley, Leicestershire barred Lillian Clarke and Margaret Yates, labelling them a 'nuisance' after Mrs Clarke, 75,... | Lillian Clarke and Margaret Yates banned from Britannia Centre in Hinkley .
Mrs Clarke, 75, left branch of Wilkinsons without paying for kitchen roll .
She returned to pay the next day but was then banned for shoplifting .
She and friend Mrs Yates, 71, were labelled a 'nuisance on their scooters'
Shopping centre boss s... |
ebb34fd6f1a3ee90b1fc21aa60f9b733af302f4d | There are plenty of calendars on offer for 2015 featuring scantily-clad men and women - but none are quite like 'Splash Heroes'. The models who pose for each month have only milk to protect their modesty. The innovative images were created by Polish photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz, who specialises in working with ... | Images were created by Polish photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz .
Models are splashed with coloured milk .
Three cameras capture a number of shots using fast exposure .
Pictures then layered to create finished result . |
ebb36165e26a92d3025bb901e2512aca70dc4212 | A former guidance counselor has been sentenced to two years behind bars for having sex with a male student - even though his parents asked a judge not to send her to prison. Mackenzie Land Matthews, a 34-year-old married mother who resigned from her job at Heath High School two months ago, wept at the sentencing hearin... | Mackenzie Land Matthews admitted in November to having sex with one of her students at Heath High School in Ohio in 2010 .
The relationship had stayed secret until the victim told someone last year and that person contacted child services .
The sexual contact was consensual and he was 18 at the time, but it is illegal ... |
ebb3abe1220e117c8489c9193d69825076a6793f | Washington (CNN) -- A congressional panel investigating claims the Dover Air Force Base Mortuary mishandled the remains of hundreds of fallen U.S. military personnel will meet for the first time Tuesday. In November, U.S. Air Force investigators announced they had found "serious misconduct" and "gross mismanagement" in... | Service members' body parts incinerated, buried with medical waste .
Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base handles remains of returning war dead .
An earlier report found mismanagement at the mortuary . |
ebb3bfc7b5cdd1d571fab5e7d53af489f6743ef6 | Internet users say the Russian Postal service's new uniform is far from a first-class look, claiming that it resembles the clothing worn by Nazi SS soldiers. Images of the uniforms were uploaded to Twitter on Tuesday, with many users drawing comparisons between them and the foreboding outfits that Hitler's feared SS sq... | Twitter users claimed Russian postal uniforms resembled SS uniforms .
Both appear to share same dark colouring and angular badges and braids .
A Russian Post spokesman claimed the pictures had been darkened .
Postal uniforms 'sure look familiar to something fascist' - Twitter user . |
ebb4f062f19eff35b503e2a06614ff98c15215a8 | Despite no solid proof of its existence ever being found, it is one of Britain’s most feared animals. But newly-unearthed records have revealed a six-month Government investigation into the Beast of Bodmin Moor proved it was far from a monster – and, rather, just a large pussycat. The probe in 1995 into the Cornish ‘be... | £84,000 probe into Cornish 'beast' 19 years ago found it was a 12in cat .
Experts looked at photographs and videos and staged reconstructions .
Beast first 'spotted' in 1983, with at least 60 reported sightings since . |
ebb5174d459df53f2af96e20fca1ad34994bf25c | It is not every day you get to see a 66,000-pound US Navy fighter jet zoom over the Golden Gate bridge. Luckily for amateur Bay Area photographer Rich Shelton, he had his trusty camera at the ready to capture the awe-inspiring sight of a Blue Angels stunt pilot soaring over the span of the iconic San Francisco landmark... | Bay Area resident Rich Shelton, 55, captured the one-of-a-kind shot on October 9 as Blue Angles were doing practice runs for Fleet Week .
Navy spokesperson said F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter was likely flying at a speed of 350mph when Shelton snapped the photo .
Blue Angles is a US Navy and Marine Corp demonstration squ... |
ebb5e0e7c532d7aae53297455f174562fce08e40 | The mother of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old Ohio boy fatally shot by police who believed he was carrying a gun, has said her son was never given a chance to follow officers' orders. Samaria Rice said her son was shot before he could respond to orders after the police pulled up next to him on a Cleveland playground and a ... | Samaria Rice has said her son never stood a chance after a rookie officer fired within two seconds .
When she tried to get close to her bleeding son, officers 'pushed me back, telling me to chill out or they were going to put me in the police car'
She wants the officer charged with murder and she called on authorities ... |
ebb5e85f3f8618f8feff34ffc0f1f90ed3e35915 | By . Jill Reilly . The Prince of Wales has urged world leaders to adopt a better, more integrated approach to issues like climate change. In a pre-recorded speech to a UN sustainability conference in Brazil, he warned of the potentially 'catastrophic' consequences of inaction on issues such a climate change and global ... | Prince Charles made the comments in a pre-recorded video address at a UN sustainability conference in Brazil .
'I have watched in despair at how slow progress has sometimes been' |
ebb68c47f045c196f3c188abd0997196e0f54431 | He has dedicated more than two decades of his life to the hunt for the elusive Loch Ness monster, spending 60 hours a week on the water. And now George Edwards believes he has finally fulfilled his ambition of spotting 'Nessie'; he even photographic evidence to prove it. Mr Edwards, who has spent 26 years on his quest,... | George Edwards has hunted Nessie for 26 years and holds tours of the Loch .
He even says image was verified by team of US military monster experts .
A Nessie sighting specialist has backed his claims, adding: 'It proves Nessie is definitely NOT a sturgeon' |
ebb724b18c4f13fdf13d7d071a042dd9973e7aeb | Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran blocked YouTube and its owner Google over the weekend because of an inflammatory movie trailer about the Prophet Mohammed that has infuriated Muslims in many countries around the world. The sites were blocked "because of public demand," Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency said Monday. "Googl... | Iran warns citizens not to try to access YouTube or Google after the Internet sites are blocked .
The Islamic republic is responding to a controversial video mocking Mohammed .
Some protests against the video have turned violent, but most have been peaceful . |
ebb753de3f9bb2d95d4ff150c9aee6e2e2d73b58 | Galatasaray have been fined 50,000 Euros (£40,000) for the setting off and throwing of fireworks and missiles during their Champions League match with Arsenal on October 1, UEFA has announced. The proceedings against the Gunners have been dropped. The London club had been charged with "insufficient organisation (lack o... | Arsenal beat Galatasaray 4-1 on October 1 .
Away fans set off fireworks and threw missiles during the game .
Galatasaray will also have to pay Arsenal for the damage caused .
Basle, Feyenood and Standard Liege also handed fines . |
ebb7e0389f3586bd5a9dbcd288093db64e954cf1 | Ronny Deila has admitted he would prefer to have Gary Mackay-Steven on board before the end of the month to boost Celtic’s title challenge. The Parkhead boss confirmed he hopes the Dundee United winger will soon agree to a pre-contract that would initially secure a summer switch to Glasgow. If that happens, then Deila ... | Gary Mackay-Steven is expected to sign pre-season contract with Celtic .
Ronny Deila would like the Dundee United winger to come in January .
Kris Commons future at Parkhead is uncertain amid interest from Bolton . |
ebb7e60067a7e7590a9eda89894ab29745f9fda7 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Jurors heard opening statements Tuesday in the murder trial of a teenager who is accused of gunning down a gay classmate execution-style in their Southern California junior high school classroom in 2008. Brandon McInerney, who was 14 at the time of the shooting, is being tried as an adult on charge... | Lawrence King, 15, was shot in the back of the head in English class in 2008 .
King was an openly gay eighth grader .
Classmate Brandon McInerney, now 17, is being tried as an adult for murder . |
ebb834d53d153445eff77a2b54a9b2c6675d9e45 | By . Joel Christie . Rescue crews resumed their search Monday for the body of a four-year-old boy who went missing Saturday afternoon in Florida after falling out of his grandfather's boat. Officials said Logan Torrance Fontana disappeared while returning home from a fishing trip near Fort Pickens in Pensacola Bay. Log... | Logan Torrance Fontana disappeared in Pensacola Bay, Florida, on Saturday afternoon .
He was fishing with his grandfather, who reportedly did not secure a life jacket on Logan before speeding up his boat .
It took the grandfather 60 seconds before he realized Logan was not there, he told police .
Because Logan has been... |
ebb840e0f18e216cf1f2ed123771320ad5d03e2e | (CNN)Indonesian searchers battled bad weather Wednesday in their efforts to find more remains from AirAsia Flight QZ8501, a day after the first signs of debris were spotted. There was conflicting information about whether any parts of the plane had been located underwater. One search official told CNN that he believes ... | Official dials back earlier comments to CNN on discovery of wreckage .
Search chief says body of plane hasn't been found yet .
Heavy wind and rain, as well as big waves, hamper search .
Surface debris found at least 100 kilometers (60 miles) from plane's last known location . |
ebb842efb60147e860c684b37a9a0f7c5a15694d | Three people were arrested after police attended a student sit-in at Warwick University. West Midlands Police said that they were responding to an alleged assault on a university staff member. A video which was posted on YouTube but has now been made private, shows police dragging a protester to the floor, and the soun... | Students were staging a sit-in at Warwick University in Coventry .
Three people were arrested after alleged assault on university staff .
But students say the response was 'disproportionate'
They claim 20 students were 'assaulted' by West Midlands officers .
Witness says a Taser was drawn and students threatened with C... |
ebb9591eb98cfff8cc0bf2412f572c267b9fb6d1 | Washington (CNN) -- The Democratic-controlled Senate on Wednesday rejected two proposed versions for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution -- a setback to GOP leaders and conservative activists who say the measure is necessary to end the federal government's spiraling deficit spending. A Democratic version op... | Two versions fail to get the two-thirds majority required .
The votes were required under the debt ceiling agreement reached in August .
A Republican version of the amendment previously failed to pass the House . |
ebb9963f71569ec094ace1019a85e9abc598881a | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 10:49 EST, 29 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:08 EST, 29 March 2013 . A father who tried to stop a shop from selling a legal high to his troubled teenage daughter ended up being arrested after losing his temper with staff. Colin Rawlingson was worried about the health of his 17-year-old daug... | Nicole Rawlingson, 17, has been behaving erratically since taking Sky High .
Father Colin went to market store where she bought drug and berated staff .
Pushed to ground by security staff and fined £40 by police for disruption . |
ebb9ab4d20f528bee009218a71ec7500dc24dff5 | Washington (CNN) -- Van Jones is an American treasure. He is quite simply one of the few Americans in recent years to have generated powerful new ideas that are creating more jobs here. He wrote the national bestseller, "The Green Collar Economy," which provided the definitive blueprint for retooling American industry ... | Benjamin Todd Jealous says Van Jones, Obama's former green jobs "czar," is visionary .
He says Jones was misunderstood, unfairly discredited for early missteps .
Instead, he deserves praise for creating a model for a green jobs economy, he says .
Jealous: Jones' vision earned him the NAACP President's Award for 2010 . |
ebb9f2a0839c6737dc756fa72c142c7772df7d80 | Holland goalkeeper Tim Krul is ecstatic to be in the semi-finals of the World Cup after his dramatic introduction to the tournament. The Newcastle star came on late in extra-time and produced two saves in the penalty shoot-out victory against Costa Rica. 'Tonight I have realised a dream,' Krul told www.telegraaf.nl fol... | Tim Krul came on in extra-time in preparation for Holland's penalty shootout against Costa Rica .
Dutch goalkeeper saved two of his five penalties to help put Holland through to semi-finals .
Holland boss Louis van Gaal made bold choice to take off No 1 goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen . |
ebba7651f26d509c9e6f1e0dbb137859f1f025d2 | At age 12, Martin Pistorius suddenly turned from a healthy boy obsessed with electronics into a virtual 'vegetable' after falling into an inexplicable comatose state. He would spend the next dozen years trapped inside his weakened, helpless body, unable to speak or move, with only the children's character Barney to kee... | At age 12, Martin Pistorius, from South Africa, came home with a sore throat, which turned out to be a prelude to a 12-year health crisis .
His physical and mental condition quickly deteriorated until he could not walk or speak .
Doctors were never able to diagnose his illness, but cryptococcal meningitis was the likel... |
ebba9df497bfaab3e396f1f32dad5b2a053658c7 | By . Lee Moran . Last updated at 4:59 PM on 29th November 2011 . This satellite image shows the devastation caused by a mysterious blast at an Iranian missile base earlier this month. Its buildings are destroyed, mountains of debris are scattered in courtyards and roads are severely damaged. Iranian authorities claimed... | Aerial photo shows buildings wiped out in November 12 incident .
Western city of Isfahan rocked by blast on Monday .
Authorities put latest blast down to a 'military drill' |
ebbaadbd2057bae67a63dfece2d20adcd0c267fe | Sent to clear up some unwanted graffiti, this workerman couldn't have imagined he would be the inspiration for the next work on the very same wall. But this is the moment an artist decided to turn an image of the man sent to remove his artwork into art. Stencil artist - who is known only as ‘DS’ - created his first pie... | Original work by stencil artist DS was removed within hours .
Graffiti artist decided to turn image of clean up into his next work .
Image of worker painting over graffiti is now painted onto wall in Essex Road, London . |
ebbac1e5af0fd5ac50dd90766e65edea6768249a | Jerusalem (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank took to the streets in mass demonstrations Tuesday demanding an end to the inter-Palestinian political division and an end to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. The largest protest took place in the coastal enclave of Gaza, ... | NEW: Witnesses report that some people are injured .
Some scuffles break out at the demonstrations .
Demonstrators seek an end of Palestinian divisions between Hamas and Fatah .
Demonstrators carry Palestinian flags, not party flags . |
ebbac2cbf15dd380b9b1b9c972e629491d7f128c | (CNN) -- "Real Housewives of Atlanta" husband Apollo Nida has reported to prison to start an eight-year federal sentence for a fraud conviction, despite a side trip to have a final word with his wife. Nida was still in Atlanta at the home he shared with his wife, "Real Housewives" co-star Phaedra Parks, on Wednesday af... | NEW: Apollo Nida posted a video just before walking into prison early Thursday .
There was "an incident" with Nida at his Atlanta home, his wife's publicist says .
Nida was ordered to report to a federal prison in Kentucky on Wednesday .
His fraud scheme stole millions from at least 50 people over four years, a prosecu... |
ebbae9dec15d32392c93a9c15929cc97fa525f1b | (CNN) -- Rutgers University has suspended a sorority after police charged six of its members in a hazing investigation. The North Carolina-based headquarters of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority also suspended the chapter at Rutgers, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. That means the sorority has ceased to be officially recognize... | Members of Sigma Gamma Rho at Rutgers charged with aggravated hazing .
One woman sought medical attention for non-life-threatening injuries, police say .
Sorority chapter is suspended by university and by its national headquarters .
Alleged hazing occurred at university student apartment building, police say . |
ebbb8a98ea9d3e3dd125d9ff1d84b82d959816f3 | Danny Cipriani is set to be left out of England’s squad for the four-match autumn Test series when it is announced next week. Head coach Stuart Lancaster is expected to name Owen Farrell, George Ford and Stephen Myler as his three fly-halves as he prepares for the opening game against the All Blacks at Twickenham on No... | Sale fly-half to be snubbed as George Ford makes England return .
Owen Farrell and Stephen Myler also expected to be named in squad .
Coach Stuart Lancaster set to name three fly-halves in initial group .
England open four-Test series with fixture against New Zealand . |
ebbb9230c77b7ff7eee74d90453f1b4ae485e2f5 | Aaron Hernandez's housekeepers testified on Monday about finding guns in the 'man cave' of his home and how the ex-NFL star's fiancée threatened them with deportation if they cooperated with authorities following Odin Lloyd's murder. Marila Prinholato was the first cleaner to take the stand on Monday. She testified tha... | Marila Prinholato testified on Monday that she had found two different weapons while cleaning at Hernandez' North Attleboro home .
Cleaner said Hernandez' fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, threatened her with deportation if she cooperated with authorities .
Hernandez is accused of the murder of Odin Lloyd who was found with s... |
ebbb98021cf4b34353cdf63cd2dff1929db81784 | By . Riath Al-Samarrai for MailOnline . Follow @@riathalsam . Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to leave Cardiff City on Thursday after the club’s patience with results reached breaking point. The Norwegian was called to London for talks with chairman Mehmet Dalman yesterday after Tuesday’s home defeat against Middlesbrough ... | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer held talks with chairman Mehmet Dalman on Wednesday over his future as Cardiff boss .
Norwegian set to leave the Championship club on Thursday .
Midweek defeat by Middlesbrough leaves Cardiff 17th in the table .
Dundee manager Paul Hartley has emerged a frontrunner for the Cardiff job .
Tony Pulis ... |
ebbbaeb445894e2d92efe072ec3a6216a5e2a9d8 | (CNN) -- Americans appear to actually thrive on adversity, according to a study published this week that reached the conclusion after researching the nation's biggest economic downturn. This sculpture at the FDR Memorial in Washington depicts men waiting in a Great Depression bread line. Life expectancy during the peak... | Study: Life expectancy rose, mortality dropped during Great Depression .
Opposite happened during surrounding times of economic expansion, study shows .
Study examined population health from 1920 to 1940 .
Speculation: In hard times, more sleep, less money for drinking and smoking . |
ebbbdecbceea72112cd83089f853cd0d5735a8a2 | (CNN) -- This year, it's hip to be dead. The deaths of so many celebrities in recent months have highlighted the continued public fascination with stars -- even beyond the grave -- and the booming industry surrounding dead celebs. "It's been a crazy year," said Scott Michaels, who runs findadeath.com, a site devoted to... | Fan fascination can continue well after a celeb's death .
Industry built around dead stars benefits from that popularity .
Forbes:Top earning dead celebs racked in $194 million in 2008 .
"Death hags" buy memorabilia including death photos . |
ebbd52be1c2ea3f5ce6e084fad76d5e3555b4732 | Britain is bankrolling EU institutions at a record £20billion a year, undermining David Cameron’s efforts to slash the Brussels budget. The net contribution of UK taxpayers to the European Union has soared by an inflation-busting 13 per cent in one year. Latest figures show that the gap between what the UK handed Bruss... | Gap between what UK handed Brussels and what it got back has risen .
It has now reached £12.2billion in 2012 - up from £10.8billion in 2011 .
Britain got only £7.78billion from Brussels - lowest return in decade .
UK's contribution to EU has doubled since economic downturn began . |
ebbd97219bf6db47e8d5793ec3881fef72c524a6 | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Once upon a time, the iconic lead singer of Led Zeppelin and the golden girl of bluegrass would never have been mentioned in the same sentence. Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's "Raising Sand" was an unlikely collaboration that won five Grammys. But since ... | Robert Plant, Alison Krauss collaborated on "Raising Sand"
Duo confesses they were nervous working together, but it worked .
Album won album of the year at Grammys .
Plant on Led Zeppelin reunion: 2007 show was "emotional," but that's probably it . |
ebbdcb16fddd198dec84f721b62555f316547459 | Warning: Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman (pictured) said women should 'beware' of Ukip . Labour's leading feminist has launched a provocative attack on Ukip as a party led by 'Neanderthal sexists'. Deputy leader Harriet Harman said women should 'beware' of Ukip, which tolerated 'appalling' anti-female remarks and o... | Labour's Harriet Harman said Ukip tolerated 'appalling' anti-female remarks .
Criticised senior Ukip women, saying party wanted to take sex 'backwards'
Nine in 10 Ukip candidates selected so far for General Election are male . |
ebbdde485669791cd2b2c54ce5db8de5c5454c8c | Rangers football board chairman Sandy Easdale has confirmed Derek Llambias has been hired as a consultant by the Ibrox club. The former Newcastle United managing director jetted into Glasgow on Monday night before holding talks with the Light Blues board on Tuesday morning. Llambias is a close ally of Mike Ashley and h... | Derek Llambias has been hired as a consultant by the Ibrox club .
The former Newcastle United managing director is a close ally of Mike Ashley .
Rangers take on St Johnstone in the Scottish League Cup on Tuesday . |
ebbe32af6f8775485fa15ec265b53f69272340e2 | By . Mia De Graaf . It was once a budget belt in the shadow of glossy Manhattan. Cash-strapped New Yorkers would bag a flat in Brooklyn and keep it schtum. But times have changed. Brooklyn is now 'in vogue', and the price gap between New York's high end and low end is closing, New York Daily News reports. Manhattan, th... | There were 554 new rentals in Brooklyn this year, up from 208 the year before .
It is the most dramatic leap in five years .
HBO series Girls is touted as major factor in Brooklyn's popularity .
The series glamorises budget life in the district's Greenpoint area . |
ebc0a1804a6bccb99e54efb4a3a293cd4b48f564 | An airliner came within just 80ft of colliding with a quadcopter drone after it was 'deliberately flown' at the passenger plane as it flew over Essex, an official report reveals. The 74-seater aeroplane was travelling over Southend when the pilot spotted the remote-controlled quadcopter 'very close' to the right wing-t... | Plane came within 80ft of colliding with drone as it went to land at Southend .
Pilot of 74-seater airliner said quadcopter was 'very close' to right wing-tip .
Co-pilot told investigation drone was deliberately flown at aircraft at 1,500ft .
UK Airprox Board incident report concluded there was 'high risk of collision' |
ebc0c5a239776a70c61950dbc1a6540fe85514b7 | By . Tim Shipman . PUBLISHED: . 19:44 EST, 23 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:44 EST, 23 December 2013 . David Cameron is promoting the Christian values of Christmas in his sermon, praising those who help their communities . David Cameron will today issue a highly religious Christmas message in a bid to rescue his Bi... | David Cameron has stressed Christian values of helping others in speech .
Comments seen as a revival of the Big Society message delivered at election .
Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg - both atheists - stressed importance of family . |
ebc0c61be70ffb37f3d78ef43b81ebab336fb830 | Genoa returned to third place in the Serie A table on Sunday after Luca Antonelli's goal condemned AC Milan to their third defeat of the season. Napoli's earlier failure to beat Empoli meant the final Champions League place was up for grabs and Genoa took it back thanks to Antonelli, whose first-half header proved suff... | Luca Antonelli scored to condemn AC Milan to a 1-0 loss at Genoa .
Napoli scored twice in five minutes to salvage a point against Empoli .
Lazio beat Parma 2-1, leaving Robero Donadoni's side bottom of Serie AÂ .
Atalanta ended a six-match winless run when they beat Cesena 3-2Â . |
ebc0e677ffd7c5cdac93669d4a0f4f0b9e34cc51 | (CNN) -- Two photographs of Madonna set to appear in a Christie's auction next month will probably sell for at least $10,000 each, according to estimates posted on the company's Web site. Christie's will auction a nude photo of Madonna (partially shown above) taken by Lee Friedlander. One, a full-frontal nude black-and... | Christie's to auction Madonna photos .
One is full-frontal nude shot taken by Lee Friedlander .
Nude photo expected to sell for $10,000 to $15,000 . |
ebc0ffc137c267a4538e03823aff26c66be028ed | By . Associated Press . Bishop Blase Cupich, who has struck a moderate tone on divisive social issues, was appointed the archbishop of Chicago on Saturday, succeeding a cardinal with an aggressive approach to the culture wars. Cupich, of Spokane, Washington, will take over leadership of the Archdiocese of Chicago in No... | Bishop Blase Cupich, known for being a moderate on many hot button social issues, named to the position .
Chicago archdiocese is third largest in the nation .
Replaces archbishop known for hardline conservatism on abortion and gay marriage .
Has written to parishioners about the .
suffering of gays and lesbians becaus... |
ebc2377d2fb8d1086f75b51e0b3a584d448e0d1c | (CNN) -- Bolton's first match since the on-pitch collapse of their midfielder Fabrice Muamba last weekend ended with an emotional 2-1 victory over local rivals Blackburn Saturday. Muamba is recovering in a London hospital after the horrific scenes at Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup tie at White Hart Lane while his team... | Bolton beat Blackburn 2-1 in their first match since Fabrice Muamba's collapse .
David Wheater scores two first half goals for Bolton .
Leaders Manchester City held 1-1 at Stoke .
Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3-0 to stay in third place . |
ebc26db94aa88ca9c732c62fc975c8f7fb4792f5 | Washington (CNN) -- Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt resigned Tuesday, three days after he was arrested on a drunk driving charge near his suburban Washington home. In a brief statement released to the media, Babbitt said he had submitted his resignation to his boss, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and... | NEW: FAA head Randy Babbitt resigns after a weekend charge of drunk driving .
NEW: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood accepts Babbitt's resignation .
Police allegedly saw Babbitt driving on the wrong side of the road . |
ebc2abef678ddb21f57bc806bd58696b7abc861e | Los Angeles (CNN) -- A medical marijuana advocacy group sued the Obama administration Thursday, saying its policy "to subvert local and state medical marijuana laws in California" is unconstitutional. Americans for Safe Access accused the U.S. Justice Department of deploying aggressive SWAT-style raids, prosecuting med... | Americans for Safe Access sues the feds for their California crackdown on medical pot .
The suit contends the federal government is violating the Tenth Amendment .
This month, California's four U.S. attorneys target big commercial pot growers .
Prosecutors say the growers sell medical pot to healthy people . |
ebc30329185b0e5088da1c6a9f96bd016629c278 | With England’s autumn series kicking off on Saturday, Sir Clive Woodward sets the scene for their four crucial matches. Sam Peters asks the questions. Sam Peters: How do you see the QBE series going for England and where are Stuart Lancaster’s team compared to yours at this stage 12 years ago? Sir Clive Woodward: The c... | England face New Zealand, South Africa and Australia this autumn .
All Blacks are the first to play at Twickenham this Saturday .
Final chance to play 'big three' before next year's World Cup . |
ebc39c104cf5c32613add83f7e22ea59512f385a | (CNN) -- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has launched an attack on European football's governing body UEFA after being charged with improper conduct for his behavior during Tuesday's Champions League defeat by Barcelona. Wenger clashed with referee Massimo Busacca at the end of the English team's 3-1 loss to the Spanish... | Arsene Wenger hits out at UEFA and denies charge of improper conduct against him .
Arsenal manager confronted referee at the end of his side's Champions League exit .
Frenchman reacted after controversial sending-off of Holland striker Robin van Persie .
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will miss FA Cup tie against Manche... |
ebc3f0b637d75c33ee62fbe03b5ffa5dc02550ef | Embattled Network Rail boss Mark Carne today announced he will not take his bonus after late-running Christmas track works caused chaos at the weekend. He had been on on track for a £135,000 boost on top of his £675,000 Network Rail salary, despite missing a series of performance targets. The decision to forgo the cash... | Chief executive Mark Carne was on track to receive a £135,000 bonus .
Asked five times yesterday by BBC if he planned to take the money .
Carne fell silent and complained: 'I'm just waiting to talk about the railway'
Today he gave in to public pressure and announced he would forgo payout . |
ebc41551ee28816684ba89203fabf0faae09a1da | By . Richard Spillett . Jasvir Ginday, 29, has been found guilty of murdering his wife Varkha after she threatened to 'out him' as gay . A gay bank worker who strangled his new bride with a hoover pipe and burnt her body in an incinerator after she threatened to 'out him' was today found guilty of murder and jailed for... | Jasvir Ram Ginday, 29, married Varkha Rani in ceremony in India last year .
But six months later she discovered he was gay and threatened to 'out' him .
He used a metal hoover pipe to kill her before burning her body in his garden .
The bank worker reported her missing before police discovered her body .
He admitted ma... |
ebc459c81e9dfff5359da1eca3cbf2b245a4e67a | By . Snejana Farberov and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 02:35 EST, 12 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:53 EST, 12 February 2013 . Southern Methodist University has temporarily suspended the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house after reports that a male student was 'held against his will' in a possible hazing incide... | Southern Methodist University fraternity house temporarily shut down after reports of student assault in another suspected hazing incident .
John David Mahaffey, 19, was arrested in November, is accused of forcing another male SMU student to perform oral sex on him twice .
In September, SMU junior Donald Cuba, 20, was ... |
ebc522f09b44f32c9420abc695332e80b75216ea | By . David Kent . Life as Floyd Mayweather Jnr looks to be good - he has been all over social media recently showing off his Bugatti collection and luxury lifestyle - and now the undefeated boxer is reveling in his new relationship with massage therapist Doralie Medina. Mayweather has been sending out his best wishes t... | Couple chat on Twitter showing off their new love on her birthday .
Undefeated boxer has been dating his massage therapist .
'Money' is rumoured to have made almost £600million in the last year .
He posted on Instagram saying that he is in 'LOVE' with Medina .
Mayweather will come against Argentina's Marcos Maidana in ... |
ebc570e50e21eac01a631f16628fe3ee42289ed7 | (CNN) -- A 5.9-magnitude earthquake killed at least four people Saturday morning in southwestern China, state media reported. Officials reported 10 injuries as emergency teams began to respond, the Xinhua News Agency said. The state-owned news agency quoted Yunnan provincial officials as saying that 600 residential uni... | NEW: Four dead, 10 injured in early reports .
Quake topples 600 residential units, damages 55,000 in Yunnan Province .
9,200 people forced to relocate .
Same remote region was hit by a quake on Wednesday . |
ebc64e0902cae3c4a18ef58788e65019ea1ded41 | (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama is bracing for the general election fight, and conservatives are likely to throw some jabs at his wife, Michelle Obama, as well. Sen. Barack Obama has told critics to "lay off my wife," Michelle Obama. Conservatives view the presumptive Democratic nominee's wife as a target of opportunity. Bu... | Michelle Obama's comment widely criticized by conservative bloggers .
Barack Obama tells critics to "lay off my wife"
Attacks on politicians' spouses often backfire, one GOP strategist says . |
ebc6cb1d97b155db47e296b435a9205d4d81d09b | (CNN) -- Egyptian security forces have arrested four Al Jazeera journalists, with the government saying at least one of them met with members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Correspondent Peter Greste, Bureau Chief Mohamed Fahmy, producer Baher Mohamed and cameraman Mohamed Fawzy were taken into custody Sunday evenin... | NEW: Four Al Jazeera journalists were arrested, the network said .
NEW: Al Jazeera calls the arrests "arbitrary," slams "harassment" of network .
The Egyptian government says at least one journalist met with Muslim Brotherhood members .
The government recently declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization . |
ebc6f05212b136f60e4355b73dfea41ccf47c527 | Rick Scott, the governor of Florida, rescued a Labrador retriever during the 2010 GOP campaign, but gave him back after he was inaugurated, it was revealed Monday. The Republican governor only had the dog, Reagan, for the duration of his gubernatorial campaign, and gave the retriever back after he was sworn into office... | Rick Scott adopted rescue dog Reagan during the 2010 campaign for Florida governor .
Reporters for Tampa Bay Times discovered dog had not been seen since Scott was inaugurated .
Scott eventually said that dog wasn't a good match for his home and gave him back to previous owner . |
ebc77c4626e27ecd402de0d67e9cf880da332231 | By . Lucy Waterlow . Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is famed for her clean living and healthy eating. From kale to quinoa, the mother-of-two is all for foods that are nutritious and natural. Now, along with her team at Goop, she wants to help other people convert to her low-fat living. In the latest edition of her digital pub... | Challenge made via Goop newsletter .
Offers to make meals heavy on cheese, cream and butter healthier .
Actress recently found out she's sensitive to diary, wheat and gluten . |
ebc784cdf869fd93cc9b46d4d86f210dda4e0af5 | (CNN) -- The crowd at the base of the Space Needle in Seattle began counting down as midnight approached. It wasn't New Year's Day they were anticipating, but the moment that marijuana would become legal in Washington state. As midnight hit, smokers hit their pipes and joints to celebrate. Technically, what they were d... | NEW: Seattle police are ordered to only issue verbal warnings for violations of the law .
Growing, selling marijuana will still be prosecuted as a felony, King County prosecutor says .
Until state takes over, the black market will thrive as it meets consumer demands, he says .
A federal challenge of state pot legalizat... |
ebc7d331e3a805d39695fd9c6e45549aa540f4ca | (CNN) -- Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 23 people in Tanzania and displaced more than 4,000 others, state-run media reported. Officials fear the death toll could rise. Three consecutive days of rain, the heaviest in 57 years, caused the flooding, reported the state-run newspaper Daily News, citing the re... | More than 4,000 families have been affected .
Thee consecutive days of were heaviest in 57 years, newspaper reports .
High tide also contributed to flooding, aid official tells U.N. Radio . |
ebc7e34a1624507496075cf22bb663442a6103d4 | By . Jason Groves, Political Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 20:28 EST, 12 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:01 EST, 13 July 2013 . Home Secretary Theresa May faces opposition from Eurosceptic MPs. A vote is scheduled for Monday . Theresa May has backed down in a battle over keeping Britain in the controversial European Arres... | Home Secretary Theresa May wants to opt out of EU measures on justice and home affairs .
Tory whips' office is said to be in a panic by the amount of opposition to plan . |
ebc8031cb87bb37acb5c05a5f370fa937fc7d02f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 14:58 EST, 11 November 2012 . Sexual objects: Aaron Thomas accused of being the East Coast Rapist has revealed having seen women as objects to him while facing trial for 17 sexual assaults over a decade . The man suspected behind more than a dozen rape cases along the East Coast sa... | Aaron Thomas, 41, is expected to plead guilty to a series of rape charges on Tuesday .
At least 17 victims have been confirmed amid fears a dozen more are possible .
Attacker escaped police for nearly two decades before suspect arrested in March of 2011 . |
ebc808f4ed49640c1a6c830382c0e44dc57f9620 | Colombian police have seized 2,350 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside just one boat. Authorities laid out their haul - for the cameras in a bid to reinforce their determination to crack down on illicit drugs in the South American country, which was long the world's leading cocaine producer. The cocaine has a street val... | Colombian police seized 2,350 kilos of cocaine hidden inside a boat .
Authorities laid out haul in a bid to reinforce the crackdown .
They have already seized a total of 29 tons of drugs this year . |
ebc89d066c8e1a11d5a8c5865e3cc0e02582883e | Amir Khan's lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic are racing to get his American visa reinstated in time for him to be ringside in Las Vegas for Floyd Mayweather’s latest big-money extravaganza on Saturday night. Khan was turned back at Manchester airport on Thursday as he tried to check-in for a Virgin Atlantic flight... | Amir Khan had his visa for entry to the United States rejected .
The 27-year-old planned to watch Floyd Mayweather fight Marcos Maidana .
Khan took to Twitter to express his disappointment at the visa dramas .
Khan was initially told he was able to travel to the States to watch the fight .
He was turned back at Manches... |
ebc8acf3d8a01ff5db303cc9ec6a1ed12cd5c00d | A Polish mother and stepfather who murdered her four-year-old son using 'unimaginable acts of cruelty and brutality' have lost an appeal against their 30-year prison sentences. 'Callous and wretched' Magdalena Luczak, 27, and Mariusz Krezolek, 34, killed Daniel Pelka after they force-fed him salt, beat him and locked ... | After 13 months of torture Daniel Pelka died after massive blow to the head .
Magdalena Luczak and Mariusz Krezolek found guilty of murdering him .
Couple claimed 30-year jail sentences for 'brutal' killing were 'excessive'
Judges threw out appeal calling case one of the worst ever seen by courts .
Krezolek's appeal ag... |
ebc934c0656f4cfb29ace384bee791fc360b42c0 | A generous customer has paid $1,000 to pick up the tab for diners in dozens of vehicles at the drive-thru lanes of a West Texas fast-food restaurant. KTXS-TV reported the man was in a white truck at a Chick-fil-A in Abilene on Monday night when he gave the money to the restaurant. The man 'told employees he wanted to p... | A generous customer has paid $1,000 to pick up the tab for diners in dozens of vehicles at the drive-thru lanes at a Chick-fil-A in Abilene, Texas .
The man was in a white truck on Monday night when he gave the money to the restaurant .
He reportedly told workers that his name is John and gave away 10 bills worth $100... |
ebc94bf76838e3f7e0c5f3cdb844f92c2e4b3237 | Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- The past is a foreign place: they do things more fashionably there. That must be the reason for the continued infatuation with the vintage trend on catwalks, in boutiques and in stores around the world. But for Lourens Gebhardt, aka Loux the Vintage Guru, vintage is not just a trend, it ... | Vintage clothes a hit with fashionistas across Africa .
The quality, availability and price of vintage clothing is part of the appeal .
Bloggers, designers, photographers and retailers are all part of the movement .
It's not a trend, but a way of life, says Namibian designer Lourens Gebhardt . |
ebc96924d99e186576870c7bb7ba2d64c30c1a83 | By . Paul Donnelley . A husband has been found guilty of murdering his estranged wife following the collapse of their 27-year marriage. Christopher Parry, 50, gunned down Caroline, 46, in a quiet suburban street in south Wales last year. Weeks before, Mrs Parry had moved out of the marital home, fed up with her husband... | Christopher Parry, 50, stalked his wife Caroline, 46, believing she still had feelings for him .
She moved out of the family home in Croesyceiliog, near Cwmbran .
She was annoyed by his controlling and domineering ways .
He turned up unannounced at her home in Newport, South Wales, and shot her twice in the back .
He p... |
ebc9c23538fadda77c29ac878e1d343d83012869 | (CNN) -- An Ohio distributor is recalling about 6 million Chinese-made tire valve stems after concluding that some of them were improperly made and could increase the risk of accidents. An Ohio distributor is recalling 6 million Chinese-made car tire valve stems. Tech International, the part's Johnstown, Ohio-based dis... | Ohio-based distributor says valves aren't working properly, could cause accidents .
Tech International estimates that just 8,600 of 6 million are defective .
Snap-in tire valve, Model TR413, was made between July and November 2006 .
Continuing to drive on underinflated tires can cause them to burst . |
ebc9d232fdd67657b226592ab06b86cf3f153d63 | By . Baz Bamigboye . and Anthony Bond . Oscar winning actor Christoph Waltz was left shaken tonight after a man . pointed a hand-gun at him during a live TV show and threatened to blow up a studio with a hand . grenade. Waltz, who won Oscars for roles in two Quentin Tarantino movies, was being interviewed on the set of... | Waltz was being interviewed with fellow actor Daniel Auteuil on live TV show .
Man stormed set and fired two shots as audience run away in panic .
Bodyguards rush Waltz and Auteuil off stage .
Police say man was also carrying dummy grenade and a knife . |
ebc9e65c2427e7fed002fdd62104137ff4bd4707 | Fifteen children are expelled from school for sexual misconduct on average every school day. At least one of these will be from primary school, official figures show. More than 3,000 children are excluded every year for offences including sexual bullying, sexual assaults and harassment. The revelation comes amid increa... | 3,000 children excluded a year for sexual bullying, assaults and harassment .
Campaigners say increased sexualisation of society behind figures .
Lib Dem peer Floella Benjamin warns of an 'epidemic' of violent online porn .
Said it is leading youngsters on 'unstoppable march into a moral wasteland'
Claire Perry, PM's c... |
ebca0647285f31eceb1655a842128ee24dcee8a0 | (CNN) -- Rafael Nadal extinguished any doubts over his long-term fitness after being forced to play two matches in less than 24 hours at the Barcelona Open. The 26-year-old recorded a 37th consecutive victory at Barcelona with a 6-3 6-0 quarterfinal win over fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos just hours after finishing off h... | Rafael Nadal through to the semifinals at Barcelona Open .
Rain-delay forced Nadal to play conclusion of quarterfinal tie Friday .
World No.5 will face Milos Raonic in last four .
Spain's Nicolas Almagro to play Philipp Kohlschreiber in other semifinal . |
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