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Blue Angels pilot killed in Tennessee crash

The pilot of a Blue Angels jet was killed Thursday during practice for a weekend air show, hours after a Thunderbirds F-16 crashed following a flyover...

Children jog among graves at Verdun: Was it 'indecent'?

Sunday’s commemorations to mark the centenary of the Battle of Verdun have sparked anger among right and far right politicians in France as well...

Tinder's CEO says the company is working to make the dating service better for transgender user

Tinder CEO Sean Rad said Thursday he is working to make the dating service more useful to those whose gender is more complex than just male or female....

Paris shuts Louvre museum to protect priceless artworks as flood waters rise

Officials have closed Paris's Louvre museum so its priceless artworks can be moved to safety amid the threat of flooding ...

Could the Way Americans Wipe Their Asses Be Ready for a Change?

At the turn of the 20th century, the way America pooped went through a revolution when the at-home flushing toilet became a standard part of peop...

UCLA Gunman Identified As Indian-American Techie Mainak Sarkar

The gunman who killed a UCLA professor has been identified as his former doctoral student Indian-American Mainak Sarkar, who had accused him of steali...

Dem Race Tightens in California as Clinton Barely Leads Sanders 49% to 47%: Poll

Hillary Clinton is clinging to a narrow two-point lead over Bernie Sanders in California ahead of the state's June 7 primary, according to results...

Gay sex causes earthquakes and 'disgusts' Allah, says Muslim cleric in Ghana

A Muslim cleric in Ghana has said sex between gay couples "disgusts Allah" and is responsible for earthquakes. Mallam Abas...

Notorious Isis executioner dubbed 'The Bulldozer' captured by Syrian Army

The obese Daesh (Isis) terrorist, whose true identity is not known, has been seen in previous videos decapitating Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers. He earne...

Twitter suspends @DarthPutinKGB account mocking Vladimir Putin

A popular Twitter account impersonating Russian President Vladimir Putin has been suspended, the latest in a series of accounts spoofing Russia a...

Teen hacks into North Korean Facebook using the password 'Password'

IT’S the story that sounds like a Seth Rogen movie sequel — a British teenager has hacked into North Korea’s version of Facebook usi...

Professor killed in UCLA murder-suicide was brilliant, kind and caring, colleagues say

UCLA students went to school Wednesday expecting to take on routine end-of-school-year tasks: final exams and presentations. But those concerns w...

Fort McMurray fire: First residents return home

Thousands of evacuees who fled a huge wildfire the in Canadian oil city of Fort McMurray a month ago are beginning to return home. Officials expect...

Nissan LEAF sales are in free-fall and Tesla Model 3 could have something to do with it

Nissan was the first to introduce an upgraded battery pack to one of the mainstream electric cars, the LEAF’s new 30 kWh pack, and was only rece...

U.N. Says ISIS May Be Using Human Shields in Fallujah as Aid Groups Warn of 'Catastrophe'

ISIS is reportedly using civilian "human shields" in Fallujah as U.S.-backed Iraqi forces push into the militant-held city, the U.N. warned ...

Trans woman died of gunshot wounds after doctors couldn’t decide if she should be allowed in women

A transgender woman has died in Pakistan while operating theatre staff allegedly tried to decide whether she should be in a woman’s ward, and as...

Harambe gorilla killing: Zoo defends shooting

Thane Maynard of Cincinnati Zoo said he would make the same call today as the gorilla was agitated and was hurting the four-year-old. The killing o...

#FreeAmosYee or, "How I learned to stop worrying and hate Singapore"

Amos Yee is a youtuber in Singapore who has been charged with offending Muslims and Christians. He made no threats, he made no calls to violence, he w...

Here's Why PayPal Is About to Suspend Operations in Turkey

PayPal  PYPL -0.79%  will suspend its Turkish operations within the next week after the country’s financial regulators ...

Trump ‘University:’ Judge Orders Release Of Internal Documents To Know More About Trump’s Fail

A U.S. federal judge overseeing a lawsuit filed against Donald Trump ordered the release of internal documents of Trump University, a defunc...

Number of UK 'Neets' increases for second consecutive quarter

The number of young people in Britain not in education, employment or training increased for a second consecutive quarter between January and March, t...

Sweden struggles with first gender balance shift in 267 years

Famous for its efforts to put women on an equal footing with men, Sweden is experiencing a gender balance shift that has caught the country by surpris...

Liam Fee: Mother and partner guilty of murdering two-year-old boy

Mother Rachel Fee and her partner Nyomi have been found guilty of murdering Rachel's two-year-old son Liam in Fife. The couple were convicted o...

8 Photos Of Fat Emma Stone That I Have Brought To You From My Dimension At Great Personal Cost

Where I come from, the famous starlet Emma Stone is larger. I have risked everything to travel to your dimension to share this important news. 1. I...

Singapore-Australian defence deal puts military might on show in Queensland exercise

For those in the immediate neighbourhood it's a roar overhead, the planes already out of sight. Australia is set to host thousands of troops fr...

Archaeologist: Boston shipwreck is rare, remarkable find

A sunken, burned ship from the 1800s uncovered during a construction project in Boston's Seaport District is a rare and remarkable find, the city&...

Okinawa base imposes curfew on US troops after woman's death

The US military base on Japan's island of Okinawa has imposed a midnight curfew and a ban on alcohol after the arrest of an ex-Marine suspected of...

SpaceX successfully lands a Falcon 9 rocket at sea for the third time

SpaceX just successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the third time in a row the compa...

SAUDI ARABIA: MAN SHOOTS DOCTOR FOR ASSISTING WIFE’S LABOR

Saudi authorities have arrested a man for shooting a male doctor who had helped his wife’s delivery, after arguing that a female doctor should h...

25 Tweets About Porn We're Gonna Need You To Read By The End Of The Day

All things considered, these tweets are surprisingly SFW.  Follow Sophia Benoit ‎@1followernodad MAYBE MY PORN ISN'T TOO ...

Coburg rally: Police out in force as anti-Islam, anti-racist groups face off

VIOLENT protesters who clashed at today’s Coburg rally have been branded cowards as police revealed knives were among weapons seized. Five me...

China is encouraging its citizens to eat less meat — and that could be a big win for the climate

An updated set of dietary guidelines just released by the Chinese government could be a boon not only for public health, say some environmen...

Baker allowed to pay child support in pizza

A court in Italy has ruled that child support can be paid in the form of pizza after a divorced baker supplied his ex-wife with €400 ($664) worth...

Texas Congressman Says US Should Not Make Gay Space Colonies

Every once in a while, the US House of Representatives allows lawmakers to make “general speeches” on the floor so that they can put remar...

Pilot of vintage World War II plane killed after crashing in Hudson River

The pilot of a World War II plane was killed after his aircraft crashed into the Hudson River Friday, officials and witnesses said. The single-seat...

Ivy League economist ethnically profiled, interrogated for doing math on American Airlines flight

On Thursday evening, a 40-year-old man — with dark, curly hair, olive skin and an exotic foreign accent — boarded a plane. It was a region...

Chicago cop charged with recorded beating of patient in handcuffs

eteran Chicago police officer sought retribution on a patient at a South Side hospital a short time after he was surprised and punched in th...

90 arrests, 257 charges laid in Toronto marijuana dispensary raids

Toronto police say 90 people were arrested and 257 charges laid after authorities conducted raids targeting 43 marijuana dispensaries across the ...

Pfizer acts to stop its drugs being used in lethal injections

It has emerged that the largest US pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, recently took steps to prevent its drugs being used in lethal injections. "...

U.S., South Korea, Japan plan anti-missile drill

The United States, South Korea and Japan are to begin a joint drill in June to prepare for potential missile threats from North Korea. The tri...

Iowa Supreme Court rules on life sentences for juveniles

The Iowa Supreme Court is banning life prison sentences without the possibility of parole for juveniles convicted of first-degree murder. The cou...

Pakistan bans airing of 'undesired' contraceptive advertisements

Pakistan has banned advertisements for contraceptive products on television and radio over concern that they expose inquisitive children to the subjec...

Construction of world's largest dam in DR Congo could begin within months

The largest dam in the world is set to begin construction within months and could be generating electricity in under five years. But 35,000 people may...

China to replace treacherous 2,625-foot ladder to school with stairs

A series of dramatic photos showing kids putting their lives on the line by climbing a 2,625-foot bamboo ladder to and from school forced embarassed o...

Donald Trump under oath: Trump University's promises crumble

The ads for his university were classic Donald Trump -- Trump stares into the camera and proclaims: "We're going to have professors and ad...

Homeless Pianist Now Has Recording Album

From being homeless and sleeping on the streets to becoming a music sensation, Donald Gould’s life has taken a complete turnaround. It began ...

Dutch, Australian Climbers Die After Reaching Everest Summit

A Dutch man and an Australian woman died of apparent altitude sickness while descending from the summit of Mount Everest in the first deaths this year...

Woman arrested for domestic violence while wearing ‘Stop Domestic Violence’ T-shirt

A Maine woman was arrested on domestic violence charges — while wearing a “Stop Domestic Violence” T-shirt, according to police. ...

14 Russians guilty of doping at Beijing Olympics, suggests state media

Fourteen of the 31 athletes found to have doped at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing are Russian, according to the country’s state media. ...

ISS controllers defer BEAM module expansion

The International Space Station (ISS) was to gain a new module for the first time since March 2011 on Thursday, as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Mod...

ISRO launches RLV-TD from Sriharikota, first step towards reusable space shuttle made in India

The Indian Space Research Organization on Monday joined the race to develop a space vehicle that can fly numerous times into space like aeroplanes by ...