High school sports star caught on camera LAUGHING about rape of girl 'by football team' as crime took place in Ohio town where victim was criticised for speaking out

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A newly revealed video shows a group of high school students callously giggling about a 16-year-old girl's rape ordeal, which was possibly happening at the same time the clip was shot. The repulsive video is the latest piece of damaging evidence in a horrific rape case in Steubenville, Ohio, in which two former high school football players have been charged. Throughout the video, which is just over 12 minutes long, there are numerous references to a 'dead girl' who is described as being raped and urinated on.

'She shows an increasing contempt for CNN's audience': TV watchdog condemns Kathy Griffin for trying to perform oral sex on Anderson Cooper on New Year's Eve broadcast

Lewd: As the people of Eastport kissed the sardine, Griffin dropped to her knees in New York's Time Square and kissed Cooper's crotch over and over again

The Parents Television Council says that Kathy Griffin 'has shown increasing contempt for the [CNN] audience...'

Photographer killed trying to take picture of Justin Bieber's car claimed he had spotted the singer smoking marijuana earlier in the day

Tragic: Freelance photographer Chris Guerra died after being knocked over in LA while tailing Justin Bieber

Chris Guerra, 29, who was run over and killed while taking pictures of Justin Bieber's sportscar on Tuesday, believed he had spotted the singer smoking marijuana while driving earlier that day.

Coroner's office worker who 'brought her husband in to look at body of Sandy Hook killer Adam Lanza' is suspended

Lanza slaughtered 20 children and six adults in one of America's worst ever school shootings the week before Christmas

A worker in the Connecticut medical examiner's office is now under investigation after it was revealed that she took her husband to view the body of Sandy Hook school gunman Adam Lanza days after he murdered 27 people before taking his own life.

Boehner agrees to $60billion Sandy aid vote after catastrophic fall-out with New York and New Jersey lawmakers

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Republican House Speaker John Boehner agreed to a vote later this week on a $60billion federal package after cancelling it only a day before. The first of two votes will take place Friday.

Revealed: How 'heartbroken' billionaire Teddy Forstmann offered to raise Padma Lakshmi's daughter as his own - but only if she never revealed that Adam Dell was the real father

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Billionaire Teddy Forstmann left no doubt who was the true love of his life after he offered to raise Padma Lakshmi's daughter Krisha as his own, according to a new report in Vanity Fair. However, he asked the stunning brunette never to reveal that Adam Dell was the little girl's real father.

Revealed: Bill Gates added $7billion to his wealth in 2012 alone (and that's AFTER he gave away $28million)

Baby you're a rich man: Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates increased his wealth by $7billion this year, despite giving away $28million

Despite giving away a staggering $28million dollars in 2012, Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates increased his wealth by $7billion this year and was named by Bloomberg as the world's richest tech billionaire.

Wife of baseball star Andruw Jones files for divorce after he 'dragged her down the stairs on Christmas morning and threatened to kill her'

Once one of the premier players in the big leagues, Jones broke into the majors with the Atlanta Braves in 1996 and won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves from 1998-07 as their center fielder.

Nicole Jones said their ten-year marriage was 'irretrievably broken', according to divorce documents filed Monday, though it does not mention the Christmas morning fight with the former Atlanta Braves' star.

Father's photo of his daughter reaching out from her mother's womb during C-section to grab doctor's finger takes web by storm

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Alicia Atkins of Glendale, Arizona gave birth to daughter, Nevaeh, via Caesarean section last October. Her husband Randy snapped this rare image which has gone viral after they posted it on Facebook last week. 'The doctor called me over and said, "Hey, she's grabbing my finger,'" said Randy. 'So I ran over there and just grabbed the shot and I was just in awe looking at it. It was such an amazing picture.'

Boehner's job under threat amid Republican disarray - as Christie lambasts him for delaying $60bn Hurricane Sandy relief

Shaky ground: House Speaker John Boehner faces an uncertain political future following wranglings over the fiscal cliff and further criticism for not pushing a vote on a Sandy relief bill

Christie denounced the 'disappointing and disgusting' spectacle of fiscal cliff manoeuvrings that showed a 'callous indifference' for the people of New Jersey.

Fiscal cliff deal sends stocks into biggest rally in a year...but U.S. is warned it may STILL lose AAA credit rating

Good mood: Traders seemed pleased with the agreement on a fiscal cliff deal, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into the biggest rally in six months

All the major U.S. stock indexes swelled by at least 2 percent. For the Dow Jones industrial average, up 263 points soon after the market opened, it was the biggest surge in six months.

'Each day I lose more steps and words:' Heartbreaking tale of terminally ill reporter who wrote memoir with a single thumb on iPhone as she slowly loses ability to eat, speak and walk

Susan Spencer-Wendel wrote her life story on an iPhone using only her right thumb, as all her other fingers have stopped functioning since she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Susan Spencer-Wendel wrote her life story on an iPhone using only her right thumb, as all her other fingers have stopped functioning since she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease in the summer of 2011. The memoir, titled 'Until I Say Goodbye' took her three months to write and it will be published in March.

Vietnam War veteran, 68, 'beats to death resident and caregiver with hammer at assisted-living home'

'Hammer attack': David Settle, 68, has been arrested over the murders of two residents at his assisted-living center in Las Vegas, Nevada

David Settle, 68, (pictured) was later found in the bathtub of his Las Vegas apartment wearing a diaper after a suicide attempt, authorities said.

Man injected with 26 rabies shots after being savaged by a pack of wild coyotes in his back yard

Attacked: Faron Scarberry was walking his pet dog when the pack suddenly lunged at him, snarling and biting

Faron Scarberry, from Washington, was walking his pet dog when the pack suddenly lunged at him, snarling and biting. He was able to fight off the dogs but suffered scratches to his hands and arm.

Stripper, 22, falls head first off 15-foot gentlemen's club balcony after attempting tricky move during lap dance

Scene: The woman fell off the balcony at Christie's Cabaret, pictured, in The Flats in Cleveland

The erotic dancer is in critical condition after suffering major head trauma during the incident that took place at Christie's Cabaret in Cleveland, Ohio, at 1am today.

Woman, 25, dies on American Airlines flight to Dallas from Brazil

Tragedy: A 25-year-old woman became ill and died on a flight between Brazil and Dallas (stock photo)

Airport officials summoned homicide detectives to George Bush Intercontinental Airport after learning that American Flight 962 was coming to Houston because of a medical emergency involving a passenger.

Girlfriend of man who 'strangled university student to death in threesome' who lied to authorities appears in court and is FREED on $35,000 bail

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Kathryn McDonough, 19, appeared in court in Portsmouth, New Hampshire today in her connection to the death of Lizzi Marriott in October and was freed on bail.

Boy, six, suspended from school after pointing his FINGER in gun gesture at classmate and saying 'pow'

Offensive: Roscoe R. Nix Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland suspended a six-year-old for one day for this 'gun' gesture

The child made the gesture at a school in Silver Spring, Maryland one week after the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre in Connecticut where 20 students and six teaching staff died.

What global warming? Alaska is headed for an ice age as scientists report state's steady temperature decline

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New research from the Alaska Climate Research Center shows that the beginning of the 21st century, temperatures in Alaska are actually getting colder.

High school student, 18, auctions her virginity to pay for sick mother's medical bills - and bids are reaching $35,000

High school student, 18, auctions her virginity to pay for sick mother's medical bills - and bids are reaching $35,000

Rebecca Bernardo from Sapeacu, Brazil, announced the auction on YouTube after 20-year-old Brazilian Catarina Migilorini auctioned off her virginity three months ago for $780,000. The 18-year-old says she is auctioning off her virginity in an effort to raise money for her bedridden mother, who recently suffered a stroke and is unable to feed herself or go to the bathroom alone.

Al Jazeera takes over Current TV as the Arab news network looks to expand American audience ... and Al Gore will serve as adviser

Report: Pan-Arab news network Al Jazeera is about to take over the embattled American cable channel Current TV, which was founded by Al Gore (pictured)

Pan-Arab news network Al Jazeera is taking over the embattled American cable channel Current TV, which was founded by Al Gore.

Did President Obama just make a joke about being assassinated? Said he 'hopes' that he will be in office for the remainder of his term

The alleged assassination joke came during a talk about the then-ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations

The way he phrased the quip during a New Year's Eve press conference made it seem like he was joking about a possible assassination attempt or an impeachment.

Shocked homeowners away on vacation catch trio of burglars ransacking their home as they monitor remote CCTV

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Beth Robinson, of North Carolina, uploaded a video from her surveillance cameras showing three young hoodlums walking around her house and rummaging through family possessions while she and her husband were away.

Retire on the cheap - and still get endless sun! Research shows you can live on less than a grand a month in world's 'best value' countries

New life: Kek Lok Si Buddhist Temple. in Malaysia. According to the editors at InternationalLiving.com, a couple in Malaysia can easily live on just over $1,000 a month

According to new research, retired couples can live on a budget of less than $1,000 (£612) a month if they are willing to look overseas.

'She always wanted to be a doctor… she promised to end our hardship': Father of Indian gang rape victim pays tribute to his 'amazing' daughter in first interview

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The father of the 23-year-old student who died after being gang raped on a Delhi bus has paid tribute to his 'fiercely determined' daughter who wanted to be a doctor.

The teenage twins who gave birth just two hours apart on New Year's Eveplanned

Twin mothers Aimee, left, and Ashlee Nelson hold their newborn sons Donavyn Bratten, left, and Aiden Lee Alan Dilts at Summa Akron City Hospital on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in Akron, Ohio. The mothers, 19, gave birth about two hours apart.

Ashlee Nelson and twin sister Aimee had due dates a week apart. But after Aimee went into hospital in Akron, Ohio, first, her sister was taken to the same hospital just two hours later.

Google searches for links with North Korea as executive chairman plans first visit to restrictive country that banned the internet

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Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, pictured, is preparing to visit North Korea - the first time anyone from the computer giant has visited the regime. Schmidt will join New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson on the trip.

Three siblings to each get $6.3m slice of New York heiress's $300m fortune after their homeless brother died before he could receive inheritance

Huguette Cllark was one of the wealthiest women in America when she died age 104

Court papers were lodged on behalf of the distant relatives last February. Now three of those named in the copper-mining heiress's first Will are in line for a further $6.3million.

The smiles that show she's going to be OK: Hillary Clinton discharged from hospital with Bill and Chelsea after blood clot scare

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been photographed leaving New York-Presbyterian Hospital with her daughter Chelsea and husband Bill by her side on Wednesday, after spending three days undergoing treatment for a blood clot in her head. Her well-coordinated exit sparked a media frenzy and a spokesman for Clinton said she is 'eager to get back to the office.'

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Three teens who died in plane crash accused of stealing plane and taking it for a joyride... as mother of pilot insists her child is NOT a criminal

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Sherrie Smith said her 17-year-old son, Jordan, who was the one flying the plane that went down in the Alabama woods Tuesday night, had his own key to the aircraft and had flown it many times before. Mrs Smith spoke out in response to assertions made by Walker County sheriff's officers who said they was believed that Jordan and his two friends stole the plane to go on a joyride.

Doctor's daughter who had baby in custody after 'explosives' arrest 'robbed a man after meeting him at a bar'

Arrested: Morgan Gliedman, 27, is nine months pregnant

Drug addict, Morgan Gliedman, met a man at Johnny's Bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village and allegedly took off with his laptop, cellphone, wallet and credit cards, which she used to make purchases.

Youth soccer coach jailed for 15 years for knowingly infecting pupil's mother with HIV after unprotected sex

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Jimmy Bernard Billingsley, 42, pictured, has been sentenced to 15 years in a Texas jail for knowingly infecting a woman with HIV. The soccer coach convinced the woman to have unprotected sex.

'It's like going back to a slaughterhouse': Families of Aurora shooting victims plan to boycott reopening of movie theater

Scene: The Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, where a gunman opened fire during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises in July, will re-open in two weeks. Victims' families have called for a boycott

Families of the victims were shocked to receive an email inviting them to an 'evening of remembrance' at the opening on January 17. They have deemed the invitation 'wholly offensive'.

Underweight models BANNED in Israel to fight anorexia: New law forces women in ads to stay healthy (and faked images have to be identified too)

Just right! Israeli model Bar Refaeli would past the test, as she looks healthy and is thought to have a BMI of 18.8

Only healthy looking models with a BMI of more than 18.5, such as the country's most famous export, Bar Refaeli (pictured), will be able to work there.

Man 'raped multiple miniature horses and killed the barn dog trained to protect them'

Man literally rapes a horse

Abby Conder, from Florida, said her miniature horse Joy - who she treats like one of her children - is traumatized and sustained life-threatening injuries after the man broke in and raped her.

Sister, 19, accidentally shoots dead brother in the head while posing with gun for Facebook picture

Savannah Ramirez, right, shot her brother Manuel, left, accidentally in the head on New Year's Eve

Police said 22-year-old Manuel Ortiz and his sister, who has not been named, arrived back at the Phoenix home they shared on New Year’s Eve after spending the night drinking.

'I'm horrible!' Boy, 8, sobs after his mom convinces him he'd accidentally bought a Ford Mustang while playing with her iPad

With her camera rolling, Paula Papen from Hot Springs, South Dakota convinced her son he had accidentally bought a Ford Mustang that could not be returned - and cannot have predicted his response.

After seeing her son Kenyon playing around on eBay on her iPad, Paula Papen from Hot Springs, South Dakota convinced him that he had accidentally spent $50,000 on a Ford Mustang that could not be returned. But while she may have wanted to teach him a lesson, she cannot have predicted the youngster's emotional response. 'We'll have to sell everything! I'm horrible!' he wails in the video, which has now become an internet hit.

Revealed: How U.S. and New Zealand secretly tested 'tsunami bomb' designed to trigger tidal waves and destroy coastal cities in WWII

Military files in New Zealand's national archives have revealed it tested a so-called 'tsunami bomb' during WWII

Files unearthed in New Zealand's archives revealed it carried out covert testing of the device - designed to trigger huge tidal waves using underwater explosions - during WWII.

U.S. now has more internet-connected gadgets than PEOPLE

Smartphones: Laptop and desktop computers remain the primary way for Americans to go online when they're at home, but smartphones and tablets are 'diminishing the computer's relevance' to the internet

At the last census there were 311.5 million people living in the United States, but we now have more than 425 million gadgets that we use to surf the web.

Tragedy for Dynasty star Kate O'Mara after her son is found dead in her garage

Smiling: Kate O'Mara and son Dickon Young are thought to have lived together in the village for around a year. Mr Young was reported to have suffered mental health problems following a car crash

Dickon Young, the 48-year-old son of actress Kate O'Mara was found dead in the home he shared with his mother in Long Marston, Warwickshire on New Year's Eve. A neighbour found the former set designer's body in the garage. Residents said that Mr Young had suffered mental health problems following a car crash years ago.

Fears for American journalist kidnapped by gunmen in Syria as father pleads for his safe return home

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James Foley, 39, of Rochester, New Hampshire, pictured, has been abducted alongside another journalist in Idlib, Syria. The freelance reporter was kidnapped on Thanksgiving Day, his father John Foley revealed today.

Margaret Thatcher recuperates at The Ritz: Former PM stays in luxury suite as she recovers from minor surgery

Recovering: Margaret Thatcher, pictured on her 87th birthday, is recuperating at The Ritz

The former Prime Minister recently had an operation to remove a growth on her bladder. Lady Thatcher, 87, is now convalescing in a suite at The Ritz where she is visited by friends.

'She slit his throat as a reward for being a good man': Prosecutors tell how woman murdered her ex-boyfriend by stabbing him 27 times in shower after break-up... but she says it was self-defense

Jodi Arias (pictured) is on trial should receive the death penalty for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, who was killed in June 2008.

Prosecutors in Arizona will today begin arguing that 32-year-old Jodi Arias (left and right in her mug shot) should receive the death penalty for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander (pictured), who was killed in June 2008. Alexander, a 30-year-old Mormon motivational speaker, was found stabbed 27 times, with his throat slit and with a bullet in his head at his home in Mesa, Arizona days after the savage attack. Friends say Arias became 'obsessed' with Alexander after he broke up with her and she stalked him in the months leading up to his death. She initially denied killing him but now says she did out of self defense.

Native American father charged with six counts of DUI manslaughter in death of his five young children and adult friend after SUV plunged into creek

Unthinkable tragedy: Among the dead was Dianne Chickaway, 37, whose husband, Dale, survived the horrific crash that, in all, killed six people

Driver Duane John's five children, all under the age of ten, and one adult Diane Chickaway, pictured, died in Saturday's accident in Neshoba County. The sheriff believes alcohol was involved.

The sexting wars: The two Stanford students set to make millions out of people texting dirty pictures to each other

Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel, the co-founders of Snapchat - which is holding its own against Facebook

Evan Spiegel, 22, and Bobby Murphy, 24, started Snapchat as a class project and Stanford in 2011 - and have revolutionised the way millions communicate, even beating Facebook's version of the app.

Prostitutes, an illegitimate child, sham divorce, drugs and violence: Court filings reveal debauched lifestyle of murdered California businessman

Murdered: Raveesh Kumra, best known for owning Mountain Winery, was tied up and then killed in his mansion last month

Raveesh 'Ravi' Kumra, 66, was found dead in his California mansion on November 30 and though a prostitute and three men were arrested in connection with murder, police are remaining tight-lipped.

Body found at hunting lodge owned by Hitler's deputy, Hermann Goering, identified as the dead wife he had exhumed and shipped from Sweden

Discovery: Adolf Hitler visits Hermann Goering at his Carinhall hunting lodge where the body of his first wife has been found

Goering, pictured at his Carinhall hunting lodge near Berlin during a visit from Hitler, had the body of his first wife Carin moved there from her Swedish homeland after she died of heart failure in 1931.

Seven Pakistan aid workers - including six women - executed by Taliban for 'distributing polio vaccine'

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The murder of six female aid workers and a male doctor murdered in a New Year's Day in Pakistan has been linked to their work administering polio vaccinations.

Taliban massacre five women teachers travelling to primary school in protest at female education in Pakistan

Survivor: Doctors treat the injured driver who survived a shooting by Islamic fundamentalists who murdered five female teachers

Two health workers were also murdered in the New Year's Day ambush on a van carrying people home from their jobs in the north-west of the country.

Heartbroken billionaire Donald Sterling reveals his son, 32, battled with diabetes before 'overdose' death

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Scott Sterling, pictured, the son of billionaire real estate mogul Donald Sterling, had Type 1 diabetes, his family revealed in a statement. Sterling was discovered dead in his beachfront Malibu home on New Year's Day. Scott made headlines in 2009 when he shot his best friend but was never charged.

The rise of gourmet toddler takeout: How busy New York parents are splashing out on $18-a-meal organic food deliveries for their children

Toddler takeout: A growing number of busy parents, with no time to cook for their precious youngsters, are turning to food delivery services such as Junior's Fresh instead

Junior’s Fresh delivery menu includes tarragon scented organic chicken breast with sweet potato over candy cane, beet barley risotto and golden raisins.

Naked man shot after breaking into Miami home and trying to strangle pet Rottweiler

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A home-owner shot a naked intruder in Miami this morning after discovering him trying to choke his pet Rottweiler. Police arrested the man at the property in the northwest 2nd avenue area of the city.

Obsessed boyfriend 'stabs ex-girlfriend to death outside her apartment after stalking her day and night'

Scene: Edith Rojas was stabbed outside her home in Inwood, New York

'Possessive' Jonathan Pena Castillo, 21, stalked medical assistance student Edith Rojas, 19, incessantly and would show up unannounced at her home in Inwood, New York (pictured), her brother claims.

'Cannibal cop who plotted to kidnap, cook and eat women' demands names of TWENTY other 'diners' are released

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Gilberto Valle, who served with the NYPD, insisted he needed to contact the alleged criminals because he was accused of being in league with them.

Run, hide, fight! Bizarre Homeland Security safety video instructs the public what to do if caught up in a mass shooting

The six-minute tape, from the Alabama department of homeland security, complete with pulsing soundtrack and blood spatter, advises that the best way to survive is follow three steps - run, hide or as a last resort, fight a shooter

The video, made by Houston Police in Alabama and published on November 5 last year, is complete with pulsating soundtrack and blood spatter as a gunman attacks an office building. It advises that the best way to survive a shooting is follow three steps - run, hide or as a last resort, fight. A voice-over tells viewers: 'It may feel like another day at the office but occasionally, life feels like an action movie.'

The Navy's disturbing new anti-drug PSA features a demonic sailor to warn against the dangers of experimenting with 'bath salts'

When the sailor returns to his apartment his roommate appears to be a demon

In a bid to warn against the dangers of 'bath salts', the U.S. Navy has launched a bizarre video featuring a sailor who suffers violent hallucinations in which his girlfriend and roommate turn into demons and he is eventually sectioned.

EXCLUSIVE: Shamed Dominique Strauss-Kahn sees in 2013 at a lavish resort with his new girlfriend - despite being forced to borrow millions from his ex-wife to pay legal fees

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Disgraced Dominique Strass-Kahn is soaking up the sun at a five-star resort in Mauritius with his new girlfriend - despite being forced to borrow millions from his ex-wife to pay off his legal fees.

Girl, 4, dies in horror blaze 'started by father who doused his children and their mother in flammable liquid'

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Police claim Nathaniel Beller, 29, pictured, set fire to his family killing his 33-year-old fiancee, Taniya Johnson and his 4-year-old daughter Nariyah. His 9-year-old son, Naciere, is in intensive care in Chicago.

Nicolas Sarkozy 'took $60m from Colonel Gaddafi to fund 2007 election campaign'

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Ziad Takieddine, 62, insists that former Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi paid most of the £40million to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured, between December 2006 and January 2007.

Blast from the past: Inside the backyard Cold War bomb shelter built to protect against end of world

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During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Americans, nervous about the possibility of a nuclear war, sought ways to survive an attack, including building nuclear fallout shelters in their gardens. Although the backyard bomb shelter was more the stuff of fiction than reality, the DeLage family of Clifton, New Jersey, were among those who actually built one. And it still exists today.

Pennsylvania governor to sue NCAA over stiff sanctions - including $60million fine - following Penn State Sandusky scandal

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, pictured in October, was found guilty on multiple cases of child abuse

Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.

Thank you, Batman! Hollywood goes back to the golden age as box office hits record $10.8BILLION thanks to the Dark Knight, The Avengers and Skyfall

Winner: The sci-fi film The Avengers featuring super heroes from Thor to The Hulk was the most successful film of the year taking $1.5bn worldwide. It was also the third highest grossing film of all time

The sci-fi film The Avengers featuring super heroes from Thor to The Hulk was the most successful film of the year taking $1.5bn worldwide.

The reason we blink? Most of the time it's so our brains can switch off

Blink and you'll miss it: Scientists find that blinking is a chance for our brains to power down

We don't just blink to keep our eyes lubricated - it's often because our brains need some down time, say researchers from Japan's Osaka University.

The name's Bond, $1 billion Bond: Skyfall becomes first 007 film to cross box office mark

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James Bond smash Skyfall has now made $1 billion internationally to become the most successful film yet in the 50-year franchise.

Pictured: The devoted husband who drowned saving his wife and dog from massive wave on California beach

Tragic couple: Charles Quaid, left, was found dead in the ocean off a Northern California beach after jumping inot the surf in a bid to save his wife, right, and family pet

Charles Quaid (left), 59, from Richmond, California, has been identified as the man who drowned Tuesday after he was swept out to sea while trying to save his wife (right) and dog from a rogue wave near Point Reyes. Rescuers on jet skis spent hours scouring the ocean in search of the man until the came across his body about half a mile off shore. Quaid's wife was rescued by Good Samaritans earlier and escaped unharmed.

Breast implants, a bucket of live crabs and a $15,000 Tiffany engagement ring... some of the bizarre items left behind in London hotel rooms

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The crabs (pictured) were one of many things left behind in Travelodge hotels last year, along with a winning EuroMillions ticket, a £50,000 Rolex watch and even a pantomime horse.

Passenger jet carrying 162 passengers punches a hole in another plane as they collide after landing

Authorities say the US Airways aircraft was left with a gash in its tail section

The Spirit Airlines Airbus A-320 was taxiing to its gate when its left wing clipped a US Airways Airbus A-320 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida on New Year's Eve.

Attorney withdraws $100million lawsuit filed against state of Connecticut on behalf of Sandy Hook shooting survivor

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Irving Pinksy was seeking to sue the state on behalf of a six-year-old survivor of the horrific attack that left 20 first graders and six adults dead.

Where to be born in 2013: America comes 16th in 'lottery of life' league table - behind Chile, Taiwan and Ireland

Switzerland is the best place to be born in 2013, according to a new study

Switzerland comes top in new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit which looked at 11 factors, including what newborns could hope to earn by 2030 and how happy a nation is.

World's former fattest man loses an incredible 630lbs - but now needs an operation to shed 110lbs of excess SKIN

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Paul Mason, 51, once weighed 70 stone but has lost almost two thirds of his size after NHS surgery. The former postman from Ipswich, Suffolk, says he now wants an operation to remove excess skin which is hampering his efforts to walk. He says he has been told he cannot have it until his weight remains at a 'stable level' for at least two years.

Holiday tragedy as family is killed when their homemade plane crashes into San Diego nature preserve

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Medical examiners say that William A. Stern, the owner of Stern Produce in Arizona, was killed in the crash - along with his wife Jennifer, 53, and their 19-year-old daughter.

Asian-American teen sues 'racist' police after being locked in a freezing van for 15 hours without food and water

The teenagers, including Adam Kim, were left locked in the police van for 15 hours

A teenage boy who was locked in a police van along with four friends for 15 hours without food or water is suing the local police department in the Newark borough of Fort Lee, its chief and 19 police officers

Babies begin learning language from their mothers while they're still in the womb

Babies have the capacity to learn and remember sounds of language from their mother during the last 10 weeks of pregnancy

New research from Pacific Lutheran University in the U.S disproves prior thinking that babies only begin to learn language in first few months of life.

People with diabetes are 50% more likely to have a heart attack even if they have had disease since childhood

Diabetes sufferers are almost 50 per cent more likely to suffer a heart attack than the rest of the population according to new figures

The National Diabetes Audit analysed the care of two million diabetes sufferers in the UK and found that both Type 1 and 2 sufferers are at greater risk of heart attack.

'They're the Sandy Hook family': Surviving children return to classes in a refurbished school renamed after their old one

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The children who escaped last month's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut are returning to classes on Thursday at a refurbished school renamed after their old one. 'That's who they are. They're the Sandy Hook family,' said Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson.

New crackdown on free speech in Egypt as government investigates popular TV comedian for making fun of country's Islamist president

Under investigation: Egyptian TV host Bassem Youssef is accused of insulting President Mohammed Morsi by parodying his speeches and printing the leader's image on a pillow

TV host Bassem Youssef, pictured, is accused of insulting President Mohammed Morsi by putting the Islamist leader's image on a pillow and parodying his speeches.

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez in a coma 'only kept alive by life support' after cancer surgery

Ill: Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is in an induced coma being kept alive by life support following complications during cancer surgery, it was claimed today. He is pictured earlier this year

Sources at the hospital in Cuba where he is being treated told a Spanish newspaper he was showing 'very weak' vital signs, adding that doctors could decide to switch off the machines 'at any moment'.

The pensioner who got trapped in supermarket over New Year but was too polite to take any food or drink!

Polite: despite finding herself locked in the supermarket overnight the pensioner refused to help herself to any food or drink (file picture)

The 73-year-old woman was shopping at an Intermarche supermarket in Roubaix, northern France when she felt faint and went into the toilet. But when she came out the entire store had been shut down.

'Dozens killed' in gas station attack in Syria as death from conflict hits astonishing 60,000

Bloody attack: An amateur video posted online showed charred bodies and gruesome carnage at the scene of the gas station explosion

The toll is far higher than the figure of 45,000 given by activists opposed to the regime of President Bashar Assad.

My yacht's bigger than yours! Roman Abramovich takes on Qatari royal billionaire as they moor their enormous private ships in Caribbean island of St Barts

The tycoon was forced to moor his white luxury yacht Eclipse just a stone's throw away from the huge blue ship owned by Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

The tycoon was forced to moor his white luxury yacht Eclipse, top, just a stone's throw away from the huge blue ship owned by Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, bottom. And with the two yachts anchored side by side in front of the harbor Gustavia, the battle was on for which billionaire has the nicest boat with the most luxury, helicopters, and jet skis.

Lesbian couple shot dead in murder suicide horror after New Year's Day argument

Dead: Belinda Espinoza, 29, right, shot partner 24-year-old Ana Flores, left, before turning in the gun on herself at the couple's home in the 8700 block of Wiggins Street in Houston

Ana Flores, 24, called police to the Houston home she shared with 29-year-old Belinda Espinoza on Tuesday afternoon to report an argument but when they arrived both women were dead.

Is the iPhone 6 already out there? App developers claim new Apple handset spotted online

iPhone app developers claim to have spotted new iPhone's and a new version of Apple's iOS software being used within Apple's headquarters (shown) in Cupertino

Apple's new iPhone and a major update to its software has been spotted online being used at Apple's Cupertino HQ, it has been claimed.

Eating with two spoons and pulling apart the dishwasher... This is ONE: Comedian uses toddler nephew to produce hilarious parody of This is 40 trailer

This is 1 by Matt Zaller

This is 1, posted by comedian and TV presenter Matt Zaller, stars his adorable nephew Levi, and imagines that the film teaser is about the life of a toddler instead. It shows the youngster going about his day, investigating the contents of the fridge and dishwasher, brandishing the TV remote as a weapon, and banging away at a bongo drum.

The mystery of the 'monster' charged particles coming from the centre of our Galaxy (but don't panic, astronomers say they aren't dangerous)

This shows the ¿geysers¿ (in blue) shooting out of the Milky Way

Mysterious 'monster' outflows of charged particles from the centre of our Galaxy, stretching more than halfway across the sky, have been detected by astronomers.

Tweeting really IS emotional: Researchers find songbirds experience musical feelings in the same way as humans

Researchers studied the White-throated Sparrow and found the same area of the bird's brain as drives human response to music was triggered when female birds listened to male birdsong when they were in a breeding state

Researchers at Emory University found that female sparrows reacted in the same way to make songs as a human having an emotional response to music - but only during the breeding season.

Hospital fires EIGHT veteran nurses because they refused to take flu shot for religious reasons

Sue Schrock said her decision not to take the vaccine was a religious one

IU Health Goshen is just the latest hospital to force its employees to receive the jab and fire or discipline the ones who object. Sue Schrock (pictured), a hospice nurse, said she has not had a flu vaccine for 30 years.

Record gun sales at Virginia weapons show as families ‘stock up’ on arms after Sandy Hook massacre

'Stocking up': Vendors said some rifles were changing hands for double their usual price due to increased demand

Traders at a gun show in Virginia, U.S. reported record sales as crowds flocked to snap up assault-type rifles, handguns, ammunition and magazines.

Lawyer, 51, moves back in with his mother - so he can loan his house to a homeless family for a year

Man offers his house to homeless family for a year

Tony Tolbert (right) has given up his Los Angeles home (center) to Felicia Dukes and her four children (left), who had been living in a women's and children's shelter. He had looked for a family to help after his father, an entertainment lawyer, set a glowing example when he was growing up by always welcoming people to stay at the spare room of their home. 'You don't have to be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet or Oprah,' Tolbert told CBS. 'We can do it wherever we are, with whatever we have, and for me, I have a home that I can make available.'

   

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Breathtaking infrared photos turn pastoral French landscapes into candy-colored wonderland

French photographer David Keochkerian has been working in the medium of infrared photography, creating breathtaking vistas of super-saturated colors reminiscent of some of the finest Van Gogh paintings.

French photographer David Keochkerian has been working in the medium of infrared photography, creating breathtaking vistas of super-saturated colors reminiscent of some of the finest Van Gogh paintings. In Keochkerian's images depicting rivers and woods, the natural greens are automatically transformed into bizarre-looking canary yellows and golds, electric blues, bubblegum pinks and ghostly whites.

Welcome to Club 64: Recreational marijuana club opens in Colorado where entry fee is $29.99 (but you have to bring your own pot)

Lighten up! Partygoers smoke marijuana on the official opening night of Club 64, a marijuana-specific social club, where a New Year's Eve party was held

Recreational marijuana clubs opened Monday in Colorado, less than a month after the state governor signed into law a constitutional amendment allowing recreational pot use.

Benito Mussolini - fascist, dictator and PIN-UP: How Italians still laud Il Duce and are even buying his 2013 calendar

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian statesman, 1940.

Former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, pictured, may have been killed in 1945, but it seems that his popularity in some quarters in the country remains strong with sales of his calendars on the rise.

Astronomical growing pains: Researchers observe two giant planets guzzling gas from a 'parent' star for first time

An artist's impression of the disc of gas and cosmic dust around the young star HD 142527. Scientists have made the first direct observations of these streams

The birth of two giant planets guzzling gas as they orbit their parent star has been observed by scientists for the first time.

The coolest music in the world: Listen to Siberian ice drummers use frozen Lake Baikal as an incredible musical instrument

Siberian ice orchestra drumming on Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake

In minus 20C, they found by pure chance that the one metre thick ice has a distinctive and haunting rhythm all of its own, the coolest music on earth.

How the 19th-century Britons beat the web to beheading craze by 100 years: Bizarre pictures show 'photoshopping'

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These hilarious pictures, many which feature men and women holding their decapitated heads, have become an internet hit after being uploaded by website PetaPixel. Photographers at the time combined images from more than one negative to create the novelty photographs which caused a sensation when they were first published.

The younger generation really ARE ruder as study shows they are less likely to tip the postman or say hello to strangers

Selfish: Psychiatrist Dr Clive Sherlock said the changes in behaviour were evidence of society becoming more selfish and a ¿lack of respect¿ and that technology was encouraging people to be more 'involved in themselves' (stock image)

Today’s 18 to 34-year-olds are 23 per cent less likely to carry out common courtesies, like saying hello to neighbours or opening the door for the elderly, than over-55s.

Fiscal 'Cliff' Bars, Dr. Fiscal 'Cliff' Huxtable and Les Miserables all get the hilarious internet meme treatment

Memes inspired by the Fiscal Cliff

As the American public's frustration with their elected officials grows, some have decided that the only thing left to do is laugh.

The amazing animal menagerie… where every single creature is DEAD! Gamekeeper ‘lovingly’ embalms 150 victims then keeps them in his living room

Controversial: A exhibit at one keen gamekeeper's home includes the hydes of 150 of the world's biggest mammals which are lovingly displayed in the downstairs of his home

The controversial exhibit at one keen gamekeeper's home includes the hides of 150 of the world's biggest mammals which are lovingly displayed in the downstairs of his home.

That's udderly amazing! The moment a truck of cows 'overturns' on Russian road

Cows falling into the road

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT. Images from an in-car camera catch the moment a truck appears to overturn in Russia and spill a precious cargo of 20 cows all over the road. The footage shows the cows tumbling out of the truck and after a few moments of shock getting to their feet and wandering about in the middle of the road.

   

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