The ghost fleet of Chuuk Lagoon: World's biggest ship graveyard found in South Pacific where U.S. forces crushed Japanese fleet

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It may look like a tropical paradise, but this stunning lagoon masks a dark secret... under the clear blue waters lies the biggest graveyard of ships in the world. In the Second World War Chuuk Lagoon was Japan's main base in the South Pacific, but in 1944, American forces launched an attack and over a two day bombardment more than 60 warships ended up on the floor of the lagoon.

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homecoming dance: Girl, 16, 'gang-raped by up to TWENTY men and left for dead' in brutal attack that stunned Californian town

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The trial has begun in the grisly and brutal 2009 gang rape of a 16-year-old California girl who was sexually assaulted and left for dead by up to 20 different men after her homecoming dance. Marcelles Peter (left), 20, of Pinole, faces life in prison without parole if convicted for his role in the brutal assault. Also charged are Jose Montano (center), 22, and Elvis Torrentes (right).

'He has had a number of other wives recently, none of which were his': Hilarious obituary of smooth-talking veteran sweeps the web

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Posted on the Lancaster Online website, the tribute has sparked a flurry of tributes from strangers who say that they wish they had gotten to know John E Holden, who was known to his friends as Jack.

Matt Lauer accused of being 'derogatory, dismissive and demeaning' to Today show staffers

More woes: Even after Ann Curry's departure, Lauer is said to be derogatory and dismissive of staffers on the show

A source on the show said: 'Matt is so demeaning to many people on the staff. He is cordial to his fellow hosts and the senior executives but to anyone below him they say he treats them like dirt.'

The disturbing new trend for 'cleansing reduction' which involves bathing just once a week

Soap dodgers: Both Prince Harry and Jessica Simpson are said to prefer using dry, rather than liquid, shampoo

Prince Harry is thought to be a fan, having once admitted to not washing his hair for two years.

Is this the future of cancer diagnosis? Florida student creates computer program which can detect leukemia and 'things that transcend human knowledge'

Too smart for school: Brittany Wenger, a high school senior from Florida, combined the fields of biology and computer science to a develop a custom 'artificial neural network,' which mimics the human brain

Brittany Wenger, an 18-year-old from Florida, combined the fields of biology and computer science to a develop a custom 'artificial neural network,' which mimics the human brain.

Floyd Mayweather 'bet $5.9 MILLION on Miami Heat winning... and won up to $6.5 million profit'

Big bucks: Floyd Mayweather Jr., pictured left at a previous Miami Heat game and right boxing, reportedly put down a $5.9 million bet on Miami Heat to win last night's game and they did

Boxing extraordinaire Mayweather - the highest earning athlete in the world - put down the bet on Monday night's Game 7 between the Indiana Pacers and the Heat, according to Vegas Gambling Steam's Twitter feed.

Father who punched his two-year-old daughter to death during 'exorcism' is jailed for 20 years

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Eder Guzman-Rodriguez, 30, told police in Floyd, Virginia that his daughter Jocelyn was possessed and that he had tried to exorcise her.

Music fan 'left brain-damaged' after Miguel landed on her as he jumped into audience at Billboard Music Awards in Vegas

Injured: Khyati Shah was struck by the singer as he attempted to jump over a pit of people

Audience member Khyati Shah (right) was among the crowd at the music awards show in Las Vegas earlier this month when Miguel fell short during his flying jump over a pit of people and crashed into her. She has since been experiencing 'difficulties'.

'I snorted 100 lines of ketamine a day as a teen... now my bladder is being removed': How party drugs ruined one young girl's life

'I snorted 100 lines of ketamine a day as a teen... now my bladder is being removed': How party drugs ruined one young girl's life

Danielle Watson, 23, from Nottingham, is now clean, but loved taking horse tranquiliser ketamine and mephedrone, commonly known as 'meow meow', at parties.

American hitchhiker, 30, gang-raped in India by three men as she tried to return to her guest house

The woman was volunteering in Kolkata when she alleges she was drugged and raped after a party

The U.S. woman was picked up and gang-raped by three men in a truck as she hitchhiked home in Manali.

'Consider yourself warned!': State senator's wife lashes out on Facebook against women who are 'soliciting her husband for sex'

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The wife of an Alabama state senator has lashed out on Facebook against women whom she claims are soliciting her 'God-fearing, hard-working, ministry-minded' husband for sex. 'I have been silent for long enough!! NO MORE!' Heather McGill, the wife of Sen. Shadrack McGill, wrote in a post on her husband's Facebook wall late Monday. Sen. McGill's executive assistant in his Montgomery office confirmed to MailOnline that the message was written by Heather McGill. The senator did not return MailOnline's calls.

Horrifying 'attack by bully' caught on camera - but 'victim' says SHE is the one who has been suspended

Brutal: Fellow students at Cypress Ridge High School film as the teenage girl is punched and kicked to the floor

The father of a teenage girl who was kicked and beaten to the ground by a fellow student at her Texas school says he was shocked that his daughter has been suspended.

Cost Cutter salon owner shot dead in crossfire as police confront robbers in Jamaica

Crossfire: David Barnes was killed in a gunfight between police and robbers at a Jamaican clothes store

Wisconsin businessman David Barnes was killed on vacation as police tried to stop a robbery in a shop in Jamaica, leaving the father-of-two trapped in the crossfire.

Two white cops fired after 'abominable' beating of black woman in police HQ is caught on video

Two white police officers have been fired for brutally man-handling a black woman in the Texan town of Jasper - which is no stranger to racial tensions.

Two white police officers have been fired for brutally man-handling a black woman in the Texan town of Jasper - which is no stranger to racial tensions. The incident occurred on May 5th at the police headquarters and surveillance footage from the day shows Keyarika 'Shea' Diggles, 25, having her head rammed into a shoulder height counter by officers Ricky Grissom and Ryan Cunningham before she is dragged to a cell handcuffed by her feet.

Women don't want to be friends with girls who sleep around (but men don't care if their mates do) - and EVOLUTION is to blame

Sex and the City's Samantha, played by Kim Cattrall, did argue with other characters over her rampant sex life

A study by Cornell University found that female students who were defined as 'promiscuous' – sleeping with more than 20 people by their early 20s – were more likely to be rejected as a friend by a woman.

Using a smartphone or tablet before bed WON'T disrupt sleep - if you dim the lights and hold it a foot away from your face

Researchers have found that those who use smartphones late at night will not suffer if they dim the backlight and hold the phone away from their face

Recent research has shown that LED screens disrupt sleep but a new study by the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has found that dimming the backlight and holding the gadget away from your face can prevent problems.

The new Samantha Brick? Now American woman, 21, agrees life's a burden when you're 'too beautiful'

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Dana Adiva from Chicago, Illinois, liked being told how pretty she was growing up, but when she hit high school she found her good looks became a burden. In an episode of MTV’s True Life series titled I’m Too Beautiful, the aspiring pro wrestler explains: 'The [girls] were extremely jealous of me, I would have hate mail [saying things like] "you should just go kill yourself".

Sinkhole swallows backyard and pool just A DAY after pool party to celebrate owner's birthday

Destruction: A woman returned home to find her swimming pool had buckled and been emptied by a sinkhole

Suzie Blumenauar returned home to Roxbury Road in Winter Park, Florida on Monday evening to discover a sinkhole measuring at least 40 feet by 50 feet had swallowed her backyard.

Woman 'gave birth in an office toilet cubicle and put the newborn in a bag before throwing it out with the trash'

Shavaughn Robinson, from Richmond, Virginia, gave birth to the baby in the bathroom of an office building last week, put the baby in the toilet bin and covered it with paper towels.

Shavaughn Robinson, from Richmond, Virginia, gave birth to a baby girl in the bathroom of an office building last week, put the baby in the toilet bin and covered it with paper towels.

Florida socialite Jill Kelley who exposed David Petraeus' affair sues federal government for leaking her name

Jill Kelley, left, and her husband, Dr. Scott Kelley, are seeking an apology and financial compensation from the government for allegedly leaking her name in regards to the scandal that brought down former CIA Director David Petraeus

The Florida socialite at the centre of the sex scandal that brought down former CIA director David Petraeus has sued the FBI and Department of Defense for leaking her name.

Ditch the hand dryer: Paper towels are MORE hygienic because they remove more germs

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A study by Queensland University has found that paper towels are more efficient because they dry hands quicker and and physically remove germs from hands.

Glenn Close says she would approach Fatal Attraction role 'totally differently' today due to knowledge of mental illness

Crazy in the kitchen: Therapists after the movie was released described Alex's mental condition as erotomania

Glenn Close, 66, said at a conference with President Obama she would approach her 'bunny boiler' role in the 1987 thriller differently and when she was playing the role mental disorder was never mentioned.

Fisherman catch record-breaking deadly shark they describe as '1,323lbs of nightmare'

Record Breaker: Jason Johnston poses with his catch yesterday off Huntington Beach in California

A group of daring fishermen battled a deadly shark off the coast of Huntington Beach for two hours on Monday - eventually reeling in what might be a world record catch. Using over a quarter-mile of line to reel in the shark, the 12 feet long, 8 foot in girth shortfin meko shark was described by one of Johnston's partners as '1323 pounds of nightmare'.

Chinese shoplifter caught stealing clothes has all her HAIR cut off by shopkeeper

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Lu Sun, 32, had lost hundreds of pounds worth of goods from thefts at her store at a shopping centre in Wenzhou, China, so decided to keep a close watch on Li Wu when she saw her acting suspiciously. Miss Sun was helped by a neighbouring shop owner who held Wi Lun down while she cut off chunks of her hair. The pair then called the police and had the shopkeeper arrested.

Lululemon yoga pants are back after getting yanked from stores for being too revealing and costing firm $57m

They're baaaack: Lululemon's transparent yoga pants already are available online and should be back in stores across the country by the end of the month

Lululemon is starting to get its Luon black yoga pants, which were pulled in March for being too sheer, back into its stores.

Pull your toe to stop cramp, ride a bike to beat a cold: How doctors cure their own ills

Gentle exercise helps a cold - when you exercise you use the whole chest and clear the upper airways, claims a leading immunologist

They say you should practise what you preach. So when it comes to avoiding — or tackling — those niggling health problems, what do the experts do?

'We're going to die, we're going to die': Tragic last words of father-and-son storm chasers killed when tornado tossed their car half a mile

Tragic last words of father-and-son storm chasers killed when tornado threw their car somersaulting half a mile

Tim Samaras (right), 55, his son Paul Samaras (left), 24, and crew member Carl Young (center), 45, died on Friday in El Reno after a tornado that packed winds of up to 165 mph picked up their car and threw it, somersaulting, a half a mile. The elder Samaras' body was still belted into their Chevrolet Cobalt, which was found on an unimproved county road parallel to Interstate 40. The other victims' bodies were found half a mile to the east and half a mile to the west, Canadian County under-sheriff Chris West said.

66-year-old man discovers he is actually a WOMAN after visit from doctor in Hong Kong

The man discovered he was a woman after going to see doctors in Hong Kong suffering a swollen stomach

The Chinese man, who even has a beard, was told by doctors in Hong Kong (pictured) that his enlarged abdomen was caused by an ovarian cyst and he suffered from two rare genetic conditions.

Woman struck by vehicle after calling police on couple having public sex in car

The couple tried to evade the woman who phoned the police - but they sped past her - injuring her

A woman outraged by a couple having sex in their parked SUV was injured as she tried to stop them fleeing after she called the police.

Bollywood actress found dead at home after telling friends: 'Everyone believes I'm a failure'

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Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found hanged by her mother in her Mumbai apartment according to police. Ram Gopal Varma, who directed her first film, said she was 'very depressed' about her career. The 25-year-old actress made her Bollywood debut in 2007, playing the 18-year-old female lead opposite one of India's leading actors, Amitabh Bachchan, in a film loosely based on Vladimir Nabokov's classic novel Lolita.

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Revealed: The semi-naked photographs commissioned for a 'special someone' by 'murdered' girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius

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The release of the images comes on the same day that Oscar Pistorius was told in court his trial over her alleged murder has been postponed until August 19 after prosecutors asked for more time to build the case against him.

Mother's fury after soccer coaches 'tell young players to take shelter under trees' during a lightning storm

Conductor: Trees can be dangerous places to take shelter during lightning storms. Lightning will strike the highest point in an area

Zita Oliveria says she watched in horror was the volunteers herded her son Noa, 10, and his teammates under trees that lined the field as a thunderstorm blew over a soccer game in Ottawa, Canada.

FBI search for U.S. Marine kidnapped by gunmen in Mexico who has not been heard from in THREE WEEKS

Missing: Armando Torres III, 27, has not been seen since he was kidnapped in Mexico on May 14. He had crossed the border to visit his father's ranch

Armando Torres III, 27, has not been seen or heard from since gunmen took him, his father and his uncle captive at his family's ranch in La Barranca in Tamaulipas, Mexico on May 14.

Man, 20, suffered second and third-degree burns and broken bones in his face after he was beaten and pushed into bonfire by teen

Victim: Caleb Menges confronted Kramer about being disrespectful to his ex-girlfriend which then developed into a physical fight

Logan Kramer, 19, and Matthew Arnold, 21, from Wheatland, Milwaukee, are charged with one count of felony aggravated battery and one count of disorderly conduct in the assault on Caleb Menges, 20.

Student fined $1,000 and has diploma withheld for wearing eagle feather in graduation cap as symbol of her Native American heritage

Chelsey Ramer, 17, was fined $1,000 after wearing an eagle feather in her cap (left) during the ceremony

Chelsey Ramer, 17, from Alabama, is a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, wore the feather (left) as a show of pride in her heritage and said the fine is 'discrimination'.

New IRS chief says his agency 'violated' Americans' trust with 'simply unacceptable' political partisanship

Acting IRS commissioner Danny Werfel testified on Capitol Hill about how the tax agency needs to rebuild the trust that they lost in the audit scandal

Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel testified on Capitol Hill on Monday, saying reform 'has to start with a recognition that [taxpayers'] trust has been violated.'

New York's largest hotel to abolish room service due to lack of interest from guests... will others follow suit?

Growing trend: New York's largest hotel, the Hilton Midtown, will be discontinuing room service to all of its 2,000 rooms from August

Hungry or thirsty guests will instead have to head down to the lobby where a self-service cafeteria called Herb n' Kitchen opened this month.

Busting the Disney myth: Artist tears apart the unbelievably perfect anatomies of your favorite characters step-by-step

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Artist Meridith Viguet has figured out all the keys to drawing every Disney princess from Ariel to Mulan, but her intentions seem as innocent as a Disney villain's. Managing to give a straightforward tutorial on how to draw each character's body and features, Viguet manages to mock the unrealistic beauty standards built into the Disney catalog at the very same time.

If skin cancer didn't convince you... Breakthrough study finds daily sunscreen use stops wrinkles in their tracks

Sun damage: The study found adults who wear sunscreen daily age more slowly than those who don't (stock photo)

A new Australian study has found daily use of sunscreen significantly slows the aging of skin caused by the sun's ultraviolet rays - something that may encourage even the most dedicated sun-worshipers to apply.

The 'wall of shame': Doctors, lawyers and teachers among 104 men named after they were arrested for soliciting prostitutes in operation 'Flush the Johns'

The district attorney in upscale Nassau County, New York, unleashed civil strife by posting the names and pictures of 104 men arrested in a prostitution sting over the last six weeks

District Attorney Kathleen Rice said police started a sting operation in April after receiving numerous complaints about prostitution at hotels across Nassau County, New York.

Disneyland tickets rise to $92 a day for one adult and $87 for each child... just in time for summer

The prices for day tickets to Disneyland and DisneyWorld parks were raised by $5

Each of those fares increased by $5 from their old prices- keeping the difference between being a child experiencing the magic of Disney and a parent paying for it at only a $5 difference as well.

Hero teen drowns after saving his 7-year-old sister from Niagara River

Saved: A medic helps a 13-year-old girl who was rescued from the Niagara River in Buffalo, as rescuers searched for her 17-year-old brother, who drowned after saving their youngest sister

The duo were kicking a ball with their two other sisters on the banks of the river in Buffalo, New York on Monday afternoon when the little girl slipped into the water.

Tragedy as college basketball star, 19, collapses and dies in middle of game

Tragic: Rising basketball star Joey Glynn collapsed and died during a game on Monday in Watertown, Massachusetts

Joe Glynn, 19, was pronounced dead at a hospital after collapsing at 7.30 pm on Monday. Glynn played for Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. A teammate told the Boston Herald there was no physical contact with any other player before Glynn collapsed. The 19-year-old is the fourth child of Joseph and Susan Glynn and is survived by his four sisters Kelly, Sarah, Stephanie and Ashley.

Wish you were here! Take a dip into America's most beautiful beach houses

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While the stars may flock to the Hamptons and California beaches may fill up with surfers, there are plenty of other more removed beach vacation spots that are not hampered by tourists. That said, it never hurts to have one of these luxurious beachfront homes to call your own when summer rolls around. Beach houses in Fire Island, New York (left), Kiawah Island, South Carolina (top right) and Bayview, Massachusetts (bottom right) are among some of the best in the country.

Egyptian court convicts at least 16 American NGO workers of involvement in illegal activity in the country

Controversial: 43 NGO workers have been jailed in Egypt under president Mohammed Morsi, pictured

At least 16 Americans were among the 43 NGO workers who were today found guilty of illegally using foreign funds and given jail sentences of up to five years in Mohamed Morsi's Egypt.

Trial of Boston mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger gets underway as family of victims say: 'look us in the eye'

Brought to justice: The trial of James 'Whitey' Bulger is set to begin this week in Boston with former members of his criminal gang to testify against him

Jury selection begins today in the trial of Bulger, who is accused of a long list of crimes, including participating in 19 killings. Authorities say he committed the crimes while he was an FBI informant.

A red hot reminder! The remember ring that gets hotter and hotter every hour the day before your anniversary

A red hot reminder! The remember ring that gets hotter and hotter every hour the day before your anniversary

The Remember Ring is a nifty little gadget that resembles a normal ring from the outside, but inside uses Hot Spot technology to heat itself up.

One of the most complete Triceratops skeletons ever found uncovered during dig in Wyoming ranch

Paleontologists from the Black Hills Institute and Naturalis Biodiversity Center prepare the excavated bones

The bones were uncovered on a ranch near Newcastle, Wyoming, by a team from Black Hills Institute of Geological Research and the Naturalis Biodiversity Center from the Netherlands.

Would you like tea or coffee with that, sir? The chaotic in-flight mess after sudden bout of turbulence hit jet as dinner was served

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Passengers on a recent Singapore Airlines flight were left surrounded by a chaotic mess after their flight hit a rough patch and suddenly lost altitude. A total of 11 passengers and one crew member were injured in the incident on flight SQ308 from Singapore to London. Passenger Alex Cross, who saw his coffee end up splattered on the ceiling, snapped a series of unique photographs which he posted to Instagram.

First Google Glass porn app launched - and then swiftly banned by internet giant

Glass act: A model for porn purveyor MiKandi wears Google Glass. The company released the device's first pornography app 'T*** & Glass' Monday but it was promptly shut down by Google

Porno purveyors MiKandi introduced the first x-rated app, called 'T*** & Glass,' for Google Glass Monday and Google immediately banned the program from its high tech device.

Is your inbox making you ill? Reading work emails causes your blood pressure and heart rate to soar

Sending and receiving emails increases employee's levels of stress causing increases in blood pressure, heart rate and cortisol levels

Researchers at Loughborough University found a direct link between stress levels and email use, with 92 per cent of workers becoming stressed when receiving a message.

19th century ship that smuggled weapons and may be filled with gold is found off the coast of South Carolina

Discovery: A sidescan sonar image shows the wreckage of the SS Ozama beneath the water

The SS Ozama was discovered beneath 40 feet of water off Cape Romain, around 30 miles northeast of Charleston, researchers have revealed.

Martial arts instructor indicted for sending letters with ricin to Obama and state officials before 'trying to frame his rival Elvis impersonator'

Everett Dutschke, the chief person of interest in the case of deadly ricin letters being sent to President Obama, has gone missing

A federal grand jury has indicted Everett Dutschke of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials, according to an indictment made public Monday.

Photographs that reveal an alien planet? No - the breathtaking animated simulations of the world within the HUMAN BODY

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Animators at the XVIVO studio in Connecticut have produced stunning short movies of the internal workings of the human body. The artists have magnified some areas of the human body by up to 10 million times.
The animations have been produced as part of a project to help students and scientists understand the human anatomy in a new way. Amongst the areas captured are bone marrow, the components of a single cell and individual virus particles.

Boy, 10, fights off home intruders by firing one of the would-be-robber's guns

fighting off intruders: A 10-year-old boy in Brooklyn fired a gun and scared off home invaders (stock photo)

The 10-year-old Brooklyn boy picked up the weapon after one of the intruders dropped their weapon when a door slammed on his arm.

Bush family expands its brood yet again with Jeb welcoming a new grandson

New dad: Texas land commissioner candidate George P. Bush, the son of former Florida governor Jeb Bush, has become a father

Texas land commissioner candidate George P. Bush, the son of former Florida governor Jeb Bush, has become a father.

France confirms banned nerve gas Sarin HAS been used to kill people in Syrian civil war on multiple occasions

Allegations: The U.N. Commission of Inquiry said conclusive findings can be reached only after testing samples taken directly from victims or the site of the alleged attacks.

Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the presence of Sarin was detected by researchers in Paris. France said the use of the gas was in breach of all international protocols.

Duh. Burger King reveals the whopper 'hands-free' holder that you wear around your neck is a hoax

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Last week a witty ad suggested that 50 'Hands Free Whoppers' were being given away in Puerto Rico in celebration of the chain's 50th anniversary.

The Warrior Princess: Transgender woman reveals how she served in Navy SEAL Team Six for 20 years before retiring and leaving her male self behind

For 20 years, Chris Beck served in the U.S. military as a member of the elite Navy SEAL Team Six, and he retired in 2011 and now lives life as Kristen

Kristen Beck (right) was called Chris while she served in the famous Navy SEAL squad, one team of which gained international recognition for being the ones who killed Osama bin Laden. As Chris (left), Beck served for 20 years in SEAL team 6 and retired just months before the May 2011 raid on bin Laden's compound.

Statins can weaken muscles and joints: Cholesterol drug raises risk of problems by up to 20 per cent

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Taking statins makes you more likely to be diagnosed with muscle pain, joint diseases and injuries, researchers have warned.

Suncream DOESN'T block your body producing vitamin D, finds study

A new study shows that suncream does not stop the skin from producing vitamin D

Cases of bone condition rickets - caused by a lack of vitamin D - have risen fourfold at the same time as suncream use has risen, leading to a belief sunscreen is behind it. But a study turns this on its head.

Families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims petition Connecticut state governor to block release of crime scene evidence

Political gain: the still grieving families said they did not want the as yet unreleased crime scene evidence used for political gain.

Nicole and Ian Hockley, Mark and Jackie Barden, and Jimmy Greene and Nelba Marquez-Greene filed the petition on the website www.change.org on June 1.

Pictured: The British doctor, 28, who died in rock climbing accident in Yosemite National Park after being hit by rock dislodged by friend

Accident: British doctor Felix Kiernan has died after falling from a mountain in Yosemite National Park

Felix Joseph Kiernan was fatally struck by a rock that was dislodged by one of his climbing partners as the two were roughly 600-feet up the climbing trail on the East Buttress of El Capitan

'It would be like losing a child': Couple fight to keep their pet DEER after neighbor complains to authorities

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Five years ago, a Michigan couple saw a deer get hit by a car outside their home and suddenly give birth to twins. One fawn died, but the other survived and has been living with the couple ever since. Now the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is threatening to take the deer away from the only home its ever known

Dramatic dash-cam footage of the moment driver riddles cop car with bullets before he's shot dead after high-speed chase

After running off the side of a road, Kevin Bailey gets out of the car and begins directly firing at the officer driving the police car before they start shooting back

Officers ended up killing Kevin Bailey in the March 17 shoot out, but the dash-cam video was only released on Monday showing how the suspect fired multiple shots at the officers first.

Hall of Fame defensive end Deacon Jones, who coined the word 'sack' for knocking down quarterbacks, dies aged 74

Hall of Fame defensive end David 'Deacon' Jones, pictured in 1963, died on Monday aged 74

David 'Deacon' Jones died at his home in Southern California on Monday night. Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen said: 'Deacon Jones was one of the greatest players in NFL history.'

Online daters are 'more likely to end up in a happy marriage' than those who meet through traditional methods

Popular: British people are the keenest online daters in Europe

If your relationship starts online it is 25 per cent less likely to end in divorce or separation than if it begins through chance or an introduction.

Apple and Steve Jobs 'conspired with publishers to inflate price of ebooks', trial is told

Price-fixing: prosecutors say it was Steve Jobs' idea to try to inflate prices of e-books when Apple was getting ready to launch the iPad

Prosecutors say a dramatic price increase in e-books was 'no accident or unforeseen outcome' but the result of a deliberate plan by Apple and five book publishers to eliminate Amazon.com's $9.99 bargain price for popular e-books.

Hero dog whose snout was ripped off saving its owners is released from hospital after seven months of treatment

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Sadly, doctors couldn't reconstruct Kabang's missing snout but they were able to heal the dog's wounds and treat other ailments, before she was released on Monday from the University of California, Davis veterinary hospital. Kabang, pictured left, before surgery and right after, had her snout and upper jaw sheared off in December 2011 when she jumped in front of a motorcycle to save her owner's daughter and niece.

Alien planet found just outside our solar system 300 light-years from Earth

Iimage from ESO's Very Large Telescope shows the newly discovered planet HD95086 b, next to its parent star

Scientists have estimated the planet, pictured by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile, could be four or five times bigger than Jupiter.

Are farm animals to blame for the rise of superbugs?

The over-use of antibiotics on animals has contributed to the growth of drug-resistant superbugs, many experts believe

It’s normally pinned on doctors handing out antibiotics like sweeties. But there’s another, very unsettling theory.

Sweden orders all women with PIP implants to get them removed as fresh tests show they could harm babies in womb

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Today authorities in Sweden issued a statement asking clinics to contact women with the implants from French company Poly Implant Prothèse and to advise them that the implants should be removed.

Lone Belgian sailor rescued from his sinking yacht in the mid-Atlantic after desperate SOS to his girlfriend's mobile

Trouble: Guy Meuser was on this yacht when he sprung a leak in the mid-Atlantic and had to be rescued

Guy Meuser sprung a leak in the mid-Atlantic when he was 300 miles from the nearest land, and when he was unable to bail himself out he started calling Agnes Goeman back home in Belgium.

Heart pounding moment hero plucks baby from the powerful surf after she is sucked from her mother's arms on Laguna Beach

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Patrick Watson, 46, showed up to Laguna Beach, California's Aliso Beach Saturday expecting to skimboard but ended up saving a baby's life. Along with son Danny, 18, he bolted to the crashing waves as they nearly swallowed a baby girl and was fortunate enough to find her in foamy surf. Amazingly, he saved an exhausted swimmer from nearly drowning at the very same beach some ten years ago.

The combat medal black soldiers were banned from wearing and how New York tried to secede from the Union: Little known relics reveal just how divided the nation was during Civil War

Some of the objects are familiar to the modern eye. Abraham Lincoln¿s hand-written tally of the electoral college votes he would receive in the 1864 employs a political map not unlike those broadcast on every TV station on Election Night last year.

'The Civil War in 50 Objects' focuses on documents political significance, trinkets that held great personal worth and articles with historical importance.

NYU professor who tweeted that obese PhD students 'don't have the willpower for the academic program' claims he was conducting 'research'

Crass: Professor Geoffrey Miller, who has tenure at the University of New Mexico, quickly apologized for his remarks

Geoffrey Miller, who has tenure at the University of New Mexico, will keep his position as a visiting professor at NYU's Stern School of Business.

Mumbai to ban lingerie mannequins in bid to stop rape epidemic

Covering up: New guidelines banning shopkeepers from displaying lingerie and skimpy clothing on mannequins outside shops could be passed in Mumbai

Mumbai's municipal council passed a resolution barring stores from displaying scantily-clad mannequins outside city shops. The ruling will come into effect if it is approved by the muncipal commissioner.

BBC presenter David Attenborough forced to undergo emergency heart surgery and get pacemaker fitted

Surgery: The veteran wildlife presenter, seen on the Jonathan Ross Show in February this year, is undergoing heart surgery today

Legendary wildlife presenter Sir David Attenborough, 87, is undergoing surgery in London today on the urgent advice of his cardiologist.

Goodbye, my old friend: Devastated dog owner makes heart-breaking film about having to put down his beloved pet Griffey

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Indiana cinematographer Chris Neal filmed his father Todd describing what it was like to have the family dog, Griffey, put down after he developed tumours and was struggling to stand up. Set against old footage of the dog chasing rabbits and playing with Todd's children over the years, 'Man's Best Friend' sees him tell the camera that he had been meaning to have the dog put to sleep for a while, but had been putting it off.

Pucker up! The Australian coffee shop that lets their customers pay with KISSES

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Metro St. James, a French style cafe in Sydney, is running a unique and romantic promotion this month, allowing customers to pay for coffee with kisses.

Pictured: Mother who gave birth to twins on interstate hard shoulder after waters broke three months prematurely

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Lynette Hales and a friend were speeding along Interstate 80 from Utah to Nevada when her waters abruptly broke three months prematurely, about 25 miles outside of Wendover.

'A mosquito bite left me paralyzed': British woman, 23, left unable to move from the neck down during Australian vacation

Natasha Porter, 23, developed Guillain-Barre syndrome while travelling down the east coast of Australia last year

Natasha Porter, from Crawley, West Sussex, developed Guillain-Barre syndrome which left her confined to a wheelchair for four months and unable to move anything below her neck for three weeks.

2.55pm, the time when no work is done! Time is when average office employee has their 'most unproductive moment of the day'

2.55pm is when office workers lose focus on the task in hand

The point at which the average office worker reaches 'their most unproductive point of the day' is 2.55pm, according to a new report.

Is this the healthiest fast food ever? Japanese chain creates the world's first sushi burgers

Burger Chicken

The $12 snack from YO! Sushi is served with gingery pickled 'daikon slaw' (a type of radish) in place of coleslaw, seaweed crackers for chips and 'misotchup' (ketchup made with miso). Speaking about its latest wacky innovation, the chain says: 'You won't find beef in our YO! Burger or a stodgy bap covered in grease.' On offer is the Chicken Yo! Burger, a chicken thigh seasoned with teriyaki sauce and served on a bed of lettuce with red onion, mayonnaise and topped with diced pineapple and white sesame seeds.

   

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Call yourself a cat? Brazen mouse enjoys dinner as bemused feline looks on

Cat looks like its lost its killer instinct after letting a mouse eat its dinner

Timid tom cat Mango looks like he's lost his natural feline hunting skills, after letting a tiny mouse steal the food from his bowl. Owner Chris Brown captured the moment his pet looked terrified by the cheeky intruder, and simply made do with sipping water while the mouse tucked in. Mango eventually summoned the energy to take a closer look at his new companion, but looked more interested in making friends than demonstrating his killer instinct.

Do you dare take on world's largest 'spokeless' Ferris wheel? Chinese attraction is surely asking for trouble

World's tallest: China is nearing construction of the world's tallest spokeless Ferris wheerl.

The shi lai yun zhuan,’ which means ‘turn of fortune’ Ferris wheel, currently under construction in the eastern China measures 89 metres (292 feet) height and has a diameter of 84 metres as well as weighing in at a whopping 3000 tonnes.

In at the deep space end: NASA astronauts train for their next mission in world's largest swimming pool

Training: NASA astronauts practice carrying out their duties while weightless in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Texas

The U.S. space agency has built a swimming pool in Texas 10 times as large as an Olympic pool in an attempt to prepare astronauts for the experience of weightlessness.

Lights, camera, action! Spectacular show as lightning bolt strikes World Trade Center and lights up Manhattan skyline

Electric lightshow. lightning light up the New York skyline on Sunday night following several days of

The thunderstorm provided New Yorkers some much-needed relief from a weekend of sweltering temperatures while also providing keen photographers the opportunity to capture some dramatic imagery

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What a recovery! Hilarious moment boy wins hearts by saluting after cymbal breaks during rendition of Star-Spangled Banner

Boy cymbal

After looking around awkwardly for a moment, he placed his remaining cymbal on the ground, turned towards his fellow schoolmate who was holding the American flag, and broke into a salute. In a video that has attracted more than 550,000 viewers, the other musicians can't help but crack a smile as he puts on a brave face and remains in his patriotic position until the end of the song.

It MOOSE be love! Amorous animal gets to grips with young lover (but sadly for him it's just a bronze statue)

Horny beast: As this lovestruck moose so athletically demonstrates, romance can be found if you really concentrate... especially if you put your partner on a pedestal

This unidentified moose has shaken townsfolk in Grand Lake, Colorado, to their bones after he was spotted literally having sex with a statue of a moose.

Perfect for Borrowers: World's smallest library pops up on New York sidewalk with just 40 books

World's smallest library

The bright yellow plastic structure houses 40 books and aims to help city-dwellers take a break from the pace of life in the metropolis by chilling out with a good story. The Little Free Library was designed by a pair of innovative architects using recycled materials to protect the books inside from the elements. It was constructed from a plastic water tank and a wooden frame, with holes in the exterior allowing visitors to look in before they enter the structure.