More than 30 states registered for The Daily Meal's annual pizza ranking, and Connecticut came out on top, scoring the number one pizza spot with a white clam pie from Frank Pepe in New Haven.

California prosecutors said Deputy Andrew Wood was acting within the course of his duties when typing into his computer in the moment of collision with Milton Olin Jr's bicycle.

Pols are bracing for the possibility of another government shutdown if Obama follows through on executive actions to grant new legal status to millions of immigrants living in the US illegally.

There was no immediate confirmation whether the body found belonged to Aaron Sofer, though Israeli media is reporting that it does.

Major General Michael Harrison will be retired as a brigadier general after being suspended as commander of U.S. forces in Japan after failing to investigate sexual assault allegations.

Commander Glenn Evans, who heads the Harrison District in the city's West Side, was charged with official misconduct and aggravated battery, both felonies.

A deadly brain-eating bacteria has been found thriving in a Louisiana parish water supply serving more than 12,000 people.

She is a human little girl - specifically a British third grader named Kitty White. She is a Scorpio, has Type A blood and even has a twin sister named Mimmy.

In a further broadside at the Russian president, the area marked 'NOT RUSSIA' includes the Crimea peninsula, which was controversially annexed by Moscow in March.

Architect Louis Cherry's modernist home came under fire from his well-to-do neighbors in historic Oakwood, North Carolina after they complained it was not in fitting with the period streets.

Abdirahmaan Muhumed (pictured), from Minneapolis, is believed to have died last week alongside U.S. rapper Douglas McArthur McCain, who grew up in the same city.

The murderous group declared a caliphate in June - an Islamic state led by a supreme religious and political leader - and began using the simplified name 'Islamic State'.

Daniel Bourdon's claims are made in his new book called Diana: That Night in which reveals his shock at the standard of the security operation around her and boyfriend Dodi Fayed in Paris.

A judge in New York ruled the Department of Defense had failed to show why releasing the photographs would endanger the lives of American soldiers and workers abroad.

Police say Ailina Tsarnaeva, 24, called a 23-year-old Harlem resident, who is locked in a custody battle with her boyfriend, and made a threat against her Monday.

A giant aircraft hangar in Los Angeles which once held the world's largest flying boat and was used to film Independence Day could soon be transformed into Google's latest offices.

'We are lucky Mrs. Clinton didn't get her way and the Obama administration did not bring about regime change in Syria,' the Kentucky senator wrote. 'That new regime might well be ISIS.'

Dr Stephen Joel Trachtenberg said young women need to be trained not to drink in excess so as to prevent sexual assault.

Randall Hamilton and his mother, Peggy Hamilton, were arrested on charges of torture and child abuse in Michigan after the boy was found hiding in a ditch 2 miles from home.

Gregory Lewis Towns Jr died last April in a confrontation with police. An attorney is now filing a lawsuit on behalf of his family for wrongful death.

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego believe they have solved the puzzle of the 'sailing stones' at Racetrack Player after seeing the phenomenon happen first-hand.

The World Health Organisation revealed a bleak assessment of the deadly disease, as it announced plan to tackle the virus' spread in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria.

A Nasa researcher has offered his explanation for the mystery glow (shown) near Kamchatka, saying an energised bubble could have been the origin.

The southwestern United States has fifty percent change of suffering a 'megadrought' that lasts 35 years, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have warned.

Brijlal Chopra's wife and son told police they watched as he was stabbed repeatedly and hacked with axes before the witches, pictured, set him on fire with kerosene-soaked rags.

Armand Cyr was playing the game at the Vernon, Connecticut, home of John Dybowski. A third friend watched via video chat as Cyr shot himself.

The man reportedly flashed a fake ID and an Amex black card Manhattan's Hustler Club - so curious staff looked up Jackson Lee on Google and realized he's only 17. The family say it was an imposter.

Diane Sawyer signed off as anchor of ABC's 'World News' on Wednesday, telling viewers that it has been wonderful to be the 'home port' of the network's news team each weeknight.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation (FWC) was alerted to the crime after several empty gopher shells were found in Citrus County woods.

Researchers at the University of Miami say they have found evidence in the form of supernovas that exploded millions of years ago (image shown) that our solar system is inside a 'bubble'.

Cameo Crispi, of Uintah County, Utah, who is accused of using a pound of bacon to start a fire in her ex-boyfriend's house, will stand trial on arson charges. 

Chicago scientists have built a special 'tripping' walkway (pictured) that recreates the effect of slipping on a banana skin.

Oswald Lewis, 44, was tracked down to an apartment in Queens, New York, by police. He fired at the officers, but surrendered after being shot in the hand.

Juan Pablo Aguilar Varela, 32, from Mount Sinai, NY, was arrested after police say he left his 4-year-old alone for 15 minutes in the backseat of his Mercedes Benz to go shopping in Selden.

Researchers at Ohio State University asked couples in the third trimester of pregnancy to play with the doll - treating it as though it were their future child.

Suzuki is recalling their 2010 to 2013 Kizashi models in the US after discovering spiders are attracted into the exhaust and are weaving webs inside putting vehicles at risk of fire.

Scientists say the cracks are 30 to 50 feet deep, about half a mile wide and up to three miles in length in an area south of the Bardarbunga caldera.

Paleontologists from the University of Pennsylvania came upon the fossils of 24 young Psittacosaurus and one older individual in the Lujiatun beds of the Yixian Formation in northeastern China.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the beloved sitcom, the pop-up space will offer free coffee and the chance for photo-ops on the orange couch from the show.

Thousands of pelicans dive-bombed a busy beach in Ecuador to hunt for food while bemused swimmers watched on. A holidaymaker caught the action on camera.

Cops in New York City are on the hunt for a man who tried to sexually assault a 26-year-old mother from Queens, while also attacking her and her three young children. 

Jason Cole at Imperial College London simulated Wi-Fi router locations (shown). Through complex equations he proved the centre of a home was the best location.

The 28sq-mile city of Lusail is scheduled to host the opening ceremony and final of the biggest sporting event in the world.

At the peak of the harassment the man, whose name and city of residence has not been released, was being called on average every five to 10 seconds by the committed crooks. 

David Hooker, a content manager who works for Hungarian presentation software company Prezi, created a detailed interactive that tracks the Ice Bucket Challenge.

The man, who calls himself Scarrrz, was standing in a supermarket car park in Cape Coral, Florida, when the lightning bolt struck just a few feet away.

Homer Simpson takes on the ice bucket challenge for ALS, but gets a surprise when Bart drops penguins, a polar bear, ice hockey players, a Yeti and an ice cream truck on his head.

Infant health expert Dr Pamela Douglas debunks the myths that are believed to make for content newborns including burping, sleeping in a quiet, dark room and getting your baby into a sleep routine.

Michael Lutts, 50, from San Diego, California has been charged with molesting his two-month-old foster child, starting on the very day he took the prematurely born boy into his care.

Based on the idea that people today are busier than ever, Matthew Townsend says his app offers clients the opportunity to have his fitness guidance anywhere, anytime.

Michael Jones allegedly shared the methadone-soaked underwear with cellmates at Jessamine County Detention Center, Kentucky, including Corey McQueary who is believed to have overdosed.

An enormous dark cloud of the flying insects has appeared in the east African country's capital of Antananarivo, sparking panic for Madagascar's nine million agricultural workers.

A report commissioned by German employment minister, Andrea Nahles (pictured right), will assess whether a law could be made to stem the increase in work-related mental health issues.

Creator Matt Miller (right) says: 'Every athlete needs to incorporate elements of stretching and lengthening into their programme.'

Like a seasoned burglar, this crafty critter carefully slips its dexterous front paws through the bars of a metal cage and tips over a bowl containing its late-night snack.

Oliver Cox, an associate producer at NBC news, claims he filmed the US President arriving at the White House using Instagram's new app feature.

Washington County Attorney Brock Belnap said going after April Suwyn for the Aug. 1 death of little Skyah 'is not in the interest of justice.'

The photographs were created by British-born photographer Arthur S Mole on various U.S bases. He arranged them by shouting instructions through a megaphone from an 80-foot tower.

The wreck is now being auctioned off in Switzerland, but the new owner of the Bugatti Veyron will need deep pockets to get it back on the road.

Russian astronomers have proved for the first time that dead stars known as white dwarfs can reignite and explode as supernovae.

This male Joey, named Rocket, was born in captivity at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri to his mother Kasbeth and father Iri, and will remain in Kasbeth's pouch for another two months.

Li Qin Hao was using her shiny brown patent leather bag to try and get the big cat's attention at Shanghai Zoo when it slipped from her grasp and ended up in a pool of water inside the animal's pen.

Women are increasingly resorting to cloth, plaster and jelly ‘patches’ which, when stuck to the face, and sometimes left overnight, are said to treat everything from lip wrinkles to frown lines.

While monk seals normally choose to remain in quiet caves and coves, this seal- named 'Argiro' by local fishermen - prefers the company of humans on the Greek island of Samos.

Chip Phillips drove thousands of miles to take stunning photographs of the Palouse region in Washington. He documented glowing sundowns and and a double rainbow.

A unique one-room Norwegian Lighthouse Hotel in Aalesund, Norway offers guests translucent Atlantic Ocean views and peace and quiet.