Child star of Everybody Loves Raymond commits suicide at 19: Actor who played Ray Romano's twin son shoots himself dead

Everybody Loves Raymond's Sawyer Sweeten commits suicide at 19

A child star who appeared on the hit show Everybody Loves Raymond has died of an apparent suicide. Sawyer Sweeten, 19, (left on his motorbike in March of this year, circled in red and right in the white striped shirt) took his own life while visiting family in Texas, shooting himself on the front porch. He played Geoffrey Barone on the hit show alongside his twin brother Sullivan, who played Michael, for 139 episodes. Their older sister Madylin also played their older sister on the show, Ally. 'This morning a terrible family tragedy has occurred. We are devastated to report that our beloved brother, son, and friend, Sawyer Sweeten, took his own life. He was weeks away from his 20th birthday,' said Madylin in a statement. 'At this sensitive time, our family requests privacy and we beg of you to reach out to the ones you love.' Sawyer and his brother did not continue to act after the Raymond wrapped in 2005. The show was a rating's smash for CBS and competeted with Friends in the ratings for the majority of its nine year run.

Was Baltimore suspect killed by deadly paddy wagon 'nickel ride'? Freddie Gray was NOT wearing a seatbelt and may have been tossed to death in abusive practice that's killed before

Was Baltimore suspect killed by deadly paddy wagon 'nickel ride'? Freddie Gray was NOT

An attorney for at least one of the officers, Michael Davey, said Thursday that Gray was not strapped in during transport. The 25-year-old was cuffed at the wrists and shackled at the ankles - he was found to have a fatal spine injury, but the cause remains unknown. 'Nickel rides' have caused spinal injuries in the past. Another Baltimore man, Dondi Johnson, was killed by such a ride in 2005. Department rules updated nine days before Gray's arrest state that all detainees shall be strapped in by seat belts or other device.

Woman who shot her lawyer boyfriend dead as he tried to split up with her before his date with beauty queen is guilty of murder

Woman who shot her lawyer boyfriend dead as he tried to split up with her before his date

A Kentucky jury deliberated for five hours before convicting 24-year-old Shayna Hubers of first-degree murder in the 2013 slaying of 29-year-old attorney Ryan Poston. Hubers never denied shooting Poston, her off-again, on-again lover, six times in his penthouse apartment in Ohio, but claimed that she killed him to protect herself because he was physically attacking her. The prosecution successfully argued that the high number of shots indicated murder.

Our climate models are WRONG: Global warming has slowed - and recent changes are down to 'natural variability', says study

Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina based their study on 1,000 years of temperature records and compared it to the most severe emissions scenarios by the IPCC.

Why Lenin's corpse looks better with age: Scientists reveal experimental embalming methods used on the Soviet leader

The revolutionary's body, which is on display in a mausoleum on Moscow's Red Square, is immersed in a bath of glycerol and potassium acetate for 30 days every two years.

Two extra bodies on drone cam were first sign that strike had gone terribly wrong: CIA officials tell of shocking realization that they might have killed innocent hostages

Two extra bodies on drone cam were first sign that air raid had gone terribly wrong: CIA

The moment they spotted six bodies instead of four, US intelligence officers realized they had committed a horrific blunder. A drone, intended to kill a select group of Al Qaeda terrorists on January 15, struck two innocent hostages - American aid worker Dr Warren Weinstein, and Italian aid worker Giovanni Lo Porto. But after bemusedly burying the extra bodies near the strike on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, it has taken the CIA three months to confirm their fears.

Wife of American in drone strike condemns the White House for treating her husband as an 'annoyance'

American Warren Weinstein (pictured) and Italian national Giovanni Lo Porto, hostages held by al Qaida, were killed in a January operation in a border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

American jihadist killed in drone strike was former Little Leaguer who grew up to become Osama Bin Laden's spokesman

Adam Gadahn, an Al Qaeda leader who was killed by US forces in January, was home-schooled on a goat farm in California before converting to Islam at the age of 17.

A hug from the executioner... then two gay men are stoned to death: ISIS murderers stage show of kindness for the cameras before brutal killing 

ISIS killers hug men accused of being gay before stoning them death

The shocking images were taken in ISIS-held territory in the province of Homs and show the two accused men being savagely executed by up to four jihadis. Huge, bloodthirsty crowds are seen in the desert clearing where the group of executioners made a display of hugging the blindfolded couple (top and bottom left) and telling them they were forgiven of their 'sins', before pummeling them to death with hundreds of fist-sized rocks (main image).

'ISIS militant' from San Diego who was caught out by his AK-47 Facebook photos is charged with lying to the FBI

Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati, who was born in Syria and became a naturalized US citizen in 2008, is accused of making false statements to the FBI about his involvement with Syrian militants.

'We came to this country looking for peace': Families of Minnesota ISIS suspects accuse FBI of setting them up

Halima Yusuf, a friend of the family of Hanad Mustafe Musse, one of the six young Somali-Americans accused of trying to sneak off to Syria to join terror organizations, cries for the boys outside the United States Courthouse in downtown St. Paul after hearings on Thursday, April 23, 2015. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP)

On Thursday, there were audible gasps in the court room as an FBI official revealed the informant, who once planned to travel to Syria himself, has been paid at least $13,000 for providing tip-offs.

Trial hears how Boston victim Martin Richard, 8, suffered 'visceral pain' before he died as jury decides if Dzohkar Tsarnaev should be executed

Dr David King said the little boy was gravely injured in the blasts and didn't die instantly, suffering visceral pain before he bled to death on the Boston street on April 15, 2013.

Male student sues Columbia over backlash he suffered after classmate carried a mattress around campus and accused him of raping her

Male student sues Columbia University for failing to protect him as classmate publicly

A male student accused of raping his classmate has sued Columbia University for failing to protect him against backlash and harassment.  Authorities rejected Emma Sulkowicz's case that Paul Nungesser, a German citizen, was a 'serial rapist' who assaulted her after class. Nonetheless, the case gathered international attention as Sulkowicz, a senior majoring in visual arts, publicly paraded her mattress in protest, calling for his indictment. 

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Cosby confidential: Disgraced comic files papers to prevent release of his sealed deposition in 2005 sexual assault lawsuit settled out of court

Tamara Green - who has accused Cosby of sexual assault - is suing the comedian for defamation. She is demanding that his sealed deposition could contain bombshell evidence in her favor.

Three new women accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault: Alleged victims say they were drugged by star in claims that bring total number of accusations to 38

Janice Baker Kinney, Marcella Tate, and Autumn Burns held a press conference on Thursday morning in Los Angeles, California, to announce their claims with their attorney Gloria Allred.

WNBA star Brittney Griner, 6'8", arrested after argument with her 6'3" fiancee turned physical and relatives were unable to break them up

Brittney Griner and fiancee and fellow WNBA player Glory Johnson were arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct following a fight at their home in a Phoenix suburb.

Dr. Oz comes out fighting! 'America's physician' says he's being hounded for speaking out against GM foods

The celebrity doctor used Thursday's episode of The Dr. Oz Show to claim that the criticism he's received is part of a conspiracy because of his outspoken views on genetically modified food.

'I was a survivor and I LOVED my life': Young mother, 44, writes heartbreaking obituary for herself before she passes away after long battle with cancer 

'I was a survivor and I LOVED my life': Young mother writes heartbreaking obituary for

A young mother wrote a heartbreaking obituary for herself before she passed away after a years long battle with cancer. Beth O'Rourke (left with husband Brendan), 44, of Paxton, Massachusetts, has spent the past 7 years fighting stage four biliary cancer, and on April 16, the mother of Courtney, 11, and Seamus, 8, (right) lost that fight. But as she stated in her obituary; 'I was a survivor.'

Hillary Clinton called to testify before Benghazi committee TWICE in the next eight weeks

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton attends The Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace and Security, in the Riggs Library at Georgetown University in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The former secretary of state is expected to sit in the hot seat on Capitol Hill in the week of May 18 and again before June 18. This week she dodged her first presidential campaign questions about Benghazi.

Native American extras storm off set of new Adam Sandler film over racist jokes that called woman 'Badger Breath' and made fun of their culture

Native American extras storm off set of Adam Sandler's film The Ridiculous 6

The new Adam Sandler film ran into a huge problem on Wednesday when a group of extras stormed off the set. Native American actors appearing in The Ridiculous 6, a spoof of The Magnificent Seven that stars and was written by Sandler, left the set after they became offended by the script's jokes about their race and culture. It was so bad in fact that even the cultural adviser for the movie walked off the set.

Aaron Hernandez's new life behind bars at maximum-security facility where he will stay for 'life'

A state prisons official says Aaron Hernandez, 25, was moved Wednesday to the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts.

Tom Brady snubs White House Super Bowl celebration - and misses out on Obama joking that Deflategate was 'blown out of proportion'

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A spokesman for the team cited 'prior family commitments' as the reason Brady, 37, can't go. The superstar athlete has been to the White House before - for his three other Super Bowl wins.

Thousands gather at Georgia university to remember five nursing students killed in crash on their last day of school

Heartbreak on campus: Thousands gather at Georgia Southern University for emotional

Thousands of sobbing students and teachers prayed and lit candles on Georgia Southern University's campus during a memorial service for five nursing students who were killed in a fiery crash. The victims were all in their junior year at George Southern University: Emily Clark, 20, of Powder Springs, Morgan Bass, 20, of Leesburg, Abbie Deloach, 21, of Savannah, Catherine Pittman, 21, of Alpharetta and Caitlyn Baggett, 21, of Millen.

Dr Pimple Popper will see you now! Meet the dermatologist whose videos of ruptured zits and cysts have turned her into a YouTube star 

Dr Sandra Lee, from Upland, California, has nearly 60,000 people subscribing her YouTube channel, in which she posts videos of herself extracting her patients' pimples and cysts.

The day a poltergeist attacked me: Skeptical about the supernatural? So was the Mail's MICHAEL HELLICAR - until he saw events so chilling they still haunt him to this day

Michael Hellicar was sent to report on the 'Enfield Poltergeist' in 1977 in England - a malevolent presence which was witnessed terrorising the Hodgson family by some 30 people over the course of that summer.

Google's billionaire chairman earned nearly $109 million last year even though the tech giant's stock slumped

Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt also pocketed a $1.25 million salary, a $6 million bonus and perks valued at nearly $1 million.

Malaria vaccine that will prevent millions of young children catching disease could be available within months after trial results find it reduces number of cases by half

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The drug, known as RTS,S, has been developed by British firm GlaxoSmithKline over 30 years, and tests show that it could prevent millions of cases of the disease in very young children.

'Is this an intervention?': Moment reality TV star Kim Richards storms out on Dr Phil in tears after he calls her a bad mother following drunken arrest

Moment Kim Richards storms out on Dr Phil in tears over bad mother comment

Kim Richards taped an episode of Dr Phil this week after being arrested at The Beverly Hills Hotel one week ago. On Thursday details emerged of what happened during her sit down with the daytime talk show host. The 50-year-old Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star didn't like being questioned by Dr Phil and walked out of the interview crying. The full interview is set to air on Tuesday.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus will not go to jail for leaking military secrets to his mistress - and gets two years probation instead

The former U.S. Army General, whose career was destroyed when the affair with Paula Broadwell emerged in November 2012, was also fined $100,000 at the hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Comcast ABANDONS bid to buy Time Warner Cable for $45billion after FCC decided it wasn't good for consumers

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The proposed merger would have controlled 57percent of the broadband internet market and 30 percent of the paid TV market with more than 27million customers across the nation.

Middle Eastern student who was suspended for fake bomb 'promposal' accuses his Washington high school of racism

Middle Eastern high school student suspended after strapping fake bomb to himself as part

A Washington teen who strapped fake explosives around his body in a stunt to ask a date to the prom has been suspended from school. The five-day suspension for Ibrahim Ahmad will prevent him from attending La Center High's dance Saturday. Ahmad says he was trying to go all out with his prom proposal. The 18-year-old senior wore a vest filled with paper-tube props made to look like explosives.

PIERS MORGAN Ironman wouldn't run away from an interview, Mr Downey Jnr. Man up and stop being a spoiled prima donna

PIERS MORGAN: After his booze, drugs and partying landed him in rehab and jail, we all rejoiced in his comeback. Then Downey Jr did an interview this week which shattered every notion I had.

Revealed: The THREE slave-owning ancestors Ben Affleck didn't want you to know about - including one who bought a 'negro boy' called Tobe for 80 pounds

Hollywood star Ben Affleck has a slave-owning ancestor who bought a boy called Tobe for 80 pounds and used him on the wealthy family farm in Connecticut, Daily Mail Online can reveal.

Twelve students hurt including one critically after high school musical stage collapse

Twelve students hurt including one critically after high school musical stage collapse

An Indiana public school performance of American Pie ended in tragedy Wednesday when a riser buckled just as dozens danced on-stage. Over a dozen were injured at the Westfield High performance and one student was taken to a hospital in critical condition. 'All of a sudden, everyone was gone,' one parent who was in the audience recalled.

Girl, 15, discovers hidden camera in her bathroom and leads police to find man had been filming her for four YEARS 

The Limerick Township, Pennsylvania, girl, who has not been named, also alleges that Kevin Rebbie, 56, molested her beginning when she was nine up until she was 13 years old.

'Now I know he loves me': 660lb woman reveals how her husband STOPPED her from losing weight... over fears she would leave him if she slimmed

47stone Bettie Jo woman reveals how her husband STOPPED her losing weight

Bettie Jo, from Houston, Texas, tipped the scales at 47 stone (660lbs) but found it difficult to lose weight without the support of her husband Josh, she reveals on tonight's My 600lb Life on TLC. The 24-year-old (right) was housebound and unable to tend to her own needs and lived off a diet of fried chicken. Bettie Jo, who now weighs 35st 8lbs (500lbs) thanks to surgery, reveals on the show that Josh (pictured with her left) had become her 'caretaker' - helping her go to the toilet and into the shower, and putting powder between her rolls of flesh afterwards to stop her skin from chafing.

EXCLUSIVE: 'I'm lucky I made it': Eritrean woman in iconic picture of dramatic migrant shipwreck tells of her terrifying ordeal 

Wegasi Nebiat, 24, from the African country Eritrea said she's thankful to be alive after she was rescued by a Greek man when the migrant ship she was travelling on crashed off the coast of Rhodes.

As the first of the 900 Mediterranean crossing victims are buried, EU leaders dither over getting tough on migrant boats... while continuing to carry out rescue missions

A leaked draft summit statement reportedly indicates that the vast majority who survive boat trips across the Mediterranean should be refused entry under a new rapid-return programme.

The shocking moment a male cop knocked a female DWI suspect unconscious by slamming her to the ground in brutal take-down

Police in Texas are investigating claims of excessive force after an officer was captured throwing an intoxicated woman to the ground of a parking lot during an arrest on Tuesday.

'We lost our rock': Wife's plea for witnesses to come forward after popular radio host and father of three is killed in hit and run

Wesley Burton, a father-of-three and popular radio host at KPFA in Berkeley, California, was killed in a hit-and-run in the early hours of Saturday morning as he drove home from work.

'Bewildered' honor student appears in court charged with texting her depressed friend to tell him to kill himself

Massachusetts student charged with urging friend to kill himself appears in court

Lawyers for Michelle Carter, 18 (main), said Thursday that she's 'bewildered' over the involuntary manslaughter charges against following the suicide of her friend, Conrad Roy III (inset) last July. They are trying to have her case moved out of Bristol County, saying it's 'impossible' for her to receive a fair trial in the area because the District Attorney is the victim's third cousin. Authorities claim Carter, of Plainville, texted with Roy minutes before he killed himself in the parking lot of a Fairhaven parking lot, encouraging him to do so, before organizing a fundraiser and seeking sympathy for his death.

Robert Durst state gun case DISMISSED in New Orleans... and lawyers believe he is set to win similar federal case

FILE -In this Tuesday, April 14, 2015 file photo, Robert Durst leaves Federal Court in an Orleans Parish Sheriff's vehicle after his arraignment, in New Orleans. An attorney for jailed real estate heir Robert Durst says Thursday, April 23, 2015, state weapon charges have been dropped against the millionaire, clearing the way for federal proceedings in New Orleans on similar charges. Durst, who faces a murder charge in an unrelated California case, remains jailed without bond in Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

The ruling on Thursday clears the way for federal proceedings on similar charges in New Orleans, which local lawyers believe he can win. Durst, 72, is also charged with murder in California.

Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao tickets sell out within 60 seconds on Ticketmaster on Thursday evening

The biggest fight in boxing history has sold out within a minute of going on sale as tickets for Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather were snapped up on Thursday night.

USA women's soccer team launch new black and white kits ahead of World Cup  

The USA have unveiled their new kits for the women's soccer team ahead of the World Cup hosted by Canada in June. Controversially, the new strips are not red, white and blue.

Now THESE are muscles! The well-built man who found himself out-flexed by a woman on a football crowd cam

He's having a bad weak!: Man is out-flexed by a woman on a football crowd cam

During a 'Flex Cam' break at a Philadelphia Soul game on April 12 a woman (pictured) proved that she had thad bigger muscles than the man in front of her and maybe even all of Philadelphia.Video of the unidentified woman's robust display at the Arena Football League game has over 300,000 views on YouTube.

Worried about missing a tweet? Twitter rolls out twice-daily 'Highlights' to help users catch up on the best of their feed

The San Francisco-based social network said its 'Highlights' service will initially be rolled out to English speaking users who use Twitter on an Android phone.

Nasa beefs up its team of 'alien hunters' - and says we may be on the verge of finding extraterrestrial life

The alien hunting team, dubbed Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (Nexss), will include scientists from 10 universities including Stanford, the University of California and Yale.

Great, five more mouths to feed! Cow in India gives birth to calf with ten lips that ALL open when he wants milk

The baby bull, who has been called Nandi, has a distorted head (pictured) with one mouth at the front and four others at the sides. He is being celebrated by local Hindus near his farm in Narnaul.

Are YOU at threat from man-made earthquakes? Study reveals how oil and gas drilling has caused tremors across the US

The US Geological Survey found man-made quakes jolted once stable regions in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.

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'Trying her is the single cruelest thing I have ever witnessed': Andrea Yates' ex-husband slams her capital murder trial 14 years after she drowned their five children in bathtub

Andrea Yates' ex-husband speaks out 14 years after her murder trial

Russell 'Rusty' Yates, who has since remarried and has a son, slammed his ex-wife's murder trial, claiming it was the 'cruelest thing he had ever witnessed'. He insisted her actions were 'completely a result of her illness' and maintains she was a good mother who loved her children. The mother from Clear Lake, Texas, systematically drowned Noah, 7; John, 5; Paul, 3; Luke 2; and Mary, 6 months, in their home in June 2001. She then called 911 and told the first officer to arrive at the scene that she had just killed her children.

Living near busy roads 'can raise dementia risk': Exposure to sooty particles alters structure of the brain 

Exposure to small, sooty particles, mostly caused by traffic fumes and factory emissions, alters the structure of the brain according to US researchers who examined more than 900 people.

Body of girl found after she 'fell into the water' while her father worked on his boat nearby - just hours after she celebrated her fifth birthday

Fiona 'Kitty' Carroll was on Kemah Boardwalk on Wednesday evening while her father worked on his boat nearby, but when he checked on the girl 'after a brief moment', she was gone, police said.

Former sorority girl drops lawsuit against Alabama coach Nick Saban's daughter who 'broke her nose during brawl sparked by a mean Facebook post'

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University of Alabama graduate Sarah Grimes has dropped her lawsuit against her former sorority sister Kristen Saban, whom she had accused of brutally beating her during a party in 2010.

Teacher suspended after 'telling his fifth-grade class he raped his first wife'

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ?An Albuquerque Elementary School teacher is on paid leave after students claim he made disturbing comments in class.

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Margie Brooks is taken aback by what her son said he heard from his fifth-grade teacher in class about a week ago.

?Shock, disbelief,? she said. ?I made him explain it to me over and over, because I just couldn?t fathom a teacher discussing this with 11-year-olds.?

According to Brooks? son, the Hawthorne Elementary teacher told the class he had raped his first wife.

KOAT Action 7 News is not reporting the teacher?s name because he is not charged with a crime.

Students reported the alleged comments to the office. The teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave whil

The full-time teacher was teaching the fifth grade at Hawthorne school in Albuquerque, New Mexico (pictured), when he allegedly made the chilling remark about a week ago.

Man has to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck inside a wall while trying to hide from police

Steven Shuler, 44, tried to elude cops by climbing into a crawl space inside his home in Monrovia, Indiana on Monday but needed their help a day later when he still couldn't get out.

Heartbreaking and horrifying images of West African communities torn apart by deadly Ebola virus take top prize at this year's Sony World Photography Awards

Images of Ebola outbreak take top prize at Sony World Photography Awards

A series of images showing the heartbreak, brutality and horror of the Ebola virus as it tore through West African communities (pictured left) has taken the top prize at the world's largest international photography competition. The Sony World Photography Award winners were announced at a gala in London last night, where dozens of stunning photographs showcased people, communities and landscapes from around the world. Pictured top right is a pyrograph on Mount Kenya, while bottom right is a group of children playing football in one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in Argentina.

'We all took naps': Astonishing claims of dozy baggage handler who fell asleep in cargo hold of plane and woke up screaming for his life mid-flight

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The baggage handler who fell asleep in the cargo hold of a plane at Seattle-Tacoma airport earlier this month, and woke up as the plane was taking off, has come forward to identify himself.

NOT sleeping on the job! Baggage handler in New York uses free time to perform push-ups on the runway

NBC journalist Jeff Rossen filmed an airport worker at LaGuardia Airport in New York doing push-ups on the runway after loading up a plane.

Judge denies parole to Charles Manson's former right-hand man who once bragged of cutting a victim's head off

Bruce Davis, 72, was convicted in the 1969 slayings of musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald 'Shorty' Shea and sentenced to life in prison in 1972.

Married assistant principal who had sex with a student in his office during PROM gets just four months in prison

Mark West, 30, has been charged with improper sexual relations after being accused of having sex with an underage student

Mark Steven West, 32, who previously said the girl instigated the moment, seducing him by saying she was 'feeling horny', pleaded guilty and apologized for the 'selfish, impulsive, decision'.

The world without icons: Pictures show cities stripped bare of their famous landmarks... so can you still recognise them?

The most popular cities in the world are often recognisable thanks to their world-famous landmarks. But what would these cities look like if they did not have their prized attractions?

Six-year-old girl with debilitating bone marrow disease stars in heartwarming dance videos to raise awareness about her rare condition

The family of six-year-old Audrey Nethery of Kentucky hopes that cute videos of her dancing at Zumba class will help raise funds for her rare condition, Diamond Blackfan Anemia.

Pregnant server fired from Popeyes for refusing to pay back $400 stolen by armed robber is offered her job back

The store in Channelview, Texas, has since apologized to mother-of-three Mariss Holcomb and offered to reinstate her, with $2,000 backpay - but she isn't sure she wants to return.

University investigates Daytona Beach hazing rumor after student drowns at 3am... as his mother mourns loss of second son in six months

Bethune-Cookman University student Damian Parks, 22, drowned on Daytona Beach after going swimming with four friends at 3am on Sunday. He was pulled out to sea by a strong current, friends said.

Appeals court rules that Asian-American rock band The Slants can't trademark their racial slur name

The band, who say they chose their name as a way to reclaim a term usually considered a racial slur, cannot trademark the name because it is disparaging, a U.S. appeals court has ruled.

Gun-toting right-wing militiamen stoke fears of armed confrontation in Oregon: Activists gather at mine after it was closed by BLM

Oregon mine summons armed guards from Oath Keepers network to protect their claim in land

The owners of an Oregon gold mine who called in armed activists to protect their claim amid a bitter land use dispute with the U.S. government have appealed a federal stop-work order, U.S. officials said on Thursday. But tensions remained high at the Sugar Pine Mine outside of Medford ahead of a planned protest later on Thursday over what mine supporters see as federal overreach, even as the owners insist they want to avoid a high-profile standoff. Mine co-owner Rick Barclay (seen on the right with mine co-owner George Backes) summoned guards from the Oath Keepers network (top left) following a stop-work order he received last month. Officials had said they found equipment on site indicating operations inconsistent with standard mine development requirements. Sugar Pine Mine supporters held a rally outside the Bureau of Land Management office (bottom left) on Thursday.

Self-driving 'taxibots' could replace 90% of cars: Study claims driverless cabs will dramatically ease congestion in major cities

Researchers used data from Lisbon, Portugal, and found that even with only one passenger per ride and no complementary public transport, the number of cars still dropped by 77 per cent.

How did this owl and badger end up lying next to each other in a deathly embrace? Animal found with its paw laid on dead bird in Norwegian wood 

The animals were found by Gunn Lilleholt Bekkvik on a remote roadside near Kristiansand in Norway. Experts think the badger had been carrying back the carcass of the dead owl when it was hit by a car.

Boy, 8, tested for every STD after putting used condom in his mouth which he found in school playground

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The boy picked up the unwrapped condom in his school playground at Bennett Elementary in Bennett, Colorado last week. It would be a year before he had the all-clear from STD testing.

Would you drink beer made of URINE? Brewery plans to make ten barrels of ale out of human waste gathered from sewage treatment plant

Production of the world's most stomach-churning beer has been approved by alcohol regulars in Oregon and will be made from waste gathered by sewage treatment firm Clean Water Services.

Father, 36, arrested for abducting and sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl before leaving her naked in a restaurant parking lot 

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Police say the key to tracking down the suspect, Michael David Ikeler, of Torrance, California, was a tip from his observant neighbor, who noticed Ikeler altering the appearance of his car.

'All I want to do is go fishing': California man who served 36 years in prison for murder he didn't commit finally sees the charges formally dropped

Michael Hanline, 69, from California, was convicted of the murder of truck driver J.T. McGarr in 1980. But three decades later, new DNA evidence proved his innocence and he was freed.

Happy birthday Hubble! Stunning image of distant 'celestial fireworks' celebrates the telescope's 25th anniversary

Nasa scientists in California have released an image of distant giant cluster of 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2 (shown). Massive stars are seen feeding regions of dust and gas in the image.

Going, going, gone! Sleepy puppy can't stay upright as he repeatedly drifts off

Shaheen Pirouz from Denton, Texas, filmed her tiny pet canine being propped up and repeatedly falling forwards.

Balding, bad teeth and creepy blue eyes: Johnny Depp is transformed into notorious gangster Whitey Bulger in new movie trailer

New trailer shows Johnny Depp transformed into gangster Whitey Bulger

The first trailer for upcoming film Black Mass was released on Thursday, showing actor Johnny Depp (left) taking on the role of Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger (right). In the movie set to be released this September, Depp plays James 'White' Bulger - the notorious Boston gangster who topped the FBI's most wanted list for 16 years before he was finally arrested in 2011. The trailer was one of several Warner Bros screen at CinemaCon on Thursday, and the creepy two-minute clip was a highlight of the day.

Insanity defense DENIED for female jail worker, 33, who will now stand trial for 'releasing an inmate from his cell and having sex with him in the control room'

A judge ruled Wednesday that attorneys for Brett Robinson waited too long to file the defense, ruling evidence that she suffers from mental illness as insufficient and ordering her to trial next week.

'Skinny doesn't mean happy': Fashion editor reveals how she overcame her 'addiction' to losing weight, as she admits she's far more content with her larger size 

Meghan Blalock, 29, is the Managing Editor for popular style website Who What Wear and writes in a new article all about her struggle with body acceptance that began after she was bullied.

'I was a bona fide weirdo!' Lena Dunham recalls her awkward high school years as she encourages young girls to embrace their individuality in poignant new essay 

Lena Dunham, 28, recalled the regrettable moment she tried to look like a 'regular' girl in high school for an essay she penned for Seventeen magazine titled 'Why I'm on Team Weirdo For Life'.

Four Swedish cops on vacation in New York answer the call of duty to stop a brutal assault on a subway train

Swedish cops on vacation in New York stop a brutal assault on subway

Samuel Kvarzell (top left), Erik Naslund (top right), Eric Jansberger (bottom left) and Markus Asberg (bottom right) subdued an enraged homeless man who was viciously beating another rider on the train. They stopped the violence and held the attacker until the NYPD could arrive. The friends sprang into action after a frantic conductor yelled over the intercom: 'Are there any police officers on the train?'

'It was a floating shambles, a mass of corpses': Harrowing first-hand accounts of Gallipoli landings revealed in two never-before seen diaries

The diaries of Petty Officer David Fyffe and Captain John Dancy give a chilling glimpse of the First World War campaign on the Western Front, which will have its centenary marked tomorrow.

'Don't help unless I ask and NEVER call me an inspiration': Disabled people reveal the most annoying things others do in a bid to be 'supportive' 

A new Ask Reddit thread invited members of the disabled community to list all the ways able-bodied people think they are being supportive, but end up being just the opposite.

The scanner that can scour an entire PLANE: Mobile device can find weapons and drugs hidden onboard

Romanian company MB Telecom has revealed the Roboscan 2M Aeria. It uses a cone of radiation to sweep across planes (shown) and look inside. It is accurate enough to find a filament in a light bulb.

Is Samsung's Galaxy S5 'leaking' YOUR fingerprints? Flaw means hackers can intercept and steal biometric data

Tao Wei and Yulong Zhang from security firm FireEye are expected to discuss their findings at the RSA conference in San Francisco. Flaw has been tested and confirmed on the Samsung Galaxy S5.

Is Bikram yoga safe? Challenging hot exercise raises body temperatures and heart rate to 'dangerous levels', experts warn

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse found the body temperature of some class participants reached 40°C/105°F putting them at risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Boko Haram Islamists pose with guns and rocket launchers in first images since the crumbling group became Islamic State's 'West Africa Province' 

Taken somewhere in the forests of north eastern Nigeria, the images show a large group of jihadis casually posing in front of the terror group's sinister black and white flag while brandishing assault rifles.

Go to bed naked, ditch the evening cigarette and eat bananas: 20 surprising ways to get a better night's sleep

With the increase of everyday distractions, getting some decent shut-eye can be more troublesome than expected. Here are FEMAIL's top 20 tips to getting a better night's rest.

Cider shampoo, cream cheese face mask and almond oil serum: The everyday products in your cupboards you can easily turn into DIY beauty saviours

Fifi M. Maacaron, 36, from Newport News, Virginia, is a pharmacist and natural skincare expert, whose book Natural Beauty Alchemy, contains over 100 recipes for DIY face, hair and body products.

Meet the kangaroo who is so sure he's a dog he even hates cats! Young roo eats, sleep and cuddles with family's puppies after they found him on the side of a road

Meet Dusty the kangaroo who is so sure he's a dog he even hates cats!

Dusty the kangaroo was rescued by Ashley and Felicity Stewart, from Western Australia, two years ago and now the little joey believes he is one of the couple's dogs. Dusty rides around the property in the back of Mr Stewart's truck along with his dogs, Lilly and Rosie, sleeps with them on a dog bed, eats with them, asks for scratches, and even tries to sneak dog treats when he can.

Convicted pedophile 'stole school bus and used its list of names and addresses to try and kidnap Utah children'

Patrick James Fredricksen, 30 (pictured), allegedly found the keys inside the vehicle, plus directions to children's homes. He is said to have driven the bus to one girl's house but was foiled by her father.

Land of the Free actually pretty expensive: Buying the entire continental US would cost $23TRILLION... and it used to be even more

The price per acre of land in Washington DC was estimated at more than $1million, with Northeastern states such as New Jersey all having per acre values of more than $100,000.

'ONLY 93 per cent of films are directed by men!' Rita Wilson stars in new tongue-in-cheek video which highlights shocking gender inequality in Hollywood 

In the satirical PSA by the Make it Fair project, actresses including Rita Wilson and Mamie Gummer offer statistics that show the extent of gender inequality in major industries.

Secret Service took more than a year to replace a broken 20-year-old alarm at George H.W. Bush's home

The alarm failed at the former president's Houston residence in September 2013 but was not replaced until December 2014, according to a new Department of Homeland Security report.

Wife who had 'weird feeling' rushed home to find her husband trapped under his SUV 

Nicole Mayhew had gone to work leaving Scott working on his car in their garage in Saratoga Springs, Utah. But while she was gone, the heavy vehicle had fallen off its jack crushing his chest.

FBI joins hunt for man believed to have beat his wife to death inside Dunkin' Donuts where they both worked

Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, 24, allegedly killed his wife, Palak Bhadreskumar Patel, 21, on April 12 in Hanover, Maryland, before fleeing to a Best Western in Newark, New Jersey.

City of ash: Second spectacular volcanic eruption in Chile cakes towns 18 MILES away in eerie dust as thousands are forced to abandon their homes

Chile's Calbuco volcano eruption covers cities in ash

A second spectacular blast from the Calbuco volcano (inset) in southern Chile has covered nearby towns and villages in a thick layer of ash (pictured). Yesterday's dramatic explosion was the first time the active volcano had erupted in over four decades, shooting ash and smoke over six miles into the air. There are now serious fears the ash could contaminate water supplies and cause severe respiratory damage to locals. 4,000 people have already abandoned their homes in the cities of Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt, 18 miles away from the source of the eruption which one local described as 'an atom bomb'.

Deutsche Bank forced to pay record $2.5 BILLION fine to US and UK regulators over interest rate manipulation

German banking giant Deutsche Bank will pay $2.5 billion in fines for its role in a vast multi-year conspiracy to rig LIBOR interest rates, US and British authorities said on Thursday

Census research shows immigrants will account for 82 per cent of US population growth by 2060

This report comes as President Barack Obama is trying to use executive powers to expand policies and exempt approximately
five million undocumented immigrants from deportation.

How it feels to be INVISIBLE: Virtual reality experiment tricks people into thinking their body has disappeared

Neuroscientists from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet asked participants to wear a virtual reality headset and showed them wither either the body of a mannequin or an empty space (pictured).

Shocking footage captures plane touching down without deploying landing gear and skidding along runway on its belly

Shocking footage captured in Fort Pierce, Florida, shows a general aviation aircraft approaching a runway at speed, failing to deploy its landing gear and skidding along the ground on its belly.

You shall go to the ball! Mother's enchanting pictures of her daughter dressing up as a different Disney princess each month

You shall go to the ball! Mother's enchanting pictures of her daughter dressing up as a

A little girl with Down syndrome named Giselle (pictured) is every bit a Disney Princess when visiting the Florida theme park and modeling the beautiful dresses her mother Kristina sews for her. Jacksonville, Florida Photographer Kristina Bewly took her 4-year-old daughter Giselle to Disney World for the first time last September and they have been returning every month since.

Women like Angelina Jolie who carry the BRCA1 gene are less likely to die from breast cancer if they have their OVARIES removed

Scientists at the Women's College Research Institute in Toronto found the procedure, known by the medical term oophorectomy, was linked to a 62 per cent reduction in deaths from breast cancer.

From bearded women to sex-swap actresses: As Andreja Pejic becomes the first transgender Vogue model, the taboo-busting figures changing fashion revealed

A new generation of taboo-busting men and women, who were born the opposite gender, are helping to change attitudes and becoming regular fixtures on catwalks and magazines in the process.

Guaranteed a swarm welcome! Florida family forced to call in experts after bees' nest in garden swells to an astonishing 90lb - with more than 80,000 insects inside 

Jeff Cox had watched the giant colony (pictured) grow in a tree next to his Lakeland home for more than a year. He didn't want it to go but his wife insisted. Beekeepers spent two hours destroying it.

Why is New York known as The Big Apple and Venice The Bride of the Sea? Stories behind world's most famous city nicknames

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Everybody knows that New York is called 'The Big Apple', that London is known as 'The Old Smoke' and that Paris is referred to as 'The City of Love' - but do you know why?

Immaculate interiors, in-flight chefs and Dom Perignon on tap! Four Seasons unveils its first ever luxury private jet... and a trip will set you back $100,000

Four Seasons unveiled a brand new luxury private jet, which they hope will recreate their famed hotel experience in the sky. The plane comes with chefs, champagne and plush interior.

The fat cat who is too heavy to walk: Sprinkles, the 33lbs rescue cat, is the equivalent of a 700-lbs human

Meet Sprinkles the 33-pound rescue cat who is too fat to walk or groom herself and who is

Sprinkles (pictured) the 33-pound cat from New Jersey is so fat she can't even roll over and she's equally as fat as a 700-pound human, say rescue workers (top right). The neglected cat from Sea Isle City in New Jersey was handed over to the rescue agency S.O.S Sea Isle Cats by a family facing a foreclosure on their home.

The economy seats of the future: Radical designs offer more legroom, a better sleep and an end to elbow wars in cattle class

Being crammed into cattle class is one of the most dreadful experiences, but aeroplane seats of the future are poised to make it a little more enjoyable with extra legroom and space for belongings.

No need to go veggie: Bill Gates says you can eat meat and STILL care for the planet

The billionaire Microsoft founder and philanthropist has defended meat eating, saying some of the environmental impacts of raising livestock have been overstated.

Introducing Facebook Hello: ID app helps you identify callers even if you don't have their number

The free app (pictured) is currently in testing and is only available on Android devices in the US. It is expected to roll out further to other regions and devices if the testing is successful.

Bury your valuables, use the 'do not disturb' sign... and master the art of the selfie: Top tips on being a successful solo traveler

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Holiday companies that run group tours in the UK and overseas are reporting that 35 per cent of their clients now travel alone and they expect this figure to rise to 38 per cent this year.

Did a METEOR change the course of Christianity? Chelyabinsk-like fireball may have made Paul the Apostle convert

An astronomer at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, claims that Paul the Apostle may have experienced a vision caused by a meteor similar to the one over Chelyabinsk in Russia.

'Rosie the Riveter' poster girl who became a feminist icon for millions of hard working women during WWII, dies aged 92

FILE - In this May 22, 2002 file photo, Mary Doyle Keefe poses at her home in Nashua, N.H., with the May 29, 1943, cover of the Saturday Evening Post for which she had modeled as "Rosie the Riveter" in a Norman Rockwell painting. Keefe died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Simsbury, Conn., after a brief illness. She was 92. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Mary Doyle Keefe, who posed for the iconic Rosie the Riveter painting as a 19-year-old telephone operator, has died in Simsbury, Conneticut, aged 92, after a brief illness, her family has said.

Did Neanderthals live in same cave as with badgers and bears?

Fossils found in the Cave of Llenes in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains in Catalonia, Spain, suggest Neanderthals shared the cave with several other predators 200,000 years ago.

Did our ancestors have TENTACLES? 540 million-year-old relative may have been more complex than first thought

A Russian scientist says the distant ancestor of humans had tentacles (illustration of various organisms shown in image). They lived more than 540 million years ago and used them for food.

Not your average Red Bull! Robotic cow sperm travels 30% faster after a shot of caffeine - and the finding could lead to new fertility treatments

Researchers from Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research in Germany tested three different techniques for boosting the speed of so-called spermbots - robots powered by bovine sperm.

Giving US gangster rappers a run for their money: Libyan MC records music video among Benghazi warzone as bombs drop around him and fighters fire machine guns 

Calling himself 'Volcano', the 31-year-old musician was filmed wearing hip hop-style clothing as he stands in front of missile launchers and burning building in the conflict-ravaged city of Benghazi.

   

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Pictured: The controversial moment contestants on Bear Grylls survival show The Island killed protected American crocodile

Pictured: The controversial moment contestants on Bear Grylls survival show The Island

The male contestants slaughtered the animal after two days without food, while the show's producers believed it was a more common species, only to later discover it was endangered. A spokesman for Channel 4, which produces the programme, said the island used, in Panama, was scouted out before the contestants were turned loose. While common caiman crocodiles were discovered, it was not known that the rarer American crocodile called the island home until after it was dead.

Now THAT'S a spin cycle! Exercise bike washes your dirty laundry as you pedal

The Bike Washing Machine is being developed by designers at the Dalian Nationalities University in China and replaces the front wheel with a drum for clothes.

The 10 most expensive airports to land your private jet (and don't even try flying during the Super Bowl or Monaco Grand Prix)

If you want to land your private jet in Japan, expect to pay a lot, while Bristol Airport and New York's LaGuardia also make the top 10 list for landing fees.

Jumbo task: Watch as Chinese villagers haul five-ton elephant from muddy bog in dramatic rescue operation

Chinese villagers save elephant from muddy bog in rescue operation

A wild Asian elephant became trapped in the mud during the night and was lying on her side in a state of exhaustion when locals came across her. Using only ropes and wooden poles, more than 20 of the villagers teamed together with police officers to free the elephant before she died of starvation, dehydration or exhaustion. After three hours of effort and without any heavy machinery their efforts were finally rewarded when the animal was dragged out of the swamp. Rescuers quickly administered anti-infection and anti-shock drugs to help stabilise the elephant's condition and have pledged to do everything they can to bring it back to health.

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Fur-mily magic! Kit the cat becomes surrogate mother to four Chihuahua PUPPIES after they were found dumped in an old shoe box

Utah cat becomes surrogate mother to four Chihuahua PUPPIES

A rescue cat in Utah has become an unlikely mother to a litter of abandoned puppies. Video footage shows the friendly feline named Kit letting the four newborn Chihuahuas nuzzle her fluffy belly. The pups were apparently discovered in a discarded shoe box on Tuesday afternoon and taken to the Humane Society for immediate treatment.

Terrifying prank 'vampire girl' has late-night strollers running for the hills in Ukraine park

Pic shows: The vampire girl terrifying people in a park.\n\nA newly uploaded video showing a vampire girl terrifying people wandering through Moon Park in Odessa in southern Ukraine has quickly gone viral.\n\nIn the images the young girl dressed in a white, bloodstained nightie waits until concerned locals walk up towards her before screaming, causing them to run off in terror.\n\nIn other scenes she spotted singing a hauntingly horrifying melody, or feasting on a dead body. Other scenes shown walking round with a similarly blood stains teddy bear.\n\nThe pranksters who put English subtitles on the video to reach a global audience also released into local television, who interviewed some of the victims.\n\nAlexandr Gvozdikov, 21, said: "I almost wet myself when I saw her. I was riding an expensive bicycle, but I dropped it and ran off like a madman. She was so real, she was my worst nightmare. It was not funny at all, and it is not OK to prank people like that."\n\nThe filmmaker Andre

The short 'prank' video, filmed in Moon Park, Odessa, sees film-makers hide in the bushes while the 'vampire girl', in full make-up and nightgown, preys on unsuspecting passers-by.

Tiger triplets! Tiny cubs thrive in incubator after being abandoned by inexperienced mother

Keepers at the Columbus Zoo say ten-year-old Irisa had bred before but never conceived. However, this spring it was found the female cat was pregnant - with triplets.

Astonishing image of intrepid motorist carrying a MINIBUS with tiny scooter (and he didn't even sweat about it)

An intrepid motorist has hit the highway to fame after hauling a van with his tiny three-wheel scooter in a city in eastern China. Image is released by traffic police to warn dangerous road stunts.

Real-life tomb raiders: Gang of eight dig 50m tunnel in attempt to steal treasures from 1,400-year-old Chinese temple

The men's plot involved renting a restaurant across the road from Guanghui Temple in North China and while serving snacks to the public, they secretly dug a 50m tunnel before being caught by police.

What do the stars of YouTube's biggest ever hit look like NOW? Baby brothers from 'Charlie Bit My Finger' are unrecognisable eight years after the video went viral

Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr, 11 and nine, from Buckinghamshire, think it's 'odd' that a funny video of the boys as infants has amassed 816million views and beaten Taylor Swift, One Direction and Adele.

Women at war: From tackling ISIS to fighting in the Ukraine, photographs offer fascinating look at the female soldiers on the front line around the world 

Photographs offer look at female soldiers tackling ISIS to fighting in Ukraine

The photographs show female soldiers and fighter pilots in action among the ranks of armed forces around the world, including in Syria, Pakistan and North Korea. One image shows fighters from the Sawt al-Haq battalion (top right) of the Free Syrian army in Aleppo. Another shows female North Korean soldiers (bottom left) on patrol near the border with China. Pro-Russian rebels (bottom right) are also pictured in Donetsk, Ukraine, while another image shows US Army soldier Norma Gonzales (top left) waiting to be flown by helicopter to a base in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.

   

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