Lethal force caught on camera: Unbelievable moment Arizona cop intentionally mounts sidewalk and SMASHES into suspect, sending him flying into the air, as colleagues defend his 'life-saving' actions

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In the two videos, Mario Valencia (inset left) is captured walking along a street in Marana, northwest of Tucson, while carrying what appears to be a rifle. Seconds later, Officer Michael Rapiejko (inset right), who is chasing the suspect, speeds down the road, mounts the curb and smashes into his body. Valencia is sent flying into the air, while Rapiejko's car crashes through a brick wall before coming to a halt amid debris. Another officer can be heard shouting in shock: 'Oh! Jesus Christ, man down.' Police have defended Rapiejko's actions.

'Everyone knows it's not right!': Gossip Girl's Kelly Rutherford breaks down in tears while talking about losing her children in a custody dispute

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The former Gossip Girl star has been involved in a contentious custody battle for her children, Hermes and Helena, (pictured) for six years. The 46-year-old actress spoke to ABC News on Tuesday, less than one week after a federal judge dismissed her attempt to demand her eight-year-old son and five-year-old daughter be returned to the United States from France where their father lives.

Alzheimer's breakthrough as researchers say they may have discovered how disease is caused - and say it 'opens new doors' in search for a treatment

In a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, immune cells called microglia (shown in the black stain) become active in areas of the brain involved in memory and consume an important amino acid, arginine.

The Duke University study in mice found that in Alzheimer's disease, certain immune cells (pictured) that normally protect the brain begin to consume an important nutrient called arginine.

Judge sentences 9 of 10 ex-educators in Atlanta test-cheating case to jail in case he calls 'the sickest thing that's ever happened in this town'

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter called the cheating scandal in Atlanta public schools as 'the sickest thing that's ever happened in this town' as he sentenced them Tuesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio recovering in hospital after 'medical procedure' for constant headaches following long weekend at Coachella

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Alessandra Ambrosio, the Brazilian supermodel, is being treated at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center (inset) after a medical procedure for constant headaches, Daily Mail Online can reveal. She had been at the Coachella festival (left and right) and enjoyed partying with other celebrities including Kylie Jenner and Gigi Hadid. She had posted on Instagram 'What a wonderful world' about her time at Coachella. Aides said she was 'fine' after the successful procedure.

Self control is the most important lesson a parent can teach their child: Study says skill has a major influence on children's lives

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British researchers found parents who work to instill self-control in their children could see huge benefits not only in the short-term, but throughout their working life.

Startup CEO raises minimum wage at his company to $70,000 ...by slashing his own $1million salary

In three years, Gravity Payments will offer at least $70,000 salary to all of its 120 employees - even the most junior customer service representatives and clerks, CEO Dan Price revealed this week.

Not smiling anymore: Jodi Arias has smirk finally wiped off her face in new mugshot as she starts life with no parole sentence for murdering ex-boyfriend

Arias was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in Phoenix, Arizona court on Monday. As she started her sentence this week, the 34-year-old posed for a new mugshot in which she looks stone faced (left). In her first mugshot, taken after her arrest in 2008 (right), Arias was apparently more optimistic and smiled. She later said she flashed the grin because that's what her victim would have done if he were in the same situation. She also figured the mugshot would be all over the Internet, 'so why not?'

Percy Sledge, singer of When A Man Loves A Woman, dies at 73

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The legendary soul singer was best known for recording the classic 1966 power ballad When a Man Loves a Woman and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2005.

400 immigrants die when boat capsizes on way from Libya to Europe

At least 400 migrants trying to reach Europe from Libya were killed after their boat capsized, it emerged last night.

Honey Boo Boo star Mama June files missing persons report after Sugar Bear's 'depressed' older brother Billy goes missing

Reality star 'Mama' June Shannon and her estranged husband Mike 'Sugar Bear' Thompson have filed a missing persons report after his older brother disappeared three days ago.

Young couple and their baby son killed after a chunk of CONCRETE falls off Washington state bridge and crushes their pickup truck

A mother, father and their eight-month old baby boy were killed on Monday when a concrete barrier fell onto their truck as they were driving under an overpass in Washington State. The tragic accident claimed the lives of Josh and Vanessa Ellis and baby Hudson, (pictured) who were crushed when the 50-foot-long concrete slab slammed down on top of them, according to Bonney Lake Police. The barrier weighed 'tons' according to police and the damage to the family's pickup truck was so great that it took them hours to extract the bodies.

Revealed: Teenager shot dead in road rage 'revenge killing' was the BROTHER of toddler who had just been hit and killed

Rasheed Chiles, 15, was killed in Wisconsin by a mystery gunman when he rushed to the side of his 2-year-old brother after the child was hit by a van. The driver of the vehicle, Archie Brown, was also killed.

Man, 23, 'beat his girlfriend's toddler son to death for urinating on him during diaper change'

Martin Alvarado Jr., from Cicero, Illinois, is accused of fatally beating Edwin Eli O'Reilly as he looked after the youngster last week.

Suspected murderer Robert Durst appears in court and pleads not guilty to new felony gun charges

Robert Durst leaves Federal Court in an Orleans Parish Sheriff's vehicle after his arraignment Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in New Orleans. Durst pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a federal charge of possessing a gun after a felony conviction. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The jailed millionaire appeared in federal court in New Orleans, Louisiana on Tuesday to plead not guilty to a new charge of felony gun possession.

Hillary Clinton's 'Scooby van' is a beast! Presidential hopeful's armored Chevrolet van with tinted windows is finally spotted as she stops for coffee

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At long last, there's been a Scooby sighting. Hillary Clinton's now-famous Mystery Mobile, an oversized, armored Chevrolet Express Explorer Limited SE, pictured, stopped in Iowa on Tuesday long enough for photographers to catch a glimpse of the chariot that hauled the former secretary of state from New York to the American midwest. Unlike on Monday when Hillary stopped at an Ohio Chipotle for lunch, she popped into a coffee house in Le Claire, Iowa, for a cup of joe. And at Tuesday's stop people actually recognized her. Clinton is pictured top left at the coffee shop today.

More than 2 MILLION of Hillary Clinton's Twitter followers are fake or never tweet - and she's already under fire for 'buying' fake Facebook fans

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Two different online audit tools say no more than 44 per cent of Hillary's 3.6 million Twitter fans are real people who participate in the platform. She is also accused of cheating to build fake Facebook 'likes.'

Russian TV network gives Hillary Clinton's campaign video an 18 rating - because it shows two men holding hands 

Dozhd TV gave the rating to avoid falling foul of Russia's 'gay propaganda' laws, which can land companies with fines of up to$18,000 for 'promoting' homosexuality to under-18s.

Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich 'seriously considering' a play for his party's presidential nominiation

Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks to the Detroit Economic Club on Monday, April 13, 2015 at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. Kasich told business leaders in Detroit that that heís ìseriously consideringî a race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination but isn't setting a timetable for a decision. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via AP) DETROIT NEWS OUT, TV OUT, INTERNET OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT DETROIT FREE PRESS

Though he is relatively unknown at the national level, Kasich is no lightweight. The former congressman could surprise everyone and come from behind to win it all.

Hillary's 'everyday Americans': Democrat state campaign manager and a Martin O'Malley supporter appear in Clinton White House bid video

Clinton's video features a diverse group of Americans who appear to have little in common - but a closer look has revealed at least five have strong links to the Democrat party.

A first for everything! Kim Kardashian finds herself CROPPED OUT of ultra-orthodox Jewish newspaper picture... leaving just Kanye and Jerusalem's mayor

The 34-year-old reality TV star was captured dining in a non-kosher restaurant in the Holy Land alongside her husband, rapper Kanye West, 37, and Jerusalem's mayor, Nir Barkat, on Monday. Following the outing, Mr Barkat posted a photo of him and the famous couple on his Twitter page (inset). However, the next day, only Kanye and Mr Barkat were pictured in the photo, reprinted in an article on the ultra-Orthodox news site, Hakikar. Kim, meanwhile, was obscured by a copy of the $692 restaurant bill (main). Ultra-conservative Jewish news organizations typically avoid printing photos of women because they deem them sexual in nature.

Pentagon to exhume remains of 400 Pearl Harbor Marines and sailors who died aboard USS Oklahoma in unprecedented bid to identify troops using DNA testing

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The Pentagon said Tuesday it would exhume and try to identify the remains of nearly 400 sailors and Marines killed when the USS Oklahoma sank in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The ship (main) capsized the morning of December 7, 1941 when it was struck by nine torpedoes - trapping hundreds inside. The remains of the unidentified soldiers are currently buried in the National memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl (inset).

Girl, 17, found at abandoned Las Vegas home with malnourished baby daughter and corpse of a three-year-old will not face charges and is classified as a 'victim'

The unidentified teenager was released on Monday from juvenile detention into the custody of county child protective services, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said.

Will methane in the Arctic speed up global warming? New source of gas found in North Pole - and there may be more of it than first thought

Scientists at the Center for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Climate and Environment in Norway have found vast reservoirs of abiotic methane, formed by chemical reactions in the crust beneath the seafloor.

March of the Bigfoot celebs: Why DO so many famous women have such monster feet? 

Kate Winslet (pictured above, far left) commands an out of the ordinary size nine shoe, but just like the Oscar-winner lots of other stars from Angelina Jolie (pictured above, centre) to Gwyneth Paltrow (pictured above, second right) all have surprisingly huge feet. The average shoe size in the UK has risen from a dainty 4 1/2 in 1900 to a roomy six today. Models Elle Macpherson (pictured above, far right)and Jerry Hall wear a roomy size 10 and 10 1/2 respectively. Sandra Bullock's 9 1/2 size feet seem bigger on her slim frame (pictured above, second left).

They're called shops, Jeff: Amazon billionaire Bezos discovers how things get sold in the real world on trip to Rome

Bezos, who is worth $34.7billion blended in with the throngs of tourists at the central Campo de' Fiori on Tuesday in Rome, happily snapping pictures of the stalls with his Amazon phone.

Millionaire volunteer cop who 'accidentally shot suspect dead when he thought he was firing his Taser' turns himself in on manslaughter charge

An Oklahoma reserve sheriff's deputy charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a man who was subdued on the ground has surrendered to authorities.

New police brutality outrage over video that claims to show California cops CLUBBING DUI motorist as he lays on ground

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Sean Reardon was stopped by police as he drove through Chico in California and claims once he was wrestled to the floor by two police officers who then hit him with a baton or stick.

Woman suing tattoo parlor featured on VH1 reality show after botched ink job left her chest disfigured and painful

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Asabi Barner (left), from South Carolina, is suing Harlem tattoo parlor Black Ink (inset), claiming an artist there did a botch job on a chest piece that left her disfigured and in pain (scar on the right). The Harlem tattoo parlor's owner and artists star in their own reality show, Black Ink Crew, which has had three seasons. Barner says when she got the tattoo last year, she says the tattoo initially looked phenomenal but then started to puss and ooze. To this day, she says she has to soothe the pain of the tattoo with an ice pack every day.

Is dark matter more active than we thought? Discovery suggests mystery particles interact with our universe after all

Durham University scientists studied a 'clump' of dark matter (shown). It was found to lag behind a galaxy, suggesting it can interact with itself - and it may not be so 'dark' at all.

EXCLUSIVE: The verdict is in! Judge Judy gets top honors in the courtroom - and the bedroom - says her salty husband of 38 years

Judge Judy and her husband Jerry Sheindlin were particularly playful at the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai luncheon where she was honored.. The famed TV judge will be on the air until 2020.

Watch the SpaceX launch that could change the way we get to space: Mission to land rocket on a barge set for blast off

A historic SpaceX launch that could change the way man gets to space is set to blast off at 4:10pm EDT today from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Was Rihanna rolling or sniffing? Singer denies she was using cocaine as amazing videos capture her preparing suspicious substance as she partied with her gal-posse at Coachella 

A new video of Rihanna at the Coachella music festival appears to show the star preparing a suspicious substance. The clip, posted on Instagram and quickly deleted, show the 27-year-old singer sitting at a table with what looks like a slim white tube in her hands as her pals dance around her. The camera pans to Rihanna holding her nose for several seconds and Twitter quickly lit up with speculation as to what she was doing. An Instagram comment, believed to be from Rihanna, insisted she was simply 'basing a joint with a cigarette'.

TSA employees manipulated security body scanner so male employee could grope men's genitals at Denver airport

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The male employee and a female accomplice worked as a team to manipulate the full body scanner at a security checkpoint in Denver International Airport in Colorado last year.

'Wonderful husband': Georgina Chapman shares Instagram photo of flowers from her Harvey Weinstein - days after he avoided charges 'for groping model'

In an apparent effort to push past the scandal, the British-born fashion designer, who turned 39 on Tuesday, shared an image of the bouquet to her Instagram account.

Obama tells Congress he's removing Cuba from 'State Sponsor of Terrorism' list as legendary chill between Washington and Havana continues to thaw

The White House says President Barack Obama is removing Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, a key step in President Barack Obama's bid to normalize relations between the two countries.

The price of beauty: One in five women are willing to risk their health with dangerous salon treatments in order to achieve the perfect look

A new study shows that 20 per cent of American women will knowingly undergo beauty treatments that can cause damage to their health. Many women do so in order to copy their favorite celebrity.

Transgender 'toxic tush' victim Rajee Narinesingh steps out showing off new face repaired by doctors after injections of cement and tire sealant left her disfigured

A transgender woman who had her face horribly damaged after it was injected with cement and tire sealant stepped out on Sunday showing off a new look. Rajee Narinesingh was one of the victims of 'toxic tush' doctor Oneal Ron Morris, who performed illegal plastic surgeries using substances such as Fix-a-Flat, Super Glue and mineral oil. Rajee had Morris inject her cheeks, lips and chin back in 2005, and ended up disfigured after she did not have the money to go to a proper cosmetic surgeon.

Why teens text from the toilet: Our desire to avoid predators is why we can't ignore a flashing phone, study says

A stock photo of a woman using a smart phone outdoors and reading a text message.

Penn researchers say the urge to respond, and the beeping and flashing of a phone with a waiting message, it simply too much to bear - and tap into our deepest desires to evade predators.

College student caught drinking underage at a festival gets out of a ticket after beating police officers at a game of Rock Paper Scissors

A college student attending country music festival Chilifest in Snook, Texas, last weekend, was caught on camera challenging three police officers to a game of Rock Paper Scissors.

'Close your eyes...': Woman promises her boyfriend a surprise during first face-to-face meeting following two-year internet relationship - then fractures his skull with a bat

Haley Fox, 24, (pictured) of Turner, Oregon, fractured Samuel Campbell's skull with a bat at her home last week after they met for the first time following a two-year relationship online.

'No one has ever seen anything like this': Botched doctors reveal details of the 'jaw-dropping' plastic surgery failures featured in the latest season of the hit reality series

Dr Terry Dubrow and Dr Paul Nassif are the resident experts on the popular E! reality series Botched. The second season of the show will see them treat all manner of plastic surgery failures.

US drug agents allegedly participated in sex parties with prostitutes funded by drug cartels as far back as 2001

US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents in Colombia were taking part in alleged 'sex parties' with prostitutes funded by drug cartels as early as 2001.

'My dream is to play professional and win the Masters': The heartfelt and prophetic letter written by a 16-year-old Jordan Spieth to family who paid his high school tuition

A letter of thanks penned by Masters champion Jordan Spieth when he was 16-years-old has surfaced which reinforces his nice guy image. Six years ago the PGA golfer was on a scholarship at Jesuit High School in Dallas, which was funded by the Murphy family who he thanks in his letter. 'Thanks again for your kindness,' wrote the then number one junior golfer in the country in his best handwriting. Spieth won countless plaudits following Sunday's Masters victory not just for his golf but also his humble attitude.

Mom, 41, who 'dumped her paraplegic son, 21, in the woods for five days with just a blanket and a bible' now faces attempted murder charge

Nyia Parler, 41, has been hospitalized for undisclosed reasons in Maryland ever since her 21-year-old son was found in a pile of wet leaves in Cobb Creek Park in Philadelphia last Friday.

'We were just starting our lives': Wife of chef killed by suspected drunk driver gives birth to baby boy three days after his death

Ana Davis, the wife of 31-year-old St Petersburg chef Aaron Davis, gave birth to their son Andrew Aaron Lawrence on Tuesday - only three days after her husband's death.

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Parents' heartbreak as 5-year-old boy crashes ATV into California pond, killing him and 3-year-old neighbor

Blake Cronkhite (left), 5, was operating a 50cc ATV (inset) with his younger friend, Jayden Secrest (pictured right with his father), sitting on the back, when he lost control and plunged into a large pond on his parents' property in Northern California, killing both of them. The boys' fathers were doing yard work on Cronkhites' property when the children took the ATV for a spin. The incident on private property near Auburn is listed as an accident and nobody has been cited or arrested.

Mother was fighting off a BEE when she let go of her twins' stroller and they rolled into canal and drowned

Two 18-month-old twins drowned in a canal in Arizona after their mother tried to swat away a bee and let go of their stroller, police in Yuma said.

Girl knocked out by 30ft fall inside a hollow tree claims she went to heaven and met Jesus (who looks like Santa Claus)... then woke up cured of a lifelong illness

A nine-year-old girl, from Texas, who plummeted from a tree claims she sat on Jesus's lap and saw guardian angels while unconscious after the tumble, and later found her gut condition was healed.

'She crawls off the mat - WE DON'T CARE!': Mom reveals mean message sent by 'friends' on Facebook who said they were sick of her 'oversharing' information about her baby

Jade Ruthven, 33, from Perth, Australia received an angry letter concocted by 'a few of the girls', after her friends grew tired of her constant Facebook updates about her baby daughter Addison. The anonymous author states that they are 'SO OVER' the running commentary of Addison's daily activities, accusing Ms Ruthven (pictured right) of ramming her child's day-to-day activities 'down everyone else's neck'. Ms Ruthven, a first-time-mother said letter was like a slap in the face, but has vowed not to stop posting about Addison on social media. Pictured left is her husband Ryan with Addison.

240 passengers sick aboard two Royal Caribbean cruises as a second ship infected with norovirus docks in San Diego 

Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas reported 135 passengers took ill before it docked Tuesday. Just one day prior, the Celebrity Infinity cruise liner docked in the Southern California city with 106 sick.

Former Philadelphia drug squad cop admits to taking cash and planting evidence for decades 

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) A former Philadelphia police narcotics officer today pleaded guilty to corruption charges.
Former officer Jeffrey Walker is at the center of continuing grand jury investigation.
Today, the court proceedings confirmed what multiple sources have told KYW Newsradio previously: that he has been cooperating with authorities since shortly after his arrest in May of last year.
Walker, then a 23-y

Jeffrey Walker told jurors that the Philadelphia Police Department drug squad targeted white 'college-boy, ... khaki-pants types' who were 'easy to intimidate'.

Autistic sister who inspired Jordan Spieth to greatness both on and off the course

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MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Ellie Spieth has a neurological disorder linked to severe autism. Her brother Jordan acknowledges she has an influence on his life as great as any coach.

'It means I've had a successful life': 103-year-old woman is given her high school diploma, 90 years after she was forced to give up her education 

Marie Hunt of Wisconsin was awarded an honorary high school diploma in a ceremony at her assisted living facility. She dropped out after eighth grade but would have been in the class of 1928.

'Are you pulling my leg?' Woman with prosthetic limb is 'flattered' to receive notes scolding her for parking in a handicap spot

Natasha Hope-Simpson (pictured) of Nova Scotia who has a prosthetic leg said she felt flattered to receive angry notes (center) on her windshield scolding her for parking in a handicap space'I have a video of you walking away from your car on numerous occasions, you are not HANDICAPPED! The next time you park here I will forward the Video's to police with your license plate number. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!!!,' reads the fuming letter.

Prosecutor demands life without parole for husband 'who beat second wife to death' 20 years after killing first partner

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 20, 2014) ? Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the death of a woman on the northeast side.

The woman?s husband, 50-year-old Tony Degrafreed, was arrested and preliminarily charged with murder.

Officers responded to a house in the 5700 block of Laurel Hall Drive after police received a 911 call around 8 a.m. Sunday.

Other people in the home were concerned because the suspect, Tony Degrafreed, has had a history of seizures. However, when they opened the door, they found Rebecca ?Becky? Degrafreed, 47, dead on the floor.

?That?s my uncle, I love him but wrong is wrong. And he was wrong,? said Lynn Howard, Degrafreed?s niece.

Police said at some point, the suspect came out of the bedroom and stabbed Becky?s 19-year-old son, Jordan Yarbro, in the chest. Yarbro sustained minor injuries and is expected to be OK.

The suspect then fled on foot but was quickly apprehended by officers near the intersection of North Arl

Tony Degrafreed, of Indianapolis, allegedly beat to death wife Rebecca Degrafreed, 47, at their home in July 2014. In 1995, he was convicted of murdering his first wife, Stacy Degrafreed.

Medical hacking is on the rise: 30 million health records nationwide were involved in criminal theft, malicious hacking or other data breaches over four years

Patients' names, home addresses, ages, illnesses, test results or Social Security numbers were compromised. The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Man tears tendon in his thumb after playing Candy Crush on his phone ALL DAY for more than 6 weeks

The 29-year-old man, from California, needed surgery to repair his torn tendon after playing the game for weeks when he was unemployed, said doctors writing in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

Five-times the trouble! Proud parents welcome first set of all-girl quintuplets ever born in the United States

A Houston couple have welcomed the nation's first ever all-girl quintuplets. Proud parents Danielle and Adam Busby and big sister Blayke met (from left to right, Riley Paige, Olivia Marie, Hazel Grace, Ava Lane and Parker Kate) last week for the first time after a straight forward C-section. Delivered in only four minutes, the girls took four minutes to come into the world and its the first time the world has seen all-girl quintuplets since 1969. 'We are so thankful and blessed,' said Danielle Busby to KHOU. 'And I honestly give all the credit to my God.

Can booze make you BEAUTIFUL? Collagen-laced Japanese beer claims to make skin firmer and more youthful

The 'Precious' brew, created by Japanese liquor company Suntory and available in Hokkaido, boasts a five per cent alcohol content level and claims to have two grams of collagen per can.

Could smoking cannabis while drinking DOUBLE the risk of drink-driving? People who use marijuana and alcohol together 'more likely to drive inebriated'

People who smoke marijuana while drinking also double their risk of suffering social consequences and harming themselves, said researchers from the Alcohol Research Group.

Notorious 'Animal House' fraternity at Dartmouth College 'derecognized' for branding pledges' buttocks

Lawyer for notorious Dartmouth frat defends 'buttock branding ritual as a form of self-expression'
Dartmouth College's Alpha Delta has a significant record of disciplinary violations, including hazing, serving alcohol to minors and hosting unregistered parties
This week it emerged that a new member had been branded on the buttocks during an initiation ceremony
Attorney George Ostler confirmed a small number of fraternity members voluntarily chose to get body brands
But he noted the practice was never a condition of membership 


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A Dartmouth College judicial committee found Alpha Delta responsible for causing harm to pledges and violating terms of a suspension for alcohol violations.

Chilling details of dead two-year-old's Texas 'resurrection ceremony' emerge as it's revealed he was starved for a MONTH before being rubbed in oil 'to bring him back'

Witnesses told police that pastor Aracely Meza (right), 49, and the boy's parents believed he had a 'demon' inside of him, and that he was starved for 25 days only being given water four to five times a day. Church member Nazareth Zurita said the toddler, whose name has not been released, fell and hit his head several times, but she hesitated to help him 'due to his demon possession.' In the shocking 'resurrection ceremony' lasting for hours captured on camera (pictured left), Meza places oil on the child's head, while reciting prayers as she holds him in her arms. In the video, the boy is identified by a witness as Benjamin. Police said more arrests are likely to follow.

The US Army's'blast test dummy': Smart system reveals exactly how the human body reacts when it is blown up

Built by a California firm, the Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin combines military casualty data from Iraq and Afghanistan with new biomedical sensors.

Did Neanderthals EAT their dead relatives? 57,600-year-old broken bones reveal how children were torn apart shortly after death

Researchers at the University of Madrid have found marks found on the fossils of two Neanderthal adults and a child unearthed in the French region of Poitou-Charentes.

University student, 23, took in his homeless, pregnant teenage cousin after reconnecting with her on Facebook after 10 years, and is now helping to raise her baby

Tommy Connolly (pictured center and right) hadn't seen his teenage cousin in 10 years when she added him on Facebook out of the blue in December. The 23-year-old University student from Australia's Sunshine Coast was enjoying semester break and training hard in the hope of one day representing Australia as a champion sprinter. He messaged his 17-year-old cousin Angela* (whose name has been changed for legal reasons and is pictured left) to see how she was doing and soon found out she was homeless, illiterate and 32 weeks pregnant. Mr Connolly picked her up from where she was sleeping rough on the Gold Coast, let her move into his flat, took care of her through the final stage of her pregnancy and is now helping to raise her four-week-old baby boy (pictured left and center). Pictured far right is his friend and fellow athlete Olivia Tauro.

A Dumb and Dumber moment! Hungry fly lands on a frozen beef steak to take a lick... only to get stuck to the ice

A fly learnt the hard way when it swooped in to have a lick of a frozen beef steak in New Zealand. After getting its tongue stuck, the fly fights to set itself free before a human gives it a helping hand.

Man, 37, in custody following deaths of his wife and the couple's two young children

The victims found at the Eastpointe, Michigan, home have been identified as Christie Fradeneck, her daughter Celeste Fradeneck and her son Timothy Fradeneck.

Emotional scenes as casket of college basketball player Lauren Hill who recently lost cancer battle is moved into arena where she made her first basket 

Lauren Hill defied doctors' expectations after she was diagnosed with a rare form of inoperable brain cancer just after her 18th birthday, to live for months and play with Mount St Joseph University in Cincinnati. The 19-year-old died earlier this month and a public memorial service was held at the arena where she scored her first basket for St Joseph's. Her team mates (centre) and family gathered at Xavier's Cintas Center to remember her. Hill was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour when she was 18 (top, inset) and continued to play basketball in the months up to her death (bottom, inset).

I chew! Woman who was 'fattened up' by jealous boyfriend to deter love rivals says yes to marriage proposal after two years of binge-eating

Yan Tai had weighed just over seven stone when she began dating You Pan in South China's Guangdong Province.But two years on she is almost unrecognizable after ballooning to 14 stone.

Man accidentally shot his mother-in-law when he tried to kill an armadillo and the bullet ricocheted off its shell

Police in Georgia say a man shot an armadillo, but ended up accidentally wounding his 74-year-old mother-in-law when the bullet ricocheted off the animal's shell.

From the classroom to the catwalk! Meet the middle school teacher who moonlights as a high fashion model 

New York-based teacher Sam Pearce, 24, also models for top designers under the name Sam Worthen. He revealed his second identity in order to raise money to buy his students books.

We can se Ju sneaking out! Wife of Kim Jong-un is seen for the first time this year as the dictator takes her to watch a football match 

A grinning Ri Sol-Ju, wearing what appeared to be a wedding ring on her left hand, was pictured clapping next to her smiling husband Kim Jong-Un during a football match.

Marvel-ously talented make-up artist transforms real-life people into comic book superheros and villians

Lianne Moseley, 25, of Calgary, Canada, found her superpower crafting makeup to mimic comic book heroes and villains like Superman, Wonder Woman, Wolverine, Spock, and Sterling Archer. Her work is now an online sensation on social media.

   

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Man-sized kangaroo gives stuffed bunny toy a bear hug... and his handler says he'll fight anything that tries to take it away from him

Roger (left), an alpha male at the Alice Springs Kangaroo Sanctuary in the Northern Territory, was gifted his new friend by a fan - a stuffed toy bunny - and will fight anyone who will take it away from him. Sanctuary manager Chris Barnes (pictured right with Roger) and his team made this mistake and were met with hostility. 'After about 10 minutes of not giving up his bunny Roger lost interest in it, but when I tried to take it off him so he tried to attack me instead, which is a daily ritual for us,' he said.

The band that boosts the Apple Watch battery: $89 wiPowerBand DOUBLES the wearable's power

The accessory (pictured) costs $89 (£60) for the 38mm model, and $99 (£67) for the 42mm version. The company is expected to start shipping between May and June.

Would YOU pay £1,700 for a VINTAGE Apple watch? Collectible timepiece isn't smart, but is on sale for five times more than the Sport model

A US eBay seller is looking for $2,499.99 (£1,707.47) for a vintage Quartz watch distributed by Apple (pictured) in 1997 to promote its Mac operating system.

By George! Who is this tattooed prince of bling? New satirical puppet show depicts royal toddler as rascal who runs around shouting 'Oi Oi! Hello treacle'

Teasers for ITVs new puppet show Newzoids - which starts Wednesday at 9pm - show the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge worrying that their son has turned out a little, well, common.

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Wily coyote gives New York cops hour-long runaround in Manhattan park (and it's the second one seen in the city in TWO WEEKS)

The male coyote, which was eventually captured with a dart gun, was first seen by a local walking his dog in the park near the Church of the Holy Apostles at 28th Street and Ninth Avenue in Chelsea. After the resident alerted two workers to the sighting, NYPD officers arrived at the scene. However, the coyote did not surrender easily, sprinting across the grass and dodging the cops' attempts to catch it (left and bottom right). It was only captured (top right) more than an hour later when Emergency Services Unit officers finally managed to shoot the animal with a dart laced with Ketaset. On March 30, another coyote was seen wandering on the top of a bar in Queens.

Flush out your enemies! Superfan has fully-functional Game Of Thrones toilet installed in his California bar 

The loo was presented to self-confessed Game Of Thrones geek John Giovanazzi and installed in the toilet of the bar he runs in Glendale, California.

This isn't Cougar Town! Mountain lion moves into crawlspace under Los Angeles home - and doesn't want to come out 

The lion, known as P-22, already a minor celebrity in LA after being pictured going to nighttime walk in front of the Hollywood sign in 2013, is now creating headlines after moving into a new home.

His race's last hope: Only surviving male northern white rhino is put under armed guard 24 hours a day

Sudan is guarded day and night by a group of rangers in Kenya who risk their lives on a daily basis as they try to keep the rhino from poachers lured by the thousands of pounds to be earned from ivory.

Time fries! Waitress, 65, celebrates half-century serving up burgers at only job she's ever had

Judy Eddingfield celebrated her 50th anniversary working at Winstead's restaurant in Kansas City last week and declares that it's the only job's she's ever had or ever wanted.

Oregon couple reveals they are expecting a child...with rap set to theme song from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The clip, which features Happy Valley couple Jesse and Melissa Meek rapping as they drive in a car, has been viewed over 1.7 million times on YouTube.

How boozy films encourage children to drink: The more alcohol they see on screen, the more they down themselves

The Bristol University scientists quizzed more than 5,000 teenagers about their drinking habits and the films they had watched from a list of 50, including Bridget Jones' Diary and Aviator.

Leap of faith: Watch shocking moment two base-jumpers broke their backs when stunt went horribly wrong - only for one of them return to scene a year later for another go 

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Austin Carey, 23, and Jay Rawe, 25, plummeted onto a riverbank when their parachutes tangled at the Perrine Bridge, Idaho, and were left badly injured. Mr Carey was told he may never walk again but has since returned to the jump - almost a year later - to do it again after making an almost full recovery.

   

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