Playing with fire! Sarah Jessica Parker leads the red carpet in a giant flaming headdress at China-themed $25,000-a-ticket Met Gala

Sarah Jessica Parker wears HUGE headdress to join stars at Chinese-themed Met Gala

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute rolled out the red carpet for the who's who of fashion on Monday night. And always one to pull out all the stops at the annual Met Gala extravaganza is Sarah Jessica Parker, who certainly didn't disappoint this year. The actress showed up in an elaborate flame-like red and white headdress by Philip Treacy, stopping all the other guests in their tracks. Anna Wintour, Bee Shaffer, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Sarah Jessica Parker, Anne Hathaway, Katie Holmes, Georgia May Jagger and Kris Jenner.

Sheryl Sandberg's husband Dave Goldberg, 47, died of severe head trauma after falling off a treadmill at private resort gym while on a family vacation in Mexico

Sheryl Sandberg's husband Dave Goldberg died at the gym in Mexico

UPDATED The 47-year-old's sudden death was announced on Saturday but now a family friend has revealed that he passed away after collapsing at the gym while on vacation with friends and family. On Saturday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a tribute on his social network, urging people to leave tributes of their own on Goldberg's Facebook profile. He wrote: 'Dave Goldberg was an amazing person and I am glad I got to know him. My thoughts and prayers are with Sheryl and her family.' Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn, described him as one of the 'most generous' people he knew.

Revealed... how to tell if YOU have skin cancer: From bleeding, itchy moles to flat, red spots, the symptoms to watch out for

A new survey has revealed 77 per cent of people do not know the symptoms of skin cancer. Here, we reveal how to spot the common signs.

Czech teacher who moonlighted as a porn star sacked after pupils discover her explicit videos

The 35-year-old teacher and mother of two from the town of Ceska Lipa in the northwest of the Czech Republic, made the 40-minute video for a porn site after she travelled to Prague for a casting call.

Two brothers, aged 14 and 16, remain in a critical condition after being 'poisoned by illegal pesticide at luxury Caribbean resort'

Two Delaware teenagers, Sean, 16, and Ryan Esmond, 14 are still in critical condition more than six weeks after a banned pesticide was sprayed at the Caribbean resort where they were staying.

Air Force veteran opens fire at random from a bridge after his wedding was cancelled, killing man, 33, his daughter, 11, and critically injuring the man's wife before turning the gun on himself

Sergio Valencia del Toro shoots dead man and daughter in Wisconsin bridge attack

Jonathan Stoffel, 33, his daughter Olivia (both pictured right) and another man, 31-year-old Adam Bentdahl, were all fatally shot on a recreational bridge in Menasha, Wisconsin at 7.30pm on Sunday. Stoffel's wife and Olivia's mother, 32-year-old Erin Stoffel (right), was shot three times but managed to run off the bridge with their two other children, aged five and seven. She remains in critical condition but doctors say they are hopeful that she will recover from the wounds to her abdomen, thigh and hand. On Monday, police named the killer as 27-year-old Sergio Valencia del Toro (left), a U.S. Air Force veteran and college student who was upset after an argument with his former fiancee, Haylie. Police said the couple had broken off their engagement just a week earlier. A woman, believed to be Haylie, could be seen collapsed on the ground at the scene of the killings as she was comforted by another woman (center).

Can't sleep? 4-7-8 breathing tip claims to help you nod off in 60 SECONDS

The method, pioneered by Harvard-trained Dr Andrew Weill, is described as a 'natural tranquiliser for the nervous system' helping to quickly reduce tension and allowing the body to relax.

Four black parole officers file lawsuit after police stopped their car and held them at gunpoint while on official business

Four African-American parole officers filed a lawsuit against a New York town after being held at gunpoint and detained by local cops last year while on official state business.

Former terror suspect well known to the FBI is named as one of two gunmen shot dead by cops after attack on anti-Islam 'draw Muhammad' art contest near Dallas

FBI knew of 'draw Muhammad' shooting suspect Elton Simpson

Elton Simpson, from Phoenix, Arizona, (top left) and his roommate Nadir Soofi (center) opened fire outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Dallas before they were both shot dead by a traffic officer outside. Investigators can be seen inspecting weapons and removing their bodies from the scene on Monday (pictured top and bottom right). Simpson had previously been convicted of lying to the FBI about his plans to travel to Africa, but a judge ultimately ruled it could not be proved that the was heading there to join a terror group. The shooting unfolded on Sunday evening as the American Freedom Defense Initiative held an event inside the building where caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad were being displayed.

Donald Trump hammers organizer of draw-Muhammed contest and says 'she's just taunting everybody' as free-speech debate grows following Texas shooting

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 02:  Donald J. Trump, Chairman & President, The Trump Organization, and his wife Melania Trump watch Vasyl Lomachenko take on Gamalier Rodriguez in their WBO featherweight championship bout on May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Real estate titan tells Fox News that the organizer of 'Draw Muhammad' contest was courting danger and 'insulting everybody.' She insists that she is 'not responsible for the violence.'

For the mother he lost: William ensures most poignant of tributes to the Princess the Palace tried to forget in naming of his daughter

Kate Middleton and Prince William name princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

The Princess of Cambridge has finally been revealed to the world as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana (pictured center) - in a touching nod to her grandfather Prince Charles, her grandmother Princess Diana (top right) and her great-grandmother The Queen. Kensington Palace revealed the royal baby's full name after days of speculation and close friends of Princess Diana immediately said the choice means the spirit of Prince William's beloved mother 'lives on'. The Duke of Cambridge was determined to pay tribute to his mother - despite the efforts of some palace courtiers to have Diana airbrushed from royal history. William was, however, clear that his baby girl should not have Diana as a first name. 'It would have been a millstone around her neck,' says one of the princess's long-time friends.

EXCLUSIVE: 'I desperately want a little girl of my own.' Diana's chef reveals what Princess of Wales told him as she cradled his baby daughter - as world welcomes her granddaughter Princess Charlotte

'I desperately want a little girl of my own.' Diana's chef reveals what Princess of Wales

NEW Darren McGrady, who was the princess's personal chef until her death in 1997, has told Daily Mail Online how she spoke of her longing for a daughter when she held his newly-born little girl. McGrady (bottom right) spoke after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed their second child, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana (left). McGrady told how Diana (center bottom) cradled his daughter for 20 minutes when she was newborn. She also sent a note (top) of congratulations which he said: 'That is the exact same note that the Princess would be sending to Kate.'

'Such a lovely tribute': Royal fans react enthusiastically to Kate and William's decision to name their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge unveiled their daughter's name today. The couple opted for the moniker Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. Many are delighted with reference to William's late mother.

Fit for a princess! A long history dating back to the 17th century, and meaning 'petite' and 'feminine', why the name Charlotte is perfect for the new royal baby

Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, appear with their baby daughter outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, in London, Britain May 2, 2015. The Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to a girl on Saturday, the couple's second child and a sister to one-year-old Prince George.        REUTERS/John Stillwell/pool

Charlotte is the feminine version of the name Charles, meaning 'free man'. Charlotte means 'petite' and 'feminine', the name is rather regal and has been used in England since the 17th century.

The royal baby effect: As George's $60 knitted cardigan sells out overnight, how the prince has turned obscure brands into retail gold revealed

As a navy Sous Marine cardigan from Amaia Kids sells out after Prince George wears it to meet his baby sister, the fashion brands put on the map by the youngest members of the Cambridge clan.

Gun salute and a bit of Stevie Wonder: Volleys ring out across London today as Royal Artillery Band play 'Isn't She Lovely' to mark birth of a princess

Soldiers on horseback rode out in procession through the capital this afternoon, before dozens of deafening volleys were fired simultaneously from Hyde Park and the Tower of London.

Hidden camera catches college student, 22, 'spitting into her roommates' food before trying to poison them by dumping in cleaning product'

Hayley King caught on camera 'spitting into roomates' food before trying to poison them

A college student has been caught on camera as she allegedly tried to poison her two roommates. Hayley King (left), a 22-year-old University of South Carolina student was arrested in February after her roommates set up a hidden camera that seemed to record the young woman as she first spit into their food and then later sprayed it with window cleaner (right). This after the other two girls say the three had been fighting for weeks.

Drug smuggler busted at New York City airport with $19,000 of cocaine shoved into his underwear

Romario Lewis was arrested on April 16 at John F. Kennedy International Airport after he was found with a half-kilo of cocaine in his underwear on a flight from Jamaica.

'I'm just a boy, standing in front of a girl': Female student receives VERY creepy love letter from Uber driver quoting famous Notting Hill line

An image posted to Reddit shows a letter allegedly sent by an Uber driver to a female student he once drove, quoting the famous line from film Notting Hill before making comments about her appearance.

The 'alien sounds' captured 22 MILES above Earth: Nasa recording from the edge of space has unexplained hisses and whistles

The sounds were recorded aboard a Nasa student balloon experiment using infrared microphones that flew above New Mexico and Arizona. It is the first time an infrasound study has reached these heights.

Catfish captured on camera climbing cave walls in Ecuador to lick food off the roof for first time ever by amazed scientists 

These are the amazing scenes where an armored catfish started to climb up a near-vertical wall inside an Ecuadorian cave system exhibiting behavior never seen before by scientists.

Alabama teacher arrested after 'having sex with two students' and becoming FIFTH woman in her town to be accused of having sex with a minor this year

Alabama teacher arrested after 'having sex with Opp students'

Ashley Hall, 33, who is an English teacher at Opp High School in Opp, Alabama, was charged with two counts of a school employee engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student.

EXCLUSIVE: 'Get her a** off the stage. Cut that b----h's mic off!' Wendy Williams, her husband and NeNe Leakes nearly come to blows as the RHOA star puts down TV talk queen at Atlanta conference and COPS are called to the scene

Real Housewives' Wendy Williams and NeNe Leakes nearly come to blows in Atlanta

The cold war between NeNe Leakes and Wendy Williams erupted again at a women's empowerment seminar in Atlanta on Sunday. Not only were both women were registered as keynote speakers, they spoke back-to-back.
And their dressing rooms were right next to each other. Wendy's husband/manager went ballistic. The bad blood began when Wendy called NeNe out for a tweet about reality stars.

Boston Bomber CRIES in court as relatives testify about 'kind' and 'warm' child who 'loved his older brother very much'

FILE - This undated file photo released Friday, April 19, 2013, by the FBI shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Russian relatives of Boston Marathon bomberTsarnaev are expected to testify at his trial as his lawyers continue to make their case to spare his life.  Five family members are expected to take the witness stand Monday, May 4, 2015, in federal court.  (AP Photo/FBI, File)

For the first time, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev dropped his blank, impassive demeanor and cried as his sobbing aunt briefly took the stand on Monday.

Woman who 'confessed to taking pornographic photos of a friend's toddler to send to New York City cop has charges against her dropped'

Renee Kimberly Gregg of Tampa, Florida, reportedly admitted in front of multiple investigators on two occasions to taking pornographic photos of a friend's toddler to send to an NYC cop.

Son of former NFL star and registered sex offender Lawrence Taylor pleads guilty to statutory rape and gets 10 years in prison

Lawrence Taylor Jr, 33, of Powder Springs, Georgia, entered his plea the day he was set to go on trial for sexually assaulting two 13-year-old girls between 2012 and 2013.

Woman, 22, who tweeted '2 drunk to care' before killing her two best friends in a wrong-way crash is sentenced to 24 years in prison

Woman, 22, who tweeted '2 drunk to care' before killing two best friends in wrong-way

NEW Kayla Mendoza boasted about being drunk before she killed Kaitlyn Ferrante and Marisa Catronio in South Florida in November 2012. Family members of both victims attended the sentencing, where they wore shirts with a photo of the two best friends. Mendoza had faced a maximum of 30 years behind bars.

Mother, 33, 'abandoned her four children at a motel to starve for three days while she went on a drug binge'

A mother from St. Louis, Crethia Southworth, 33, is accused of leaving her four children, ages one through 14, to starve in a dirty Motel 6 while she drank and did drugs last week.

Three people arrested for murdering Canadian tourist over Kentucky Derby weekend after going on robbery spree  

Three people are facing more than a dozen charges, including murder, after a Kentucky Derby weekend robbery spree ended with the murder of a Canadian tourist.

I'm the one who can win it, says former HP boss Carly Fiorina as she runs for Republican nomination - and tells all on stepdaughter's overdose and how she has beaten breast cancer

Fiorina told GMA she has a 'lot of admiration for' Clinton, 'but she clearly is not trustworthy.' The only Republican woman in the race, Fiorina plans to play Clinton's foil in the run-up to the general election.

Arrested! The Walking Dead's Seth Gilliam is taken in for a DUI, possession of marijuana and driving 107 mph in Georgia

Seth Gilliam Mugshot

The 46-year-old actor was pulled over for speeding and then when police officers smelled alcohol, he was tested, coming up with a .107 blood alcohol level. He was arrested in Peachtree City.

Conspiracy theorists question Mayweather vs Pacquiao result after boxers are marked in the wrong corners on the judges' scorecard 

Conspiracy or accident? Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao were marked in the wrong

An administrative error on the scorecard used in Floyd Mayweather's victory over Manny Pacquiao has ignited conspiracy theorists into suggesting the Filipino should have won the bout. Judges Glenn Feldman, Burt Clements and Dave Moretti, named 'white', 'blue' and 'pink' on the scorecard respectively, all award Mayweather victory on the night but in every column where they mark their scores at the end of the round, he is labelled as being in the red corner. This is the point that has galvanised certain boxing fans into suggesting the fight may have been rigged because Mayweather was actually in the blue corner in Las Vegas. It was Pacquiao who took red.

Man marched in honor of fallen vets and socialized with army families pretending to be Purple Heart veteran in stolen valor ruse

Richard Arthur Rhan, who posed as a highly decorated Army veteran outrages families of

Richard Arthur Rahn, 54, attended several events near Olivia, Minnesota, wearing a command sergeant major uniform decorated with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and a Ranger Tab. Though he did not break Minnesota law or violate the Federal Stolen Valor Act of 2013, Rahn was found guilty of firearm offenses and was sentenced to five years in prison in March.

Man, 20, and teen, 18, charged with murder after bodies of elderly couple in their 70s are found in burnt down farmhouse

Derek Hexum, 20, and Theodore Como, 18, are charged with second-degree murder in relation to a deadly Minnesota fire that killed 75-year-old Jim Hively and his wife Cathy, 71.

'He's a really great guy': Children of millionaire dad accused of murdering their mother are convinced that he is innocent 

Cal Harris, of Spencer, New York, was arrested and charged with the murder of Michele Harris in 2005 after she went missing on September 11, 2001.

'They say it's too hot for TV': P Diddy unveils racy fragrance advert featuring sex, choking and his girlfriend Cassie in the nude

Puff Daddy new Fragrence Video- 3 am

The racy commercial is for his upcoming 3AM by Sean John fragrance as the clip was so racy that the required edits almost delayed the launch of the product, according to Page Six.

Woman searching for the 'handsome' mystery man she kissed at the Boston Marathon hears back... from his wife

Barbara Tatge seeking man she kissed at Boston marathon hears from his wife

NEW Barbara Tatge, 55, of Tennessee was dared by her daughter to kiss a good-looking man while running the April 20 race. Tatge's daughter, Paige, began taking to social media last week to find the man who left an impression on her mom. On Sunday, she heard from the mystery man's wife in a letter who said the attention was fun but that the couple wanted to remain anonymous.

Seven-year-old girl killed when massive poolside swing set collapsed at her friend's home

Clara Bergen killed when poolside swing set collapsed at Arizona home

Police say seven-year-old Clara Bergan was flown to a Phoenix hospital, where she was later pronounced dead after Sunday's accident at a home in Gilbert. The swing is used to jump from a rope into the pool. It snapped at the base about 9.30am, hitting Clara and another girl, Kayla Eherlico, 14, and throwing them into the water. Clara was not breathing when she was pulled from the pool. Kayla survived but suffered a shoulder injury.

Father who 'let his 6-year-old daughter's teeth deteriorate until she had FOURTEEN ABSCESSES' wants to withdraw his guilty plea to child abuse

Kenneth Wanamaker Jr, 37, wants to take back his guilty plea to charges of reckless endangerment in eastern Pennsylvania and says that his daughter's teeth were not in a life-threatening condition.

Is Axial Seamount erupting? Seafloor off the coast of Oregon has dropped 8 FEET due to movement in the 'wired' underwater volcano

Geologists from Oregon State University predicted that the volcano, called Axial Seamount (pictured), would erupt this year during a public lecture in September.

Bill Clinton defends foundation against allegations of wrongdoing and says he will keep doing paid speeches because 'I gotta pay the bills'

Bil Clinton says he has no regrets about taking millions in foreign cash for his foundation ? even though the donations have caused a political headache for Hillary Clinton as she tries to follow him into the Oval Office.

In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Cynthia McFadden, the former president said his charity has never done anything "knowingly inappropriate."

Under pressure, the foundation recently announced it will only accept contributions from six Western governments going forward, but Clinton says that's no acknowledgment the old policy ? under which Saudi Arabia gave between $10 million and $25 million, for instance ? was a mistake.

Bill Clinton defended his family foundation on Monday, saying it was 'absolutely not' a mistake to do business with foreign donors from questionable countries like Saudi Arabia.

Hillary Clinton agrees to testify before congressional Benghazi committee - just once - about the 2012 terror attack AND her secret emails 

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 presidential candidate and former secretary of state will face tough grilling this month about the 2012 terror attacks in Libya, and about the private email server she used while in office.

Pictured: Mom, 19, who threw her baby son off a bridge and then jumped herself in attempted murder-suicide bid

PICTURED: Mom, 19, who threw her baby son off a bridge and then jumped herself

NEW Johnesha Perry, 19, was charged Monday with attempted homicide, two counts of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child after throwing her son off a bridge in Allentown, Pennsylvania (inset), on Sunday afternoon. She then climbed the railing and jumped herself. Both survived the fall, but the little boy is now fighting for his life in hospital after being in the water for five minutes before police officers jumped in and pulled him out.

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Final salute for a fallen hero: Hundreds of NYPD officers stand in honor guard for 25-year-old cop 'shot dead by career criminal' as his body is moved from hospital

NYPD officers stand in honor guard for Brian Moore after his death

A 25-year-old police officer shot in the head over the weekend while attempting to stop a man suspected of carrying a handgun died Monday from his injuries, the third New York City officer slain on duty over the five months. Brian Moore, who was in a coma after undergoing brain surgery following the Saturday evening shooting, was pronounced dead at a Queens hospital with his family at his bedside, including his police officer father, uncle and cousin. Hundreds of uniformed officers stood at attention outside the medical center and lined up down the block to salute the ambulance carrying his body out. Afterward many could be seen crying and consoling one another. 'He proved himself to be an exceptional young officer,' Police Commissioner William Bratton said, noting Moore had made more than 150 arrests in less than five years on the job and earned meritorious service medals. 'We don't give them out easily.'

NFL star Jermaine Cunningham to appear in court on revenge porn charges after he was accused of sending nude photos of woman to her family and friends

FILE - A June 16, 2014, file photo is of New York Jets linebacker Jermaine Cunningham in Forham Park, N.J.  When Cunningham appears in a New Jersey courtroom, he¿ll be the most recognizable defendant yet facing charges over ¿revenge porn.¿ The case comes amid a national push to punish jilted lovers and others who distribute racy photos often taken before a relationship fell apart.  (AP Photo)

Jermaine Cunningham, a free agent who was with the New York Jets last year, was arrested in December after sending the naked pictures of a woman to her family and friends.

The man stabbed nine times by Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson, and needed 177 stitches and three pints of new blood, says he 'was only trying to help' when the actor attacked him 

The man who claims he was stabbed by Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson claims that the troubled actor also tried to steal from him following the alleged attack on Saturday in Los Angeles.

The secret socket inside EVERY Apple Watch revealed: Firm claims covered port can be used for charging and 'smart' straps

Apple Watch secret port

Usually hidden by a strap, Apple has not commented what the socket is for. However, a Portland firm says it can use it to build a $249 'smart strap' with a battery in.

'Being pregnant doesn't feel good either!' 14-year-old girl's brutally-honest sex education quiz answers earn her a suspension - and online fame 

A teenager in Montreal, Canada wrote her own answers to a sex ed quiz titled 'Objections to Condoms', offering her responses to boys who don't want to wear protection.

The ISIS boy 'executioner': Terror group releases chilling video appearing to show teenager shooting alleged Iraqi spy at point-blank range

Slickly edited footage shows the teenager, of Western appearance, loading a handgun then appearing to shoot the victim, who is accused of spying for the Iraqi army.

'Thank you for the baby brother but I really wanted a puppy': The funniest (and often misspelled) letters adults have received from children revealed

The funniest letters adults have received from children revealed

There's nothing better than receiving a good old letter. Especially when it's written by a child. 'I'm sorry your abuot to die,' one boy wrote to his grandfather in hospital. One card tells Santa to 'take it easy', while another sends him a URL link. From brutal honesty to unflattering illustrations, these kids' literary masterpieces are too good not to be shared. (Clockwise from left) the note teacher Mrs Clark received from one of her pupils when she wasn't feeling well told her to 'go poop' in order to feel better; this child is feeling guilty about all the Sponge Bob cartoons they have watched - and donates some cash; a war veteran receives a car with the simple line 'Hitler you are a loser'; while this child wrote to his poorly grandfather to say how sorry he was that the elderly man was going to die soon - alongside a smiley face.

Ladyboy attacks tourist with stiletto heel after he rejected her advances in Thai bar 

Michael Merry, aged 55, was on a night out in the holiday resort of Pattaya in Thailand when transvestite Wichai Sripalang (pictured) began flirting with him - before she attacked him with her shoe

Disney to release earnings and hold conference call hours earlier so execs can attend the funeral of Dave Goldberg

SUN VALLEY, ID - JULY 10:  Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, and her husband David Goldberg arrive for morning session of the Allen & Co. annual conference at the Sun Valley Resort on July 10, 2013 in Sun Valley, Idaho. The resort is hosting corporate leaders for the 31st annual Allen & Co. media and technology conference where some of the wealthiest and most powerful executives in media, finance, politics and tech gather for weeklong meetings. Past attendees included Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.  (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

The Walt Disney Company has changed its second quarter earnings release and conference call times to Tuesday morning so that employees can attend the funeral of Dave Goldberg.

Sound asleep in a makeshift cradle, the migrant baby born on an Italian navy ship after her mother was rescued in the nick of time on perilous Mediterranean crossing

This handout picture released by the Italian Navy on May 4, 2015 shows a baby born aboard the military ship Bettica during a rescue operation of migrants off the coast of Sicily. According to the Italian Navy, more than 600 migrants were rescued by the Bettica during the night in four differents operations and more the 2.000 migrants have been rescued by patrol boats in the last two days as part of the operation called Triton (Frontex). 
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The baby girl was born on board an Italian navy vessel after her mother was plucked from a dangerously overcrowded boat in the Mediterranean while risking everything for a new life in Europe.

Massachusetts's women's-only Smith College to accept transgender applicants who identify as female

Smith College, the 140-year-old women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, will begin accepting transgender students who identify as women this fall.

EXCLUSIVE: Womanizer Willie Nelson confesses his 16-year-old wife tied him up in bed and beat him with a broom for cheating and he sneaked out of the Lincoln bedroom to smoke a joint on the roof of Jimmy Carter's White House in new memoir

Willie Nelson he smoked a joint on roof of Jimmy Carter's White House in new memoir

Willie Nelson, now 82, writes about his skirt-chasing, pot-smoking ways in revealing new book. Raised by his grandmother (below left), he was 19 when he met and fell for 16-year old Martha Jewel Matthews (above right), a carhop waitress wearing a halter top and shorts. He took her home and then 'She let me. And then she let me some more,' the singer writes. They married in a fever. She was the first of his four wives and countless other women. She was so furious with his cheating she once bit his index finger down 'to the bone.' Willie says his love affair with pot became the 'smoothest of all my marriages. Pot never brought me down, never busted my b****.'

Man who shot dead carjackers with his legal concealed weapon after hearing woman screaming is hailed as a 'hero' by cops 

The 31-year-old man with a concealed weapons permit was in the Macey's parking lot in Orem, 45 miles south of Salt Lake City, when he heard a woman's screams and went to investigate.

Hackers penetrate West Wing computer network: Americans' data could have been leaked in latest White House data breach

A high-ranking Senate Committee has written to President Obama, pictured, to demand an investigation into how a White House computer system could have been compromised.

Two tourists could face criminal charges in Italy after breaking priceless Hercules statue... while trying to snap a selfie

A piece of the marble statue's crown collapsed under the weight of the men when they climbed onto it at the Loggia dei Militi palace in Cremona, an Italian newspaper reported.

Daughter plans journey to Nepal in search of her mother who has been missing for over a week since deadly earthquake 

Dawn Habash, 57, of Augusta, Maine, has not been heard from in over a week since she went on a hiking trip in the Langtang National Park near Kathmandu.

She IS an oil painting: Artist's incredible hyper-realistic portraits of women look just like photos

Italian artist Marco Grassi's portraits convey a sense of realism that cause many to take a second look. His pictures are so very detailed they appear to have a photographic quality to them.

Are you ready for this beach body? US plus-size model Ashley Graham hits back at 'fat-shaming' Protein World ad that has caused outrage in the UK with sexy bikini picture 

Ashley Graham hits back at Protein World ad with sexy bikini picture 

Since Protein World's 'fat-shaming' ad campaign sparked outrage in the UK, American plus-size model Ashley Graham has posted a spoof on the 'bikini-ready' ad with her own sexy swimsuit picture, including the hashtag #curvesinbikinis.

Mom of pregnant woman who died in car crash FORGIVES Connecticut man, 88, who killed her 

Robert Carroll turned left in his Buick at a red light and crashed into a minivan in Farmington, Connecticut, in 2013. The mom of the pregnant driver (pictured) who he killed told him he is in her prayers.

How heartwarming! Parents send their newborn baby's heartbeat to distant relatives using the Apple Watch

A couple in the US gently pressed a $349 (£299) Apple Watch Sport to their newborn baby's arm to capture his heartbeat and share it using the watch's Digital Touch feature.

Families of Second World War airmen who vanished during routine flight reveal agonising 71-year wait to discover their fate after mysterious Canadian air disaster

Avro Anson L7056 aircraft disappeared in 1942 with four crew aboard including British pilot Charles Fox. The wreckage was discovered 71 years later and the search has been made into a documentary.

'I don't think the military is being honest:' New York senator accuses Pentagon of underreporting sex crimes in US military communities  

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is interviewed about military sexual assaults on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2015.  The spouses of service members and civilian women who live or work near military facilities are especially vulnerable to being sexually assaulted, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. said in a report.    (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The number of sex-related crimes occurring in U.S. military communities is far greater than the Defense Department has publicly reported, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said in a scathing critique.

U.S. veterans and survivors gather at Dachau to mark 70th anniversary of concentration camp's liberation

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, third left, and camp survivor Max Mannheimer, fourth from left in wheel chair, lay a wreath at the crematory of the former Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, southern Germany, Sunday, May 3, 2015 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the camp. (Andreas Gebert/Pool Photo via AP)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was also in attendance and gave a speech in which she pledged to fight present-day discrimination and anti-Semitism.

Former Chris Christie allies plead not guilty in 'Bridgegate' case, saying conspirator who pleaded guilty is 'willing to repeatedly lie'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly, right, and her attorney Michael Critchley, left, arrive for a hearing Monday, May 4, 2015, in Newark, N.J. Kelly and Bill Baroni, Christie's former top appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, are facing charges in a nine-count indictment unsealed Friday after a yearlong investigation of politically motivated lane closures of the George Washington Bridge in 2013. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni proclaimed their innocence and blamed David Wildstein, who pleaded guilty last week, of being 'willing to repeatedly lie' to implicate them.

Transgender woman serving life in prison for killing her wife has request for sex-change surgery rejected by Supreme Court 

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from convicted murderer Michelle Kosilek of Massachusetts who has been seeking taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery in prison.

Club owner, 28, arrested for 'paying bouncer to murder his schoolteacher wife' days after delivering eulogy that he plagiarized

Jayde Panayiotou's husband arrested for 'paying bouncer to murder his wife'

Christopher Panayiotou, from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has been charged in the death of Jayde Panayiotou (together right), who was found shot dead in a field nearly two weeks ago. After the discovery, a bouncer who worked at a club owned by Christopher Panayiotou was arrested for the murder and claimed that he had carried out the killing after his boss paid him, according to reports. Panayiotou appeared in court on Monday, left. Before his arrest, local media had suggested that he had plagiarized a eulogy he delivered at his wife's funeral.

Farmer has more than 200 top breed Angus beef cows stolen (but he didn't notice because thief had replaced them with cheaper cattle)

Hundreds of cows have been stolen from a North Carolina farm but the farmer didn't notice for several weeks because the Angus beef cows were replaced with cattle of a lesser grade.

Swapping your kitchen cloth for disinfectant wipes can slash risk of food poisoning by 99%, scientists discover

Scientists at the University of Arizona found they could reduce the risk of campylobacter food poisoning by up to 99 per cent when using disinfectant wipes after preparing poultry.

Step away from the smartphones! Self-confessed selfie hater Anna Wintour BANS all smartphone snaps and social media at this year's Met Gala 

Though stars have been known to share personal photos from the Met Gala in the past, this year they will be informed that taking any photos for the purpose of posting on social media is forbidden.

Suicide bomber kills one and injures 15 in Kabul attack: Taliban insurgent targets bus carrying Afghan attorney general's staff

The Taliban has launched its latest spring offensive against the Afghan government which is now responsible for its own defence following the withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces.

'I held my baby to my stomach and doubled over to protect her' - Boko Haram fighters stoned Nigerian girls to death as rescuers approached 

Lami Musa, 27, cradled her 5-day-old baby girl amid the brutal militant attack. Salamatu Bulama (pictured) also survived the stoning, but said around 10 women were run over and killed by an armored car.

How filthy is YOUR beard? Study claims facial hair can contain more faeces than a dirty toilet - but not all experts agree

Microbiologist, John Golobic from Quest Diagnostics in New Mexico, recently discovered enteric bacteria in beards, which are the type of bacteria usually found living in faeces.

Forget six packs! Popular new Instagram account showcases unfit and flabby 'dad bods' - and they're making thousands of girls swoon 

Popular new Instagram account showcases unfit and flabby 'dad bods' - and they're making

The Instagram account College Dad Bods rounds up photos of college-aged men who aren't quite muscular, but aren't totally out of shape, either. Women are calling these physiques 'dad bods' - and they're 'crazy about them'.

Having trouble sleeping? Six million people from Manhattan to Beijing have used the sounds of this Irish waterfall on YouTube to lull themselves off 

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The eight-hour footage, which features the calming sounds of water cascading over rocks on the River Bonet in County Leitrim, is also being used in clinical trials in hospitals across London.

Sleepwalking is in the genes: Children are SEVEN times more likely to stroll at night if their parents do

Researchers from the Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal analysed sleep data from a group of 1,940 children. Sleep terrors and sleepwalking were assessed through questionnaires.

Netanyahu hugs black Jewish soldier who was assaulted by Israeli police officers sparking riots by Ethiopian Jews

The Prime Minister met Israeli soldier Damas Pakada the day after protests in the capital Tel Aviv turned violent, in part because footage emerged of Pakada being beaten by police officers (pictured).

How being slightly overweight is GOOD for your health: Fat tissue boosts brain's energy levels and 'affects metabolism and ageing'

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis believe there may be an optimal amount of body fat for maximising health and a person's longevity, but they've yet to quantify the level needed.

John Kerry accidentally cuts adorable baby elephant out of picture during Kenya trip

The Secretary of State was visiting Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi National Park when the elephant, ready for its close-up, curled its trunk around his arm right before the snap.

Man 'steals plane' in Las Vegas and controller spends an hour talking him down from the skies 

Evan Grant, 27, allegedly stole the twin-engined Piper PA-44 plane from the North Las Vegas Airport on Saturday morning and circled around the city for about an hour.

'Switch on and switch off again': The surprising instructions given to airlines by manufacturer Boeing to prevent a 'loss of control' in 787 planes

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is part of Australian airline Jetstar's fleet (pictured). A spokesman for Jetstar said it had adjusted its maintenance procedures in line with the directive.

California hit with 12-FOOT waves from a storm that started off the New Zealand coast...but the colossal swells only lure scores of brave surfers in search of a thrill

California hit with 12ft waves from storm that started off New Zealand coast

NEW Big surf kept rolling ashore Monday along south-facing sections of the Southern California coast after bodysurfers challenged the towering waves over the weekend and lifeguards were kept busy pulling people from the water. The highest surf was expected Monday, with some sets up to 12 feet along beaches in Orange and San Diego counties and 10 feet at Malibu and Zuma in Los Angeles County, the National Weather Service said. By midmorning, 6- to 8-foot waves were reported at Santa Monica. The surf was slighter higher in Venice, forecasters said.

Go Greased Lightning! Nasa's battery-powered drone takes off like a helicopter but flies like a plane

A series of test flights over Hampton, Virginia, have proved that Nasa's Greased Lightning drone can switch from hovering to soaring in mid-air, by swivelling its wings and rotors.

The science of BRAIN FREEZE: Experts reveal why 'ice cream headaches' occur - and how to get rid of them

Young Woman Eating Ice Cream --- Image by © Bloomimage/Corbis

The International Headache Society added a classification for headaches induced by ingestion of a cold substance to its official International Classification of Headache Disorders.

Opening the door naked, a bullet with their name on and kisses on the mouth: Men reveal horror stories on Reddit about meeting a girlfriend's dad for the first time 

Fathers are often very protective when daughters get new boyfriends and use several tactics to shock them into submission. They include calling him the wrong name and offering beer.

Slain Pennsylvania State Police trooper's parents say they forgive suspected ambusher

FILE - In a Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 file photo, Eric Frein is led away by Pennsylvania State Police Troopers at the Pike County Courthouse after his preliminary hearing in Milford, Pa. Frein is charged with fatally shooting Pennsylvania State Trooper Cpl. Bryon Dickson II and wounding another during an ambush at their barracks in September. The parents of Cpl. Dickson II said Sunday, May 3, 2015 during an interview that they have forgiven Frein in the death of their son.  (AP Photo/The Scranton Times-Tribune, Butch Comegys, File)  MANDATORY CREDIT

Bryon and Darla Dickson, The parents of a slain Pennsylvania State Police trooper Cpl. Bryon Dickson said on Sunday they have forgiven his alleged killer Eric Frein.

Suburban Georgia sheriff 'who shot woman inside a model home' is allowed to leave the scene after he refuses to cooperate with police questioning

Victor Hill, 50, the sheriff of Clayton County, Georgia, who previously faced corruption charges left the scene of an 'accidental' shooting in Lawrenceville without speaking to police investigators.

Beware of bankers! The most adulterous professions revealed... and doctors are MORE likely to cheat than lawyers

Cape Town, South Africa --- Woman undressing man --- Image by © Brooke Fasani Auchincloss/Corbis

The UK's largest married dating site, Illicit Encounters, has ranked its 970,000 users by profession, and financiers come up proportionally high, at 18 per cent of all the people on the site.

Eye-Sis: Mother appears in court with lashes poking out of burkha accused of attempting to join her husband in Syria who posts photos of his beheadings 

Fatima Elomar was photographed leaving court this morning in Sydney covered from head to toe in a dark burkha with only her astonishingly-long eyelashes sticking out.

NFL player surprises cancer-stricken 18-year-old with heartwarming hospital room promposal 

NFL's Sen'Derrick Marks surprises cancer-stricken teen with hospital promposal 

Kameyea Jennings from Jacksonville, Florida, has been battling cancer since she was 16, She was shocked when Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks showed up in her hospital room with roses and asked her top rom.

'Devastated' woman accused of murdering her fiancé during kayak trip pleads her innocence from jail and says police tricked her

Angelika Graswald, 35, of Poughkeepsie, New York, said that she should have stopped talking to police after being read her right to remain silent when arrested over the death of fiancé Vincent Viafore.

Feeling spiteful? Blame your genes: Desire to hurt others evolved to stop outsiders being allowed to join social groups

The model was developed at Queen's University in Canada and the One Earth Future Foundation. It found that the more similar a person is in a group, the more spiteful they are to outsiders.

Shirtless man wielding hammer gets stuck UPSIDE DOWN in basketball hoop

The man, who at one point even stuck his head into the rim to try and untangle himself, was rescued by Seattle police and firefighters at Cal Anderson Park.

Forget mood rings, now there's a mood WATCH: Timepiece tracks how you're feeling on a Happiness Index

The sensor on the Taiwanese firm's VivoWatch (pictured) offers continuous feedback about the wearer's workout using an LED. And while sleeping, it measures total sleep time and heart rate.

Family finds their blind 13-year-old rescue dog decapitated in the back yard

Police say someone cut off the head of a blind and deaf dog named Libby in the backyard of a home in Kings Mountain, North Carolina before taking an ax, shovel and propane tank on Thursday.

Bottled birds: How callous smugglers cram cockatoos into plastic bottles to get them through customs

Smugglers put cockatoos in bottles to get them through Indonesian customs

More than 24 critically endangered cockatoos were rescued by police after being found stuffed in water bottles for illegal trade. Smugglers had crammed the Yellow-crested cockatoos into empty bottles so they could get through customs at Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia. But Indonesian Police discovered the birds, which can be sold for as much as £650 each, and cut them free so they could receive medical attention.

FIFA has descended into anarchy with Sepp Blatter in charge, says Argentina legend Maradona: 'It is time for a change'

Argentina's legendary ex-footballer Diego Maradona (R) poses next to FIFA vice president and candidate for the presidency, Jordan's Prince Ali bin al-Hussein during the Soccerex Asian Forum on developing the business of football in Asia on May 4, 2015 at the King Hussein Convention Center in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the capital Amman.   AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWIKHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images

Diego Maradona launched a blistering attack on FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday saying that world soccer's governing body had descended into anarchy with the 79-year-old Swiss in charge.

The golden age of travel: Snaps from Air New Zealand's archives reveal glamorous days when passengers wore their best clothes and flying was an event to be celebrated

The decades-old images show glamorous scenes that would make today's travellers jealous while they're fighting for elbow space and eating bland meals inside a crammed economy cabin.

Star Trek actress Grace Lee Whitney, famous as Captain Kirk's personal assistant, dies aged 85 

The actress played Yeoman Rand in the first eight episodes before being written out of the series. She died of natural causes on Friday in Coarsegold, California, her son Jonathan Dweck said.

Medieval prayer wheel found inside rare Liesborn Gospel - but how the diagram was used remains a mystery

The book, containing just the Gospels and the mysterious prayer wheel (a translation is pictured) is thought to have been ordered by an abbess for nuns in her convent in Liesborn, Germany.

Tragedy as mom and her toddler are killed and two other children injured by suspected drunk driver who lost control of Corvette outside their apartment in California

Harrowing pictures show the aftermath of the crash in California on Saturday night, which killed a mother and her 14-month-old daughter. Police have arrested the driver on suspicion of drink-driving.

Then and now: Incredible composite images compare iconic Paris attractions during Nazi occupation with today's tourist traps

Then and now: Incredible composite images compare iconic Paris attractions during Nazi

Whether it be with thousands of tourists queuing or soldiers parading in victory or defeat, Paris's most iconic landmarks are as recognisable today as they were when the city was war torn. A clever collection of composite images by French art director Julien Knez brings together scenes from 1940s Paris with peaceful pictures of the city we visit now. One image shows tourists gathering outside the Notre Dame Cathedral, where Nazi gunners once stood guard during the war.

Rare photos of Nirvana recreating their iconic Nevermind album cover will be sold to the public for the first time 

The photos were taken by Kirk Weddle, the photographer of the original album cover. Weddle took the promotional photos just a month after Nevermind was released.

'It's the hardest job I've ever had': Stay-at-home dad apologizes to moms everywhere for daring to joke about how hard it is to spend all day looking after the kids

Blogger Daddy Fishkins from Atlanta, Georgia, thought it was easy to be a stay-at-home parent - until he started to stay home with his three children. Now he is apologizing to stay-at-home moms.

A quarter of arthritis patients at 'increased risk of heart disease' - and the painful condition DOUBLES the chance of a surprise heart attack, experts warn

Cardiologist Dr Adriana Puente, from Mexico City, said inflammation typical in arthritis patients, could reduce blood flow to the heart, causing heart muscle tissue to die, triggering an attack.

Now those are speed humps! Bizarre footage shows man sprinting along busy motorway in pursuit of runaway camel

A British family videoed from their car window the moment a bare-footed man attempted to catch his runaway camel, which galloped down a busy motorway in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

The heartwarming moment dog found 2,500 miles away was reunited with family after three-year separation

Andrea Arce of southern California says she lost her dog named Rico in a messy divorce three years ago. However, she was reunited with Rico this weekend after the dog was found roaming in Virginia.

Mexican soldier lifted into air and thrown to ground as huge flag is blown away by powerful gust of wind

Video footage shows the dramatic moment a soldier was blown into the air before being thrown to the ground by strong winds that lifted the national flag he was holding at an event in Durango.

   

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Incredible moment Good Samaritans helped pry pinned motorcyclist from underneath a pickup truck on California highway

Motorcyclist's escape from under car on 91 Freeway captured on video 

Byron Holeman, (top left) 48, was driving home from work on the 91 Freeway when he saw Armando Vergara, 33, underneath a Ford F150 pickup truck and started recording as he stopped with other drivers to help. Vergara, who was in full protective gear and only received minor injuries, was seen screaming in terror while trapped underneath the vehicle. An off-duty firefighter also stopped and helped get the motorcyclist free by using car jacks.

Let it all out! Japanese hotel offers crying rooms for women... complete with luxury tissues, eye masks and tear-jerking films

For $83 a night female guests at the Mitsui Garden Yotsuya hotel in Tokyo can choose from a selection of manga comic books or films that tend to make viewers cry, including Forrest Gump.

Would you have a HAIR TATTOO? Balding men are turning to a new procedure to create the illusion of a shaved head

Micro Scalp Pigmentation, or a 'hair tattoo' procedure, involves drawing tiny particles of pigment on the scalp, to give an overall impression of shaved stubble.

Abandoned dog found living inside TREE TRUNK and close to starvation is slowly learning how to trust people again thanks to caring rescuer 

Abandoned pregnant dog found living inside tree trunk in Sonoma

The dog, named Boo, weighed only 7lb when she was found in Sonoma County, California. It took animal control officer Shirley Zindler hours to coax Boo out of her makeshift shelter. Boo 'submitted miserably' to human contact at first and had to have temporary surgery, losing all her puppies. But Zindler is personally caring for Boo until she finds a 'forever' home.

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Shocking moment a Chinese road rage driver drags a young woman out of her car and savagely beats her and claims it was because SHE had scared his wife and child

Shocking moment a Chinese road rage driver drags a young woman out of her car and savagely

This is the moment a Chinese road rage driver dragged a young woman out of her car and gave her a savage beating - and claimed it was because she had scared his wife and child.  Lee Pan, 37, pursued Lu Yang, 28, for several miles after claiming she had cut him off on a motorway and frightened his family. After forcing her to the side of the road in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, he then pulled her out of her car and is seen repeatedly kicking her. 

Dogs really are a man's best friend: Canines more likely to be insured by pet owners than cats

Chemotherapy, stomach pumps and digestive disorders were just some of the issues behind pet claims as the British pet insurance industry last year marked a historic high.

Get the perfect head every time! $200 machine uses SOUND WAVES to guarantee your beer has the best quality foam

The Manchester, New Hampshire-based start-up behind the Fizzics machine claims to offer to 'elevate store bought beer into a draft quality beer, the way the brewers intended it to taste'.

Booze-smuggling bras, a jacket that turns into a sleeping bag and glow-in-the-dark loo roll: The wackiest (and bizarrely useful) festival essentials money can buy revealed

How about a hands-free umbrella contraption to strap to your head? Or a carton of emergency underpants? FEMAIL has compiled a list of the oddest festival accessories that will come in handy.

No big deal! Man on intense slingshot ride keeps straight face as he's catapulted into the air (but the thrillseeker next to him screams in fear and holds on for dear life)

Huy Nguyen managed to keep a 'stone cold' straight face as he was propelled into the air on an intense slingshot ride in Florida, as another passenger screamed in fear and held on for dear life.

Birth of the mega-resort: From poor fishing villages to streets of soaring skyscrapers, the dramatic evolution of resorts from Dubai to Miami

From poor fishing villages and empty stretches of golden sand to skyscraper hotels and

Nowadays places like Benidorm, Dubai and South Beach are houshold names but there was a time when these huge beach resorts that now attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year were just tiny fishing villages or empty stretches of sand as these fascinating before and after pictures show. Benidorm in the 1950s (bottom left) was a poor fishing village, and today it has the distinction of the most high-rise buildings per head in the world (top left). For many years Dubai was a Middle Eastern backwater (bottom right) whose main industries were fishing and pearl diving, but it is now a sprawling city (top right) known for wealth and extravagance.

   

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