Amid shouts of 'Thank you, governor!' South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (main) said Monday that it was time for her state to remove a Confederate battle flag that flies high above the state capitol's grounds. And if her state's legislature fails to act, she said, she will call them back for a special legislative session to force the issue. 'For many people in our state, the flag stands for traditions that are noble,' Haley said in a nod to the deep south's history. 'At the same time for many others in South Carolina, the flag is a deeply offensive symbol of a brutally oppressive past. We do not need to declare a winner and a loser here.' 'It's time to move the flag from the Capitol grounds,' she said. 'This is a moment in which we can say that the flag, while an integral part of our past, does not represent the future of our great state.' The move comes a week after Dylann Roof, pictured holding the controversial flag, shot dead nine black people in a Bible study group inside a Charleston church.

The 21-year-old brother of Paris and Nicky Hilton (left) is in custody after he allegedly broke into the 19-year-old's (right) family home on Monday. It comes less than a month after Hunter, whose father is Rick Salomon, had been granted a temporary restraining order against him. Inset: The aspiring actress shared a picture in November with father Rick Salomon, sister Tyson, stepmother Pamela Anderson and her two sons Brandon and Dylan.

A map of the United States based on the latest state-by-state GDP growth data shows that even the smallest and poorest states such as Mississippi are on par with some European Union countries. California has the largest state economy at more than $2.3trillion, which at roughly the same size as Brazil would be the 8th largest economy in the world by country. The economy of Texas, which saw more than 5 per cent growth in 2014, jumped from being about the size of Australia's economy to about the size of Canada's.

Diddy has been arrested for allegedly attacking an American football coach (bottom right) with a kettlebell weight (inset) during an altercation, according to a report. The incident allegedly took place at the athletic facility of UCLA where his son Justin Combs attends. The 45-year-old rapper - real name Sean Combs - was taken into custody at the campus jail Monday afternoon (pictured main in a campus cop car), TMZ reports. He was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and was later transferred by campus officers to LA County Jail according to the site, but sources associated to the rapper claim he was acting in self defense.

Darryl Hamilton, 50, a former outfielder (above right) who worked as a broadcast analyst (left) for MLB, was found dead by the front door of his girlfriend's home in Pearland, Texas, on Sunday afternoon. The body of his girlfriend, 44-year-old Monica Jordan, was discovered in another part of the house. She is thought to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say. The couple's 14-month-old son was found unharmed inside the home and taken into care.

The two men who managed to successfully escape from a New York prison had the tools necessary to do the job smuggled to them in frozen meat. A source close to the investigation revealed to CNN that frozen hamburger meat was likely used, and that now officials are trying to determine what prison guard might have been involved in handing the tools over to the men. Meanwhile, police hunting for the two fugitives found prison-issue underwear and fingerprints belonging to one of the men inside a cabin near the prison.

Jenna Bush Hager and her 'younger' sister, Barbara Bush, the 33-year-old daughters of former US President George Bush, spoke to the Today show about all the wonderful ways having a twin has improved their lives. The girls confessed during their appearance that they have a secret 'international twin symbol' and that they used to sleep in the same bed every Christmas Eve - until Jenna married husband Henry Hager in 2008.

Surviving the German occupation, at sixteen Audrey suffered from asthma, jaundice, acute anemia and edema. 'We ate nettles and ... tried to boil grass - in addition to tulips,' she said. Audrey's anemia left her with dark circles under her eyes. It explains the passion his mother had for food, Luca Dotti writes in a new memoir about his mother. She thought her feet too long, her ears and nose too large. She was crazy about chocolate, believing it  would 'banish sadness.' No matter how much she ate, she never gained weight. She also loved fpasta and ice cream, 'which she ate with a greediness worthy of a mischievous little scamp.' Audrey's idea of heaven was being with boyfriend Robert Wolders  and her two sons at home with her dogs, a good movie, a wonderful meal, and great television.

A video of two golden retriever cheese puppies, Colby and Bleu, running for their dinner over the course of none months has gone viral. One million people have watched the mealtime race so far. The pair have become so popular they even have their own Instagram account which has been showcasing their first few months of life.

James Owen and his crew accidentally caught the 6.3-metre basking shark in their trawler at Portland, west of Warrnambool, in Victoria on Sunday but instead of selling the sought-after Chinese delicacy, they decided to donate the rare three-tonne male fish to science. Dr Martin Gomon praised the fisherman for contacting the Melbourne Museum saying he had great respect for him as choosing to make money from the second largest living fish would have been the more enticing option. A crane had to be used to lift the mammoth mammal from the boat and it took an astounding five hours to cut up the shark in pieces small enough to be carried.

A video posted on YouTube this month shows comedian Tom Mabe's cat staring down a fierce mountain lion (pictured) who wandered onto his property in Kentucky. The pretty Himalayan showed no fear in the face of the dangerous creature.

On the latest episode of the E! reality series Botched, Tania Mehra, a 33-year-old model and actress from Los Angeles, visited doctors Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow in hopes that the duo would be able to fix her nose, which has left her feeling self-conscious for the past seven years. When Tania first moved to California to pursue modeling, her boyfriend at the time was very critical of her nose and he suggested that she should meet with the doctor who performed a breast augmentation on his mother.

Fox & Friends co-host Pete Hegseth hurled the sharp tool towards a target on a wood post prior to a segment on timbersports on June 14 but missed, hitting Jeff Prosperie, a drummer who was performing nearby with The Hellcats, which is apart of the U.S. Army's West Point Band. The marching band was playing during the show in honor of the Army's 240th birthday and Flag Day. A video shows the moment Hegseth throws the axe and misses before it strikes Prosperie on the arm.

Caitlyn Jenner celebrated Father's Day with her children. The former Olympian - who was known as Bruce Jenner before her transition - threw a party at her Malibu home which was attended most of her children and stepchildren. Burt Jenner and his girlfriend Valerie, Kim, Kanye, North, Khloe, Kendall, Brandon and Leah all rallied around Caitlyn on the day. She shared a picture of the celebration with her fans on Twitter along with a message of gratitude. 'Great day yesterday for Father's Day,' she wrote. 'We had so much fun off-roading. So much love and support! Love my family!'

He's been linked to many high-profile women in his time.   But casino billionaire James Packer only had eyes for his Dream Lover Mariah Carey, 45, when he went sailing around Italy with the singer and her twins on Sunday. As the Mediterranean sun beat down, the businessman, 47, was glued to his new love interest's side and paid particular attention to her children, Monroe and Moroccan, both four. The singer recently divorced their father, presenter Nick Cannon.

One of the world's largest private land holdings that includes the biggest cattle station on the planet and has been in the one, Australian family for five generations is in final preparations for its sale, with bidders from China, the UK, Indonesia and the US. The unique collection of ten vast outback properties amassed more than 100 years ago by the penniless teenage runaway who became legendary Australian pastoralist, Sir Sidney Kidman, will be sold to one of 30 bidders from around the world over the next few months. The combined territory of the properties is 101,411 square kilometres, or almost 11 million hectares, equivalent to the US state of Indiana, and more than three-quarters the size of England ... but only 150 people live there. The owners want more than $325 million for the collection of properties.

Manuel Rocha, 26, is accused of killing Alexus Garcia, of Fort Worth, Texas, in the early hours of Saturday morning, after the pair met at her home. He is now wanted on a capital murder charge. Garcia is believed to have texted an unidentified witness confirming that was at his address and they 'talked about her safety.' Her body was found inside a burning green Fiat which had been set alight using gasoline in a nearby wooded area. Rocha - who frequently met with prostitutes - is wanted on a capital murder charge.

Amal Clooney has appeared at the Supreme Court in London to help argue the case for former residents of the Chagos Islands, who were forced to move from their homes in the 1960s to make way for a U.S. airbase. A legal team including Clooney, which is headed by Edward Fitzgerald QC, claimed the former residents of the tiny Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia (pictured inset) suffered 'a significant injustice' when moved. Clooney appeared at the Supreme Court court today to fight the case and was pictured chatting to their representative outside the court house in London (main picture).

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Supporters of China's Yulin festival where up to 10,000 dogs - many of them stolen pets - are beaten and caged before being butchered, grilled or boiled, claim the festival is the same as eating turkey at Christmas. Despite global outrage from animal rights activists, supporters of the brutal summer solstice celebration say it has as much cultural value as any other country's traditions. Countless images of traumatised dogs crammed into tiny cages and left in the street before being turned into food are causing shock around the world.

Hemingway (pictured with Fidel Castro top right) lived in the Finca Vigia (pictured) from 1939 to 1960, writing For Whom The Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea there. The Finca Vigia Foundation has been trying for years to help stop thousands of letters and 9,000 books from disintegrating in the heat. This will be the first major export of construction materials to the country since 1950 after President Obama loosened the trade embargo.

A tornado that went through the town of Portland, Michigan,(left) tore the roofs of churches (right) with winds of around 100mph as a line of storms called a 'derecho' by meteorologists hit the upper Midwest. The storms and severe winds left thousands without power in South Dakota while damaging buildings in Iowa. The southern half of the US continued its run of extreme heat on Monday, with many cities seeing records fall as temperatures soared.

The palatial home once owned by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr, 85 (right) comes with 10 bedrooms, nine baths, a ballroom with a stage for entertainment and a sprawling pool house with a two-lane balling alley and an Olympic-size pool

Craig Goodwin, 46, travels to Washington, Idaho and Arizona to shoot nature's stars in their full glory. He has taken breathtaking photos of the Northern Lights and the bright band of the Milky Way. Once a month he goes out to a location two hours after sunset, usually during a new moon when the sky is darkest. Goodwin was first inspired to take photos of the night sky while helping his daughter study star's movements for a science project.

A Royal Navy submarine scuttled off the coast of Corsica during the Second World War has been discovered 72 years later. HMS Saracen, sunk by her own crew during the Second World War, was found lying more than 1,000ft below the surface of the Mediterranean after a two-year search. The boat terrorised the German and Italian navies during the war, taking part in daring missions before she was sunk by her own crew.

A photographer out to capture the majesty of Yosemite's Half Dome at sunrise recently caught on film something unexpected: massive flames shooting out from atop the 5,000 granite formation. Or, at least they appeared to be flames. In reality, 20-year-old Austin Jenanyan had snapped a cloud formation that looked uncannily like fire just as it drifted by Half Dome. Jenanyan called it a brief but 'very surreal and magical experience.'

Katie Dorman, a 17-year-old sophomore at Suffield High School in Connecticut, has been mostly non-verbal since the fifth grade, but she is an active member of the United Theater program, which brings together performers of all abilities. Through this program - and with the help of a blonde wig and the Grammy winner's music - Katie transforms into Katy Gaga (left) on stage, and her dynamic performances have now earned the seal of approval from the chart-topper herself.