EXCLUSIVE: Inside the life of football great Frank Gifford - He almost married Ethel Kennedy, was crushed after her son cheated on his daughter with babysitter and how his marriage to Kathie Lee exploded when he slept with flight attendant

Inside the life of football great Frank Gifford

Ethel Kennedy was devastated by the news of Frank Gifford's sudden death. They seriously dated after Sen. Robert Kennedy, was assassinated in 1968. 'Mrs. Kennedy was crazy about Frank - big-time, teenager crazy,' (together, top right) said her secretary at the time.. 'When she knew he was coming for dinner, she'd giggle.' She was the one introduced Frank's daughter to her future husband Michael Kennedy (together, left). Gifford's idolized view of his son-in-law changed when the father of three had an affair with his family's teenage babysitter. But it was Frank's own fling with flight attendant Suzen Johnson (below right) that almost cost him his marriage to Today Show's Kathie Lee Gifford.

'His life was a triumph': Emotional Hoda Kotb wipes away tears as she reveals her co-host Kathie Lee Gifford doesn't see husband Frank Gifford's death as a tragedy

Hota Kotb says Kathie Lee Gifford doesn't see husband Frank Gifford's death as a tragedy

Kathie Lee Gifford sees her late husband Frank Gifford's life as 'a triumph, not a tragedy'. Her Today Show cohost Hoda Kotb said on air that she immediately raced over to comfort her friend, but instead ended up in awe of her strength after her husband's sudden death aged 84. Hoda wiped away tears as she and the hosts remembered the football legend on Monday's show.

How patients who believe in God 'cope better' with cancer: Victims who have faith claim they had a greater ability to carry on doing everyday tasks and fewer physical symptoms of the disease 

NEW US researchers found that people with greater faith claimed to have better physical health, a greater ability to carry on doing everyday tasks and fewer physical symptoms of cancer and its treatment.

First major post-debate poll shows Trump GAINED 7 points from the previous week and has backing of 32 per cent of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents

Real estate tycoon Donald Trump (R) and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (L) arrive on stage for the Republican presidential primary debate on August 6, 2015 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

No one is anywhere near The Donald, with Jeb Bush in second place at just 11 per cent. The poll was supervised by a former Washington Post journalist and shows no one else in double digits.

BREAKING NEWS: Body found in search for Annie Lennox's daughter's missing model boyfriend after kayak accident in which 'alcohol may have played a role'

NEW Police in Dutchess County, New York, said they had found a body on Monday afternoon in the water near where Ian Jones, 32, Tali Lennox's missing boyfriend, was last seen on Saturday.

Mother-of-three sues Seattle health clinic for 'wrongful life' after she got pregnant when staff accidentally 'gave her a flu shot instead of a birth control injection'

Yesenia Pacheco is suing her Seattle community clinic after they gave her a flu shot instead of her birth control injection, resulting in an unwanted pregnancy, KIRO TV reports.

Ferguson is in a state of emergency AGAIN - after police are shot at and shops looted as town marks anniversary of Michael Brown's death 

Michael Brown's friend Tyrone Harris critical after police shooting in Ferguson

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: A friend of the late Michael Brown is in a critical and unstable condition after being injured in a shootout with police Sunday night during demonstrations to mark the one-year anniversary of the Ferguson, Missouri shooting. The injured 18 year old was identified as Tyrone Harris Junior, by his father. St Louis County Police chief Jon Belmar said that Harris fired on plainclothes officers at around 11.15pm, while several hundred people gathered on West Florissant Street to take part in the demonstration. Police returned fire, leaving Harris in a 'critical, unstable condition'. According to his father, Harris was 'real close' with Michael Brown - the 18 year old whose death at the hands of police officers one year ago led to nationwide demonstrations. 'We think there's a lot more to this than what's being said,' Tyrone Harris Senior was quoted as saying.

'He thought he was in some resort:' Princeton graduate accused of killing his banker father 'asked prison staff about yoga classes in jail' 

The Princeton graduate accused of shooting dead his wealthy father in their family's Manhattan apartment has been asking about yoga classes at New York City's main jail, Riker's Island.

Mom charged with murdering her three-week-old son after she threw him out of a fourth-floor window told cops that an 'evil spirit' had taken over his body

Rashida Chowdhury, 21, was being held without bail after her arrest late last week in the death of her month-old son, Rizwan. Chowdhury admitted she threw her baby out the window, police said.

Elon Musk tempts fate in death-defying stunt: Tesla billionaire attempts to walk on a PLANE while on holiday 

NEW Over the weekend, Elon Musk and his wife, Talulah Riley, stepped onto the wings of a plane as it cruised through the sky over Hampshire, England at 130mph (210 km/h).

Trump declares war with Fox News is over after phone call from network president - but only after one final slap at Megyn Kelly over 'Bloodgate'

Donald Trump says war with Fox News is over after phone call from Roger Ailes

Trump is defiantly forging ahead, going to Michigan on Tuesday and heading to New Hampshire and Iowa later in the week. And the first post-debate poll shows The Donald still on top following 'bloodgate.' He is demanding an apology from Megyn Kelly. His request comes after the Fox News moderator spoke out Sunday for the first time about her questions to Trump during the GOP debate, saying: 'I'm sure he'll get over it and we'll be fine.'

Trump hammers Jeb in Instagram video mocking first two Bush presidents and declares 'The third time won't be a charm'

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during the prime time Republican presidential primary debate on August 6, 2015 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

NEW Circus music accompanies footage of George H.W. Bush's infamous 'Read my lips' moment and mocks George W. Bush for Iraq war's futile search for weapons of mass destruction.

New poll has Donald Trump still leading Republican primary field even after 'bloodgate' scandal

GOP primary voters were asked who they would back if the vote were held now in the NBC News Online Poll, which put Trump top on 23 per cent despite his comments about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.

Never before seen pictures of Charles and Diana's wedding: Behind-the-scene photos taken in 1981 are to be auctioned off 

Never before seen pictures of Prince Charles and Diana's 1981 wedding

These moments, striking in their intimacy and candidness, are part of a collection of a dozen previously unpublished photos of the 1981 royal wedding that will be sold at auction next month. One captures the newly-titled Princess of Wales as she carries Clementine Hambro, her five-year-old bridesmaid, through the grand rooms of Buckingham Palace, the Queen by her side. In another, Her Majesty is pictured standing before a television broadcasting images of the crowds gathered outside. Meanwhile, a third image, shows the Princess' stunning silken gown and its now-iconic 25ft train.

Horrific moment a two day old hippo is mauled to death after its mother introduced it to the herd for the first time

Baby hippo calf is mauled to death by pod of hippos in Zimbabwe

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Several adult hippos set upon the calf, mauling her in their powerful jars until the water turned red with blood. The two day old calf was being introduced to the rest of the pod when the other hippos turned on it once it approached them in the water in the Hwange National Park, situated in Zimbabwe. The remains of the calf were left floating in the water as the adult hippos lost interest. The tattered body was later seized upon by an opportunist crocodile, who quickly finished off the animal's remains.

53 men, one woman - and a Barbie doll: How a Google search for 'CEO' reveals sexual discrimination is still alive and well in the workplace

UN Women is spotlighting the ongoing issue of sexual discrimination with a new series of striking ads featuring Google image search results for terms including 'bishop', 'CEO' and 'General'.

Eat raw onion, boil root veg, and always cook tomatoes... dietitian reveals how to get the best from your food

Dietitian Sophie Claessens explores cooking methods from boiling to steaming, poaching to roasting, highlighting how to get the best from your raw ingredients.

German man who fled Czechoslovakia during Second World War returns to his family home after 70 years and discovers the possessions his father hid in the roof are still there 

German man who fled Czechoslovakia during Second World War returns to his family home

An elderly German man, who fled with his family from Czechoslovakia after World War II, has discovered the possessions secretly left hidden by his father in the roof of their old family home. Rudi Schlattner was forced to flee the family home as part of a mass expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after President Edvard Benes ordered the 'final solution of the German question' by evicting all ethnic Germans from the country. After knocking on the wooden panels in the loft, Mr Schlattner found a small piece of string hanging from one of the panels. When he pulled it, a set of shelves were revealed, containing the long lost secret possessions. There were some packages wrapped in brown paper and some unwrapped objects such as skis, hats, clothes-hangers, newspapers and paintings by Josef Stegl who also lived in the house during the war. Mr Schlattner's lost treasures will now be held in a museum in the town of Usti nad Labem as the Czech government's rules dictate that all German property left behind is now owned by the state.

'Why didn't they just use a plus-size model?' Backlash after retailer uses slim woman to sell XXXL leggings by wedging her ENTIRE body into just one leg

AliExpress's plus-size clothing listing has provoked outrage online after it used a slim model to sell size 3XL and 5XL leggings. The seller listed another item under 'Big Size Women Pants.'

The perfect MISTRESS revealed: Wealthy men seek blonde-haired students with athletic figures, 32D busts and a passion for yoga, according to 'sugar daddy' dating site

The findings have been revealed by the company that matches wealthy male benefactors with young, attractive females - after it collected data from 486,000 of its online users.

Kim Richards frowns in mugshot after Target shoplifting arrest... as police reveal haul of 'stolen' goods including animal crackers, sticker sheets, and a vanity mirror

Kim Richards frowns in mugshot after Target shoplifting arrest… as police reveal haul of

Former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards was arrested for theft on August 2, after allegedly attempted to steal over $600 worth of merchandise from the Van Nuys Target in California. And according to Target's incident report, which TMZ published on Monday, had tried stealing two carts full of merchandise prior to her arrest. She was spotted grabbing reusable bags at the location, and filling them with merchandise in the dollar section, before heading to the express line and leaving without attempting to check out. The website reported that she had told the store clerk the merchandise had already been paid for, attempting to repeat the maneuver with a cart she had loaded with toys and beauty products.

Revealed: Woman posts pictures of underwear she 'wore while in bed' with scandal-hit (and celibate) head monk of Zen Buddhist kung fu Shaolin Temple

Underwear a woman wore 'for sex with Shaolin CEO Monk' Shi Yongxin

EXCLUSIVE: A woman claiming to be a mistress of China's most infamous Buddhist monk, posted a photo of her soiled underwear online, which she says is proof they had sex. As well as sharing a picture of the dirty panties under the 'Ms Liu Liming' account, she claimed she has sent a condom with the sperm of Shi Yongxin - the head of China's Shaolin Temple and known as the 'C.E.O. monk' - to a doctor for safekeeping. It is the latest scandalous revelation to hit the holy man, who took a solemn vow of celibacy. In recent weeks he has been relentlessly dogged by allegations of womanizing, embezzlement and claims of illegitimate children.

Millionaire businessman gives up his possessions to become a Buddhist monk in China after living in isolation for two years

Pic shows: Liu Jingchong.
A millionaire who began living in the isolated mountains in north-west China two years ago has fulfilled his dream of becoming a Buddhist monk after giving up all of lifeís material pleasures to pursue a lifestyle driven by spiritual enlightenment.
Liu Jingchong, a businessman born in Chinaís southern Guangdong Province, was recently accepted as a monk at Baochan Temple in the county of Hanshan, in east Chinaís Anhui Province, after spending two years living in isolation.
The 39-year-old swapped big city life as well as millions in annual income to live a minimalistic life on Zhongnan Mountain in northwestern Shaanxi Province after an epiphany came to him one day, causing him to realise that people will never stop pursuing bigger houses, better jobs, and more expensive cars if they continue to live in metropolises, failing to focus on their "inner" life.
He then dropped everything and left for the mountains in December 2012, where he spent most of his days me

Liu Jingchong, a businessman from Guangdong Province, moved into the mountains to live in total isolation after an epiphany in 2012 made him desire a 'minimalist life'.

Side-sleeping position may help flush harmful substances out of the brain that could lead to Alzheimer's disease, new study reveals

While the lateral position, lying on one's side, is the most common for humans and animals in the wild, it seems to improve waste clearance from the brain too, according to a new study.

Sickening video reveals Isis's new method of execution: Ten prisoners made to kneel above bombs that have been buried in the ground 

ISIS fighters in Afghanistan kill 10 prisoners accused of 'apostasy'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. They have burnt men alive and drowned prisoners in metal cages but now ISIS have released a new video showing off their new horrific method of committing murder. Filmed in an unknown location in Afghanistan, ISIS militants are shown burying several explosive charges beneath the ground before covering them with earth. The ten prisoners are blindfolded and led up to where the bombs have been buried before they are forced to their knees. The bloodthirsty jihadis detonate the charges, killing all the prisoners.

Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate announces surprise withdrawal from frontlines along border with Turkey to avoid helping the US-led coalition 

Al Qaeda's Syria affiliate, the Al-Nusra Front, announced its withdrawal from frontlines against ISIS along Syria's border with Turkey. US-led coalition hopes to create ISIS-free zone along the border.

New Jersey man, 20, who 'planned to recruit a small army' is charged with attempting to provide support to ISIS

Nader Saadeh is set to appear in US District Court in Newark after his morning arrest Monday on charges he attempted to provide support to ISIS, with authorities alleging he tried to form a small army.

Is the world's most scenic highway? China unveils new seven mile road that's built in the middle of a river valley 

Is the world's most scenic highway? China unveils new seven mile road that's built in the

New route connects Xingshan County in Hubei to a high-speed motorway. It cuts an hour's journey to just 20 minutes and there's great views en route. It officially opened on August 9. The 6.8 mile road is built on top of a bridge and follows the curve of river valley.

Google, Facebook and Twitter step up the fight against child sexual abuse by sharing a digital list of victims' images so they can be removed from the internet

British charity Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is creating 'digital fingerprints' of the vile pictures so that they can be pulled from the internet wherever they are posted

Can a cream REALLY give you perfect skin? Elsa McAlonan tests the light-reflecting perfectors promising to camouflage large pores, smooth texture and blur wrinkles 

Forever Beautiful columnist Elsa McAlonan reveals the latest batch of incredible 'quick fix' products that contain microparticles to deflect light from imperfections on the skin's surface.

Outrage as black Lowe's delivery driver is replaced by the home improvement store after a customer said she only wanted a white man dropping her orders off 

Lowe's driver Marcus Bradley replaced after customer asks for white employee

A black delivery driver was told by his manager that he would not be making a delivery because the customer had said they only wanted a white driver in her house. Marcus Bradley, an African American, who has worked for Lowe's Home Improvement for the last 11 years was left devastated after his manager compiled with the customer's outrageous wish. The shocking incident reportedly happened in the city of Danville, situated in the US state of Virginia. Mr Bradley was already on the way to the order when he received a call from his manager. Before he had reached his intended destination, his manager told him to change driver.

'The death penalty is a no-brainer': Man who 'murdered six children and two adults, including his ex-girlfriend' makes first court appearance as his chilling confession to a relative is revealed

DA says death penalty for Texas shooter David Conley 'a no-brainer'

David Ray Conley III, 48, made a brief appearance in court in Houston on Monday after being charged with capital murder in the execution-style deaths of eight people, including his own son. The appearance came as the brother of victim Valerie Jackson - the woman who used to date Conley and had a child with him - said Conley coldly admitted to murdering her over the phone. Earl Yanske told The Houston Chronicle that he called Conley on Saturday night and asked: 'Did you kill my sister?' Conley then replied: 'Yes I did.' Also on Monday, Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said it seemed like a 'no-brainer' that the prosecution would seek the death penalty for Conley, who has a history of violent crime.

Flipping your patty more than once? You're doing it wrong! Scientist reveals the formula to cooking the perfect burger (and pickles are optional)

The perfect burger should be cooked for 9.5 minutes, only be flipped once, have toppings that weigh 60 per cent of the final creation and be hand-pressed to 1.5cm thickness, according to experts.

Enduring love: 4,000-year-old skeletons of mother and child are found locked in dying embrace in 'Pompeii of the East'

4,000-year-old skeletons of mother and child found in in Qinghai locked in embrace

The skeletal remains show how the mother was kneeling on the ground with her arms wrapped around her son as a powerful earthquake hit northwest China in about 2,000 BC. The remains were dug up on an early Bronze Age archaeological site in Qinghai province. Dubbed 'Pompeii of the East', the former settlement is believed to have been wiped out by a natural disaster.

Serena Williams hits back at sexism in sports while showing off her six-pack in stunning cover shoot - one month after being labeled 'manly' by online trolls 

Serena Williams hits back at sexism in sports after being labeled 'manly' by online

The 33-year-old tennis champion covers the latest issue of the magazine while wearing a sexy black dress. In the interview, Serena points out that while she has gotten in trouble for her temper in the past, men get away with using the same foul language all the time - but when 'a woman does it... it's like a big problem'. She also reveals that her first love was actually fashion design - and she really wanted to make wedding dresses, not just athleticwear.

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Horrific moment cyclist smashes into car after trying to take a corner too fast during US race... only for two more riders to crash into motorcyclist as he stops to help

Cyclist Matt Brammeier smashes into car after taking corner too fast in US race

Professional cyclist Matt Brammeier was hospitalized after he collided with a support car at high speed during the Tour of Utah - and the horrific footage was captured on camera.The 31-year-old from Ireland suffered fractures to his ribs and pelvis, as well as internal injuries from the crash, which occurred during stage 6 of the road cycling race.

'She was leaving the scene and the guy just shot her down like she was a rag doll:' Grieving mom mourns the death of her daughter, 19, shot dead in Arkansas

Adline King, 19, of Blytheville was killed around 11 p.m. Saturday in the shooting on the city's west side. Four other people with gunshot wounds were also treated in a hospital in Tennessee.

Boston professor accused of shoplifting 20 bottles of cognac from liquor store 'because he is a black male' may sue

Robert Johnson, a 66-year-old UMass professor, was accused of shoplifting from Blanchards on Thursday after employees called police and claimed he was the suspect in a March robbery,

Checking your emails outside of work really IS bad for your health, 'increasing stress levels and reducing wellbeing'

People who check their emails outside of work have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol than those who keep work and leisure separate, University of Hamburg researchers discovered.

Three French students are arrested for killing a woman then dissolving her in acid as one admits 'copying a scene from Breaking Bad' 

Eva Bourseau's decomposing body was found by her mother in a plastic container in her flat in Toulouse, south west France, two days after she was allegedly murdered by the men.

Tragedy as brave firefighter, 21, dies after he was struck by a tree while battling a raging wildfire in Lake Tahoe

Michael Hallenbeck, 21, of Shingle Springs, California was hit Saturday during the initial attack on a fire that broke out south of the Echo Summit mountain pass, the agency said in a statement Sunday.

A very clever hair clip! The $9.99 fashion accessory that doubles up as a nail file, bottle opener, ruler and screwdriver (and of course it comes in pink)

It looks like a regular hair clip, the kind worn by women and girls the world over. However, the Clippa Lady has a host of hidden talents including a nail file, bottle opener, ruler and screwdriver.

Six suspected tiger poachers shot dead by police at World Heritage site in Bangladesh

Television programme: Growing Up Wild: Natural World,
Picture Shows: Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) with cubs in water.


(C) Andy Rouse - Photographer: Andy Rouse

Police recovered pelts from three adult tigers from the alleged poachers' camp in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, home to the critically endangered Bengal tiger, on Sunday.

Gun-nut dad 'shoots dead two young sons, aged 3 and 4, during drunken late-night argument with wife' and - but fails to kill himself

Father, 31, 'shoots dead his two young sons during drunken late-night argument' and then

Shawn Fuller, 31, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound outside his house in Statesville, North Carolina, at 3.37am Sunday. His two sons, aged 3 and 4, were then found dead in the living room. Fuller is currently in a critical condition in Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Police say he got into an argument with his wife, Bianca Fuller (pictured all together-right) and that the wife fled the house looking for help. Fuller's brother then called police, but Fuller opened fire moments after. Police are trying to establish a motive. Neighbors have described the house as 'like a shooting range' and Fuller as a major gun enthusiast.

Mexican activist who led search for remains of the 43 students who vanished last year has been found shot to death in his taxi 

Miguel Angel Jimenez Blanco, 45, was found shot to death in his taxi, in his hometown of Xaltianguis, Mexico. In the wake of the disappearance of 43 students, Jimenez led the search for their remains.

'He was my hero': Quick-thinking Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings saves the life of a woman who was choking on a fajita while eating at a Mexican restaurant

When Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings went for lunch at his local Mexican restaurant over the weekend, the last thing he'd have expected was that his meal would end up making global headlines.

NYPD spending $4.5million on Tasers and expanding stun gun arsenal to nearly 3,000

Police are expected to add 1,000 more Tasers with the funds, which would also include chargers, power sources and darts. The weapons cost around $500 to $1,000 each and the NYPD already owns 1,700.

Mother becomes 12th victim in one city to die after undergoing bum-enhancing surgery in Colombia 

Katherine Castano Orozco, from Colombia, died after undergoing surgery to enhance the size of her bottom. Her's is the 12th such case in just two years in the western city of Cali.

Elvis Presley's private nurse writes a memoir of her time working for the 'extremely generous' superstar

A West Tennessee woman, Letetia Henley Kirk, who was Elvis Presley's private nurse is releasing a book about her life around the music legend and his family.

What the Earth would look like stripped of oceans: First ever digital map of the sea floor reveals our planet's 'alien' landscape 

What the Earth would look like without oceans

UPDATED This is the first ever digital map of the Earth's seafloor, revealing deep ocean basins to be much more complex than previously thought. The last complete map was hand-drawn in the 1970s. But now, following half a century of research collating around 15,000 samples from research ships, the University of Sydney's School of Geosciences has developed an unprecedented impression of the world in stunning detail.

Generation #fail: Social media addicts are more likely to feel inadequate when it comes to their careers and looks

The Future Foundation survey of 5,000 Britons found social media users feel like they were under-performing in four main ways: body image, career, mood, and energy levels.

Could a bacon sandwich affect your FERTILITY? Men going through IVF are 'less likely become fathers if they eat a lot of processed meat'

Men who ate the most processed meat had a 28 per cent lower fertilisation rate when undergoing IVF than those who ate the least, according to a study by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

'14 surgeries later and she's back at school': Parents of children with chronic illnesses celebrate their kids' return to the classroom in heart-warming picture series 

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta asked families of current and former patients to share photos of their kids, ranging from pre-schoolers to teens, as thousands of children in the South started school.

Could feeding your child salmon protect against allergies? A diet rich in oily fish before the age of 8 'HALVES the risk of developing hayfever'

Children who regularly ate oily fish including salmon, mackerel and herring before the age of eight reduced the risk of allergic rhinitis by half, researchers from the Karolinska Institute found.

It's harvest time in SPACE: Astronauts to eat vegetables grown on the ISS for the first time today in crucial step towards Mars mission

A crop of lettuce has been harvested from the ISS plant growth system dubbed Veg-01, Nasa's plant experiment being used to study how plants can be grown in micro-gravity.

Black hole 'fountain' gives birth to stars: 'Thunderstorms' of hot jets and cooling gas explain mystery of how galaxies grow

Researchers at Michigan State University and Yale University have shown how hot jets and cooling gas regulates star formation (pictured) in elliptical galaxies like a thermostat in the home.

'She's part of me': 90-year-old man rescues his wheelchair-bound wife from blaze after lightning bolt set their home on fire

Arthur Schneider, who has been married to his wife Rosemary for 68 years, ignored the buzzing smoke alarms and high heat to rescue her from the back of their home in Asheboro, North Carolina.

Shocking footage shows young girl at wheel of a speeding car and weaving through city traffic while her father tells her to 'drive carefully' from the back seat

Video first surfaced on Weibo, Chinese version of Twitter, on August 9. Incident took place in an unknown Chinese city. Unnamed girl was driving for over two minutes with parents as passengers.

'He got tired of all the sad faces': Boy, six, goes on campaign to make 33,000 people smile after both his parents die

Georgia boy Jaden Hayes goes on smile campaign after both his parents die

Jaden Hayes (inset), who lost his father at age four and woke up last month to find out his mother had died in her sleep after she had put him to bed, wants Savannah, Georgia, to smile as part of the 'Smile Experiment.' He asked his aunt Barbara DiCola to buy toys and trinkets so he could hand them out to people in downtown Savannah who looked like they were down in the dumps. Jaden has already collected more than 500 smiles and most people want to give him a hug too after he gives them their gift (left and right).

French family left three-year-old daughter at motorway rest stop and drove 90 miles before realizing they had 'forgotten' her when they heard alert on the radio

Locator map for couple who drove 150km from Loriol to Aix-en-Provence without realising they'd left their 3-year-old daughter behind

The child was found by other holidaymakers off the A7, near Loriol in southern France on Sunday, telling them that she was 'going to the seaside' when she saw 'daddy's car pull away'.

The woman who is turning to 'STONE': Incredibly rare condition is causing 23-year-old's muscles and joints to fuse together to form a second skeleton

Whitney Weldon, 23, of New Jersey, was diagnosed with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive (FOP) when she was nine, one of the rarest and most disabling medical conditions.

Virginia family pays $5,475 for lunch after cafe tacks on outrageous tip to a $26 meal

Pallavi Srivastava was touring Life Time Athletic in Reston with her family back in April, and decided to cap off the visit with a meal at the gym's cafe, where they were hit with a surprising charge.

Never get between a mother and her child! Brave lioness fights off male rival and leaves him quivering under tourist's safari car after he threatened her cub 

Lioness fights off male rival after he threatened her cub in South Africa

This is the dramatic moment a lioness attacked a male lion at the Kruger National Park in South Africa in order to ensure the safety of her cub. The tense footage - a norm in the animal kingdom, but not something regularly witnessed - showed the lioness spotting the predator before chasing it down at speed (right). She then engaged in battle with the male lion (left) and left it hiding under a safari car before it headed away in the other direction.

Boy, six, is the sole survivor of horrific car crash in Florida which killed five people after a Ford driver lost control on a wet road and hit another car

The horrific crash happened around 7 p.m. along State Road 70 in DeSoto County, not far from Arcadia. The out-of-control truck then ended up crossing the center line and crashing into a nearby Volkswagen.

Rangers use bear trap to capture a grizzly suspected of mauling a Yellowstone National Park employee to death

The body of the man - an experienced hiker from Montana who had lived and worked in Yellowstone for five seasons - was found last Friday near Lake Village after he went hiking off-trail without bear spray.

Federal lawsuit could reveal contents of 28 pages omitted from 9/11 report that allegedly implicate Saudi government 

A congressional intelligence report had the pages redacted but now the two men who authored them are likely to be called to testify as part of a lawsuit brought by victims' families against the Saudi government.

American Airlines passenger records terrifying moment FLAMES shot out of plane's engine shortly after take-off

Witnesses on the ground called 911 to report a plane in distress, and flight 669 was forced to make an emergency landing at Philadelphia's airport with 133 passengers and five crew members on board.

Man v. marmot! Panicked man desperately tries to get confused rodent out of his home by swearing at him and calling him 'Dude'

A man tried for an hour to get a yellow-bellied marmot out of his home but the rodent didn't seem to understand his expletive-laced instructions nor respond to the name 'Dude.'

To protect and selfie: 20-year-old poses for Snapchat shot with grinning officer as he is booked for driving under the influence

Gilbert Phelps takes selfie with Iowa City police officer Ben Hektoen during arrest

NEW Iowa man Gilbert Phelps (left) took a selfie with Iowa City police officer Ben Hektoen during his arrest early on Thursday morning (right). Hektoen 'happily obliged' the suspect and gave a thumbs-up sign in the Snapchat photo. Phelps said he captioned the photo with emojis of a police cruiser, car and a tow truck. The suspect was pulled over for speeding and then charged with driving under influence.

Man and woman stabbed to death in knife attack at IKEA store in Sweden

A police office talks to customers outside the Ikea store in Vasteras, Sweden, Monday Aug. 10, 2015, after three people were injured in a knife attack at the store. (Peter Kruger/TT via AP) SWEDEN OUT

A third victim, a man in his mid-30s, is fighting for his life in hospital after the attack, which reportedly took place in the cutlery section at an IKEA in Västerås, central Sweden.

Female train attendant gets brutally beaten up by a family of 12 after she asked them to change seats for safety reasons

Unnamed attendant was travelling between Changsa and Nanchang in central China on August 4. She shared pictures of her injuries on Weibo, which received over 500,000 views.

Native American tribe whose most famous member inspired the hit 1995 Disney movie Pocahontas finally given federal recognition

Despite them having lived on the same 1,200 acre stretch of land in Virginia for centuries longer than the U.S. has even existed, the federal government has long overlooked the Pamunkey tribe (pictured).

Four flights report drones near Newark airport as Aviation Authority warns of dangerous devices' increasing popularity

One pilot heading into Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday said that a red drone was about 400ft away from his left wing when he was at 3,000ft up getting ready to land.

Finally! Apple's iOS 9 will automatically switch between Wi-Fi and cell data so you never run out of signal 

The feature is called Wi-Fi Assist and it can be enabled in the Settings menu in iOS 9 (pictured). Apple is expected to roll out iOS 9 to all users later this year.

Terrifying moment cable on slingshot ride SNAPPED and catapulted thrillseekers into the air at French theme park

A 24-year-old woman was hospitalised with a broken leg after one of the ride's cables snapped and a cage was thrown against a support column at Luna Park at Cap d'Agde.

Fed-up police union urges NYPD cops to post photos of homeless people online to 'hold public officials responsible' for the surge in vagrants all over the city

Police union urges NYPD cops to post photos of homeless people online

The Sergeants Benevolent Association sent an email to its 5,000 members this week, calling upon the officers to 'utilize your smartphones' and upload the photos to Flickr. SBA President Ed Mullins, a vocal critic of Mayor Bill de Blasio, said that cops are increasingly being recorded on the job and that 'public officials should be held to the same standard'. Mullins claims the initiative is part of ensuring New York remains the safest large city in America. The initiative coincides with the alarming surge in cheap weed knock-off 'K2', which is extremely popular among homeless people and has seen more than 1,900 emergency department visits from April through June.

Young medical student could be kicked off her course after she took a selfie of herself smiling next to a seriously ill woman in Mexico

A young medical student could be kicked off her course after she allegedly took a selfie of herself smiling over a seriously ill patient in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

No more jet lag! Smart sleep mask tricks your brain into changing time zones BEFORE you travel

NeuroOn (pictured) was designed by Warsaw-based Kamil Adamczyk. It is fitted with sensors that monitor brainwaves, eye movement, oxygen levels and the wearer's body temperature.

Pregnant Jenna Bush Hager moved to tears after getting a surprise phone call from her mom and grandmother during last Today show segment before her maternity leave

The 33-year-old, who has a two-year-old daughter Mila with husband Henry Hager, celebrated the impending birth of her second daughter with the Today show anchors, who showered her with gifts.

'Pac-Man bacteria' that EATS nicotine and stops it reaching the brain is hailed as a potential new anti-smoking drug

The enzyme was able to significantly reduce the time nicotine lingered in the blood, preventing it from reaching the brain, where it triggers addiction, Scripps Research Institute experts said.

World's population will soar to 11 billion by 2100 and HALF will live in Africa, claims report

The predictions were made by John Wilmoth, the director of the United Nations Population Division, at the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle. Stock image of crowd in Nigeria.

'The ISS is being monitored by aliens': Conspiracy theorists spot yet another UFO hovering above the space station 

'The ISS is being monitored by aliens': Conspiracy theorists spot yet another UFO hovering

NEW Another UFO has been spotted hovering over the International Space Station, conspiracy theorists claim. Footage allegedly taken from a Nasa camera shows a pink and white object (top right of the photograph) soaring across space. It has reignited claims the ISS is being 'monitored by extra-terrestrials'. The latest supposed sighting comes after another Nasa video, shot from the ISS in June, which showed mysterious lights 'leaving' Earth before the stream cut. According to a prolific Nasa watcher, YouTube user Streetcap1 , it proved Nasa is trying its best to prevent us knowing about a mysterious alien race.

Bizarre moment theatre performers are showered with cash carried by a bulldozer after audience tipped them generously 

Theme park in Hangzhou, China, launched scheme to encourage visitors to see its performance. There was enough cash for a bulldozer but some paid with just food items. The event took place August 9.

'We look for partygoers. Impulsive rebels': Drug dealer reveals how he grooms like the Peru Two to smuggle cocaine into Europe... by convincing them 'it's easy cash'

Two years after Britons Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid were jailed for trying to smuggle £1.5m of cocaine from Peru to Spain, a C4 show reveals how drug deals convince Brits to be mules.

The Blue Dream will finally fly! Beautiful Bugatti plane designed 75 years ago is just weeks away from its maiden flight

The replica Reve Bleu plane (pictured) is based on a design penned by Bugatti in 1937, which the car maker was forced to hide to stop the technology falling into the Nazi's hands.

Tourists' shock as porn video is shown for 15 MINUTES at bus station after hackers infiltrate display screens

The sex footage was shown on screens that normally display arrival and departure times for passengers at the Boqueirao station in the Brazilian city of Curitiba.

Pictured: Teacher who had her arm torn off by huge alligator while swimming in Florida river

Rachel Lilienthal has been identified as the woman who was enjoying the water in the Wekiva River, in Florida, on Saturday when she was dragged under by an alligator.

Germany has gained $110billion from its tough stance on Greek debt crisis... and will still make a profit if Athens never pays back a single cent

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel address a press conference following talks at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany on 23 March, 2015.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras address a press conference following talks at the chancellery in Berlin, on March 23, 2015. AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ        (Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

A team at the University of Halle has come up with the sum - around £71bn - by calculating how much the German government would have spent over the past five years had the Greek crisis not happened.

'Not many people wake up looking like a Victoria's Secret Angel': Swimwear model reveals the simple tricks to ensure you ooze confidence on the beach

'A Bikini A Day' model Natasha Oakley shares her beach body confidence secrets

Australian swimwear model Natasha Oakley has shared her beach body confidence secrets. The 24-year-old runs a bikini appreciation blog with friend Devin Brugman and posts daily images of herself in [pictured from left] tangerine two-pieces, leopard-print swimwear and summer dresses. Natasha also gave advice on how to beat the bloat and how to tan safely.

South Korea accuses North Korea of planting landmines that maimed two soldiers patrolling the volatile border and threatens to make Pyongyang pay a 'harsh price' 

South Korea has accused the North of planting landmines that maimed two soldiers at the border. Seoul has urged Pyongyang to apologise for the attack, and punish those responsible.

Underwater Stonehenge-style rock found in the Mediterranean Sea: Monolith may have served as a 'lighthouse' 10,000 years ago

The Stonehenge-style monument, found 37 miles (60km) off the coast of Sicily, could shed light on the earliest civilisations to call the Mediterranean basin home.

Those are some mad prices! Eager fans pay big bucks for auctioned-off items from the set of Mad Men - as Don Draper's Cadillac goes for $40,000 and his typewriter fetches $9,000 

Set items from the hit show were auctioned off by Screen Bid last week. The props that earned the highest bids were all used by Jon Hamm's character, Don Draper - including his flask.

Pace of migrants risking their lives trying to cross Mediterranean is getting FASTER as more than 1,400 are saved in 60 rescue operations in past three days alone 

Pakistani migrants run in panic off a dinghy as they arrive at a beach on the Greek island of Kos, after crossing a part of the Aegean sea from Turkey, August 10, 2015. United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) called on Greece to take control of the "total chaos" on Mediterranean islands, where thousands of migrants have landed. About 124,000 have arrived this year by sea, many via Turkey, according to Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR director for Europe.  REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Tens of thousands of people have been making their way from the Turkish coast to nearby Greek islands in inflatable dinghies, overwhelming cash-strapped and understaffed authorities.

Illicit getaway: Prohibition hotspot Whiskey Island used by bootleggers to ship liquor to New York could be yours for $3m

Prohibition's Whiskey Island used by New York City bootleggers for sale at £2m

The stunning island was used by bootleggers to transport alcohol across the Canadian border to the USA during the 14-year ban, which began in 1919. It is part of the Thousand Islands archipelago that straddles the border and sits in the Saint Lawrence River which leads from Lake Ontario into New York State. With its deep water docks - which made the island perfect for bootlegger routes - and swimming deck, the island has stunning vistas of the river.

   

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Can't stop, won't stop moving! Seven-year-old boy earns internet fame after his sassy rendition of Taylor Swift's Shake It Off earns more than FIVE MILLION views online

Seven-year-old boy earns internet fame after his sassy rendition of Taylor Swift's Shake

NEW Dylan, who is from Overland Park, Kansas, and known as the 'Red headed Persian Entertainer' and 'Big Red' on his Facebook page, was filmed singing and dancing to the 25-year-old pop star's catchy song, using his family's fire place and living room as the stage for his performance. The video has been viewed nearly five million times since it was shared on Facebook on Wednesday, and more than 20,000 people have commented on the video, praising Dylan for his phenomenal dance moves.

Grandmother creates her own fast-food versions of McDonald's quarter pounder and a KFC bucket of chicken... made from CAKE

Jayne McCool, from Bulwell, Nottingham, makes the elaborate cakes for her family and friends. The 45-year-old pastry chef has been dubbed Super-Gran for her amazing baking abilities.

'The extra chromosome means nothing': Six-year-old model with Down's celebrates his first runway show... as his mother urges agencies to recruit more disabled children 

Louis Killick, from the UK, has just walked in his very first catwalk show and his mother Anita, 43, says she couldn't be more proud of him - and is calling on agencies to recruit more 'children who are different'.

Incredible moment a car MELTS in the sun during a heatwave touching 100F sweeps across Italy

A car MELTS in the sun during a heatwave of 100F in Italy

John Westbrook said he was astonished when he saw the Renault Megane dripping as it was parked opposite a beach in the coastal town of Caorle in northern Italy, as temperatures hit 37C. The 48-year-old taxi driver from Folkestone, Kent - who is on holiday with his wife Joanne (both pictured inset) and son Robbie - filmed the lights, wing mirrors and window fittings melting off the car during the heatwave. He said the car had been parked in direct sunlight by a beach for days on end, and couldn't believe his eyes when he saw parts of the car melting in the scorching heat.

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'Thank you for the most trying year of your life': Husbands surprise their wives on their child's first birthday with a special celebration of all their sacrifices in heart-warming video 

Husbands celebrate wive's sacrifices on their child's first birthday

Husbands celebrated the sacrifices made by their wives on the first birthday of their little one in a heart-warming video. Captured on camera, unassuming mothers were greeted by pictures of themselves and their babies fixed to the wall of a Japanese hospital. The husbands later presented their wives with a cake in recognition of their first year as a mother.

Is this the weirdest advert ever? Models flash their underwear to promote Japanese music channel in one of the strangest - and definitely the cheekiest! - commercials on TV

Japanese music television channel Space Shower TV used sound pressure from powerful amplifiers to lift the skirts of models in one of the most bizarre adverts you are ever likely to see.

Ikea to stop selling halogen and energy saving lightbulbs as it switches globally to 'super-efficient' Led box 

The Swedish furniture store will become the first major global retailer to offer a 100 per cent 'super-efficient' LED lighting range. Bulbs use 85 per cent less energy than incandescent bulbs.

The leaning postboxes of Taipei: 'Little Red' and 'Little Green' become surprise tourist attraction after they were blown to astonishing angles by Typhoon Soudelor

Hundreds have queued up to have their photograph taken with the colourful mail boxes in Taipei, Taiwan, which both now lean to one side after being battered by Typhoon Soudelor at the weekend.

Stampede during Hindu festival kills at least 11 pilgrims in eastern India after queue of thousands rush for temple gates

Police personnel conduct investigations at the site of a stampede by pilgrims at the Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple complex in Deoghar district of Jharkhand state, about 400 kilometers from Ranchi on August 10, 2015.  A stampede outside a Hindu temple killed at least 11 pilgrims in eastern India early on August 10, after a surge in the kilometres-long queue of up to 150,000 people.  AFP PHOTO STR/AFP/Getty Images

Tens of thousands of worshippers had lined up outside the temple in Deoghar, Jharkhand state, overnight, creating a stampede when the gates opened at dawn on Monday morning.

'Wish you were beer': Punters share cheeky pub signs on Twitter... including one claiming that 'size matters' and another urging drunken revellers to stop twerking

Pub-goers share cheeky chalk bar signs on Twitter

Pub-goers have posted comical chalkboards spotted outside their favourite watering holes under the hashtag, '#barsignoftheday'. [Pictured clockwise from top left] One sign pokes fun at 'size matters'; another urges punters to stop twerking; alcohol 'is a solution', according to this pub; 'whiskey' is listed as the soup of the day; punters are warned that the establishment still has their credit cards; while another read, 'Wish you were beer'.

   

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