When William Kennedy Smith (center) was accused of raping Patricia Bowman in Palm Beach, Florida, after a night out of drinking with his uncle, Ted Kennedy, JFK Jr (far left and far right) was blackmailed into supporting him, a new book claims. JFK Jr went to the trial twice during jury selection against the wishes of his mother Jackie Onassis (seen right), according to a new book, RFK, Jr.: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Dark Side of the Dream. A Florida jury acquitted Smith of sexual assault and battery on Bowman following a ten-day trial. Smith's mother is former US Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith and he is the nephew of deceased Sen Kennedy of Massachusetts and the late President Kennedy.

Damon Wayans, left, was talking to Charlamagne Tha God on The Breakfast Club on Friday, when he slammed the Bill Cosby accusers, and asked why they had waited 40 years to come forward. He said: 'How big is his penis that it gives you amnesia for 40 years?' But his controversial remarks have drawn the ire of commentators on social media who branded him 'disgusting.'

Nine-months pregnant Ana Cayazzo and her partner Miguel Caridad, both in their 20s, died instantly when a driver lost control of his racing car at a rally in north-west Spain on Saturday. At least another five people are believed to have been killed, including another pregnant woman and child aged eight. Poignant pictures - posted by Miguel on his Facebook page before Saturday's tragedy near La Coruña in Galicia - show him tenderly patting his girlfriend's belly.

Etched on people's hearts and minds, the heartbreaking image of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi (inset) has jolted the nation's consciousness and captured the world's attention in a way no other story about the plight of refugees has done in recent months. Here, we look at other powerful photos that had a similar impact on the world, from the emaciated little girl stalked by a vulture in southern Sudan (bottom right) to the terrified face of a nine-year-old girl seen running for her life after a napalm attack during the Vietnam War (top left). We have also focused on iconic photos capturing moments which have changed the course of history, such as the capture of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003 (top right) and a citizen making a stand in Tiananmen Square in China (bottom left).

Tommi Jones Kelley, a deputy constable in Precinct 3, in Harris County, Texas, said she was pumping gas recently when a teenager, called Mckinley Zoellner, approached her. She said Zoellner asked if he could stand behind her and watch her back while she got her gas so that she was safe.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The image of little Aylan's body (right), discovered at the Turkish resort of Bodrum on Wednesday, was shared millions of times on social media and published in newspapers across the globe. It sparked a worldwide debate and led to an outpouring of sympathy, with bunches of flowers left near the shore and petals scattered into the sea as a tribute. But it also points to a wider humanitarian crisis, with dozens of similar pictures (top left; bottom left) emerging in the last month as thousands of migrants continue to desperately flee their war-torn homes. The Libyan Red Crescent regularly reports on bodies discovered on the coast of their country, with migrants travelling from a number of countries across the Mediterranean, often in overcrowded and makeshift boats.

Alison Shuemake (top left and bottom left as a young girl) and her boyfriend, 31-year-old Luther Combs, were found dead on August 26 in their shared apartment. Shuemake's parents wrote in her obituary that she died of a heroin overdose. Her boyfriend's parents cited the same cause of death in Combs's obituary. Fred and Dorothy McIntosh Shuemake (right) aren't the first grieving American parents to cite heroin in an obituary, as such deaths nearly quadrupled nationally over a decade. But it's rare, even in a southwest Ohio community headed toward another record year in heroin-related deaths.

The incident happened in Snellville in Gwinnett County before 8am and it could have been much worse if Yvonne Ervin (insetright) hadn't called 911 about her sons while Zachary Ervin (inset right) was distracting them. Georgia police arrived and took 22-year-old Christopher Ervin and 17-year-old Cameron Ervin into custody and later charged them with two counts each of aggravated assault and first-degree arson. The gas line at the home had been tampered with but the suspects did not manage to start a fire. Gwinnett County police spokesman Sgt Rich Long said: 'Had she not been able to make that 911 call it's very uncertain what would have happened.' Neighbors of the family (seen together, left) said they were shocked.

He once aspired to become a Buddhist monk, but later presided over a company that reaped billions in profits while paying Chinese iPhone makers a pittance. Four years after his death, Apple founder Steve Jobs (pictured main) remains a fascinating figure - and a new documentary focuses on the dark side of the genius. Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (inset) says he didn't set out to vilify Jobs in 'The Man in The Machine' - which boasts the tagline: 'Bold. Brilliant. Brutal.' But his documentary focuses on Jobs' tyrannical side - painting an unflattering portrait of a ruthless figure fueled by ego and ambition.

Abigail Anderson, 25, and Taylor Swift, 25, have been best friends since they met in English class at Hendersonville High School in Nashville, Tennesee, at the age of 15, around the time this photo (left) was taken. The pair have remained close ever since, pictured (right) celebrating New Year's Eve this year, despite Taylor's ever-growing 'squad' of A-list pals, pictured (inset) at last week's VMAs.

Just a week after Burners made their pilgrimage to the desert in Black Rock City, Nevada, the festival's 60ft Burning Man statue was set alight in front of approximately 70,000 revelers. The annual event faced challenges this year, with a bug invasion and dust storms, but burners seemed to enjoy themselves during the burning ceremony on Saturday night. Thousands of festival goers dressed in elaborate costumes for the final night's events. The mass exodus from the festival has begun, and the exit is expected to last through Monday.

It has just been revealed that Ryan O'Neal had an affair with Mick Jagger's then-wife Bianca. Dr. Strangelove screenwriter Terry Southern divulged the details in a letter he penned to Stanley Kubrick on September 30, 1973, Page Six reports. 'My dear Stan,' the Easy Rider writer began. 'I had the pleasure of meeting R. O'Neal while we were both guests in the home of rock-star Mick Jagger...and his charming wife, Bianca - to whom, unless I am very much mistaken, young O'Neal was putting his stout wood in a most forceful manner.'

Michelle Knight's tattoos tell the harrowing story of her 11-year imprisonment inside Ariel Castro's house of horrors in Cleveland, Ohio, during which she suffered five forced miscarriages and lived in chains. In a new interview with Newsweek , Knight (right), who was 21 when she was kidnapped, reveals why she decided to get each of her inkings after finally being rescued from her prison. She explains that each of the five large roses printed down her left arm (inset) 'is for every abortion I had in the house'. Meanwhile, a teddy bear on her right shoulder (left) was a design she drew while strung up with orange extension cords inside Castro's home. Knight's other tattoos include a baby on her chest, with the words: 'Too beautiful for this Earth'.

For many, bachelor parties serve as an opportunity for a group of friends to experience one last hurrah together. Robbie Chernow expected to do just that and have a weekend full of fun to celebrate his friend Jake's bachelor party in Chicago. That all changed when the 28-year-old arrived in the windy city on Thursday to find out all of his friends' flights were canceled. Chernow documented on Instagram his lonely, sad experience in the city where he stuck with the planned schedule of bachelor party events.

Sergeant B Hagarty, a 35-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, was spotted buying the homeless man lunch by passerby Rachel Mitchell who uploaded pictures of the incident to Facebook. Ms Mitchell said the homeless man was going through a bin outside when Sgt Hagarty knocked on the window and invited him in, before offering to pay for whatever he wanted. Ms Mitchell said the two men then shook hands before going their separate ways. The Chicago Police Department have since praised Hagarty, who is due to retire at the end of the year, thanking him for 'leading by example'.

Christopher Ciccone (pictured left with his sister Madonna), 54, posted a Facebook message (inset) on Friday saying Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis (right) should be given the right to deny the licenses citing her 'religious freedom'. In his Facebook post, he said that Davis deserves as much support as one would give her if she was a Muslim woman who refused for example gay marriage licenses and divorce, noting that 'perspective is everything'. Davis, who met with her attorneys in jail on Friday, said she would 'never violate her conscience or betray her God'.

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (bottom left from above), an enormous, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, blasted out to sea off the coast of Virginia and put its tuned-up systems to the test. Footage of the voyage - its first since fall 2013 - was recorded in late August and shows the vessel's huge engines pushing it through high-speed (top right) turns at some 35mph, then sending fighters into the sky with its newly-overhauled catapults (bottom right).

The baby zebra frantically tried to swim to safety, evading the snapping jaws of one of the reptiles as it trudged through the Mara River in the Maasai Mara in south-west Kenya. Moments later the animal disappeared under water after being caught by a second beast hiding in the murky water. The Maasai Mara is one of Africa's largest wildlife parks and is home to more than 95 species of mammals and 570 recorded species of birds. Crocodiles prey on many of the reserve's mammals, with previous victims including a family of gnus.

Huell Howser's iconic Volcano House was built on a cinder cone and has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The 2,206 sq ft residence also has a separate apartment at the base of the volcano as well as a man-made lake. The Volcano House offers stunning 360 degree views of the desert with a wrap around observation deck and glass doors. Howser, the longtime host of California's Gold, bought the house just minutes after seeing it in 2003, and later gifted it to Chapman University.

Hiral Sanghavi, 29, center, used the popular Kickstarter website to fund his BauBax travel jacket after it got a lot of publicity. It has quickly become the site's most funded clothing project with nearly 45,000 backers and he will will soon start selling four different styles of the jacket.

Pascale Honore (left), the wheelchair-bound woman who inspired the world two years ago after surfing while duct-taped to her friend's back has died. The Adelaide woman, born in Paris, died aged 52 over the weekend from health complications after suffering T4 spinal cord injuries in a car crash 20 years ago.

Morgan Brechler, 25, from Phoenix, Arizona, has conquered some of America's most famous national parks with her daughter Hadlie since she was just a few months old. As well as exploring Joshua Tree in California and the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the adventurous duo have also hiked around Mexico and Hawaii. The 25-year-old treks through mountainous terrain with Hadlie on her back, before rock climbing together with ropes and harnesses. The beautiful brunette and her adorable daughter have more than 11,000 followers on Instagram, where their weekend adventures are documented in a series of stunning images.

Natalie Fletcher's '100 Bodies Across America' project lasted 200 days, covered 30,000 miles and required 140 different models. The artist, who hails from from Bend, Oregon seamlessly blends her subjects into a range of backgrounds, making it deceptively difficult for the naked eye to spot the humans in the pictures.

The efforts of a penguin-protecting pooch and her successors have helped save a colony of threatened penguins grow from four to almost 200. Oddball, a highly territorial Italian sheepdog, helped guard a population of Fairy Penguins on Middle Island, near Warrnambool on Victoria's south-west coast, from foxes that would swim to the island to prey on them.