Woman vs SUV: Parking space hogger tries blocking the vehicle with her BODY to save the spot... and she wins the stand-off

Colorado woman blocks SUV from parking in Denver by putting her body in its way

A man shot video of a physical altercation that took place between a woman and an SUV on the streets of Denver, Colorado, earlier this month and posted the footage to YouTube. The woman in the video was intent on saving an empty parking spot on the side of a busy street, so she stood in the space and held her ground while the SUV unsuccessfully attempted to back in. The driver eventually took off.

Baby Doe's mother and her boyfriend in custody after Boston shore tot found in June is identified: Bella Bond was not reported missing but breakthrough came after tipster recognized police sketch

Boston’s ‘Baby Doe’ girl found dead is identified

Authorities have identified 'Baby Doe' who was found dead on a Boston Harbor beach last month, a law enforcement official says. The girl has been named as Bella, the daughter of 40-year-old Rachelle Bond. The official said police searched a Boston home in Mattapan on Thursday and have been in contact with family members.

House votes to block Planned Parenthood funds with Republican bill

NEW House voted to block Planned Parenthood's federal funds for a year, as Republican leaders tried to avoid to an impasse that could shut down the government.

Inside Edition anchor Deborah Norville accused of kicking a publicist at a Fashion Week party after the woman 'got in her way on the red carpet' 

The alleged incident occurred at the star-studded Harper's Bazaar second annual 'Icons' Portfolio party at The Plaza Hotel on Wednesday night after the publicist 'walked into Deborah's shot'.

'We can renegotiate if you decide you would rather be my child again': Mom's hilarious letter to 13-year-old son saying he can do what he wants but only if he pays rent and bills 

A mother has named and shamed her son on the internet and warned him that he must pay half of the bills unless he does what he is told.

Revealed... the 10 things you can do to PREVENT cancer - and it's as simple as ditching salt, cutting out vitamin tablets and exercising

Avoiding high-calorie fizzy drinks, cutting down on alcohol and processed meats and throwing away vitamin tablets could reduce a third of common cancers, the World Cancer Research Fund says.

Pictured: The seven hikers swept to their deaths in Utah flash floods - despite being warned about the danger hours before

Utah hikers warned by forest ranger about flash flood danger hours before their deaths

These are the seven hikers as they posed for a photo in Utah's Zion National Park just hours before they were killed by flash floods on Monday. Search teams have now recovered all the bodies of the missing hikers who were washed away soon after they secured a permit to explore the canyon despite forecasts of probable flash flooding, park officials said. Late Thursday night, the park named those who had died as Californians Mark MacKenzie, 56, of Valencia; Linda Arthur, 57, and Steve Arthur, 58, both of Camarillo; Gary Favela, 51, of Rancho Cucamonga; Muku Reynolds, 59, of Chino; and Robin Brum, 53, of Camarillo. The seventh flooding victim was Don Teichner, 55, of Mesquite, Nevada. The victims had been warned about the potential danger in advance.

Lawyers ask judge to set aside prep school grad's felony conviction so he won't have to register as a sex offender for life

Lawyers ask judge to set aside prep school grad's felony conviction so he wont have to register as a sex offender for life

Owen Labrie, 19, was convicted in August of felonious use of a computer to lure a child, which caries a sentence of up to seven years and would require him to register as a sex offender.

'I'm sick of being a sugar daddy': Men reveal what it's REALLY like to shower younger women with money and gifts in return for sex 

A number of men admitted to being sugar daddies on the confessions app Whisper. Some said they were proud of their controversial lifestyles while others felt bitter.

Family's bittersweet joy after daughter's phone full of treasured family photos and unseen snaps was returned after she was killed in a car crash five months ago

Family's bittersweet joy after daughter's phone full of treasured family photos and unseen

The phone of Emily Clark of Powder Springs, Georgia who died in a tragic car crash last April was returned to her family last week with hundreds of unseen photos of the Clark's in happy times.Also found in Emily's iPhone which was protected in a turquoise case were texts from the day of the crash from Emily's family and even one of her professors asking if she was OK. Sadly, she did not survive and could not answer her friends and family's desperate plea for her to contact them.

Boy, seven, tells police that his mom 'has been drinking' after she was pulled over during a traffic stop 

When approached by an off-duty police officer who had observed her erratic driving, 25-year-old Audrey B. McColm was asked if she had been drinking.

McColm denied that suggestion, according to a Randolph County Sheriff?s Department report, but a 7-year-old child who had been riding in her vehicle had an opposing viewpoint.

?Yes, you have, Mom,? the youngster said.

McColm was arrested Monday night on a preliminary charge of neglect of a dependent. She was later released after posting bond at the Randolph County jail.

Authorities said a breath test measured McColm?s blood-alcohol content at 0.237 percent, nearly three times the legal limit for motorists.

The sheriff?s report indicated McColm?s vehicle had nearly collided head-on with the off-duty officer?s car in Albany. Authorities were looking for her car when they found it parked outside a home in the 9600 block of North Randolph County Road 1150-W.

After being taken to the jail, the Selma woman allegedly asked officers to ?sho

Audrey B. McColm, 25, from Selma, was stopped by police while driving with her son in the back and was asked if she had been drinking. She quickly denied it. But her little boy said: Yes you have Mom.'

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Inside the life of the gangster being immortalized by Johnny Depp and how the FBI's 'a** covering' left evil Whitey Bulger free to terrorize Boston for more than 20 YEARS

Inside the life of the gangster being immortalized by Johnny Depp and how the FBI's 'a**

Whitey Bulger (above and top left), the notorious gangster turned FBI informant, is played by Johnny Depp (below left) in the film Black Mass that opens today. Despite committing scores of murders and running an extensive drug smuggling network in Boston in the 1970s, Bulger managed to evade justice until 2011 when he was caught in Santa Monica after 16 years on the run. Now a new book has revealed the full extent of the police protection handed to Bulger - and explains why it took so long to bring him to justice.

Mom furious after elementary school tells her that her Native American 7-year-old son's mohawk isn't allowed

Teyawwna Sanden was told by Arrowhead Elementary in St. George, Utah her Native American son's mohawk was unacceptable - but she says that's discrimination.

Qatari Sheikh linked to Beverly Hills street racing leaves the country days after driver was filmed claiming diplomatic immunity while proclaiming 'f**k America'

Qatari national linked to Beverly Hills street racing left country, police say

Sheikh Khalid Hamad Al-Thani, who investigators have connected to a Ferrari that sped through streets in Beverly Hills in a weekend incident caught on video, has left the country. Beverly Hills Police Chief Dominick Rivetti identified the man as Sheikh Khalid Hamad Al-Thani. The Thani dynasty rules
Qatar, but Beverly Hills Police declined to confirm if the man who left the country is part of Qatar's royal family. In a video broadcast by Los Angeles television stations that sparked anger among residents and on social media, a Ferrari and a Porsche screeched their tires and revved their engines on Saturday as they zoomed along residential streets and blew past a stop sign. 

Boys can be princesses too! Disney removes gender-labeling on Halloween costumes to make its trick-or-treating attire for 'all kids' 

The change comes just a month after Target announced that it would no longer be using gender-specific signs in its children's bedding and toy departments.

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame slams Caitlyn Jenner for 'rebuking God' in transphobic diatribe while insisting 'that is the devil playing tricks on your mind'

Waka Flocka Flame

The 29-year-old rapper made a few controversial statements regarding Caitlyn and transgender community during a interview on Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club early Friday.

Players who tackled Texas referee break their silence: Teens claim coach told them, 'You need to hit the ref. He needs to pay the price,' after allegedly using N-word

John Jay teens claim coach told them, 'You need to hit the ref' after allegedly using

John Jay High School senior Michael Moreno (bottom right) and sophomore Victor Rojas (top right) said on Good Morning America they were following assistant coach's orders when they tackled Texas referee Robert Watts (bottom left). The teens said they were told to hit the umpire after he used racial slurs on players and made bad calls.

Concorde set to return to the skies: Supersonic jet may be used for charter flights by 2019

A Concorde supersonic airliner registration G-BOAB flies overhead during its service for British Airways - en-route for a foreign destination. The delta-winged jet was first flown in 1969, entering commercial service in 1976 for 27 years until the disastrous in Paris ended its viability. AÈrospatiale-BAC Concorde was a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner or supersonic transport (SST). With a program cost of £1.3 billion and a unit cost of £23 million in 1977.

A group of enthusiasts of the decommissioned aircraft known as The Concorde Club have amassed $250million to give the supersonic passenger jet a new lease of life.

Hockey star accused of sexual assault insists he will be cleared and apologizes for the distraction

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane is accused of assaulting a woman in her 20s in August at his offseason home outside Buffalo, New York. Kane, 26, has not been charged at this time.

How polluted is YOUR city? Live interactive map shows exactly how much harmful smog is in the air where you live right now

World Air Quality Index reveals how polluted YOUR city is

Beijing based environmental monitoring project, the World Air Quality Index is publishing real time pollution maps across the world (pictured) to reveal levels of harmful particulate matter. PM2.5 particulates from car fumes and fossil fuel burning are thought to pose a high risk to human health. The maps allow city residents to see when are the best times to venture outside.

Surgeon recorded allegedly plotting ex-wife's murder claims it was just 'fantasy'

Orthopedic surgeon Gregory Konrath who is in prison for plotting to murder his ex-wife after his former girlfriend recorded his plan said it was all just a fantasy in an interview to air on ABC tonight.

From the janitor closet to the catwalk in 24 hours: Meet the New York Fashion Week model discovered while taking out the TRASH at his hotel job - one day before walking the runway 

From the janitor closet to the catwalk in 24 hours: Meet the New York Fashion Week model

NEW Sophon Aur (left, and center in top right photo), 33, is a housekeeper at the Hudson Hotel in New York City, where Libertine had set up a pop-up showroom earlier this week. The brand's designer, Johnson Hartig (bottom right), saw Sophon with trash bags and immediately cast him in his show for the following night, with only a few practice walks to prepare. Sophon, who has been a housekeeper since 2003, would like to continue modeling but said he will need to find an agent first.

Cuba embargo is set to weaken as White House changes rules to let US businesses move to communist-ruled island

A poster with a welcome message directed at Pope Francis decorates a balcony in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Francis will visit Cuba from Sept. 19-22, before arriving in the United States, making him the third pontiff to visit the island nation. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

By Marc Frank and Patricia Zengerle HAVANA/WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The White House is drafting sweeping regulations to further weaken the U.S. trade ...

United States discusses Syrian crisis with Russia for first time in bid for a 'political solution' to the civil war

Secretary of State John Kerry, pictured arriving in London today, said the United States wanted to find 'common ground' with Russia about how to deal with the ongoing civil war in Syria.

Woman who tossed puppy from car because she 'did not want to pay vets bills' faces two years in jail after being found guilty of animal cruelty 

Woman who tossed puppy from car faces jail after being found guilty of animal cruelty 

Alsu Ivanchenko, 35, of Staten Island, New York, claimed to have left the white-haired Maltese cross called Pip, pictured left, by the side of the road. But the puppy suffered a fractured skull in addition to its broken leg. Ivanchenko, pictured right, was found guilty of felony aggravated cruelty to animals, in addition to torturing and injuring animals and abandonment of an animal following the non-jury trial.

The truth behind the five-second rule: Scientist reveals the chances of you getting sick from eating food dropped on the floor

A food scientist from Clemson University in South Carolina has explained the recent scientific breakthroughs in studying the rule and which surfaces are the most dangerous.

New service offers to remove tattooed skin from DEAD people and frame it as a reminder for relatives 

Founder Charles Hamm, 60, pictured, launched Save My Ink in Cleveland, offering to cut tattooed skin from the bodies of the deceased and preserve them to be left to family members.

'Jessica Simpson is drunk on HSN right now. Is anyone else seeing this?' Stunned viewers slam singer after she appears 'dazed and confused' on Home Shopping Network

Jessica Simpson slammed after appearing 'drunk' on Home Shopping Network

Jessica Simpson might want to rethink her sales pitch. The 35-year-old vexed an entire army of loyal Home Shopping Network viewers on Thursday night when she appeared on the channel a little worse for wear. The singer/actress/designer was scheduled to make a live two hour appearance to promote her clothes and accessories.

Bus driver seen eating a burrito with both hands off the wheel shortly before a crash

NEW Jeremy Perea crashed his bus in Albuquerque last July when he took his eyes off the road after he placed his burrito down next to him and failed to realize the line of cars in front of him had stopped moving.

Hillary goes on the warpath against Trump after Obama 'Muslim' flap, calling him 'prejudiced' for not correcting obnoxious town hall questioner - and the White House asks: 'Is anybody really surprised?'

Hillary goes on the warpath against Trump after Obama 'Muslim' flap, calling him

Clinton hammered The Donald for putting up with 'hateful, mean-spirited, divisive rhetoric,' but didn't mention that it was her own supporters who started Obama-is-Muslim rumors in 2007.

Empty seat syndrome: Sparse crowds for Hillary in New Hampshire and Jeb in Nevada - while Trump's audience overflows by thousands

In their first campaign stops after Wednesday night's prime-time national GOP presidential debate, both Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are seeing their turnouts dwindle with their poll numbers.

'Trump for President': Rage Against The Machine predicted The Donald's bid in Michael Moore video made 16 years ago 

The strangely prophetic video for Sleep Now Before The Fire features a man in a trench coat holding up a placard with the slogan 'Trump For President', pictured, and was filmed in 1999.

Mickey Rourke calls Donald Trump a 'big-mouth b**** bully' adding he'd like '30 seconds in the room' with the presidential hopeful

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Rourke is no fan of the real estate mogul turned reality star and he was very open about it while leaving Mr Chow in Beverly Hills on Wednesday. The 63-year-old told TMZ , 'Tell Donald Trump to go f*** himself

Kim Kardashian confirms Kanye West arranged his models by skin color at New York Fashion Week - as rapper Ice-T calls the collection 'future Slave gear' 

Kanye West arranged his models by skin color at New York Fashion Week

Kanye's proud wife shared three images of models with varying skin tones on social media on Thursday, labeling each grouping 'LIGHT', 'MEDIUM', and 'DARK'. The collection had its fair share of critics, including 57-year-old rapper Ice-T, who tweeted: 'Kanye's fashion show stuff looks like future Slave gear to me... Just sayin. [sic]'

Friend of Charleston shooting suspect Dylann Roof pleads not guilty to suspicion of lying to police and 'knowing about the attacks before they happened'

Joey Meek, 21, pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to authorities and concealing information about the crime. Meek, was arrested just before 4pm (local time) on Thursday in North Carolina.

Lady Gaga releases harrowing new music video about college campus rape crisis showing female students being sexually assaulted

Lady Gaga's Till It Happens To You video highlights college rape crisis

Gaga has joined a powerful new project aiming to expose the rape crimes sweeping US college campuses by releasing a video showing four women being assaulted by men. The video was written and shot by Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke and features actress Nikki Reed as one of the victims (bottom right). The public service announcement ties in with upcoming documentary The Hunting Ground, which investigates universities covering up incidents of rape in order to 'protect their brand'. The woman played by Reed is attacked in her room by a friend, while another girl - who is presumably gay - is raped in a bathroom (bottom left). The other two girls are at a house party and have their drinks spiked, before both are attacked by the same guy.

The baby boy born at sea: Proud mother's joy as she holds her new child days after she and her son were plucked from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean 

Ester Terry, from Nigeria, went into labour as the dinghy she had boarded with more than 100 other refugees began to take on water. The 24-year-old was rescued by the Italian coast guard.

'I'm ready to die for the Caliphate': New York man, 22, arrested after making 'relentless' attempts to join ISIS

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 02:  A sign directs travelers to a security checkpoint staffed by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers at O'Hare Airport on June 2, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. The Department of Homeland Security said that the acting head of the TSA would be replaced following a report that airport screeners failed to detect explosives and weapons in nearly all of the tests that an undercover team conducted at airports around the country.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Ali Saleh, 22, from Queens, is accused of trying to fly to the Middle East at least five times in the last year while talking with ISIS recruiters online, telling them he was 'ready to die for the Caliphate'.

Warning! Migrants at risk of walking through UNMARKED minefields where '500 bombs were buried a day' during bloody Balkans War siege

Thousands of migrants crossing the Serbian border into Croatia - who were denied access into Hungary - are marching through an area of countryside littered with hundreds of landmines.

Man is devastated after his beloved 15-year-old dog was stolen and euthanized before 'three strangers' left note saying they had taken him to vet and had him cremated

Jesse Reznicek devastated after his beloved dog was stolen and euthanized

Jesse Reznicek (top left) said he was in the process of moving out of his northwest Houston home on Monday and left to get supplies, only to return to find his Chocolate Labrador, Brutus (right), missing. On Wednesday, he found a note (bottom left) signed by 'three strangers' on his car windshield saying they had taken Brutus to the veterinarian and that he was euthanized and cremated. Reznicek, who said Brutus was 'everything to me', is devastated now that he has lost both of his 'guys' after his other 10-year-old dog Maxie was put to sleep due to cancer just last week. 'I am So Heartbroken that someone would do this and have now Lost Both of My Guys within 5 days and I wasn't even able to Say Goodbye to Brutus,' Rezniek wrote on Facebook.

'She had no remorse': Mother, 22, who admitted to poisoning baby with HAND SANITIZER to 'end his suffering' sentenced to 40 years in prison

Confessed: Erika Wigstrom, 20, told police Tuesday that she killed her 17-onth-old son who suffered from Down's syndrome and heart defects by injecting his feeding tube with Germ-X brand hand sanitizer

Erika Wigstrom, 20, of Belle, Chase, Louisiana was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Tuesday when she pleaded guilty to killing her Down's syndrome toddler with hand sanitizer.

Nazi gold train finders back up claims that $450m Amber Room stolen from Russian Czars by Hitler could be inside

Poland's Nazi gold train finders back up claims that £250m Amber Room could be inside

The treasure hunters who found the Nazi gold train in the small Polish town of Walbrzych claim the long-lost Amber rooms (top right), worth around £250million, could be inside. The armoured train (file photo, bottom right) is thought be laden with gold, stolen paintings and gems looted by the Nazis as they plundered across Europe. Piotr Koper and Andreas Richter discovered the train close to the small town of Walbrzych in south-west Poland, after a German man revealed its location on his deathbed. The local government allegedly knows the exact location of the train, which is thought to be hidden on a 2.5-mile-stretch somewhere along the train line from Wroclaw to the town, but refuse to disclose it to the public.

I'll be back! Deceased sci-fi editor had her brain frozen in hope of a 'resurrection' when the science catches up

Author Du Hong had her brain cryonically frozen in China on May 30. Procedure was carried out by Alcor Life Extension Foundation, USA. Her brain is now in storage in Arizona.

Want to live (online) forever? Morbid website Dead Social allows users to stay active on social media AFTER they die

With a little bit of forward planning, mere mortals can now live for all eternity in cyberspace thanks to a new website, which allows users to schedule Facebook posts for after death.

Pictured: The missing index finger and mangled thumb of NY Giants star Jason Pierre-Paul months after he lost the digits in a July 4th fireworks accident

Jason Pierre-Paul's index finger is mostly missing and thumb and middle finger on his

The photographs of Jason Pierre-Paul without a bandage on his hand seem to show that almost all of his index finger is completely gone and that parts of his right thumb and middle finger are mangled as well.

Drunk college freshman is arrested after he forced open the door of a police car and asked officers to 'take him back to his University of Iowa dormitory'

John Louis Chapman, 18, made the schoolboy error after a night of boozing in downtown Iowa City, blocks from his Burge Hall residence. He jumped in a police car and asked officers to take him home.

'I would do it all over again': Amber Frey on her role as star witness against her lover Scott Peterson ten years after he was convicted of murdering pregnant wife Laci

'I would do it all over again': Amber Frey on her role as star witness against her lover

Frey (right), 40, a single mother of two, said on the Today Show she is still recognized on the street all these years later but has no regrets when it comes to her involvement in the high-profile trial. The massage therapist has been credited with helping bring Scott Peterson (bottom left) to justice in 2003 after he killed his wife, Laci (top left), and their unborn baby, Conner.

Ex-fruitcake executive sentenced for embezzling $17million to fund life of lavish mansions, private jet vacations, Neiman Marcus shopping sprees and luxury cars

Sandy Jenkins, 66, was sentenced to a decade in federal prison for fleecing the bakery of nearly $17 million and using the proceeds to support an extravagant lifestyle that included private jets.

Hideous knobby-faced beast was the first to stand on all fours: 260 million-year-old fossils reveal creature walked like a cow

Fossils of Bunostegos akokanensis, found in Niger, suggest the long bone in all of its limbs did not have a structure called a twist that would allow it to move flat on the ground.

Alabama family offers reward in search for missing 26-year-old daughter whose car was found abandoned in the woods

Alabama family offers reward in search for missing 26-year-old daughter whose car was

NEW The family of a missing 26-year-old woman from Alabama have made a desperate plea for information as to her whereabouts. Rebecca Henderson Paulk hasn't been seen since Labor Day.The family is now offering a $5,000 reward for information. Her car was found abandoned in nearby woods last week, yet the family are no closer to knowing what happened to her.

'I felt something hit my arm': Heroic girl, 14, takes TWO bullets in shielding her baby nephew from gunfire in drive-by shooting

De Je Brewer was sitting in the back of her family's Ford Explorer with her aunt's 10-month-old son in South Los Angeles Wednesday night when a Pontiac pulled up and its occupants opened fire.

Stop touching my baby bump! Mom complains of total strangers who would 'grab' her pregnant stomach - without asking 

Tonilyn Hornung said that while she was pregnant with her two-year-old son, strangers would reach out and touch her belly wherever she went, adding that it was 'rude' and 'creepy'.

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'Buddy, circumstances make the man': Pablo Escobar's hitman 'Popeye' who admits ordering 3,000 murders breaks silence to say he doesn't feel ANY guilt... because he too was a victim of the 'King of Cocaine'

'Buddy, circumstances make the man': Pablo Escobar's hitman 'Popeye' who admits ordering

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Pablo Escobar's hitman, 'Popeye' Vasquez (pictured), who killed 300 and ordered the deaths of 3,000 more to enforce the drug lord's reign of terror, has promised to make explosive new revelations about his former boss in his new book. Vasquez - real name John Jairo - claims the drug lord dubbed the 'King of Cocaine' was more powerful than anyone had imagined. He claims Escobar's £20billion fortune allowed him to take control of the country's intelligence agency, the Administrative Department of Security (DAS). Vasquez has been in hiding since being released from prison after a 22-year sentence because he fears retribution from his victims' families, but he does not feel guilt for the hundreds he murdered because they were casualties of 'the war'.

Another Great Wall of China? Mysterious stone fortification discovered on top of remote mountain range

Stone wall has been found near the top of a mountain in Gongyi, China, Chinese media reported. It's thought to date from at least 1861 but could be built during the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644).

Police officer helps older gentleman with Parkinson's disease knot his tie so he can look his best at Rosh Hashanah services

Don Abrams was about to attend Rosh Hashanah services at Congregation Emanu-El B'Ne Jeshurun in River Hills, Wisconsin, when he saw off-duty detective Jason Birschbach outside of the synagogue.

'We're the same!': Little boy without legs will finally get to meet Winter, star of Dolphin Tale, who has no tail

Braedon Monthony, 6, of Hamburg, New York, will finally get to meet his idol, the dolphin star of Dolphin Tale, Winter. Braedon and the dolphin both were prostheses.

'Do you remember me? I gave birth to you': Mother posts video reminding her son, who hasn't called since leaving for college, to give her a ring

Ann Pinto McCarney, 46, hadn't spoken to her son since he started his freshman year of college. So the Pennsylvania resident posted a clip in which she tries to guilt Liam, 18, into phoning her.

U.S. government says it will now use the term 'sexual rights' regarding gender identities and sexual orientations 

The statement at a U.N. meeting comes after years of lobbying from groups who have argued that the U.S. should show global leadership on the rights of people of all gender identities and orientations.

Spanish councillor who moved to Chicago after being elected demands travel expenses so she can fly 4,000 miles to monthly meetings 

Carmen López, 42, claims family reasons have forced to her relocate to Chicago, Illinois, but wants to keep her position with Castilleja de la Cuesta council. She faces disciplinary action from her party.

Don't get your haircut in New York! Most expensive cities in the world for a trim revealed... and why women pay 40% MORE than men for the same services

New York is the 4th most expensive city to get a chop, and Los Angeles follows close behind in 8th place. When it comes to haircuts, women pay much more than men - even in cheaper cities.

'Diamond runner' and big game hunter who boasted of being wealthy and having a 'diamond the size of a golf ball' found murdered in his home

Robert McKenna, 43, was an international man of mystery who moved to quaint Marshfield, Massachusetts and bought a mansion with cash. He was murdered Wednesday in his home.

Mother's horror after texting her travelling son on other side of the world to wish him happy adventures... only to find out half an hour later he is dead

He was only a dream adventure, a bucket-list trip to South America, when he fell in love - and tragedy struck. Melbourne man Ben Huntsman (pictured) died while travelling in Nicaragua.

EXCLUSIVE: It's the Love Boat! Rosie O'Donnell and Tatum O'Neal take a romantic ride up the Intracoastal Waterway on their Palm Beach, Florida vacation

Rosie O'Donnell and Tatum O'Neal take a boat ride up the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida

Rosie O'Donnell showed just how much she is in love with newly minted lesbian Tatum O'Neal by taking her for a sweet boat ride yesterday. On Tuesday night Tatum posted on Instagram that she and her 'wife' are on vacation - but she later took it down. Tatum and Rosie are vacationing at Rosie's new waterfront home in West Palm Beach, Florida. The house sits on 180 feet of waterfront and boasts a master suite with a soaking tub, vanities with built-in televisions, a massage room and two walk-in closets. Daily Mail Online revealed that Rosie and Tatum are a couple in love earlier this month.

Connecticut man who is already serving 15-year jail sentence to be charged with six more serial killings

An East Coast drifter already behind bars for killing one woman will be charged Friday with the serial slayings of six other people, whose bodies were found behind a Connecticut strip mall.

Cop shoots two fighting schoolchildren with a taser without first trying to separate them - and takes them both down with one shot

Chilling footage shows the two young men throwing slaps and punches at each other in Rockdale County, Georgia, before the cop arrives and both of the grappling boys drop to the floor with a single shock.

Queen Letizia brings a touch of Gatsby to Miami as her husband King Felipe gets college Presidential medal for his humanitarian work

Former TV presenter the Queen of Spain wore a coat and dress set by Felipe Varela, one of her favorite labels, with a drop waist which encapsulated the 1920s flapper girl look.

The real life ninja turtle! Man videos himself poking creature with a stick - only for it to attack him with incredible speed

The footage, thought to have been taken in North America, shows someone prodding the animal before it suddenly takes off with its jaws open, sending the man and his camera flying.

'Left out because you're skinny?' The vintage ads for calorie-laden supplements that encouraged women to GAIN 'pounds of healthy flesh'

The ads, published in UK magazines and newspapers between 1908 to 1984, show how weight gain was aspired to then as earnestly as we today aspire to weight loss.

Fight breaks out after murder suspect and inmate who was about to testify against him are accidentally placed in same holding cell

Suspect Markelus Carter is on trial In Ohio after being charged with aggravated murder with a firearm and having a gun under a court sanction in the February 2009 shooting death of Kenneth Warrington.

Like a space station! George Lucas reveals revised blueprints for smaller Chicago art and movie museum featuring Star Wars and Indiana Jones

Movie director George Lucas has revealed plans for a smaller museum featuring his hit movies Star Wars and Indiana Jones located on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago.

Would you cook eggs in a freezer bag? Food hack promises to deliver the perfect omelette every time

AllRecipes' YouTube video shows you how to cook an omelette in a freezer bag

A YouTube video by Allrecipes suggests that the best way to prepare this breakfast meal is to place all your ingredients in a freezer or sandwich bag, and cook it in a pot of boiling water. Pictured: 1) First crack two eggs into the bag; 2) Then squeeze the bag to beat the eggs; 3) Next add in your favourite omelette ingredients; 4) Seal the bag again before gently turning it to incorporate the ingredients; 5) Place the bag in a pot of boiling water and cook for 13 minutes; 6) Plate up your perfectly cooked omelette.

The only remote you'll ever need: Logitech's Harmony Elite works with 270,000 gadgets from TVs to speakers and lights

Harmony Elite (pictured) was unveiled at this month's IFA conference in Berlin. It works with the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled Logitech Hub which connects all the devices together.

Create a playlist with your FACE: Spotify tool scans selfies to see how you're feeling and makes music mixes to suit this mood

Taiwanese mobile phone giant HTC has teamed up with Spotify to create a service that analyses selfies to select music based on the user's facial expression.

Birds fall in love too! Finches choose partners in a similar way to humans and have more chicks when they are enamoured

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany set up a speed-dating session for zebra finches (stock image) to study natural selection.

Is your iPhone safe from hackers? Security analyst discovers security flaw that could let malware into Apple operating systems

Apple iPhone users have been warned to keep their wits about them after a security problem was discovered on the Apple iPhones. The problem Sydney based security analyst, Mark Dowd.

Time for another cold bath! 60-year-old man submerges himself in ice cubes for 115 MINUTES and breaks his own world record

Jin Songhao, 60, broke his own record of the world's longest ice bath in a Chinese talent show on September 13. The man was buried in a glass box filled with ice cubes for 115 minutes.

Napoleonic skeletons unearthed in Frankfurt: 200 soldiers died of battle wounds and typhus fleeing Russia in 1813

The skeletons (pictured) were found in the Frankfurt's western Roedelheim district and its thought the soldiers were buried in a hurry, with many succumbing to battle wounds and typhus.

'I started getting a headache': Escape artist who almost drowned during underwater stunt describes what happened 

Spencer Horsman needed hospitalizing after the stunt in front of the State Theater in New Brunswick, New Jersey. In June, he had to be pulled from the suspended tank by illusionist Chriss Angel.

Whipped in front of a baying crowd, women wait their turn to be punished for having unmarried sex in only Indonesian province to implement Sharia law

Indonesian women wait to be whipped in front of a baying crowd for having unmarried sex

Images show women dressed in white and sitting with their heads bowed (top left) waiting their turn to be caned in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. In one picture, a woman can be seen kneeling on a red platform as her back is whipped (main image) in front of guards and members of the public. Aceh is the only province in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country that is allowed to implement Islamic Sharia law. Although public whipping is a common punishment in the province, it is rare for women to be caned.

New Jersey woman who tripped over and spilled hot coffee on herself sues Dunkin Donuts and wins $500,000 compensation

A woman won more than $500,000 in compensation after she tripped over and fell outside a New Jersey Dunkin Donuts store, pictured, scalding herself with coffee.

Man tried to steal Lear jet after crashing his car through Waco airport security fence as police taser had 'no effect on him' 

The man was seen removing the tire chocks from the Lear Jet at Waco Regional Airport. He was approached by security. Police said the man was known to them and has mental health issues.

'Please Like and Share': Woman embarks on Facebook search for her birth mother 28 years after being abandoned at an Idaho hospital

After being left as a newborn at an Idaho hospital 28 years earlier, Andrea Klug-Napier is now searching for her birth mother and is using Facebook for help.

Bill Cosby accusers fight back tears recalling horrifying moments from their alleged assaults in new interview - and his former Cosby Show co-star also speaks out

Bill Cosby's accusers came together to detail some of the horrifying details from their alleged attacks in a new television special that saw many fighting back tears as they told their stories.

So long Project Morpheus! Sony officially names its virtual reality headset PlayStation VR and confirms it will go on sale next year

The newly-named PlayStation VR (pictured), or PSVR, has been on display at this week's Tokyo Game Show, where Sony also confirmed the device will go on sale in the first half of 2016.

Offerings to the god Osiris found hidden beneath ancient Sudanese pyramids: 2,000-year-old structures marked Kushite graves

The pyramids (a ruin is shown) were found close to the ancient town of Gematon in Sudan, which as part of the ancient kingdom of Kush.

Anything the Queen can do... Prince Harry raises the roof after making cameo dressed as a GARDENER in film screened at Rugby World Cup opening ceremony

Anything the Queen can do... Prince Harry raises the roof after making cameo dressed as a

NEW The prince, 31, appeared in a clip, dressed as a gardener alongside former England international Jonny Wilkinson, screened at the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup. Watched by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Harry then went on to make a speech from the pitch at Twickenham in which he spoke of his hope that a new generation will be inspired to take up the sport.

Chicken and waffle sponge anyone? The world's weirdest cupcake flavours revealed including bacon, liquorice and TOBACCO

The US set the trend for specialized cupcake bakeries, but now the world has been taken over. From American Brunch and Tobacco to Banana Bacon, here are 10 of the strangest.

Man threatens to throw his SON from a third-floor balcony to stop officials from knocking down his illegal building

Unnamed man threatened to throw his son from a balcony in Shenzhen, China. He used this to intimidate enforcers who tried to demolish his illegal home. His son was saved by SWAT team.

Make-up for men: Stephanie Seymour's socialite sons Harry and Peter Brant launch unisex cosmetics collection with MAC

Peter II, 21, and Harry, 17, unveiled their MAC collaboration in a stylish video. The sons of Stephanie Seymour and Interview publisher Peter Brant are seen applying make-up on each other.

The parasitic wasps that are genetically modifying butterflies: Insects pass on a virus that alters the caterpillar's genome

Scientists at the University of Valencia in Spain were surprised to discover DNA from parasitic wasps (pictured) in the genomes of several species of butterfly.

Chinese students are forced to sleep under the hot sun while wrapped in thick duvets... because they didn't make their bed

Students were punished at a college in Hunan, China, on September 15. They were made to sleep under duvet while their peers watched. Discipline was part of strictly mandatory military training.

The video that will scare you into never taking another selfie again: Millions terrified by one-minute film which sees man appear in the background of woman's photos

Millions terrified by Selfie From Hell film which sees woman attacked by zombies

The Selfie From Hell footage, viewed more than 2.8m times since its release last month, was made by German production student Meelah Adams - who also stars in it - and author-director Erdal Ceylan. It focuses on a selfie-snapping woman who notices a looming figure appear behind her in the photos, and is subsequently attacked by what turns out to be a horrifying zombie.

Female motorcyclist ploughs into fast car and is sent flying over handlebars because she was too busy playing with her phone

A motorcyclist was sent flying through the air after crashing into a speeding car in Jiangsu province, eastern China. Police said she was playing with her phone seconds before the accident.

NHL star facing charges for chopping the head off a grizzly bear during 'illegal hunt' 

Ice hockey star Clayton Stoner is facing criminal charges over an alleged illegal grizzly bear hunt in British Colombia in 2013. The probe was launched after the hockey star was seen on a social media site holding the severed head of a bear.

New film explores unique bond of real life murderer and the widowed captive who befriended him after Atlanta courthouse shooting rampage ten years ago

Kate Mara and David Oyelowo star in Captive, out on Friday, which tells the story of killer Brian Nichols, the lonely widowed mother he took hostage, and their unlikely bond.

Doritos unveils $10 bags of rainbow-colored chips in support of charity for gay and lesbian victims of bullying - and sell out within hours

The ranch flavor corn chips will only be mailed to people who donated at least $10 to the It Gets Better Project before the sold out of the rainbow-colored snack.

You're bacon me crazy! New dating app connects meat lovers with 'crispy', 'chewy' or 'burnt' preferences

Dating app Sizzl allows users to create a profile that answers burning questions about how they like their bacon. The free app works by tracking other local bacon lovers via GPS.

Want a holiday that's good for your conscience? The countries that need money from tourists the most include Spain, Iceland and the Maldives

Warm welcomes should be guaranteed in the Maldives, Spain and Iceland because so much of their GDP comes from tourism, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

Could YOU land Elon Musk's Falcon 9 on a barge? Online game puts your skills to the test and reveals just how difficult it is

The 8-bit game, called SpaceX Falcon Lander, was developed by MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts and lets people use a keyboard's arrow keys to manoeuvre the rocket.

Heartwarming pictures show unique bond between dwarf father and four-year-old daughter who helps him tie his shoelaces and even climbs up on him to get yoghurts out of the fridge 

Richard Willis, from North Frodingham, Yorkshire, who is 3ft 8in tall, said he and his daughter, Cherry, pictured together, share a 'unique' relationship and that he couldn't be more proud.

Shapewear showdown! FEMAIL puts three of the most popular slimming style brands to the test to see which ones offer the most flattering results

FEMAIL tests out the best shapewear legging brands

The FEMAIL team tried on slimming leggings from there competing shapewear brands - Spanx, Yummie Tummie and Hold Your Haunches. Tummie's legging, to determine which is the best quality and fit. We were impressed by Spanx and Yummie Tummie's leggings, but less than thrilled with the fit of Hold Your Haunches.

Saved! Shocking images of schoolboys kicking frightened monkeys' cages and a lonely crocodile lying in a pool of green urine forces 'Zoo from Hell' to be shut down

Yuk Chin Mini Zoo in Tawau, Borneo, dubbed 'Zoo from Hell', has been shut down by wildlife rescuers after a shocking MailOnline investigation proved animals there were being mistreated.

Heart-warming moment toddler walks for the first time on her new prosthetic leg... and then blows raspberries in delight

The footage was posted to Facebook by the Amputee Coalition of America, an organisation dedicated to empowering people affected by limb loss, and captures the obvious delight of the young girl.

Casino can fire 'Borgata Babes' cocktail waitresses for putting on too much weight, court rules

Borgata Casino, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has fired two servers in recent years for breaching its policy, which states that waitresses cannot gain or lose seven per cent of their body weight.

Hammerhead shark circles kayaker and bumps boat in terrifying encounter off California coast 

Warning signs have been put up at Huntington Beach after a hammerhead was spotted close to the California coast. El Nino is causing warm waters to attract sharks' natural prey.

Mother diagnosed with ALS two weeks into her pregnancy defies odds by breastfeeding her daughter - despite being completely paralyzed

Mother diagnosed with ALS two weeks into her pregnancy defies odds by breastfeeding her

Amanda Bernier, 31, was initially told she wouldn't live long enough to deliver her baby, but has now overcome even more obstacles by breastfeeding her daughter, Arabella Grace. The former Connecticut firefighter is completely paralyzed from the head down and must be hooked up to a ventilator to breath.

Thief who stole a cellphone from a New Jersey business returns it four days later with a letter of apology - and the victims say they forgive him

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Surveillance video captured the man taking the phone from Butch's Welding in Trenton on September 11. The security system also recorded a man tossing the phone back over the company's fence Tuesday.

Monkey quarantined after biting a four-year-old boy at a CAFE in Texas

A monkey has been quarantined after a mother said it bit her four-year-old son at a store in Texas. It happened at Ms. Monkey's Emporium in League City during Labor Day weekend.

We need a good home: 29 dogs rescued from horrific 'meat farm' in South Korea arrive in California to go up for adoption

29 dogs rescued from 'meat farm' in South Korea arrive in California to go up for adoption

A total of 103 dogs have now been saved as part of a Humane Society program that is attempting to stop the practice of eating dog meat in South Korea. The cargo of 29 touched down in San Francisco on Wednesday night and were transferred to San Diego Thursday. Most of the dogs that were rescued were mastiffs, which are known as 'meat dogs' in South Korea. The dogs are currently undergoing testing and will then be eligible for adoption.

   

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'Go ahead, you deserve it!' Unbelievable adverts from the 1970s for COCAINE show companies glamorising drug use and promise 'truly exquisite snorting'

Unbelievable adverts from the 1970s for COCAINE show companies glamorising drug use and

Adverts from 1970s US magazines for cocaine have been unearthed. The images show how cocaine was glamourised in the decade and includes companies such as Sno-Blo, adverts encouraging users to buy an ivory spoon and a machine to identify how pure the drugs are from the comfort of your own home. In the US, while drug use is illegal, advertising for drug paraphernalia is legal. An advert uses a glamorous woman sat behind scales holding white powder and claims its cocaine to be safe for 'you, your baby and your lady' (right), while another reveals a French system called 'Tout de suite' claims to offer 'no lumps, no waste' with the system.

Who's been going in MY house? Black bear filmed escaping from third floor condo by climbing down the balcony

Thelma Bundren filmed the bear making its escape from a third floor balcony at Windy Oaks Condominiums in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, earlier this week.

Father pulls out daughter's first wobbly tooth using dental floss tied to a DRONE

One young girl decided she wanted to have one of the most unique moment's ever in losing her first tooth and asked her dad for help by using his drone to yank it out.

Two dogs poke their heads out of a fence to welcome new neighbor

Two dogs poke their heads out of a fence to welcome new neighbor

Jordan, who just moved to Royal Oak, Michigan and who decided to explore his new stomping ground on Tuesday was delighted to spot two doggy pals (pictured) sticking their heads out of pet fence windows.Jordan took a photo of the sight and posted it to Reddit under his username dath0916. The image quickly circulated the internet and racked up over 3 million views.

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Bogs can be beautiful too: Incredible pictures of mystical 8,000-year-old Latvian swamp in the morning mist

Bogs can be beautiful too: Incredible pictures of mystical 8,000-year-old Latvian swamp in

Photographer Jekabs Andrusaitis captured mesmerising images of the Kemeri bog in his native Latvia - getting up at the crack of dawn to get beautiful morning mists in the frame. From swirling fog to dewy spider webs, the pictures show that even swampland can be eye-catching.

It's mam-moth! Hair-raising video shows terrifying gigantic moth that's bigger than a HAND

The gigantic Australian privet hawk moth can be seen crawling over a pair of hands, presumably belonging to the proud owner of the bizarre insect pet.

Shocking moment female pensioner forces herself on a boy and KISSES him inside a lift after he repeatedly pushes her away

Woman, thought to be about 60, tried to kiss a school boy in a small lift. She made repeated advances before eventually succeeding to kiss him. Location of the incident is unknown.

Rockin' all over the world! Photographer captures heavy metal fans head banging at international music events

Photographer Jacob Ehrbahn captures heavy metal fans head banging at music events

Screaming at the top of their lungs, their shaggy locks flowing and skin rippling, these action shots capture heavy metal fans rocking out to their favourite tunes. The close-up pictures are taken by photographer Jacob Ehrbahn, who attended various festivals across Europe to put together a wonderfully chaotic compilation called 'Headbangers'. To avoid clashing heads with the pumped-up festival-goers, Jacob crouched underneath them to take the perfect shot of them enjoying the moment.

   

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