The fourth film in The Purge franchise is a prequel that will reveal how the US decided to adopt a night of legalized crime. The First Purge hits cinemas on July 4.

Jonathan Pitre, who faced a rare skin disease and raised awareness about epidermolysis bullosa (EB), has died. The condition causes skin to be as fragile as butterfly's wings.

A section of Brisbane Airport in Australia was cordoned off after an item of luggage that seemed to say "bomb" appeared on a carousel. It turns out it was meant to say "Bombay."

Reports say the US-based site, known for its adult classified ads, has been shut down. The home of its founder, Michael Lacey, was raided on Friday morning.

Is it too easy to get a victory royale when you can ride a rocket to a win?

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information about a suspect who allegedly attacked a 31-year-old woman after yelling anti-Muslim obscenities in a roadside confrontation in Houston.

The former UFC lightweight champion was arraigned on assault charges in a Brooklyn courtroom following a melee that took place ahead of UFC 223 on Thursday. McGregor posted bail and will return to court on June 14.

Although the cat is called Richard Parker, it bears no size resemblance to the tiger of the same name in Life of Pi. Instead, the cat is looking through the window of a doll house.

In a piece for the New Yorker, the actor explains how watching The Breakfast Club with her daughter led her to reexamine her roles in films directed by Hughes, and the "glaring blind spot" in his writing.

Jimmy Kimmel and Sean Hannity traded barbs on the air and online over Kimmel's segment mocking first lady Melania Trump at the White House Easter Egg Roll.

The Denver Post's guide to the local baseball team's stadium, Coors Field, featured a massive picture of the wrong facility. While some readers got a laugh out of the error, others thought it proved a point about the recent gutting of the paper's staff.

Teens today have unprecedented access to technology, and yet many tell The Daily Beast that they've never been so bored.

South Carolina's Trey Gowdy, who chaired the long-running Benghazi investigation, reflected in a Vice News interview on partisanship in Congress and admitted, "I don't have a lot to show for the last seven years." Gowdy is set to retire after his current term ends.

The Texas lawmaker reportedly used a secret taxpayer fund to settle harassment claims brought by a former aide in 2014, which came to light amid scrutiny into Congress' handling of sexual harassment claims.

You know, the ones that are far from an Oscar but have gotten you through some dark days.

Khabib Nurmagomedov finally has an opponent for UFC 223. After Tony Ferguson and Max Holloway pulled out, it was down to Al Iaquinta who has been chosen as Khabib's opponent. Technically, Iaquinta cannot win the lightweight title, as he weighed in 0.2lbs (90g) over the 155lbs limit, but UFC president Dana White says they are working to change that.

British adventurer Nick Griffiths had three of his toes amputated after getting frostbite in the Yukon. He's donating them to Dawson City's Downtown Hotel, home of the infamous Sourtoe Cocktail.