Texas mom Porucha Phillips charged with abuse for chained toddlers is pregnant with her 7th child
Sobbing children's plight was 'sickening,' says spokesman for San Antonio sheriff's office.
Kim Jong-un bans funerals and weddings during North Korean political congress
Kim expected to declare 'nuclear nation' and talk economy at rare Workers Party congress.
French Mayor Christian Estrosi vows to penalise football clubs that allow Muslim prayers at games
Mayor institutes new 'securalism charter' banning mix of prayers and football
American missionaries Randy Hentzel and Harold Nichols found battered to death in Jamaica
No arrests as investigators still seeking a motive
Prince's siblings head to court to fight for estate
Sister Tyka Nelson and half-siblings will grapple over assets, music and saleable image.
Germany's far-right AfD party passes 'anti-Islam' manifesto banning minarets and calls to prayer
Islam is not compatible with Germany's constitution declares Alternative für Deutschland.
Pope Francis slams paedophile crime after 6-year-old victim is pushed to her death from a balcony
But pontiff doesn't mention church's own problems with child abuse.
Malia Obama to attend Harvard University after gap year
No word on what she'll do but family plans to stay in Washington DC long after election.
CIA 'live tweets' killing of Osama bin Laden on fifth anniversary
Some Twitter followers call it 'grotesque and embarrassing.'
Prince death investigation now a 'criminal probe' linked to drugs
Investigators are seeking to determine who supplied drugs to Prince.
Comcast's NBCUniversal scoops up DreamWorks Animation for $3.8bn
Deal creating a mega operation that could rival animation kingpin Disney.
Attacker arrested after being captured on video beating pregnant monk seal on Hawaiian beach
Mystery man could be hit with $5,000 fine and 5 years in prison for assaulting endangered animal.
Brother of San Bernardino terror shooter Syed Rizwan Farook busted in marriage fraud scam
Neighbor accused of buying assault rifles had 'illegal marriage' with Farook's sister-in-law.
Whistleblower Edward Snowden releases disturbing techno music video with Jean-Michel Jarre
If you don't stand up for privacy, who will, Snowden asks on Matrix-like video.
Elon Musk's SpaceX Red Dragon set for Mars odyssey in 2018
Musk will unveil his vision for a human city on the planet at Mexico conference.
Federal drug agency joins Prince probe after opioid pain pills are found on singer's body
Prince was carried unconscious from plane in emergency stop just days before death, sources say.
Forced oral sex isn't a crime if the victim is unconscious rules Oklahoma court
Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Fu calls ruling 'insane, dangerous and offensive.'
South Korea unveils 'Zika-proof' attire for Olympic athletes at Rio de Janeiro games
Long-sleeved clothing drenched in mosquito repellent aims to protect athletes from the disease.
Robert Durst of HBO's true crime series The Jinx gets seven years on illegal weapons charge
Durst to be arraigned in summer on murder charge over the death of pal Susan Berman in 2000.
US suicides soar 24% since 2000 with steep rise among Native Americans and middle-aged white women
Money worries and social isolation are key causes, say experts.
Donald Trump slams plans to put anti-slavery campaigner Harriet Tubman's face on $20 bill
Republican candidate said it was wrong for former slave's image to replace seventh president Andrew Jackson.
FBI paid $1.3m to hack into San Bernardino iPhone
It was 'worth it', says director James Comey, even though the FBI is yet to find anything significant.
Prince was treated for an 'overdose' six days before his death
Singer was given a 'save shot' but left hospital early against doctor's recommendation, says TMZ.
Teenage girl fatally beaten in Delaware high school restroom in apparent fight over a boy
My heart's broken; things like this shouldn't happen says Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams.
VW emissions scandal: Deal to buyback or repair 500,000 US cars backed by $1bn compensation fund
Arrangement expected to be announced during San Francisco court hearing.
Canada fires up to legalise marijuana across the nation
Legislation will be introduced in spring 2017 to legalise the national sale of marijuana.
ESPN star baseball analyst Curt Schilling fired for comments about transgender people
Schilling insists he was merely commenting on the 'functionality' of toilets.
Relatives of Beirut bomb victims can collect $2bn in frozen Iranian funds
Families have been seeking compensation for 1983 terror attack that killed 241 US Marines.
Ecuador earthquake: Hunt for survivors continues as death toll reaches 570
President Rafael Correa said rebuilding costs could reach $3bn.
Game Of Crowns: Book claims Camilla worked on Charles to kick 'blue collar' Kate to the kerb
Camilla is a bit of a snob says author Christopher Anderson.