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A recent study published by Stanford University shows that men earn more while driving for Uber because they speed more.

Tragedy strikes two young friends after Anthony Perez is trapped in ice saving his mate from a frozen pond in New York.

Washington and Pyongyang swap nuclear warnings again as they accuse each other of ratcheting up tensions on Korean peninsula.

Lauri Love has won his appeal against extradition to the United States for allegedly hacking the Federal Reserve and US Army.

A two-year-old girl has been found dead on the front porch of her family home in Akron, Ohio. She allegedly froze to death during a -11 degree day.

Police in Humboldt County, California were on the lookout for a reality TV contestant who was reported missing by her own mother.

Democrats roundly criticise tweet by House Speaker Paul Ryan that celebrated secretary's modest $1.50 weekly tax reduction.

US President Donald Trump has tweeted that he believes the Nunes memo has "totally vindicated" him.

Russia allegedly has a nuclear doomsday missile that would be six times more deadly than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Florida photographer captures chilling moment on camera while taking nature pictures for her website.

Time Out has ranked 32 major world cities and three United Kingdom cities have managed to make the top 15.

Emily Gipson claimed staff at Lebanon High School failed to deal with bullying.

A year into Donald Trump's inauguration, tourist numbers have fallen by four percent with the economy losing $4.6bn in revenue.

Recycling solid and liquid waste into Marmite and Vegemite "microbial goo" could be the key to lasting food supplies in space.

Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a couple over the death of four-year-old Tajir Smith last Tuesday.

The founder of an Internet file-sharing service faces charges of copyright infringement and fraud in the US. Meanwhile, he's in New Zealand suing the government for $6.8bn.

Donald Trump's anger could prove costly for the UK, as Boris Johnson says the UK should be welcoming the president with open arms.

Police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina have charged Bradley Hardison with three felony offences over a break-in at a local donut restaurant.

Almost 5,000 Airbnb hosts in San Francisco have had their properties removed from the website after failing to comply with new registration laws.

Helen Grace James, from Pennsylvania, received an 'honourable discharge' after a 60-year battle with authorities.

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary assisted in freeing the whale, which had become trapped off Makena Beach, Maui.

Gary Lee worked for Obama during the early years of his presidency and recounted this heart-warming story on Twitter.

South Carolina wants to bring back the execution method because it has run out of lethal death row drugs.

If you want to drink more water and lose weight in 2018, CES has just two great gadgets for doing it.

Four people have been left temporarily homeless after a man set his apartment ablaze trying to kill a spider with a blowtorch.

Louisiana teacher Deyshia Hargrave arrested after speaking out against pay rise for school district's superintendent.

High fertility rates and increasing migration mean that Muslims will become second biggest religious group in US, according to Pew Research,

Researchers studied 50 years of child mortality in 20 members of the OECD. The US was the country with the highest death rates for infants and kids in their late teens.

A man has been charged with sexual abuse and faces up to five years in prison for allegedly groping a women while she slept on a flight.

A lingerie-themed 21st birthday has ended with every guest being arrested for possession of marijuana after police attended the scene following reports of gun shots.