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Rick Blood, the former deputy mayor of Mendham Township in New Jersey, has resigned following public backlash against a Facebook post he wrote supporting Donald Trump.

Anti-abortion activists are writing fake reviews and listing abortion clinics as permanently closed in a bid to show more "crisis pregnancy centres" in the search results.

Doctors at Loma Linda University discovered a periwinkle snail living in the arm of an 11-year-old boy.

Police have arrested and charged a man who allegedly smacked a two-year-old boy three times in a Georgia supermarket.

Facebook users might soon be able to "downvote" content they find offensive, misleading or off-topic.

California State Assemblymember Garcia has been accused of harassing the man during an annual softball game.

Callie Schenker recorded the bizarre incident and posted it to her Facebook account where it has received over five million views.

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.