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Benjamin Lawrence Petty, 36, of Spencer, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 15 years on probation after he accepted rape charges and a plea deal was arranged.

Democrats Bernie Sanders, Nancy Pelosi and Cory Booker were all caught looking very unimpressed during Trump's first State of the Union address to Congress.

Unnamed deputy hauls injured 18-year-old driver from blazing vehicle after speeding car crashes in woods.

Melania Trump was heavily analysed during the State of the Union address, including her facial expressions, her arrival, her outfit and her refusal to join the standing ovations.

North Korea is also cutting back on training exercises as new crippling sanctions take hold, according to General Vincent K Brooks, commander of US Forces in Korea.

Melissa Miranda, 33, and her partner Josue Tovias, 28, were arrested on 27 January on suspicion of child abuse charges after the boy's appearance began changing at school.

LPGA pro golf player Suzann Pettersen has denied saying her friend Donald Trump "cheats like hell" at golf. She also allegedly said he "pays his caddie well" to help move the ball.

Spirituality lost as yoga becomes money-spinning big business, says Michigan State University professor.

Four alleged members of Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division have been linked to five murders in California, Florida and Virginia over the past year.

Billionaire tech magnate announced the sale of flamethrowers by The Boring Company, and 7,000 have already flown off the shelves.

Ex-soldier Joshua Cummings, 38, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of 56-year-old Scott Von Lanken, a transit guard, in Denver last year.

Regina Simons, who was 18 at the time, called the alleged assault 'very predatory, very aggressive and traumatising' during an interview on NBC's Megyn Kelly Today.

US rapper Eminem told Billboard that he was prepared to lose half his fan base over Trump, and that a "f**king turd" would make a better president.

The Tide Pod Challenge continues to be a "serious concern" for the American Association of Poison Control Centers due to record rates of teens eating detergent.

Stephen Allwine, 44, a deacon and church elder with the United Church of God allegedly had at least three affairs with women he met on the dating website, Ashley Madison.

Zachary Woodcock, from Merrill, Michigan, accidentally shot dead his best friend, Richard Skillman at his 21st birthday party on Friday (19 January).

Police in Stockton, California, are hunting for an 11-year-old boy after the attempted armed robbery of an ARCO petrol station on Monday (22 January).

Michael Mann, 34, who has a dollar sign tattooed over his eye, is wanted for aggravated burglary and domestic violence in South Fairmount, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Gay couple Ethan and Elad Dvash-Banks sue US after one twin son born via surrogate denied citizenship as he has Israeli DNA.

Waterstones and Daunt Books in the UK have been spotted using printouts of the US president's own scathing tweets to help promote Fire and Fury in their front windows.

An official White House photo of Trump in the Oval Office, released during the government shutdown on Saturday (20 January) showed him with absolutely no desk clutter.

Sharon Jones, Cecila McDonald, and Cedric Jones Jr, pleaded guilty to felony family violence aggravated assault on a 13-year-old family member who was 8 months pregnant.

In what is seen as a test of Donald Trump's Presidential powers the US Supreme Court announced it will consider a challenge to a ban on people from 6 Muslim-majority countries.

New York paediatrician took photos of the genitals of children he claimed was for his own research according to police.

Police in Arizona have arrested Cleophus Cooksey Jr. after his mother and stepfather were shot dead in Phoenix. Cooksey has now been linked to 7 other killings in the Phoenix area.

David Turpin was listed as the principal of the Sandcastle Day School at his home, where children were found shackled to furniture

Academia Bautista de Puerto Nuevo, in San Juan, posted a video on Facebook showing pupils and staff alike jumping and shouting with joy after the lights finally came back on.

Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 20, has been arrested on suspicion of murder after Blaze Bernstein, 19, was stabbed to death and buried in a shallow grave at a California park.

All US visitors to North Korea issued with updated advice urging them to make preparations for worst-case scenario.

Police arrested David Allen Turpin and Louise Anna Turpin in California after they allegedly found 13 siblings aged from 2 to 29-years-old being held captive.