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Suicidal 12-year-old boy kills woman after leaping off 30ft bridge and landing on her car
Student Marisa Harris, 22, died and the boy was rushed to Inova Fairfax Hospital, in Virginia, with life-threatening injuries after the incident on Saturday (28 October).
Picture of female cyclist giving Donald Trump middle finger goes viral as president's poll rating slump
A woman cyclist was pictured flipping the bird at the POTUS as she was overtaken by the billionaire as he left the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia on Saturday (28 October).
Pervert raped 10-year-old girl then her mother who had 'ignored child's abuse claims'
The girl, 10, begged a neighbour to convince her mother that Sean Payton had sexually abused her.
Woman killed herself and her three children by driving off 50ft cliff in triple murder-suicide
Idaho mother Noel Bankhead drove a Land Rover off cliff killing three children aged between eight and 13-years-old.
What is a sound weapon and how likely is it that US diplomats have been targets of sonic attacks in Cuba?
Cuba has dismissed claims that US diplomats have been targeted by sonic attacks - but what is a sound weapon?
Right-wing Trump YouTuber and ex-Milo Yiannopolous intern 'killed father for calling him a Nazi'
Lane Davis, 33, from Washington State, was a prolific pro-Donald Trump YouTuber and a former intern for Milo Yiannopolous, before being charged with murder.
Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock's younger brother arrested in child pornography probe
Bruce Paddock, younger brother of Stephen Paddock, was taken into custody in North Hollywood, California, assisted living home on Wednesday (25 October).
Vampire scare spreads in Malawi as 2 more people suspected of drinking human blood lynched
Mobs torched a 22-year-old epileptic man in Chileka and stoned another man to death after they were suspected of being vampires.
Mum charged with manslaughter after 'leaving 8-month-old baby to go to a hookah lounge'
Jada LeBoeuf, 19, from White Haven, in Florida, has been charged with aggravated manslaughter after her 8-month-old baby died by suffocation in February.
Three-month-old baby among 84 children rescued in FBI sexual abuse and human trafficking crackdown
The FBI said they arrested 120 human trafficking suspects in the 4-day operation between from 12 and 15 October. Operation Cross Country XI was enforced in 55 FBI field offices.
American career woman becomes princess after meeting Ethiopian prince in Washington club
American Ariana Austin became an African princess when she married into the royal family of Ethiopia, after first meeting her man in a Washington nightclub.
George Saunders wins Man Booker Prize for 'utterly original' novel Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders' becomes the second US author to win the prize for Lincoln in the Bardo which was described as 'unique' and 'extraordinary' by the judging panel.
Reward offered for fugitive who 'raped and murdered his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter'
A reward is being offered to find the whereabouts of Joshua Dale Gurto is wanted following the death of 13-month-old Sereniti Blankenship-Sutley in Conneaut, Ohio.
New York jihadist is convicted of Isis-inspired pressure-cooker bomb attacks that injured 31
New York jihadi Ahmad Khan Rahimi, 29, is convicted of laying two pressure cooker bombs. He considered himself 'a soldier in a holy war against Americans'.
North Korea 'hacked Channel 4 drama series' about kidnapped nuclear scientist
Entitled 'Opposite Number' the 10-part Channel 4 TV drama that was being produced by Mammoth Screen. The show, set in Pyongyang, was targeted by hackers in 2014.
Myleene Klass told Harvey Weinstein to 'f*** off' after he 'targeted her with sex contract offer'
The Sun says reports that Myleene Klass was propositioned by the under-fire film producer Harvey Weinstein with a 'confidentiality agreement' in a bid to sleep with her.
Satellite pictures reveal shocking devastation of California wildfires from space
More than 20 separate blazes have engulfed more than 170,000 acres of land destroying around 3,500 homes and businesses.
New 'Bermuda Triangle' mystery as newlyweds' plane vanishes during Bahamas honeymoon
Friends and family of a Fort Worth couple who disappeared on their honeymoon have hired search teams after not hearing from Forrest and Dona Sanco, since 25 September.
Convicted rapist of 12-year-old girl gets joint custody of victim's child in 'insane' ruling
Christopher Mirasolo was jailed for one year after the horrific sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in Michigan in 2008 before he was awarded joint custody of his victim's child.
Father in custody after his 15-day old baby girl's remains found dumped in woods in a duffel bag
'Person of interest' Chris McNabb has been arrested after his 15-day-old daughter, Caliyah, was discovered in woods behind the Eagle Point Trailer Park, in Georgia, US.
US Navy working on 'smart' prosthetics for amputee war veterans
The prosthetics would use a range of sensors to monitor the walking gait of the patient as well as potential infection risks.
Mother 'set alight her autistic 4-year-old son after tying him up with 7 belts'
Amelia Di Stasio, 23, is charged with the intentional homicide of her son Antonio, 4, who was pulled out of a burning building by firefighters in Milwaukee in September 2017.
Stephen Paddock sent girlfriend Marilou Danley abroad before carrying out Las Vegas massacre
Danley was met by FBI agents when she arrived at Los Angeles airport from the Philippines two days after the attack.
Hugh Hefner died of heart failure and septicaemia after getting drug-resistant strain of e-coli
Hugh Hefner's death certificate revealed he died of cardiac arrest, septicaemia, e-coli and respiratory failure at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills on 27 September.
Angry and tearful Jimmy Kimmel leads talk show hosts passionately calling for gun control in US
Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers also address the need for change in America.
Wife jailed for 30 years after recording sexual abuse of toddlers for sex offender husband
Anngela Boyle, 27, made explicit videos of children as young as one to send to her husband.
Police say no evidence of active shooter on US Air Force Academy campus after earlier alert
The academy had earlier sent out the alert at 10pm local time.
Killer clown cold case leads to victim's lover arrested 27 years later
Marlene Warren was shot dead by a person dressed as a clown in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1990.
Axe-wielding sex offender 'may have link to Snapchat teenage girl murders' after arrest
Abigail Joyce Williams, 13, and Liberty Rose Lynn German, 14, were found murdered in Indiana.
Father found Airbnb guest naked next to 7-year-old girl he 'sexually abused', police say
Derrick Aaron Kinchen is charged with felony second-degree criminal sexual conduct of a victim under 13.