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Arizona mother blames energy drinks for tragic death of 16-year-old daughter during vacation in Mexico

Lanna Hamann died from drinking Energy drinks.

What was supposed to be a dream trip for her daughter turned into a horrific nightmare for one Arizona mother.

WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTO British woman's breast implants EXPLODE inside of her body

Kim Brockhurst learned to live with her double D breasts, until they blew up.

Kim Brockhurst's nearly $7,000 implants burst inside her body, leaking industrial-strength silicon into her.

TRANSLATE THIS: Co-founder of $400M company seeks restraining order against his business partner and former lover

Philip Shawe and Elizabeth Elting have filed suits against each other.

The former lovers, and co-founders of Transperfect Global Inc., have filed suit against each other in Manhattan Supreme Court.

Ohio attorney RAPED woman after she refused sex with judge for light sentence for son: testimony

Javier Armengau has spent more than a week in court as he faces five women who accuse him of sexual assault.

An Ohio lawyer raped a woman in a courtroom conference room after he tried to convince the woman to have sex with a judge to earn a favorable sentence for her son, the lawyer’s client, the woman testified Monday.

Times Square ‘Spiderman’ acted in self-defense when he punched 46-year-old mother of two who refused to tip him for taking picture: lawyer

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Philip Williams, 36, was defending himself after Victoria Goreaciuc chucked a piece of ice at him during the February 2013 melee, his lawyer said Tuesday during opening arguments in the Manhattan Criminal Court trial.

Cindy Crawford, Kaia Jordan Gerber

Cindy Crawford's daughter looks just like model mom

PICTURED U.S. forces capture ringleader in 2012 Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens, three other Americans, Pentagon says

Ahmed Abu Khattala, 42, has been arrested as the leader of the Benghazi consulate attack.

Ahmed Abu Khattala, allegedly a leader of the Benghazi branch of the terror group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya, was captured Sunday without incident and whisked out of Libya.

'He thought it was a dummy or a mannequin': Boy, 12, finds mummified body hanging in closet of abandoned Ohio home

A 12-year-old boy found the body hanging in a closet while exploring inside the abandoned Dayton home.

A 12-year-old boy exploring inside an abandoned Ohio house got a real scare when he opened up a closet and found a mummified corpse hanging by the neck from a belt on Sunday.

Ex-track coach in Ohio sentenced to just 15 DAYS in jail for having sex with 17-year-old student

Martina Stanley took full responsibility and claims the incident was an uncharacteristic lapse in judgment.

Martina Stanley, 35, from LaRue, admitted to having sex with the teen boy while employed by Elgin High School in Marion County, and accepted responsibility for her actions.

'I'm the next Elliot Rodger': University of Washington student threatened to kill women online, praised Santa Barbara killer, authorities say

Keshave Bhide, 23, was arrested after allegedly making online threats to kill women on his University of Washington campus.

Keshav Bhide, 23, allegedly wrote several disturbing messages on social media that included his admiration for Elliot Rodger - the misogynist shooter who slaughtered six students and wounded 13 on May 23.

‘Bachelor’ star dishes on ex: We had on-cam sex

Courtney Robertson “I Didn’t Come Here to Make Friends.”

Captured Benghazi suspect did interviews with U.S. media outlets as authorities searched for him

The suspected ringleader of the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks, who was captured by U.S. forces over the weekend, was actually interviewed by multiple media outlets last year — a stunning revelation that could raise questions over why it took the U.S. so long to arrest the man.

Last defendant left in Bernie Madoff fraud cases agrees to guilty plea, could face maximum of 40 years in jail

Paul Konigsberg will plead guilty in Manhattan Federal Court next week.

Paul Konigsberg, 77, was charged with conspiracy and filing falsified business records for his alleged role in the multi-billion Ponzi scheme.

BAD-LUCK BANDIT: Thief hits five NYC banks in one day — and leaves three empty-handed

A hapless bank robber struck at five banks on the same day, fleeing empty-handed from 3 of them and netting a paltry $449 from the two others, police said.

The suspect, a stocky black man wearing a Chicago Bears cap and believed to be about 30 years old, is being sought by police for his one-man crime ripple.

GRISLY DISCOVERY: Indiana man, 47, killed 70-year-old girlfriend, stuffed her in freezer: police

Daniel Shoffner jailed on preliminary charge of murder after police found a dead woman frozen in his home in Indiana.

A 47-year-old Indiana man allegedly murdered his 70-year-old girlfriend and then stuffed her body in a freezer where authorities found the corpse Sunday evening.

Jason Biggs poses naked to promote wife's book

Jason Biggs posing naked in bed promoting wife Jenny Mollens book

Cause remains 'undetermined' in death of Texas teen who allegedly took painkillers before being found dead by boyfriend on prom night

Jacqueline Gomez, 17, was found dead in a Houston hotel room after her senior prom on May 17, 2014, authorities say.

The medical examiner announced on Monday that he was unable to determine what exactly killed Jacqueline Gomez, a senior from MacArthur High School whose boyfriend woke up the day after prom to find her dead.

Manhunt on in Alabama for attacker who struck man with machete because his dog pooped on his lawn: report

A man accused of attacking another man with a machete after an argument about dog poop has turned himself in to Jackson County authorities.

Authorities in Alabama are hunting for a man who allegedly hacked another man with a machete because the man's dog pooped on his lawn.

Two Americans infected with MERS have not spread the disease, CDC says

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Neither of the two U.S. cases of MERS has spread the often fatal infection to family members or to U.S. healthcare workers who treated them in Indiana and Florida, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.

Bronx hospital opts for hi-tech robots for IV treatment to combat human error

St. Barnabas’ state-of-the art robot medication process, known as the RIVA system, relies on hi-tech syringe filling, advanced UV light to sanitize medications and several safeguards to recognize if the proper medicine is being given to patients.

St. Barnabas Hospital has bet a million dollars on artificial intelligence to safeguard patient safety.

New York

Mistrial declared in corruption case against state Sen. Malcolm Smith and ex-Queens GOP boss Vincent Tabone due to untranslated recordings

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But the trial of ex-City Councilman Dan Halloran, R-Queens, will go forward under a ruling by federal Judge Kenneth Karas on Tuesday.

Cop seek man who punched woman and attempted to rape her in Queens

Police say the man attempted to rape his victim near 71st St. and 41st Ave. in Woodside, Queens.

The man approached a 61-year-old woman on June 11 around 10:45 p.m. in Woodside, Queens, after trailing her from the No. 7 train stop on 74th St., a police source said.

Alleged prep school perv, facing multiple child pornography cases, hit with federal charges of trying to have sex with 11-year-old

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Stephen Brown faces up to 30 years in prison on the top count in the new case, but could face additional charges and extra time behind bars once he’s indicted.

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Mother of mentally ill man who fell to his death after getting tasered by NYPD cop accepts $700K settlement from city

Olga Negron, the mother of Iman Morales, who was killed by an NYPD officer on September 24, 2008. She was at the Stolen Lives Induction Ceremony which recognized family members of people killed by law enforcement agents. The ceremony was held at Pratt Manhattan on W. 14th St.

Olga Negron had filed the wrongful death action on behalf of her son, who was flailing at cops with a fluorescent bulb, in Brooklyn when Lt. Michael Pigott ordered an officer to zap him.

Bronx judge to oversee medical malpractice court program that could cut healthcare costs

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A Bronx Supreme Court judge who has worked to reform the borough’s justice system has a new role with a nationally known program he helped organize more than a decade ago.

Jaimie Alexander: Sheer dress was 'uncomfortable'

jaimie alexander says she was uncomfortable with sheer dress worn at Thor premiere

'I am coming after you': New York man charged with emailing murder threats to Muslim civil rights leader

Bernhard Laufer was charged Monday with sending threatening emails to Nihad Awad, the national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

IRS lost more emails connected to tea party investigation: officials

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The Internal Revenue Service has lost more emails connected to the tea party investigation, congressional investigators said Tuesday.

'There was blood all the way down to my knees': Brave Tennessee man, 73, captures burglar after he's wounded in gunfight

Don Grubb helped capture a burglar after a wild shootout outside his granddaughter’s Tennessee home.

A 73-year-old man who was wounded during a shoot-out with two bandits after they burglarized his granddaughter’s Tennessee home still managed to hold one of the suspects at gunpoint until deputies.

Mark Ballas hospitalized after car accident: report

Mark Ballas of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ has been injured in a car accident in Los Angeles

'Our sisters' sacred space has been invaded': Chicago nuns file lawsuit against strip club over loud music disturbing prayer

The Sisters of St. Charles named Club Allure Chicago and the village of Stone Park in their lawsuit filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court. They claim the club violates Illinois zoning laws, which require a 1,000-foot buffer between adult entertainment facilities and places of worship.

The Sisters of St. Charles accuse Club Allure Chicago of not only violating Illinois zoning laws but discarding empty whiskey and beer bottles, used condoms and encouraging public violence and drunkenness.

Mom accused of poisoning 5-year-old son to death with salt is arrested for murder

Lacey Spears is suspected of administering a lethal dose of sodium into her son’s feeding bag.

Lacey Spears was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter charges for allegedly poisoning her 5-year-old son Garnett Spears to death with sodium.

Death row inmate, activists challenge Georgia's lethal injection drug secrecy hours before planned execution

Marcus Wellons sentenced to death penalty in Georgia. Georgia just passed laws that would allow the state to keep secret the drug manufacturors of the new drugs used to execute death row inmates.

Marcus Wellons is set to die Tuesday night in the county's first execution since Oklahoma official botched an April lethal injection procedure.

Sports

Johnny Football agrees to Browns contract

Johnny Manziel agrees to a four-year rookie contract with the Brown, who take the former Heisman winner with the 22nd overall pick in the NFL draft.

The Browns have agreed to terms with quarterback Johnny Manziel on his rookie contract. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available.

Baseball Insider: A team that could trigger an early MLB trading season

Padres reliever Huston Street and catcher John Baker of the San Diego Padres shake hands after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The San Diego Padres carried the special tension of a season lost early into New York last Friday, and left in no brighter a place. The team arrived after being swept by the last-place Phillies, then lost two of three to the Mets.

Hit King manages Bridgeport for one night, still hopes to get back in game

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Baseball’s Hit King ambled along the right field grass, wearing an untucked Bridgeport Bluefish No. 14 jersey, his gait hampered by a gimpy right leg.

Lawrence: Heat must remember the Alamo when thinking of the future

If LeBron James wants what Tim Duncan has — five rings — he’ll probably have to take a page from Duncan’s playbook and take less money so Miami can build a better supporting cast around him.

After suffering a humiliating Finals defeat that knocked him off the NBA throne, LeBron James would do well to remember where the Miami Heat's two-year reign ended.

Memo to the rescue: Inspired Ochoa saves draw for Mexico against Brazil

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Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made a series of outstanding saves to help Mexico hold Brazil to a 0-0 draw in the teams’ second group-stage match at the World Cup on Tuesday.

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Kanye: It took FOUR DAYS to create kissing wedding pic

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MORE BLOODSHED IN IRAQ: At least 44 prisoners die in Sunni insurgent attack on jail northeast of Baghdad

Tribal fighters and members of Iraqi security forces carry their weapons as they take part in an intensive security deployment on the outskirts of Diyala province June 16, 2014. The United States is contemplating talks with its arch-enemy Iran to support the Iraqi government in its battle with Sunni Islamist insurgents who routed Baghdad's army and seized the north of the country in the past week. The stunning onslaught by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant threatens to dismember Iraq and unleash all-out sectarian warfare across a crescent of the Middle East, with no regard for national borders that the fighters reject. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

Sunni insurgents pushed further into a province northeast of Baghdad, laid siege to a police station and battled pro-government Shiite militiamen in overnight clashes that left at least 44 detainees dead.

LAUGHTER IS NOT THE BEST MEDICINE: Girl’s brain tumor caused her to giggle uncontrollably

The arrow points to the brain tumor that was causing the girl’s uncontrollable laughter.

A 6-year-old girl in Bolivia was laughing nonstop because she has a brain tumor, not a behavioral problem, as doctors originally diagnosed.

Georgia man arrested after 1-year-old daughter slips out of home and is found crawling along busy highway

The baby’s father, Timothy Pickens, was later charged with cruelty to children and reckless conduct.

Timothy Pickens, 37, was collared after his daughter slipped out of the family's house and was found crawling along the highway in Carlton on Friday, police said.

Kendall Jenner shares smoldering Instagram pic

Kendall Jenner posts topless Instagram photo

Chinese soccer fan dies of sleep deprivation after staying up to watch EVERY GAME of the World Cup

In order to watch Spain pummel the Netherlands 5-1 (above), the fan would have stayed up all night.

The 25-year-old was reportedly discovered slumped in front of his TV at his Suzhou home, near Shanghai, on Saturday morning — hours after Spain was beaten 5-1 by the Netherlands.

Queens man dies after forklift falls on him in warehouse, cops say

A 54-year-old man (not pictured) died after a forklift fell on him at a warehouse in Flushing, Queens.

A 54-year-old Queens man died when a forklift fell on him Tuesday at a Flushing warehouse, police said.

California trio uses fake firearm to rob gun store before getting caught in police chase on dead-end road

Mykeon Menefee, 20, of El Cajon, and two teens were cuffed after they used a fake firearm to rob a gun store.

Mykeon Menefee and two minors wore masks and used a replica handgun to hold up Hiram’s Guns & Spirits in El Cajon. After trying to escape, the trio turned down a dead-end and were captured by police.

Eve 'blows minds' in stunning beaded wedding gown

Eve shares instagram pics from Ibiza wedding to Maximillion Cooper

New healthcare rankings put U.S. dead last, despite being most expensive

In a new international ranking, the United Kingdom ranks first, while the U.S. performs poorly across almost all health metrics.

Maryland mother, two babies found dead in car

Police towed away a car in Maryland where the bodies of a mother and her two small children were discovered. Police don’t know how, or why, the three died.

Jason Segel: Mom 'cried' after seeing me nude in movie

Jason Segel's mom 'cried' after his nude scene in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'

Hunt on after off-duty firefighter disappears during camping trip

Arcadia Fire Department Firefighter and paramedic Mike Herdman who went missing Friday during an off-duty hike in the Fillmore area of Los Padres National Forest

Naked woman found vandalizing stranger’s home: deputies

34-year-old Suzanne Hussain has been charged with burglary and criminal damage to property after she was found vandalizing a home in Georgia, naked.

Autos

Nissan and PlayStation reveal Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo

Bet on the next-generation Nissan GT-R having a front end that's very, very similar to this virtual sports car concept.

This spectacular supercar offers hints at the next GT-R, and perhaps Nissan or Infiniti’s rival to the BMW i8 and Audi R8.

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Jaime King shows off slim post-baby body in Maui

Jamie King looking slim and trim at the beach in a swimsuit after having given birth

Calif. man busted cooking meth at senior retirement community

Robert Short, 64, has been arrested after police searching his residence in a Fresno retirement community found heroin, methamphetamine and a drug laboratory, a Fresno Police Department spokesman said.

SEE IT Florida man catches a ride on back of whale shark

A Florida man was shown on video grabbing the fin of a whale shark and letting it take him through the water.

Tila Tequila shows off baby bump in topless pic

Tila Tequila pens a poem about her pregnant condition and posts a revealing photo

Upstart candidate launches campaign with attacks on Cuomo

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De Blasio hires Planned Parenthood publicity agent

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RUH ROH! British man saved from severe beating by padded Scooby Doo onesie

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Rick Perry on 2016 presidential run: ‘I’m preparing’

(FILES) Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry takes part in a South Carolina Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, January 16, 2012. Perry will quit the US presidential race on January 19, 2012 and endorse former House speaker Newt Gingrich for the Republican nomination, US media reports said. AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards/FILES (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Experts find hidden painting under Picasso masterpiece

Scientists discover 2nd painting underneath Picasso's Blue Room

Zachary Levi, Missy Peregrym marry in secret wedding

Zachary Levi and Missy Peregrym secretly marry in Maui.

Two buses plunge into Indian Mountain gorges, 21 dead

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Stars shine at annual Fragrance Foundation Awards

Gwendoline Christie and Christine Teigen are tow of the stars who attended the Fragrance Awards

Cops hunt drug dealer who escaped custody, hit NYPD cop with car

On Monday, June 16th at approximately 1855 hours at Cooper Avenue and 59th Street, a Queens Narcotics Detective sustained an injury to his right leg while trying to apprehend an escaped prisoner who was arrested by Queens Narcotics for selling narcotics within the confines of the 104th Precinct.

SEE IT: U.S. fans go crazy over World Cup win

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KFC donates $30G to help dog attack survivor asked to leave restaurant

KFC says it will donate $30,000 to the family of a 3-year-old girl, Victoria Wilcher, who was asked to leave one of its restaurants because her scars from a vicious pit bull attack were frightening.

Maniac steals bus, goes on joyride in Staten Island

EXCLUSIVE Judge orders feds to stop reading mob boss' emails

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