Bin Laden's son and successor confirmed dead
Hamza bin Laden was a favourite son of the former al-Qaeda leader.
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New York Times: Social media posts created a trail of digital breadcrumbs for the FBI.
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Teen's chilling Instagram posts before deadly festival shooting
Teen who shot up festival posted to Instagram from the event just before the killing spree
Wanted highway 'killers' spotted rummaging for food, reports
The hunt for two teens wanted over the murders of three people has taken another turn.
A newlywed's journey to the 'Into the Wild' bus ends in tragedy
The death is not the first since the film Into The Wild made the Magic Bus infamous.
Black rag dolls meant to be abused are pulled from stores
The 'Feel Better Doll' was designed to be thrown and hit.
'Where's my baby?' Chloe's parents forced to 'relive' cruise fall horror
Grieving parents of baby who died on cruise have broken down in their first interview.
Rodey's roadie: Cat finds way back to country home after move to town
A much-loved moggy has stunned his owners — old and new — after trekking 5km unaided.
Life and death in the fast lane: Hydroplane driver home after horror crashes
Waverley hydroplane star Jack Lupton is home after surviving two crashes in Canada.
Dark secrets of the 'happiest place on Earth'
Disneyland celebrates 64 years today, so we're spilling all Walt's secrets.
He went to the optometrist with an irritated eye. The doctor pulled out a tick
The creature made a 'popping' sound as it was removed the man's eye.
Shock video comes back to haunt Donald Trump
As he defends a series of controversial tweets, an old video emerges.
Twitter says Trump's tweet didn't violate its rules against racism but won't say why
Twitter has failed to explain how Trump's latest tweets do not violate their policies.
President Trump doubles down in 'racist' attacks
Trump claims that the four Democrat women should be apologising to him.
New York power outage knocks out subways, businesses, lifts
The lights are out in Manhattan as power failure hits the New York city borough.
Barry crawls ashore in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm
Barry weakened after making landfall but could still cause disastrous flooding.
Tropical Storm Barry closes in with what could be epic rain
Residents in Louisiana are bracing for Tropical Storm Barry and the rain it will bring.
Disneyland horror stories from 'cast' and visitors
It's the most magical place on Earth, or so they say.. Until it isn't.
Whispers, suspicion about Epstein on Caribbean island
Residents of Caribbean island of St Thomas are reluctant to talk about Jeffrey Epstein.
Watch: Disneyland brawl - family fight wrecks happiest place on earth
Bystanders intervened and pinned an aggressive man to the ground.
A child touched an electrified railing at an American resort, and lives changed
It was a celebratory night for young Zynae, but it would change her family's life forever.
Quakes alert Californians to be ready for dreaded 'Big One'
Californian residents have been jolted into action following two recent earthquakes.
Shocking Google executive sex ring claims
Former exec accused of running sex ring, lavishing thousands on 'shared' mistresses.
SFO closes probe into former Waikato DHB boss
The SFO has closed its probe into the ex-Waikato DHB boss.
Trump's Day: Tanks and the 'biggest ever fireworks' planned for July 4
Trump has wanted a military parade with tanks since attending Bastille Day in 2017.
'Hero' outed: The 31 minutes that exposed a liar
David Briscoe claimed he was a hero at a school shooting. One reporter exposed the truth.
The millionaire, the bunker and the murder conviction
A tunnel network and bomb shelter constructed beneath a home led a man to his death.
10 dead as small plane crashes into hangar in Texas
No one aboard the plane survived the impact.
Watch: Awkward Ivanka mocked as she butts into G20 politicians' chat
Lagarde's priceless reaction to Ivanka's attempts to discuss social justice goes viral.
Sports writer who made fun of missing student fired after she was found dead
Blog post deleted and author fired for a "ridiculous lack of judgment".
Navy SEAL trial exposes divide in normally secretive force
What started as chat in WhatsApp group ended up in court martial for a veteran Navy SEAL.
Trump says he is 'very angry' over murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi but again defends Saudi crown prince
Trump has consistently minimised the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.