The Larry Nassar scandal in the States has been rolling on for quite a while, and even though it ostensibly came to some kind of conclusion last week, the aftershocks continue to ripple outwards.

USA: A Massachusetts newspaper publisher is asking the Rolling Stones to return to town 50 years after they cut short a show during a thunderstorm, leading fans to rampage.

Andy Didorosi got one of the oddest phone calls from his buddy on Monday - asking for help with an escaped tiger in Detroit.

The troubled city of Detroit unveiled a new bronze sculpture of the likeness of Baphomet, demonic goat and idol of worshippers of Satan, in a ceremony in the city on Saturday.

ENGLAND: A TV journalist has been described as being as “cool as a cucumber” for carrying on without flinching when he was the victim of a snowball attack while live on a news channel.

CELEBRITY SHEEP ENGLAND: A sheep is to turn on the Christmas lights of a Derbyshire town.

A man accused of the torture and killing of two Irish soldiers is to be deported from the US to his native Lebanon.

A retired Irish soldier has been asked to testify at the deportation hearing of a Lebanese man accused of executing two Irish peacekeepers more than three decades ago.

The actor who plays the caped crusader in the upcoming Batman v Superman Dawn Of Justice film has surprised and delighted a group of children by dropping in on their superhero party.

England: A pair of sloths have speeded up their usual slow dating game to produce London Zoo’s first baby sloth.

US border agents have found marijuana on a bus with singer Justin Bieber’s tour as it crossed into Detroit from Windsor, Canada.

Mitt Romney is fighting his way back into the driver’s seat in the Republican presidential race, putting in a strong debate performance in Arizona and gaining in polls against conservative rival Rick Santorum.

What could Obama possibly know of struggle, of breaking down boundaries? Does he even realise what it took for players like Canty to topple Kerry?

Aretha Franklin is to be discharged from hospital this weekend after treatment for pancreatic cancer.

A sleeping seven-year-old girl was killed when a Detroit police officer’s gun went off during a search for a murder suspect.

A 1,224lb triple vanilla bun with pink frosting has set a record as the world’s largest.

White Stripes star Meg White is to marry her rocker boyfriend Jackson Smith, according to US reports.

Elton John will make a guest appearance on rap icon Eminem's comeback album, according to music industry gossip.

A three-year-old girl is said to be fighting for her life today after shooting herself in the head with a gun she found in a bedroom.

Stocks gave up a moderate early advance to close barely changed today after oil prices rebounded from their recent decline, rising as much as a US dollar a barrel.

White Stripes rocker Jack White and wife Karen Elson have welcomed their first child, daughter Scarlett Teresa, into the world.

FIVE-YEAR-OLD Robert Turner’s mother had collapsed on the floor, and he was scared, but he knew what to do. He called 911 for help.

A US federal judge has stripped a former Nazi death camp guard of his US citizenship.

US president George Bush says he will return a Republican campaign donation from an Iraqi-American who had business dealings with Saddam Hussein’s government.