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Rachel Dolezal ‘identified with being black’ age 5

The woman who resigned as the head of a local NAACP branch after her parents revealed she was white said that she started identifying as black around the age of five, when she drew self-portraits with a brown crayon, and said she “takes exception” to the contention she tried to deceive people.

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Mother shot by toddler 'not the least bit irresponsible'

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Tributes to mother shot dead by her toddler son

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What not to say on the news

celebrity

'Red Dawn' ludicrous and lacklustre

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Kenyan runner loses frost-bitten feet after two days in US snowstorm

Thirty-stone prisoner freed early

An obese inmate nicknamed “Big Mike” has been granted early parole because a Canadian prison could not accommodate his 30st 10lb (195kg) frame.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2008

Nine minutes of shooting in Virginia Tech bloodbath

A timeline of the Virginia Tech shootings in America has emerged as police provided new details about what happened on that fateful morning 10 days ago.

Thu, 26 Apr, 2007

Clarkson cancels more concerts

American Idol star Kelly Clarkson has been forced to scrap another three dates on her American tour after failing to recover from a bout of bronchitis.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2005

US troops see gains in Mosul

The US military says there were fewer bombings and mortar attacks in the Iraqi city of Mosul in July than any month since October.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2005

Church pays biggest single abuse settlement

THE Catholic Diocese of Orange in California is to pay out $100 million (€76m) in the largest single settlement in the Church's child sexual-abuse scandal.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2005

Ice cream man inflamed by Bush

THE co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream company is on the road in the US, towing a 12-foot-tall effigy of US President George W Bush with fake flames shooting out of the pants.

Thu, 22 Jul, 2004

Ice-cream van plays out anti-Bush message

The co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream company is on the road in America, towing a 12-foot-tall effigy of US President George Bush with fake flames shooting out of the pants.

Wed, 21 Jul, 2004

Police shoot gun schoolboy in US

Police shot and critically wounded a 17-year-old boy who brought a gun to school and fired a bullet into a wall.

Tue, 23 Sep, 2003

Oscar-winning Warner Bros animator Chuck Jones dead at 89

Academy Award-winning animator Chuck Jones, who drew such beloved cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, has died. He was 89.

Sat, 23 Feb, 2002

Life for teenager who massacred family

A US court has sentenced a 16-year-old boy who killed his family to life in prison without parole.

Tue, 28 Aug, 2001

Mother jailed after three sons die in fire

A woman who sedated her three sons so she could go out drinking was jailed today for three-and-a-half years for the boys’ deaths in a house fire.

Thu, 09 Aug, 2001