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Jack Antonoff eats banana during Katy Perry VMA monologue

He’s collaborated with Taylor Swift on numerous songs and his long-term girlfriend, Lena Dunham, is one of her closest friends. And fans accused Jack Anto... read more

Desperate Texas flood victims beg for help on Facebook

Desperate flood victims have turned to social media to plea for assistance from volunteer rescue groups that have stepped up to assist authorities. As the likel... read more

Oil markets roiled as Hurricane hits US petroleum industry

Oil markets were roiled on Monday after Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc along the U.S. Gulf coast over the weekend, knocking out numerous refineries and some cru... read more

Tributes pour in for Dean Mercer, 47, after his death

Tributes have poured in for Ironman champion and father-of-four Dean Mercer, who died Monday morning. The 47-year-old was taken to Gold Coast University Hospita... read more

Video shows ‘would-be carjacker’ hold on for dear life

GRAPHIC CONTENT  A motorist in Washington state refused to surrender his vehicle to an alleged would-be carjacker  The suspect ended up being dragged along th... read more

Peter Dutton slams lawyers blocking welfare crackdown

Peter Dutton has blasted as ‘un-Australian’ lawyers acting for asylum seekers trying to stay in the country after receiving medical care. The immigr... read more

Genevieve Mora battling OCD reveals mental health issues

Genevieve Mora (pictured) developed an OCD, which eventually led to anorexia A 22-year-old woman who suffered mental health issues has opened up about how she b... read more

Missing North Dakota woman’s body found dumped in a river

Savanna Greywind, 22, was last seen at her apartment on the afternoon of August 19. She was said to be eight months pregnant at the time of her disappearance Th... read more

Fitness blogger reveals the secret to a six pack

A Sydney based fitness blogger has shared her top tips on how to have killer abs. Originally from London, Lucy Baker, 25, has shared her findings with her reade... read more

Video shows officers shoot dead armed woman who fired gun

Authorities in North Carolina released police dash cam footage showing two officers fatally shooting an armed woman who initially fired her gun at them last mon... read more

Thousands trapped on their rooftops in flooded Houston

Thousands of people are trapped on their rooftops in flooded Houston and are desperately pleading for help after Hurricane Harvey left much of America’s f... read more

Crash diets really don’t work, says study

After a week on a trendy juice diet, the misery may seem worth it to drop a dress size. But crash dieters should beware such extreme measures, because more bori... read more

Restaurant owners epic melt down over one star review

A customer has been left shocked by a restaurant owner who showcased a relentless desire to get to the bottom of a scathing one-star review on the establishment... read more

Victorian man, 31, charged after allegedly stabbing golfer

A man has been charged after allegedly stabbing a golfer in Victoria over the weekend. The 31-year-old from Clonbinane was arrested following an altercation wit... read more

Train slams into stalled big rig in College Station, Texas

A train slammed into a tractor trailer on Friday night in College Station, Texas The truck had stalled on the tracks, but luckily no one was hurt in the crash I... read more

Transgender military members walk the MTV VMAs red carpet

A group of six transgender service members and veterans walked the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night as a show of protest against Preside... read more

Louisiana’s ‘Cajun Navy’ helps Texas rescue efforts

Members of the ‘Cajun Navy’ have set out from Louisiana with their private boats to help the rescue efforts in Texas after Hurricane Harvey flooded ... read more

Groom treats bride to Bunnings sausage sizzle for wedding

Shoeys for the groomsmen and a Bunnings sausage sizzle for the reception – a newlywed couple may have just lived out the most Australian wedding of all ti... read more

Pink and her family coordinate in patterned suits

Pink paid emotional tribute to her six-year-old daughter Willow at the MTV VMAs on Sunday night. The singer accepted her Video Vanguard Award by sharing a story... read more

Queensland child gets eyelid caught on pram wire

Girl, 5, hospitalised after eyelid became impaled on a wire sticking out of a pram  Crew from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services called to cut the wire  S... read more

Dallas prepping ‘mega-shelter’ for 5,000 evacuees

Dallas is prepping a convention center to become a makeshift ‘mega-shelter’ for 5,000 evacuees who were forced from their homes because of Hurricane... read more

Jared Leto pays tribute to Bennington and Cornell at VMAs

Jared Leto gave a heartfelt tribute to musicians Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. The lead singers’ sudden an... read more

Refugee creates successful catering business in Australia

When Alia Sultana fled her home country of Pakistan, she arrived in Australia as a woman who’d spent the better part of her life confined to her home But ... read more

Ironman Dean Mercer dies after Gold Coast car crash

Champion ironman and father-of-four Dean Mercer has died after crashing his car into a fence on the Gold Coast. The 47-year-old’s car crashed on Markeri S... read more