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Nicole Houde, a former Miss USA contestant as Miss New Hampshire in 2010, was arrested on Wednesday for attacking her boyfriend. According to police, 26-year-old Houde was in a fight with her boyfriend, 33-year-old Scott Nickerson, when the argument turned into an attack on Nickerson. Houde ended up biting, punching, kicking and scratching Nickerson.

A mass Quinceañera ceremony was held in Mexico Saturday, where over 300 teenage girls flocked to the capital to mark their debut into society as adults.

One World Trade Center isn't only redefining the New York skyline, it's also claiming the title of tallest building in New York City on Monday.

When you have a room full of politicians and glamorous celebrities, with journalists keeping a watchful eye, there?s bound to be an awkward confrontation from those who hold office upon sight of those in the limelight. That is exactly what happened when Rick met Lindsay on Saturday evening at the 98th annual White House Correspondent?s Dinner in Washington, D.C. when the former presidential candidate Rick Santorum played paparazzi and snapped photos of Lindsay Lohan at the dinner.

The annual Sunday Times Richest Billionaires List is out and India born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has again topped the list for the eight consecutive years with fortune worth £12.7 billion.

Happy wedding anniversary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! Check out the photos here to see how the royal couple spent the last one year together.

A Mexican woman, Karla Vanessa Perez, is reportedly pregnant with nine babies. Described as a resident of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila, Perez has been reported to be due to have six girls and three boys on May 20. However, a local doctor contended this report is untrue.

An Australian court has ordered fast food restaurants chain Kentucky Fried Chicken to pay $8.3 million to the family of an Australian girl who was paralyzed and was left with severe brain damage after eating a twister wrap at a KFC restaurant near Sydney.

Last week, aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, appeared on the skies of Colorado and Kansas in the US and Donegal in Ireland.

A female scooter rider in China killed a man on April 19 by squeezing his testicle during an argument over parking space. The Chinese woman squeezed the local store owner's testicles until he collapsed during the fight over parking space.

Reports claiming that a Mexican woman was pregnant with nine babies turned out to be false, a spokesman from a Mexican newspaper said on Friday.On Thursday, Mexico's main broadcaster Televisa and a top daily newspaper carried the interview of Karla Vanessa Perez who was reportedly pregnant with nonuplets - six girls and three boys - and due to give birth on May 20.

In a recent TV interview British boy band, The Wanted, started up a brand new celebrity feud, calling The Voice host Christina Aguilera a b--ch.

Astronomers have found a new planet they believe can sustain life. Located approximately 22 light years away from Earth, Gliese 667Cc was found to be in the middle of a Goldilocks zone, an area that is no too close to a sun or too far away where life can freeze.

Camp Pendleton Marine Louis Ray Perez plead 'not guilty' to charges of murder in relation to the murder of Brittany Killgore, who was found dead in San Diego after being declared missing for several days. New details have emerged on what may have happened the night she disappeared.

Ocean garbage may be over twice as high as previous estimates, according to a recent study.

The European Space Agency and NASA are undertaking a joint venture to launch a spacecraft that will get closer to the sun than any craft ever has before.

London police arrested on Friday a 49-year-old man in connection with the bomb and hostage scare on Tottenham Court Road in central London, after negotiators stepped in.

Steve Carter, a 35-year-old software salesman, has found himself on a missing children's website. Carter, who was adopted at age 4 from an orphanage in Honolulu, was browsing online one day and came across a missing children's website when his curiosity got the best of him.

Several jellyfish-like creatures have clogged the seawater intake at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station, in California on Thursday. These slimy sea creatures caused operators to shut down the Diablo Canyon plant in San Luis Obispo County.

Apple's plans to build a sprawling new campus in Austin, Texas, looks to be in trouble. After several delays in approving an incentives deal by the Travis County Commissioners Court, the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker is getting very frustrated.

There?s nothing better to reverse an otherwise lackluster day than trolling through awkwardly funny Craigslist ads looking for all sorts of unusual items and services. The latest? A Vermont man looking for a team of four or five people to hunt Bigfoot along with ?The Greatest Craigslist Car Ad Ever.? But are these the worst Craigslist ads of all time? Decide for yourself by viewing the slideshow to see photos of some of the weirdest advertisements found on Craigslist.

The lawyer for Trayvon Martin's parents wants George Zimmerman's bail revoked after it was revealed the defendant did not disclose the more than $200,000 he received in web donations.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian quickly moved to deny the legitimacy of a nude photo rumored to be of her that recently surfaced online and quickly made the rounds on a number of websites.

The son of a Minnesota woman said that a rash led to a monkeypox scare on a Chicago flight, delaying passengers on their plane for several hours while the woman was evaluated.

Tottenham Court Road, a major shopping street in central London, was closed Friday, buildings evacuated and police called in after a man allegedly carrying a bomb threatened to blow himself up, before taking four hostages.

Onlookers at the University of Colorado at Boulder witness a memorable event, which would sound impossible to many had it not been caught on video and in photos Thursday, when a 200-pound tranquilized black bear was seen falling from a tree onto a mattress on campus.

Egyptian daily Al Ahram Thursday published an opinion piece that contained news about a new law known as the Farewell Intercourse Law which Egypt's parliament is considering to enact.

fter all the fame and popularity bestowed upon her by the public and media ever since she gave birth to octuplets, Nadya Suleman seems to be regretting everything. Her house was investigated for child neglect following a complaint registered by her hairstylist. The Octomom now says that she has been set up by her hairdresser and that she would reverse it all if she could.

British sponge manufacturer Paladone has been slammed for its latest range of Afro-style dishwashing sponge product. The company has earned massive criticism as being racist with the launch of this product. The dishwashing sponges incorporate images of soul singer Diana Ross and an obscure Disco male dancer with an Afro hairstyle.