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A popular female DJ in Houston, Texas plummeted to her death in the early hours of July 4. Her girlfriend claims she watched her climb onto a chair on the 13th floor balcony and accidentally fall over the railing. Darian Lewis, 23, also known as DJ D Baby, died more than a week after being hospitalized from the devastating fall. 'There’s no way I could have pushed her over, she was only able to get over because she climbed onto the furniture. I would have literally had to pick her up & throw her over which is absolutely absurd! WE...

Jemma Beale, 25, lied to police about men she’d had consensual sex with or invented stories of gang rape. While she was given £11,000 compensation, one of her victims spent nearly three years in jail. A second man fled the country after Beale turned up at court to gloat at him. London’s Southwark Crown Court heard that she made up the assaults for attention and to make her lesbian lover jealous. Police spent more than £250,000 investigating the lies, while £109,000 in legal bills were incurred. Beale, of Bedfont, Hounslow, West London, accused four named men and was convicted of...

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) haven’t spoken to each other in two weeks despite the shutdown fight gripping the Capitol, House Republicans said Wednesday.During a closed-door House GOP conference meeting Wednesday morning, Boehner told Republicans that he hadn’t spoken to McConnell recently despite the looming Feb. 28 deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).“He said he hadn’t spoken to Mitch McConnell in a few weeks. We gave them a good bill. It funds the stuff we’re supposed to do, secure the borders,” Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) said after a morning conference meeting.Another...

A teenage girl was raped four times by a gang who took pictures of the abuse on their mobile phones. The 16-year-old victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was attacked in the attic room of a house in Rochdale on 28 May 2008. The girl's mother called her mobile phone after noticing she was missing from their home, only to hear the cries of her daughter on the end of the line. Her four attackers, aged 17 to 20, pleaded guilty at Bolton Crown Court. The girl had gone to the house after being called on her mobile....

DENVER (AP) - A United Airlines passenger is facing charges today for his alleged fight with a traveling companion and subsequent shoving of a pregnant flight attendant. The disturbance forced the pilot to land at Denver International Airport late last night. Thirty-seven-year-old Montgomery Joe Carter of West Virginia is charged with assault and interfering with a flight crew. The federal felonies carry up to 20 years in prison and fines of $250,000. According to an arrest affidavit, Carter and a man described as his boyfriend, Chad Bender, were traveling from Washington to Las Vegas to celebrate their six month anniversary.