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The family of the drowned Syrian toddler the photo of whose lifeless body on a Turkish beach sparked outrage had been denied asylum in Canada. The child died alongside his five-year-old brother, Galip, their mother, Rihan, and at least nine other refugees when their boat overturned during the desperate voyage from Turkey to the Greek island of Kos.

A 19-year-old Texas man is dead after police say he accidentally shot himself while posing for a selfie with a gun. Deleon Alonso Smith died of a gunshot wound to the throat about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment in southwestern Houston. He was a father of two and about to start college on Wednesday, KPRC-TV reported.

Simon Cowell has judged nine seasons of “American Idol,” three seasons of the U.S. “X Factor” and 11 seasons of the U.K. “X Factor” and this might be the first time he has gotten so emotional about an audition. The music mogul was left speechless by the powerful rendition of Jealous by Labrinth, performed by contestant Josh Daniels.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Rosie O’Donnell Fight Over ‘Black Lives Matter’. Elisabeth Hasselbeck put her foot in her mouth and insulted the Black community this week when she blasted the “Black Lives Matter” movement, calling its members nothing more than a hate group. Now, her former “The View” co-host, Rosie O’Donnell, has a shady response for Hasselbeck. On Monday’s Fox and Friends, …

Michelle Carter – A teenage girl has been accused of driving her boyfriend to suicide after she allegedly sent him dozens of text messages urging him to “stop thinking about it and just do it”. 18-year-old Michelle Carter is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge for allegedly convincing her former boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to kill himself last summer.

Quebec’s right-to-die legislation comes into effect at the end of 2015; according to a report doctors will soon be given standardized euthanasia kits. The National Post reports the kits will include drugs that will help calm nerves and stop breathing, and step-by-step instructions to follow before, during and after. The guidelines were put together through collaboration between Quebec’s College of …

Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders has stirred up a wellspring of controversy with her comment on rape victims. Hynde spoke with London’s Sunday Times about a time, when she was 21, that she was sexually assaulted by a member of an Ohio biker gang.

The FDA recently sent warning letters to five distributors of powdered caffeine, saying the products, which are marketed as dietary supplements, present a serious health risk if taken in too high a dose. (1) SPN LLC dba Smartpowders, (2) Purebulk Inc., (3) Kreativ Health Inc. dba Natural Food Supplements, (4) Hard Eight Nutrition LLC and (5) Bridge City Bulk – …

Rihanna’s launch of her new perfume “RiRi” at a Macy’s in Brooklyn was crashed by anti-fur protesters on Monday. The ‘Bi-h Better Have My Money’ hit-maker was at Macy’s in Brooklyn, New York, to launch her new fragrance “RiRi”, when a group of anti-fur protesters waved placards and started yelling at the star chanting “Shame on Rihanna. Fifty dead animals- …

The CDC found most American’s hearts are older than their chronological age. They found three out of four adults have older hearts, which can raise the risk for heart attack and stroke. “Too many U.S. adults have a heart age years older than their real age, increasing their risk of heart disease and stroke,” CDC Director Tom Frieden said in …

As many as 225,000 Apple iPhone users have had their account details hacked in what is said to be the biggest attack of its kind against the firm’s user base. The hack has hit 225,000 users from 18 countries including China, France, Russia, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Germany, Australia, Israel, Italy, Spain, Singapore, and South Korea.