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Two-month-old girl shot dead in Pennsylvania

The tragedy occurred on Christmas Eve.

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‘Jihad Jane’ sentenced to 10 years for plot to kill artist

“I don’t want to be into jihad no more,” Colleen LaRose told the judge.

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Man shares his own ‘Wanted’ pic on Facebook… gets caught 45mins later

Not the world’s brightest star.

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Column: Ireland can’t replicate the US shale gas boom – and it shouldn’t try

Ireland would like to replicate the US shale gas boom but geography, history, and lack of energy infrastructure will prevent this – and the risks to the economy might not be worth the benefit from any...

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Woman climbs tree to rescue cat, has to be rescued herself

That’s your cat now lady.

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Body falls out of coroner’s van and rolls into traffic

The coroner’s office says that a door malfunction caused the incident.

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Irish-born US judge suspended over porn emails scandal

McCaffery exchanged emails with a member of the Office of Attorney General that depicted sexual acts .

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Is this the world’s saddest council Christmas tree?

The tree is so pathetic, locals have started a campaign against it.

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Did an Irish woman live to be 134?

Mary Murphy claimed to have been born in 1770.

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Teenager (16) charged with murder after ‘sending Snapchat selfie with body’

A parent of one of the recipients passed a screenshot on to police.

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Watch this kid solve a Rubik’s Cube in 5.25 SECONDS

He set the world record on Saturday.

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This Irish student just got an asteroid named after him

It’s thanks to his winning of a major SciFest prize.

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Man caught drinking beer with hogs in the nip told cops: “I just like pigs”

He was drinking a six-pack of Hamm’s. No, really…

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Beauty queen arrested after faking cancer to raise money

She reportedly shaved her head at one point.

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You can buy Buffalo Bill’s house from Silence of the Lambs for €270,000

“May I use your phone please?”

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Two men charged over brutal murder of teen babysitter, after 31-year...

Police say they’ve solved the shocking 1984 murder of 14-year-old Barbara Rowan.

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This prisoner somehow managed to escape despite being shackled to a hospital bed

Alexander Erb, 26, used a nurse as an obstacle as he hopped off a stretcher and escaped.

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WATCH: An enormous US military blimp broke loose and floated for 140 miles today

It dragged a mile-long tether behind it, and has left 20,000 homes without electricity.

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Life sentence for woman who kept disabled people in a ‘dungeon’ and collected...

“There is no penalty that is too harsh for the people that did this. The word horrific is not sufficient.”

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Man was jailed for a month after police mistook soap for cocaine

The man had to pay thousands in court costs and missed Thanksgiving with his toddler.

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A city in America can’t figure out why it smells like cat pee

Smelly cat, smelly cat, it’s not your fault.

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Burglar caught after robbing office while wearing shirt with his name written...

Not the smartest move.

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Rubber balls found in eye-sockets of severed head in US

The embalmed head of a woman was found by a boy walking through the woods in Pennsylvania.

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HIV-positive man gets prison sentence for having unprotected sex with 3 women

The sentencing judge called the man “cowardly”.

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Bill Cosby is back in court amid claims he has lost his eyesight

The comedian’s lawyers are demanding that an accusation of rape made against him be dropped.

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Spring is on the way according to this world-renowned weather forecaster

Punxsutawney Phil, the inspiration for the Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day, appeared this morning and (for once) didn’t see his shadow.

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Teacher accused of giving two students the same sexually transmitted disease

25-year-old Chelsea Lorson stands accused of knowingly infecting two of her students, who are brothers.

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Five killed in US shooting, two suspects still on the loose

Four of the victims – three women and one man – died at the scene while another woman died in hospital.

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The 9 at 9: Thursday

Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.

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Two gunmen lured five victims from a barbeque before shooting them with an...

The shooting left five dead and two injured.

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Trump and Hillary have destroyed the opposition yet again in the latest US...

Donald Trump won all five states up for grabs yesterday, with Hillary Clinton emerging victorious in four.

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Pennsylvanian teen charged with murdering grandmother after argument over school

Police say Reeser told them he shot her because he didn’t want to go to an unspecified school meeting.

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For some Americans, Trump is the lesser of two evils

Many voters in the so-called American rust belt states don’t really like either candidate, but they especially do not like Hillary Clinton it seems.

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Man jailed for 18 months for hacking nude photos from celebrities' phones

36-year-old Ryan Collins hacked over 100 Apple and Google email accounts in 2014, including those of multiple celebrities.

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Donald Trump calls election recount 'a scam'

Green Party candidate Jill Stein wants recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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'Facebook murderer' shoots and kills himself during police chase

Police said that Steve Stephens shot himself after a brief pursuit this morning.

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'Legally blind' Bill Cosby arrives for jury selection in sex assault trial

Cosby is accused of plying Andrea Constand with pills and wine and then assaulting her at his home in 2004.

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Cosby trial opens with witness breaking down in tears on stand

Witness Kelly Johnson claimed that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in a Los Angeles hotel in 1996.

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Bill Cosby elects not to testify as defence calls just one witness in sexual...

Concluding arguments have been delivered by both sides in the high-profile trial of the comedian.

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18-year-old girl shot dead in road rage incident after two cars try to merge...

Bianca Roberson had only just graduated from High School and was due to begin college this autumn.

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