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Joseph M. Czuba allegedly shouted "you Muslims must die!" as he is accused of murdering a six-year-old Muslim, Palestinian-American child, Wadea Al-Fayoume, at his home in Plainfield, Illinois

Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6 was brutally stabbed to death in his home in Plainfield, Illinois, by his landlord, Joseph Czuba, in an incident related to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, police said

Parents Tamar Kedem-Siman Tov and Yonathan "Johny" Siman Tov, son Omer, and twin daughters Shahar and Arbel, alongside the children's grandmother, tragically lost their lives

Joe Biden released a message in support of Palestinians who have 'nothing to do' with Hamas, he said. It comes as the Biden administration has pleaded to stand with and support Israel in the devastating war

Samuel Ogoshi and Samson Ogoshi of Lagos, Nigeria will face charges related to an online sexual extortion scheme after Jordan DeMay, 17, from Michigan took his own life

Luis Garcia bravely thwarted two thieves, captured on surveillance video, who attempted to snatch his valuable French bulldog, Sammy, during a walk in Little Village, a neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois

A bear raided a home's kitchen in Barkhamsted, a town in Connecticut, skillfully opened the freezer and helped itself to a box of frozen lasagna. The incident was captured on Ring cameras

Police officers won't face charges in the case of Jason Jones, a man who died after being set on fire by a Taser gun when he previously doused himself with hand sanitiser

A mischievous cat named Karate Chop has gained notoriety in a Tennessee neighbourhood for stealing a variety of items, prompting his owner to seek help from neighbours

A man set up a fundraiser to help get back on his feet after a severe bedbug infestation forced him to dispose of his clothes and furniture and eat out of trash bags in Brooklyn, New York

Angler Art Weston and guide Captain Kirk Kirkland potentially set new fishing records by reeling in a massive 283lb alligator gar in Lake Sam Rayburn, East Texas

Lotteries may advertise the jaw-dropping prize of $1.73billion, but the lucky winner will most likely end up getting less than half as much, or only 44% of it due to a technicality

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: A pastor named Robert L. Carter has been charged after a 22-year-old girl reported to the police that she has been a victim of sexual assault by him since she was seven, even giving birth to his baby

A $1.7billion (£1.4bn) Powerball jackpot was won by a California player, ending a 35-draw streak, with the winning ticket sold at Midway Market & Liquor in Frazier Park setting the record as the second-largest lottery prize in history

Harvard-affiliated scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in xenotransplantation by keeping a monkey alive for two years with a genetically modified pig kidney

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Disturbing video footage from Stenstrom Elementary School in Oviedo, Florida, shows a nine-year-old special needs child being handcuffed by police

'I hope this helps give you closure,' Jedidiah Murphy said to the family of the 80-year-old woman he killed in 2000 as he was put to death at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas

Jedidiah Murphy was put to death in Texas for the October 2000 fatal shooting of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham of the Dallas suburb of Garland

A dog named Baby Girl was found abandoned, tethered to a fire hydrant with a bag of belongings and a tearful note from her owner

Chuck Feeney, a selfless philanthropist, passed away, leaving behind a legacy of quiet generosity, having donated his vast fortune to various causes globally through The Atlantic Philanthropies

NASA's Curiosity Rover exploring Mars took a mesmerising snap of the red planet as it investigated banded rock formations on Mt. Sharp in Gale Crater. The view of the 'rocky road' was shared on Twitter

Retailers are trying everything at self-service check-outs to deter potential shoplifters. Using simple psychological concepts they can make any would-be wrong'uns feel guilty

The Powerball jackpot has surged to a life changing $1.73 (£1.41) billion after 35 consecutive drawings without a winner with players in Monday night's drawing left empty handed

From colossal superyachts to investments in the rarest of treasures, here are a few things that would be within reach for the winner of the $1.55billion (£1.26billion) Powerball jackpot

A black bear surprised onlookers by casually exploring a luxury catamaran named TomCat at the Naples Yacht Club in Florida, in an incident captured by local businessman Todd Dillman