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Amy Chua, the "Tiger Mother," faced international criticism for her strict parenting outlined in her book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," but a near-death experience prompted her to reevaluate

The 73-year-old woman was with her husband and a dog in the Flathead National Forest, west of Glacier National Park and just south of the US-Canadian border when the bear attacked her

Tom Saltsman creates massive, impressive sculptures as his home's Halloween decorations every year, including ghosts, a King Kong and a 22-foot-high Egyptian god

Estela Juarez turned her family's struggles into a children's book when she was only 11 years old, after her mother, Alejandra, who was undocumented, was deported to Mexico

Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, a student from New York, was transiting through Dubai as she was coming home from Istanbul, Turkey, and only intended to stay for six hours

Nancy Johnson reportedly killed her children before taking her own life at their home in Semmes, Alabama, and was discovered by her estranged husband, Derek Johnson

Doyers Street, known as 'The Bloody Angle,' holds a dark history of violent clashes between rival Tong Gangs, earning its reputation as the deadliest street in American history

Chris Reynolds was briefly given a whooping $92 quadrillion (£70 quadrillion) by PayPal. He opened his account stunned at the shown balance, which was, however, withdrawn soon

Kevin Dugar, who spent almost 20 years in prison for a 2003 murder, was released from Cook County Jail in Chicago after his identical twin, Karl Smith, confessed to the crime

Dead cockroaches and raw sewage flooded a tenant's New York City apartment as the menacing storm battered the area. Tori, the tenant, described to The Mirror her ordeal

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A sea lion briefly escaped to freedom as the pool it lived in Central Park Zoo flooded amid the torrential rain that is menacing in New York City

The government is delaying the delivery of $2.8 billion in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as New York City is battered by a deluge

A statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that the agency will 'maintain the people to protect life and property' in the event of a government shutdown

Laura Hendricks found out that she had acute myeloid leukaemia after a visit to her kid's paediatrician, who noticed that there was something wrong with her instead of her children

WARNING, OFFENSIVE FOOTAGE: Juan Ynoa, a New York City public school teacher and esteemed youth baseball coach for New York Longhorns Baseball was caught on video lasing out in a homophobic attack

Body language expert Judi James analyzed Donald Trump's speech, noting a fluctuation in energy levels, expressions of bitterness and self-pity

Donald Trump's absence from tonight's debate among GOP candidates reduces the risk of making a gaffe or giving a bad performance that could potentially harm his campaign, an expert tells The Mirror

Azalea Rivas and her 14-year-old daughter, Azaria, were found stabbed to death in what looks like a harrowing case of murder-suicide in the Little Haiti neighbourhood of Brooklyn, where neighbours say they noticed something was wrong

Former President Donald Trump visited a South Carolina armoury and expressed interest in a custom 'Trump edition' Glock pistol, but did not complete the purchase

An unnamed flight attendant who worked for American Airlines was discovered dead by cleaning staff in her Philadelphia Airport Marriott hotel room, in a mysterious and disturbing case

A birthday celebration in Forest Hills, New York, attended by a group of prominent guests, was interrupted when a neighbour allegedly sprayed the guests with his water hose

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS Colombia's controversial legal system may grant parole to Luis Alfredo Garavito, a notorious child killer responsible for over 190 murders

Dunkin' is brightening up Mondays this fall with the return of Free Coffee Mondays, offering a free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase, along with a range of autumn-themed deals

An incurable disease called silicosis that destroys the lungs is killing young Latino workers exposed to hazardous levels of silica dust as they cut countertops in California's Pacoima region