AMERICAN SOUL SINGER ARETHA FRANKLIN DIES AT 76 AFTER BATTLE WITH PANCREATIC CANCER

American soul singer, Aretha Franklin dies at 76 after eight-year battle with pancreatic cancer. The legendary singer who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2010 revealed last year she will be retiring from music.
She died in her Detroit home under hospice care and surrounded by family.

VENEZUELAN POLITICIAN STRIPS TO HIS BRIEFS WHILE GIVING A SPEECH IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Venezuelan opposition lawmaker, Gilber Caro, stripped to his briefs during a debate in front of the country’s National Assembly. A member of the opposition party Popular Will, stood in front of his colleagues to call for unity and support for Juan Requesens, 29, an opposition leader who allegedly played a role in an assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro on August 4 during a military celebration.

ARIZONA POLICE OFFICER FIRED AFTER SEX TAPE FILMED WITH HIS BODYCAM IN HIS OFFICE CAME TO LIGHT

A police officer with the Arizona Police Department was fired after collection(titled "fun times") of sexually explicit materials - photos and videos, including one where he was filmed having sex in his office while in his police uniform using his department issued bodycam were recovered from his office computer.

SERENA WILLIAMS SUFFERS LOSES TO PETRA KVITOVA IN CINCINNATI MASTERS

Tennis star, Serena Williams eliminated from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati after losing to Czech's Petra Kvitova.

The 36-year-old former world No 1 lost 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to eighth-seeded Petra Kvitova in the second-round of the competition which lasted for two hours on Tuesday.

ENGLISH FOOTBALL CLUB BRISTOL ROVERS ACCIDENTALLY STREAM PORN STATION AT HALF-TIME

English football club Bristol Rovers mistakenly stream porn station at half-time of Carabao Cup clash with Crawley Town.
Fans, many of whom were children got more than they bargained for when Babestation - an X-rated channel, was tuned at half-time at the clubhouse at the Memorial Stadium.

WOMAN DENIED JOB BY A COMPANY BECAUSE HER NAME IS TOO GHETTO

Hermeisha Robinson, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri, was left in shock after Mantality Health in Chesterfield - a company she had applied to work for reached out to her via mail expressing they can't take her because her name is too ghetto.

2-YEAR-OLD CHAIN SMOKER SMOKES UP TO 40 STICKS OF CIGARETTES A DAY AFTER GETTING HOOKED FROM BUTTS ON THE STREET

INDONESIA 2-year-old Rapi Ananda Pamungkas from Sukabumi, Indonesia, who got hooked on smoking by smoking cigarette butts on the street  has become so addicted to smoking that he allegedly smokes up to forty cigarettes a day.

TWITTER USER REVEALS WHAT HIS DAD TAUGHT HIM ABOUT GIRLS... THE LAST WILL LEAVE YOU IN STITCHES

Twitter user with twitter handle @AfriZansi reveals what his dad taught him about girls...
He tweeted:

REVEREND FATHER ACCUSED OF RAPING AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL SAYS "I THOUGHT SHE WAS 15"

Father Paolo Glaentzer, was arrested last month for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl in a car. The 70-year-old Italian priest blamed "the devil" for his actions while also claiming he thought the minor was 15. Age of consent in Italy 16 so 15 is still a crime.
The court did not jail the priest, but he is currently being held on house arrest as investigation continues.

NICKI MINAJ'S EX SAFAREE SAMUELS GETS ENDORSEMENT DEAL FOR HAIRLINE AFTER NICKI SAVAGELY DRAG HIS HAIRLINE

Nicki Minaj's ex, Safaree Samuels, gets a book deal and an endorsement deal for a hair club for men after his online feud with the YMCMB rapper. 
The online fallout resulted in unverified allegations from both parties including: theft, domestic violence and murder attempt and Nicki ultimately savaging Safaree for his residing hairline.