The FBI raided the home of a man believed to have bought the assault rifles used in the San Bernardino attacks

FBI investigators have raided the home of a man believed to have originally purchased the assault rifles used in the San Bernardino, California shooting that killed 14 people.

Early Saturday, authorities searched the home where the man was known to live

The news outlet cites law-enforcement officials who say they believe the man is a friend of Syed Farook, one of the two suspects involved in the Wednesday massacre.

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3 people were stabbed at a London train station and authorities are calling it a 'terrorist incident'

A man wielding a knife slashed a man in an east London underground station on Saturday, reportedly screaming "this is for Syria", before police used a stun gun to detain him in what they described as a terrorist incident.

A pool of blood near the ticket barriers at the Leytonstone Station, about 6 miles (10 km) east of central London, was visible in footage posted on Twitter that also showed the suspect confronting officers at just after 1900 GMT.

Police said initial reports indicated the man had also threatened other bystanders. One man had serious knife injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening and two other people had minor injuries, police said.

What happens to your body if you eat too much salt

Salt does more than just make your food taste more delicious—it’s important for your body tofunction properly.

Sodium, one of the key ingredients in table salt, regulates blood flow and pressure, and helps transmit messages between nerves and muscle fibers.

Chloride, the other chemical in table salt, aids in digestion. Foods in your diet need to have enough salt to replenish these nutrients to keep you healthy.

But too much salt can be bad for you. Processed foods are packed with the stuff, and restaurants add more salt to their food to make it taste better. As a result, more Americans are eating high-sodium diets (sometimes without even knowing it), which has somepretty drastic effects on their health.

Petrol tanker explodes in Lagos ( Ojuelegba)

A petrol tanker fell and went up in flames early this morning along Ojuelegba road. Fire service agents are currently trying to contain the fire...the building above is located at Abimbola Shodipe by Western Avenue, Ojuelegba and has been completely razed by the fire. More photos after the cut...

SSS uncovers Boko Haram cells in Abuja

Press statement from the State Security Service..

"This is to inform the general public that the Boko Haram terrorist group has continued to establish and operate sleeper cells whose (sole) mandates are to conduct surveillance and carry out subsequent attacks in the FCT. This disclosure has become necessary following the arrests of the sect’s members who migrated from various conflict theaters in the North East to the FCT in order to enable them capitalize on the excitement of the yuletide season to launch attacks in the city.

For instance, on October 29th, 2015, the duo of Muhammed Hassan Idris (a Nigerien) and Baba Abdul Maina were arrested at Panteka area of Apo, Abuja. This was followed by the arrest of Sanni Mohammed (aka Kakase) and Ahmed Umaru (aka Mallam; Mallam Hamdi Garne; Ahmed Daubi) in Lafia, Nasarawa State. Sanni, who hails from Potiskum, Yobe State, fled the area following his involvement in coordinated suicide attacks in Yobe, Plateau, Kano and Kaduna States.

NASA just released incredible new images of Pluto — the best we'll see in decades

NASA just released the first batch of the closest images of Pluto that we'll see from the New Horizons flyby in July.

These images were taken from only 10,000 miles away from Pluto and have a resolution of about 250 feet per pixel. That level of detail is enough to reveal "features less than half the size of a city block," according to NASA.

Here's what the mountain range bordering Pluto's iconic heart-shaped Sputnik Planum looks like up close. The top part of the image shows the mountains (nicknamed al-Idrisi), and the bottom shows the outer edge of the flat, heart-shaped area, Sputnik Planum:

Evil Maoist cult leader pleads guilty after imprisoning daughter for 30 years

Guilty: Aravindan Balakrishnan 

The daughter of an evil Maoist cult boss has told how he kept her prisoner during a reign of abuse that lasted 30 years.

She was hidden from the world and routinely beaten by warped “Comrade Bala”Aravindan Balakrishnan . The 33-year-old said: “I felt like a caged bird.”

Balakrishnan, 75, of North London, was on Friday convicted of a string of charges including rape and assault.

Hidden away from the outside world, routinely beaten, abused and treated as a slave, the daughter of Balakrishnan believed death would be her only release.

And the 33-year-old has told how she was stopped from escaping the home where the Maoist cult chief kept her prisoner with threats of death squads, mind control machines and being struck by lightning.

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California shooting woman who killed 14 with husband 'after pledging allegiance to ISIS

Allegiance to ISIS: Tashfeen Malik

This is the woman who with her husband shot dead 14 people at a disabled centre’s Christmas party in California after reportedly pledging allegiance to the leader of ISIS before the massacre .

The FBI believes Tashfeen Malik posted a statement on Facebook using an alias before launching the sickening assault with husband Syed Rizwan Farook.

Sources close to the investigation confirmed that they had found a message of support to IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – but did not explain how they knew Malik, 27, had made the post.

The new Spider-Man will make a surprise arrival in 'Captain America: Civil War,' according to Robert Downey Jr.

The newest Spider-Man is getting his introduction sooner than most fans expected.

After Tom Holland was cast as the new Peter Paker for a standalone "Spider-Man" film set to debut in 2017, some folks wondered if he'd pop up in "Captain America: Civil War." After all, the film, which pits Iron Man against Captain America, features a number of superheros joining the fray and even marks the Black Panther's debut to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Groom-to-be jailed for life for trying to murder fiancée and burying her alive in shallow grave

Jailed: Keith Hughes strangled his fiancée and buried her alive

A thug who strangled his fiancée and then buried her alive underneath twigs and leaves has been jailed for life .

Stacey Gwilliam, 34, woke up to find herself in a shallow grave dug out by lover Keith Hughes who had left her there to die.

Painter and decorator Hughes, 39, tried to "snap" Stacey Gwilliam's neck and then hide her body under bushes as he fled the coastal path where the couple had been walking.

Mark Zuckerberg responds to critics of his philanthrophy project, addresses concerns that the structure was a way to avoid taxes

Mark Zuckerberg in a post on Facebook defended his plans to transfer 99 per cent of his family’s Facebook stock to a limited liability company that would pursue various community projects. 

 

The CEO and controlling shareholder of Facebook, said that he and his wife Priscilla Chan, were channeling their wealth through the company instead of a more traditional foundation to give themselves maximum flexibility "to pursue our mission by funding nonprofit organizations. In the post shared last night, Zuckerberg addressed concerns that the move was a way to avoid taxes on the $45 billion block of stock.

Heartbroken family of domestic abuse victim forced to endure second tragedy as brother found dead

Tragedy: Melissa was 23 when she was stabbed to death on Mother's Day

The heartbroken family of a mum who was stabbed to death by her boyfriend has suffered a second devastating tragedy.

Melissa Liddle was found dead in bed by her brother Liam, who went searching for her when she failed to contact her relatives on Mother’s Day.

Liam, 21, had tried to revive his beloved sister, who suffered 41 stab wounds at the hands of her jealous boyfriend Anthony Ross.

Now, in a tragic twist, Liam has now also been found dead, reports the Newcastle Chronicle.

Liam was discovered last Friday and an investigation into the cause of his death is under way.

The 17 best books of the year, according to readers

No one knows good books better than the people who read them.

Book recommendation sharing website Goodreads just released its 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards chosen by readers themselves.

Goodreads users rated books that were published this year in a number of genres; the highest-rated book in each was declared the winner.

Keep scrolling to see the best books from 2015.