A fire killed a woman and three teens who were staying with her family through the holidays in a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, friends of the family confirmed Monday morning. http://clc.am/FSjhHw

Japan announced Wednesday that it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial hunts for the animals for the first time in 30 years, but said it would no longer go to the Antarctic for its much-criticized annual killings. #fools 😡 http://clc.am/Uzj2nA

A performer dressed as Santa Claus dunks the ball during a break in the first half of the NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks, in New York 🏀

Shoppers flee in terror after spotting squad of police officers rushing into Westfield mall to arrest a 'knife-wielding man' and hearing a loud bang

Hunt saboteurs claim THEY were attacked by hunters as one posts an image of his bloody eye after violence flares at traditional meetings with placard-waving protesters spooking terrified horses

Russian President Vladimir Putin has today overseen a test of a new hypersonic glide vehicle, declaring that the weapon is impossible to intercept and will ensure the country's security for decades to come. #wow http://clc.am/nkNVQg

Don’t be this Guy! #facepalm #lol 😂

#wtf? 😂

Meanwhile in Germany...

From The Wall separating white and black neighbourhoods to housing projects where residents earn less than $10k a year: Drone photos reveal startling inequality across America's biggest cities http://clc.am/wNmvfw

Hunt saboteurs are pelted with eggs and female protester has chunks of her hair RIPPED OUT as violence erupts between rival demonstrators during traditional Boxing Day event #fools 😂

In the dramatic CCTV footage recorded in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, a pedestrian is seen stood in the direction of the car with holding an object that looks like a gun (right). #fools

Now Russia warns Turkey to stay OUT of Syria and let Assad take back areas vacated by Trump's withdrawal of US troops as Erdogan's forces prepare attack http://clc.am/4PlOxQ

'I'm sorry dad!' Teenager smashes through his garage door during a driving lesson with his father after hitting the gas instead of the brake #facepalm #lol 😂

The wheels on the bus go... straight into a FRONT GARDEN: Double Decker driver loses control and ploughs into south London home on Boxing Day #losers 😂 http://clc.am/jN1-VA

President and First Lady make SECOND stop to visit U.S. troops in Germany on way back from surprise trip to Iraq where Trump told cheering soldiers: 'We're no longer the world's suckers' and 'The U.S. cannot continue to be the policeman of the world' http://clc.am/iNCJlg

Bobby Cowan (right) of Gorman, Texas, and his three friends recorded a video of their frightening discovery: a nest of more than 30 rattlesnakes living under an old shed on his ranch property. Cowan's wife Jessica (left) posted the footage to Facebook bringing their little infestation some Internet notoriety. Cowan and his buddies eventually moved the snakes themselves to keep the livestock on the ranch safe. #wow