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The first outer rain bands from a powerful Pacific storm headed to Northern California on Sunday brought light rain and wind and renewed warnings of possible flooding in the already soggy region. More wet weather is expected on Monday and Tuesday, and officials are preparing for the worst after Southern California was devastated by the strongest storm in decades earlier this week. The San Joaquin River at a measuring station near Vernalis remained at 'danger stage,' meaning it keeps approaching the top of levees, said Tim Daly, a spokesman with San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services.

Staged 20 years after her death, and on show at Kensington Palace, her former home, a blockbuster new exhibition is as poignant as it is beautiful, offering a unique insight into Diana's life. Pictured (left to right) a strapless white silk crepe sheath with a matching high-collared jacket dubbed 'my Elvis dress' by the Princess, a romantic cream and satin Thirties-style gown by Bruce Oldfield, an impeccably cut pillar-box red suit from Catherine Walker and a blush pink day suit worn to a children's bravery awards at the Savoy Hotel in 1997.

Amazing video shows the historic moment Falcon 9 touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on the launch pad for the first time on land. The SpaceX rocket descended through the clouds before landing right in the middle of the pad, a perfect landing after a rocky start. The rocket was supposed to launch Saturday but took off 9:38am Sunday instead because of a technical error.

Haunting images have been released which show the crime scene where Kim Kardashian was the victim of a terrifying raid at a hotel in Paris last October. Screened by a French television network, the chilling photographs show the tape used to bind the star's hands (bottom left) and a tie used to gag her (top left) as she was robbed of some £8million worth of jewels. The 36-year-old was held at gun point, bound and gagged and left in the hotel bathroom while the robbers took several pieces of her diamond jewellery (inset). Viewers were shown a video re-enactment of the heist, showing a group of men holding the star at gunpoint in the middle of a room before she is held hostage in the bathroom. CCTV stills show several men walking along the road outside the hotel and they can then be seen together in a French café (top right). None of the items have been recovered, though several men have been arrested in connection with the crime.

Craig Deare was escorted from the National Security Council's office on Friday, after he supposedly slammed Trump's Mexico policy and praised daughter Ivaka's looks in a private talk a day earlier. A person who attended the talk at the Wilson Center, a Washington think tank, on Thursday said Deare slammed the Trump administration for its policies on Latin America, specifically its rocky start to relations with Mexico. The person also noted that Deare made several 'awkward' remarks about how attractive Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, appeared.

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and former CBS anchor Dan Rather lashed out at Donald Trump after he called 'fake news media' the enemy of the American people on Friday. Wallace hit back at the president on Sunday saying he had overstepped and also grilled White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus over Trump's comments. Meanwhile, former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather launched a scathing attack on Facebook calling Trump's attack a sentiment that betrayed America's history.

An anti-Donald Trump rally held in New York on Sunday afternoon counted celebrities including former Trump-friend Russell Simmons and Susan Sarandon among those in attendance. About 1,000 people of different ethnicity and faith attended the demonstration, called 'Today, I Am A Muslim Too,' in Times Square, Manhattan.

Donald Trump's new Treasury Secretary definitely has an eye for figures, as his glamorous fiancée proved last week in the Oval Office. While the President watched approvingly, Steve Mnuchin was sworn in alongside Scottish-born actress Louise Linton, 35, who revealed much more than bargained for in her latest movie, Intruder. Stripping down for a steamy shower scene and bedroom romp, Linton achieved a level of notoriety last year when it was alleged she fabricated her experiences in Africa for her memoir. She has also starred alongside Tom Cruise and Robert Redford in minor roles in her rise to fame. Worth $400m, Mnuchin, 54, is the wealthiest man to ever hold the Secretary Of Treasury position and the former banker and movie producer has been criticized for working on Wall Street during the 2008 financial crisis.

Mike Pence (center) was joined by his wife Karen and daughter Charlotte as they toured Dachau, the former concentration camp that was established by the Nazis in 1933 near Munich, Germany. The VP and his family passed through the infamous wrought iron gate bearing the inscription, 'Arbeit macht frei,' or 'Work sets you free.' The Pences toured the barracks and viewed the ovens inside the crematorium, which were used to dispose of corpses in the horror concentration camp. The Pence family also stopped at religious memorials at the site and later attended a church service on the camp's grounds.

Alabama state troopers said alcohol is a factor in the crash that killed Jeffrey Morris Brasher, 50, and Austin Blaine Brasher, 22. The two were killed in a head-on car collision with each other early Saturday. The elder Brasher was pronounced dead at the scene. Austin Brasher was transported to UAB Hospital in Birmingham where he died at 9.18am.

The CCTV video, from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, allegedly shows the moment which led to the assassination of Kim Jong-nam - the half-brother of the North Korean leader. A woman in a while top and jeans is seen grabbing the man and holding him back, while another woman is sprays a toxic substance in his face. Later in the leaked footage, he appears to be telling security guards that he had been sprayed in the face. Jong-nam, who often spoke out against his brother's regime, was found dead at the Malaysian airport.

Christian mom blogger Glennon Doyle Melton has revealed that she is engaged to retired soccer star Abby Wambach. The news comes after Melton announced this past summer her divorce from her longtime husband. Melton posted a photograph to Instagram this weekend, showing two hands with rings. The snap was captioned: 'Abby and I decided to hold hands forever. First, fiercely, and forever @abbywambach.' Wambach later posted the same photograph on Instagram. She included the caption: 'Happy. #iseethemoonnow.'

American Nick Lutz received the letter from his former flame apologizing for her behavior but he took the ultimate revenge by picking up on the mistakes in the letter in red pen and sharing it on Twitter . Nick gave his ex-girlfriend a final mark of 61/100 in what he dubbed an equivalent to a grade D. Pictured: Nick (left) and the letter (right).

Ana White came up with the hack while fitting out a tiny house (inset) for a client in Alaska. Tasked with creating an open space with enough room to sleep four in the tiny, 24-ft long house, she decided to raise the first bed to give more floor space.Instead of creating a ladder for a traditional loft bed, she built a moving platform which is controlled by a switch to bring it to ground level and back up again. It cost $500 to make and is one of a handful of space saving solutions in the home.

A video has emerged that shows the two unconscious men who were reportedly knocked unconscious by NFL player Darrelle Revis laying in the street in Philadelphia. In the footage, a man can be heard bragging the he 'just knocked both of these motherf*****s out.' The man speaking, who is believed to be Revis, then says to a third person: 'Shut up before I knock your a** out next.' Revis, 31, was arraigned on charges of robbery, terroristic threats, conspiracy and aggravated assault, after turning himself in to Philadelphia police on Friday.

River was reported as missing from his Northeast Portland home, in Oregon, after his mother discovered he was not in his bed at 6am on Saturday morning. Police launched a manhunt for the missing boy with a canine unit. The rescue dog discovered little River caught in a blackberry bush just two blocks from his parents' home later that day.

Madam CJ Walker, cemter, built a mansion in Irvington, New York, that was granted landmark status. However, current residents are getting ready to move, and preservationists worry about the home's future. Significantly altering the home would be a blow to Walker's achievements, as she is one of the most important women, particularly black women, in history. The first self-made female millionaire, she was a former wash-woman born from slaves, and made her fortune launching a line of hair-care products marketed for black women. Before her untimely death at 51, she was one of the faces of the Harlem renaissance.

David Cassidy's fans were left shocked as the star struggled his way through a concert in Los Angeles, California, with many fearing the star was once again drinking. The 66-year-old has struggled with addiction and attended rehab last year, but many watching at The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills on Sunday night feared the Partridge Family star had relapses. The one time teen heartthrob can been seen in videos of his performance struggling to remember words, slurring, taking long breaks, telling rambling stories and even falling over at one part.

Melody Key, a stunning little island in the Florida Keys, is completely off the grid, running on solar panels for energy and desalinization for water supply. But the 'Robinson Crusoe' experience doesn't mean forgoing the little luxuries. The property also boasts a It features a three-bedroom villa, freshwater pool, air conditioning, high-speed internet and an incredible rooftop platform with views across the island.

Top crime writer Patricia Cornwell, top right, claims she has vital evidence to prove the identity of Britain's biggest serial killer, Jack the Ripper. She believes the renowned artist Walter Sickert, left,, who is famous for painting images of sex and sleaze in 19th Century London, is the culprit. Cornwell said she is convinced 'more than ever' that Sickert is Jack the Ripper, bottom right.

A fire overtook a mansion owned by the embassy of the UAE in McLean, Virginia, on Saturday morning, and it took firefighters over 12 hours to fully extinguish the flames. Six people were able to escape, and two dogs were rescued safely from the mansion in McLean, so that no one was injured. Firetrucks arrived quickly on the scene, but it took time for them to hook hoses up to the far-off hydrant.

Rhino Lightning arrived at the Humane Society of Utah with a spiral notepad filled with a kid's handwritten instructions for his new dog's family. On one page, the kid expresses his hope that Rhino Lightning will find a good home and be able to keep his name. Most importantly, though, the child wants the dog's new owner to 'make sure he is in a safe house',where every night, he is told that "I love and miss him'. The three-year-old male boxer was given up for adoption for being too energetic.

If you have been in a long relationship, chances are there is quite a difference between the sex you had the first time, and the last time. In a new WatchCut.com video, long-time couples show just how true that is by dishing on all the details about how they first made it between the sheets before struggling to remember their most recent romps.

Colin Barnett launched the Liberal Party's state election campaign in Western Australia yesterday with some incredibly awkward dancing to Daft Punk's song One More Time. Mr Barnett and his fellow Liberals were filmed awkwardly dancing on stage while clapping completely out of time with not only the beat, but each-other too. If the song was meant to represent their bid for another term in power, the dancing will have been enough to put voters off altogether.

Connor Cox, 18, a student at Westminster College, left his room in a messy state while home for winter break, leading his mother Terri to come up with the prank. She gathered up all of the trash still in the bin as well as littering the bedroom floor, put it in a box, and mailed it off to him. He later shared the joke on Twitter, where it was shared hundreds of times.

Muffin the five-year-old tabby cat stands up on her hind legs, reaches up to pull the handle down, then hooks a paw behind the door of her home in the UK, to swing it open. The cat was rescued from an animal shelter when she was two and her owners say she is 'particularly astute at figuring out how to get to where she wants to go'.

Neil and Helen Robinson have both been deaf since birth and communicated through sign language, lip reading and failed attempts at using hearing aids for the first 12 years of their marriage until being fitted with cochlear implants. They are the first-ever couple to receive cochlear implants at the University of Southampton Audiology Implant Service. The emotional moment the devices were first switched on was captured on video - with Neil, 50, at first joking that he didn't like the sound of his wife's voice. The couple, who live near Salisbury, Wiltshire, were born deaf due to both of their mothers contracting rubella during pregnancy.

The men were taking part in Hadaka Matsuri - or the Naked Man Festival - which takes place every year at the Saidaiji Kannon-in temple in Okayama City in western Japan. The men shoved each other for more than an hour on Saturday night in hopes of retrieving the lucky batons, thrown by a priest into the crowd. The sacred batons - measuring 4cm in diameter and 20cm in length - are believed to bring good luck for an entire year to whoever catches them. At 10pm, after the lights were turned off, the men battled fiercely with each other in a bid to grab the pair of lucky sticks - known as the shingi. The winners are dubbed 'fuku otoko', or lucky men, and are promised a year of good fortune.