CHICAGO — A pregnant Chicago woman is accused of robbing her 55-year old mother of her $40,000 diamond engagement ring, credit and debit cards, and $200 cash in an attack in which an accomplice allegedly blasted Franck’s mother with a stun gun. Julie Franck, who......
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Yelp, the online review website, has taken on the role of private detective. With more than 71 million visitors monthly, Yelp is using a computer filter to help uncover companies that purchase fake positive reviews, calling out the offenders and then showing the world its...
Alicia Keys, who is gearing up for the release of her brand new album "Girl On Fire," said she "definitely" wants to have more children, just not right now.
Jasper was one of 34 dogs with paralyzed hind legs to participate in a randomized, double-blind study at Cambridge University in London. Researchers first collected olfactory "ensheathing" cells from the dogs' noses, cultured them in Petri dishes for three to five weeks and then injected them into the dogs' spines.
Researchers assessed the dogs' mobility on treadmills before and after treatment, discovering that the cells didn't restore communication between the brain and the hind legs, but...
The life of the five-day-a-week, 10,000 circulation newspaper serving Prince William County's more than 420,000 residents has met its fate. The last edition of the paper will be printed on December 30th, 2012.
Alaska state troopers are currently searching a 31-year-old man who set out into the wilderness alone Sept. 27 and has not been heard from since.
A bankruptcy judge asked Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of Wonder Bread and Twinkies, and its bakers' union to agree to a mediation before the company liquidates, creating a possible life-line for about 18,000 jobs.
Bankruptcy court judge says Hostess should try mediation with 2nd largest union
Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012
Reported by Dr. Nisha Nathan: Sure, they may not be able to ditch their wives, buy a shiny red Ferrari, or pick up a 21-year-old at a bar. But apes have midlife crises too — at least according to a new study. “The midlife crisis...
New York detectives are searching for four potential witnesses to the killing of a Brooklyn shop owner, the latest in a trio of murders in which all three victims were of Middle Eastern descent and all appear to have been shot by the same .22 caliber gun. New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said today that the department will ask the FBI for a profiler to help identify who might have killed these three people.
There were many highlights from Sunday’s American Music Awards — Jenny McCarthy kissing Justin Bieber, for one — but perhaps the most-talked-about moment was Pink‘s arresting performance of her latest single, “Try.”To prepare for the incredibly physical duet about a relationship gone awry, the singer...
Christians seeking the right to display a nativity scene in the same Santa Monica, Calif., public park where they’ve held it for 60 years hope that a federal judge will come down on their side of a lawsuit today. The Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Committee...