TV star's plastic surgery disaster tests Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — Andressa Urach went from being a single teenage mom nicknamed "Beanpole" to a reality TV bombshell in Brazil thanks to silicone implants, anabolic steroids, a nose job, and gel and botox injections, a fact she wasn't ashamed to share with fans.
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Israel air force hits Syrian army after Golan rocket fire
Israeli warplanes struck Syrian army targets on the Golan Heights early Wednesday hours after rockets hit the Israeli-held sector, in what the Jewish state said was "a clear message" to Damascus. The incident took place just 10 days after another Israeli air strike on the same areas of the Syrian…
Michelle Obama navigates limits on women in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For first lady Michelle Obama, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia were enough to illustrate the stark limitations under which Saudi women live.
Chicago-area teenager pleads guilty to stabbing death of sister
By Mark Guarino CHICAGO (Reuters) - A 15-year-old Chicago-area girl pleaded guilty in juvenile court on Tuesday to the fatal stabbing of her younger sister in a quarrel over household chores, local media reports said. The girl, who was not identified because she was charged as a minor, stabbed her…
Mother found murdered inside northwest Harris County apartment
The woman's body was found last night by her roommate. Deputies say the victim's two young children were home at the time of the attack.
Hopes fade of finding more AirAsia crash victims
Hopes faded Wednesday of finding 92 victims still missing from an AirAsia plane crash as Indonesian search and rescue authorities said the remaining bodies could have been swept away or lost on the seabed. Flight QZ8501 went down in the Java Sea on December 28 in stormy weather with 162 people on…
Kate Hudson reveals derriere at Versace, Portman hits Dior
PARIS (AP) — At Paris' high-octane couture week, what happens on the catwalk is only half the story.
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Serena on fire as Wawrinka crushes Japan's hopes at Australian Open
A fired-up Serena Williams shot down last year's finalist Dominika Cibulkova Wednesday to set up an Australian Open semi-final with teen Madison Keys, as defending men's champion Stan Wawrinka crushed Japanese hopes. Unlike her earlier sluggish matches, Serena was in the zone from the off against…
Greek PM Tsipras pushes on with radical change, markets tumble
By George Georgiopoulos and Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras promised "radical" change on Wednesday as his new government swiftly moved to roll back key parts of Greece's international bailout, prompting a third day of losses on financial markets. A swift series…
Widely Used Drugs Tied to Greater Dementia Risk for Seniors
People over age 65 who frequently take over-the-counter sleep aids and certain other commonly used drugs may be increasing their risk of dementia, new findings show. In the study, the researchers looked at drugs that have "anticholinergic effects," meaning they block a neurotransmittercalled…
Lebanese Hezbollah hits Israeli convoy, causing casualties
SHEAR YASHUV, Israel (AP) — A missile fired by the Lebanese Hezbollah group struck an Israeli military convoy on Wednesday, an apparent retaliation for a deadly airstrike attributed to Israel that killed six Hezbollah fighters in Syria earlier this month.
Fiery Islamic State group cleric gives voice to radicals
BEIRUT (AP) — Turki al-Binali has crisscrossed the Islamic State group's self-declared caliphate in Syria and Iraq with a pistol holstered at his side, delivering fiery sermons in which the 30-year-old provides religious justification for its bloody rampage across the region.
Georgia mother kills three children in murder-suicide: police
By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - The bodies of a mother and her three children ranging in age from 9 months to 10 years old were discovered in a suburban Atlanta apartment on Tuesday in what was an apparent murder-suicide carried out by the mother, authorities said. A maintenance man discovered…
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'Invisible City / Night Walk, 1983-1989': Ken Schles documents NYC's Lower East Side in the 80's (11 photos)
A gritty and penetrating portrayal of New York’s Lower East Side in the 1980s by Ken Schles will be on view at Howard Greenberg Gallery from January 29 – March 14, 2015. The exhibition of 40 black and white photographs coincides with the publication of a new Steidl monograph, Night Walk (2014), a…
Scores of foreign fighters among Kobane dead
Large numbers of foreign fighters are among the jihadists killed in the battle for the Syrian town of Kobane, a senior US official said Tuesday, saying the concerted campaign was halting the militants' march. The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) announced the "liberation" of Kobane on…
Utah parents who killed selves, children feared apocalypse
SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) — A Utah couple and their three children who were found dead in their home last fall overdosed on drugs after the parents told friends and family they were worried about the apocalypse, authorities said Tuesday.
Viral Video Captures Dog Stumbling Across Ice In Slow Motion
A video of a dog attempting to run over a patch of ice in slow motion is taking the Internet by storm. The video was shot by TJ Parker of his dog Quinn, a 5-month old Bernese Mountain Dog, at Loon Mountain in New Hampshire....
Mayweather and Pacquiao exchange phone numbers at Heat game
MIAMI (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have finally met — in person.
Teacher and students create incredible ‘Uptown Funk’ video
Meet Scot Pankey, a theater arts teacher who has come up with a novel lesson plan: Learning can be fun. As part of a class assignment, Pankey led his students in a choreographed dance to “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. The dance, which was filmed by students, was completed in a…
Buffett Admits This Is A "Real Threat"
One emerging technology has Warren Buffett himself admitting that there's a serious threat to his empire.
70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (26 photos)
Auschwitz's last survivors urged the world not to forget the horror of the Holocaust 70 years after the Nazi death camp was liberated in the final throes of World War Two, an anniversary that finds Europe again confronted by intolerance. European Jews warn of a growing under-current of…
