Understanding brain freeze
(NBC) — Surprisingly, brain freeze is not a rite of passage in childhood. While most people know what it’s like when cold foods feel likeRead More
2 prison escapees wanted to go to Mexico with fake names
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two murder convicts who escaped from an upstate prison last year and were on the run for weeks had planned toRead More
Abandoned Japanese boy leaves hospital; no charges planned
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese boy who was found nearly a week after he was abandoned in a forest by his parents as punishment wavedRead More
Playboy Mansion under contract to be sold
LOS ANGELES, CA (NBC) — The famed Playboy Mansion is under contract to be sold. Daren Metropoulos, principal at private equity firm Metropoulos & Co.,Read More
Death penalty in ‘Grim Sleeper’ case is ‘long time coming’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Bill Ware died in 2002, he still didn’t know who fatally shot his daughter just two days shy of herRead More
Last known living 9/11 search dog dies in Texas at age 16
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — The last known living 9/11 search dog has died in a Houston suburb at age 16. Bretagne, a golden retriever,Read More
Hearing set in case of Charleston church shooting suspect
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge in South Carolina is scheduled to hold another hearing on the status of the case against a whiteRead More
Car bomb attack targeting police kills 11 people in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (AP) — A rush-hour car bomb attack targeting a bus carrying riot police killed 11 people and wounded 36 others Tuesday, Istanbul’s governor said.Read More
Ali scripted funeral plans in exacting detail in “The Book”
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali and his innermost circle started a document years ago that grew so thick they began calling it “The Book.”Read More
Investigation finds major security lapses in prison breakout
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An investigation into the escape of two murderers from a northern New York prison last year concludes chronic staff complacency, complicitRead More