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US spending on pets passed $50 billion in 2011
According to estimates in a new report, Americans are spending more on their pets than ever before. The American Pet Products Association (APPA) says spending...
BP reached $7.8 billion settlement over Deepwater Horizon oil spill
BP has reached a $7.8 billion deal with the largest group of plaintiffs suing the company over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig spill. It...
Hackers gained full functional control of NASA computers in 2011
Paul K. Martin, NASA's inspector general, has told US lawmakers that hackers gained "full functional control" of key agency’s computers in 2011. Paul K. Martin...
Tornadoes ravage in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio: at least 28 deaths and Marysville is “completly gone”
Powerful storms and tornadoes have killed at least 28 people in the US states of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, destroying homes, tearing roofs from...
Ikea launches flat-pack DIY house in US
Ikea, the Swedish furniture company, famous for its cheap but quirky products and its army of fans, has launched its first line of prefabricated...
Sgt. Brandon Morgan revealed he met his boyfriend online while was serving in Afghanistan
Sgt. Brandon Morgan, the gay marine whose homecoming kiss with his boyfriend Dalan Wells went viral yesterday has revealed that their passionate embrace was...
TJ Lane shot students at random in the cafeteria of Chardon High School, revealed recordings of 911 calls
Ohio authorities have released recordings of the chilling 911 calls after TJ Lane began shooting victims randomly in the cafeteria of Chardon High School...
Ohio high school shooting: TJ Lane in court as a third students died in the aftermath
A third student has died in the aftermath of the Chardon High School shooting in Ohio, US. Demetrius Hewlin died hours after Russell King Jr.,...
Charla Nash, the blind face transplant patient, revealed new details of chimp attack
Charla Nash, the woman who had a face transplant after she was badly disfigured and blinded by a rampaging chimpanzee three years ago, said...
Chardon High School shooting: a second student died after police identified TJ Lane as the shooter
TJ Lane has been identified as the teenage killer who shot two students dead at Chardon High School in Ohio and left another three...
Chardon High School shooting: one student died and other four are injured
One student has been killed and other four injured in a high school shooting in Chardon, Ohio, according to police. The students were injured when...
“One per cent” arrogant banker left $1.33 on a $133.54 bill after dining at True Food Kitchen
A banker dining at True Food Kitchen restaurant in Newport Beach, California, left only $1.33 on a $133.54 tab, enforcing his position as the...
Rocklin, California, is set to ban smoking outside, including residents’ own properties
The town of Rocklin in California is proposing to ban smoking outside, even for residents lighting up on their own property. Smoking is already banned...
John Kelly, a Chicago baseball coach, suspended after racist outburst against Whitney Houston on Facebook
John Kelly, a small business owner and youth baseball coach from Chicago could be ruined after his friends and family exposed his racist Facebook...
McDonald’s launched Fish McBites for Lent season
McDonald’s is prepared to target a more pious crowd for the season of Lent with its latest innovation - Fish McBites. Fish McBites was first...
Pepsi Next, the mid-calorie soda from Pepsi, hits the US market on March
As some people dislike the calories in soft drinks, but loathe the taste of their zero-calorie diet equivalents, Pepsi is hoping to win back...
Maryland gay marriage bill approved by the state Senate
Maryland gay marriage bill has been approved in the state Senate, less than a week after it passed the state House. The bill, which will...
Ben Stacy, the living descendant of the Fugate blue family of Kentucky
Ben Stacy came from an isolated family in Kentucky whose members were born with a rare condition that discolored the skin, as a result...
Early comic books collection featuring Batman and Superman sold for $3.5 million
A collection of early comic books has been sold for $3.5 million at auction in New York. The trove of 345 comics had been bought...
Helicopter collision killed 7 US Marines in Arizona
Seven US Marines have died after two helicopters collided in Arizona, officials say. The mid-air accident happened near the city of Yuma during a training...
Policeman Tasered handcuffed Danielle Maudsley in the back and left her brain dead
Danielle Maudsley, a 20-year-old woman has been left brain dead - after she was Tasered by police and smacked her head on the ground. Danielle...
Rick Silva, Checkers&Rally’s CEO, unveiled his identity at “Undercover Boss” and shut down one of his restaurants
CEO's participants at CBS’ show “Undercover Boss” are supposed to stay “undercover” as they work in the trenches of their own companies with their identities...
Dear Friends of Whitney Elizabeth Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston - We love you! A message from one of our readers. Whitney we miss you! Dear Friends of Whitney Elizabeth Houston, I am writing...
Prince Pierre Casiraghi of Monaco hospitalized after a brawl in Double Seven nightclub in Manhattan
Monaco’s Prince Pierre Casiraghi, son of Princess Carolina, has been hospitalized after a vicious nightclub brawl in Manhattan, it has emerged. The brawl broke out...
Yosemite Firefall, the rare February spectacle of Horsetail Fall
Nature photographers wait at Yosemite National Park until the moment when the sun and earth align to create a fleeting phenomenon, the firefall. This marvel...
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