The US abortion rate fell by 13 percent from 2008 to 2011, according to a new study. The study, released by the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion-rights think tank, concluded that nearly 1.1 million abortions took place in the United States in 2011, some 700,000 fewer than in 2008. That’s the equivalent of 16.9 abortions per 1,000 women between 15 and …

Stillwater native Rachel Frederickson’s 155-pound weight loss was enough to win the grand prize of $250,000 in the season 15 finale of the “Biggest Loser,” which aired Tuesday on NBC. Frederickson, 24, also set a record for the highest percentage of weight loss for any player in history of the show. She weighed 260 pounds at the start of competition …

Paul Walker’s $25 million estate is going all to his 15-year-old daughter, according to a report by TMZ. According to court records, Walker’s father will execute the will, which was filed in Santa Barbara, California in 2001 — the year the first “Fast & Furious” was released. Walker also appointed his own mother, Cheryl, to be the legal guardian of …

While talking about her marriage to Graham Quinn, the father of their two children, who ended their marriage after just six months, Myleene Klass revealed that she will never get married again. During a discussion on Loose Women about pre-nuptial agreements, host Kaye Adams asked the 35-year-old if she would ever consider marrying again, and Myleene sharply replied: “Never.”

Thousands of consumers who have signed up for a health plan through HealthCare.gov experienced significant errors that the government has not yet been able to fix. A government internal document revealed that approximately 22,000 people have filed appeals for errors they experienced during the enrollment process, but the appeals have gone unanswered.

A four-year old child drowned onboard Norwegian Breakaway Monday morning while the ship was en route to Florida. The child was one of two found unresponsive in the adult pool. A second child, aged six-years old, was airlifted to a hospital.

A man who opened fire on other motorists in a series of October 2012 attacks that terrified southeastern Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to more than six years in prison in the first of two related cases. Judge Denise Langford Morris sentenced Raulie Casteel to serve from six years and eight months to 10 years in prison on multiple assault charges, …

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has left his fans grieving over his untimely and sudden death. The late actor was found dead in his apartment and is said to have died due to overdose of the drug, heroin. Recent update about Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death has brought to light the fact that he knew he was addicted to the drug and …

A man bit off part of his brother’s ear after they began fighting during a Super Bowl party Sunday in Rochester, N.Y., authorities said.

Two people have been treated by paramedicsand a international mail centre in Sydney’s west has been evacuated after a small amount of a corrosive solvent was spilt in a mail-sorting area.

A New Hampshire waitress who picked up the lunch tab of two National Guard soldiers affected by the federal government’s shutdown has been repaid – more than 300 times over – by television star Ellen DeGeneres. Sarah Hoidahl, a waitress in Concord, N.H., just wanted to do a nice thing for the soldiers, so she paid for their lunch. It …