Researchers have mapped the genome of bedbugs in New York City, then traced fragments of the nefarious pests’ DNA through the subway system. The new work, led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History and Weill Cornell Medicine, and published today in Nature Communications, could help combat pesticide resistance in the unwelcome parasite. The data also provide a …

Dave Mirra, a legend of BMX racing who held the record for the most career medals in the X Games for many years, was found shot to death Thursday in Greenville, North Carolina, police said. He was 41. Greenville police responded to the 200 block of Pinewood Road around 4 p.m. for an apparent suicide.

Hasbro and Mattel are in ongoing discussions about a potential merger; one that could create one of the largest toy companies in the world. The companies shares jumped after it was reported Hasbro approached Mattel about a potential transaction late last year, with the companies since holding on-and-off talks about a potential.

Dad Warns New Parents About The Dangerous ‘Hair Tourniquet’. A Kansas father has a warning for all parents after finding something strange on his infant daughter’s foot. In a Jan. 21 Facebook post, Scott Walker said his daughter, Molly, was “cranky and screaming” during lunch, which wasn’t out of the ordinary. As the little girl got worked up, she began …

Natalie Keepers, female suspect in Nicole Lovell slaying, denied bail. A judge denied bail for Virginia Tech student Natalie Keepers, 19, who faces charges of being an accessory in the death of Nicole Lovell. David Eisenhauer, 18, a fellow Virginia Tech student and distance runner on the school’s track team, faces kidnapping and murder charges.

Lord Lucan hired an assassin to murder his wife but the hitman killed their nanny instead, her son said today. The Earl disappeared after nanny Sandra Rivett was found dead at his home in London on November 7, 1974. Lord Lucan, whose blood-stained car was found in Sussex after he disappeared, has now been officially declared dead.

Merle Haggard has canceled the remainder of his tour dates in February due to ongoing concerns with his health after a recent bout of pneumonia. The performances include a Feb. 3 show with Kris Kristofferson in Beverly Hills and five additional dates. “He is still feeling weak from his recent struggle with double pneumonia and has decided to seek further …

Cops Catch Girl Jumping From Balcony of Burning Condo. A 9-year-old girl jumped from the balcony of a burning townhouse into the arms of three township police officers as a fire raged in the Juniper Way complex Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Quick arriving township police officers saw the girl was apparently trapped by fire and called for her to jump, …

Wes Scantlin stopped a recent gig in order to shout at an audience member and allege the man stole his house. The ‘Blurry’ hitmaker was performing at Ohio’s Adelphia Music Hall over the weekend and suddenly stopped the gig, before yelling at the crowd telling them he wasn’t going to play and that they can ”keep” their ”goddamn money”.

Big Kap passed away Wednesday (February 3) according to some of his closest friends and associates. Big Kap’s road manager, Ab Traxx, told Billboard that the DJ died of a heart attack Wednesday morning. Ab Traxx also said Kap had been working on promoting the artists on his Burn Unit crew and building up Highly Unique Radio, the Atlanta-based radio …

Alberta Health Services has released results of a new study showing almost half of cancer cases in the province are preventable. As we mark World Cancer Day, AHS says we could avoid about 6700 new cancer cases every year in our province just by working on preventable factors.