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A major study finds that taking calcium or vitamin D pills does not help prevent growths that can lead to colon cancer in people who have had at least one in the past. “After a patient has colonic polyps removed it would be great to be able to offer a way for that patient to reduce his or her risk ... Read More »

Texas man Licho Escamilla has become the 12th person executed by the State of Texas this year. Licho Escamilla was given the death penalty for the 2001 fatal shooting of Christopher Kevin James, who was trying to break up the brawl when he was shot. The 33-year-old prisoner was pronounced dead 18 minutes after the lethal injection was administered at ... Read More »

A bear rampaged through a Russian shopping mall before escaping and being shot dead by police. Local TV station MestoproTV released the video showing the bear roaming around the mall and then escaping shortly after much to the horror of onlookers. Read More »

Victoria Justice is bravely sharing her story, and it’s one we never expected. The actress just revealed in a new interview that has been diagnosed with a serious thyroid disease, and she’s been privately dealing with it for years. The 22-year-old is best known for her roles on Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 and Victorious. Victoria also has a singing career ... Read More »

A new study is challenging the widely regarded advice that sitting for hours on end at desk jobs or TV binge watching will lead to your untimely demise. These findings challenge previous research suggesting that the act of sitting itself causes harm even when people routinely walk a lot or do other exercise. The findings also contradict recommendations by Britain’s ... Read More »

It’s best to tread carefully around those who take their coffee black as they’re more likely to be psychopaths, new research has suggested. Scientists from the University of Innsbruck in Austria studied 953 American adults and found that those who preferred more bitter tastes in foods scored higher on a series of personality questionnaires that measured qualities like narcissism, aggression ... Read More »

A Navy veteran is suing after what his lawyer describes as a 16-pound pine cone fell and crushed his skull in San Francisco. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Sean Mace, a Navy veteran, was napping and reading underneath a bunya pine tree at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park when the 16-pound seed pod fell on him. Read More »

Apple could owe up to $862 million in damages after losing a lawsuit accusing the tech giant of infringing on a patent held by the University of Wisconsin. The case against Apple was filed by representatives of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) over what the latter felt was a major infringement of its 1998 patent that proposed a model ... Read More »

The United States Army just announced plans to begin testing of a new smart grenade launcher capable of zeroing in on covered/hidden targets. Orbital ATK, also manufacturer of space and aviation products, has developed a “smart” grenade launcher known as the XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System. Orbital ATK calls the XM25 a “next-generation, semi-automatic weapon designed for effectiveness against ... Read More »

Bristol Palin is having a baby girl! The mom-to-be (again) revealed the news on Instagram and her blog. “7.5 months with my baby girl,” the soon-to-be-mother of two captioned a picture of herself smiling while cradling her growing belly. She wore an all-black number and finished it off with brown boots and dark-rimmed glasses. Read More »

Ontario is launching a new pilot to allow for the testing of automated vehicles on Ontario roads, stated a press release Tuesday. The pilot project will allow companies to do their research and development here, to help bring automated vehicles to market. Read More »