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A Massachusetts woman who was accused of killing her pregnant friend and cutting the baby from her womb was convicted on Wednesday. Julie Corey had suffered a miscarriage three months prior to the murder and she was found guilty of beating and strangling her friend before cutting the baby from her body and attempting to pass the child off as ... Read More »

Most of the time, turbulence is just an uncomfortable, if not almost inevitable part of flying. But then there are the times when turbulence is downright terrifying and a real danger. Three flight attendants and five passengers on a United Airlines flight yesterday from Denver to Billings, Mont. were injured when the plane hit turbulence so severe, people were tossed ... Read More »

Two former members of a militant black power group convicted of killing two New York City police officers in 1971 are again seeking parole. But this time, Anthony Bottom and Herman Bell will appear before the state Parole Board after admitting to the slayings. Read More »

Malin Akerman is starting over with some brand new ink! The newly separated star just altered a tattoo of her ex-husband Robert Zincone’s name to her son Sebastian’s. The “Trophy Wife” actress showed off her body art via Instangram over the weekend. She posted, “@josecordova thx for the beautiful tattoo 😉 #miamiink,” with the snap of her wrist. Read More »

In a tragic story today, a central California father helplessly watched his family, which included his wife and their four young children, perish in a fiery car crash after trying to unsuccessfully rescue his family from the burning vehicle, authorities said Sunday. The man was driving behind his family Saturday night when the driver of a minivan ran a stop ... Read More »

A week-and-a-bit ago, the internet’s favourite science guy, Bill Nye, took to the stage at the Creation Museum, in Kentucky, USA, and had a formal debate with pro-creationist, Ken Ham. 500 000 people tuned in on YouTube to watch the debate live, and the video’s had nearly 2-million views since then. Read More »

New dad Simon Cowell has shown off his Valentine’s Day baby boy to followers on Twitter – scroll down to see further pics. The proud pop posted a artistic black and white photo of himself, his two-day-old son Eric and mum Lauren Silverman lying on a bed together on Twitter on Sunday. Read More »

A man has miraculously escaped relatively unharmed after throwing himself into a tiger pen in a zoo, apparently in a bid to feed it. The man, identified as 20-year-old Yang Jinhai, was photographed by alarmed visitors at Chengdu Zoo climbing into the Bengal tiger enclosure on Sunday morning. He was reportedly upset that one of the tigers appeared to be ... Read More »

Doctor Stephanie Arndt brought her horse Nasar into the house when Hurricane Xaver battered her town of Holt, Germany in late 2013. But the three-year-old Arabian horse has taken a liking to the indoors — you could say he’s made himself right at home. Read More »

A self-confessed teen Satanist accused of murdering a man in November admitted to killing the victim and 22 other “bad people” to a Pennsylvania newspaper reporter who interviewed her by phone at the Northumberland County Jail on Friday. Miranda Barbour, 19, told The Daily Item that she stabbed Troy LaFerrara, 42, of Port Trevorton, 20 times as her husband, Elytte ... Read More »

A body found in the frigid waters of the Hudson River by police divers was positively identified as that of missing celebrity designer Michele Savoia. The body was recovered at 1:30 pm Sunday off of Chelsea Piers around 20 feet from the yacht Savoia called home, according to police. Read More »