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Most non-emergency city offices will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King’s birthday, the office of Mayor Luis Quintana said in a statement. Emergency services will be unaffected. “This year will mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. King being honored for his service to humanity by being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,” said Quintana. “President Obama has urged ... Read More »

A Germantown, Md., mother and another woman accused of killing two toddlers and trying to kill two other children believed that they were releasing demonic spirits that had possessed the siblings, Montgomery County police said Saturday. Read More »

Actress Julia Roberts narrowly missed being hit by barricade at the Screen Actors Guild Awards The Pretty Woman star narrowly missed being hit by a falling barricade as eager fans crushed to catch a glimpse of her. Julia Roberts was walking down the red carpet greeting fans when in all the excitement the barrier toppled over – yikes! Video shows ... Read More »

New Jersey’s pigskin-picking camel has died just weeks before the Super Bowl. Princess, a fixture at the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey Township for 10 years, gained fame for picking winners in football games. Read More »

Former Massachusetts governor and two-time Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is no stranger to the camera. But director Greg Whiteley, who followed the Romney family for roughly six years and through two campaigns to create his documentary film “Mitt,” is confident that very few people know the real man behind the headlines. “Most people that will come and see this ... Read More »

The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro has sustained a broken finger from lightning that struck it, informed world agencies Saturday. A heavy electric rainstorm raged over the major Brazilian city on Thursday, causing power cuts for many households. The world famous Jesus statue, rising over a 700 m hill above Rio was damaged by another storm ... Read More »

Nina Agdal is the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’s rookie of the year for 2012. A South Beach resident for the past 1 1/2 years, the Denmark native has become one of the world’s top bikini and lingerie models. Her first public appearance since winning the SI title was at last weekend’s Ludus Athletics Model Beach Volleyball Tournament in South Beach, ... Read More »

Zac Efron’s jaw isn’t wired shut anymore which means he can talk which means he can start getting to work promoting That Awkward Moment. And promote he did. During a Q&A for the film at the Facebook HQ campus, Zac met his biggest Facebook fan. Her name is Kirby and it sounds like her husband wouldn’t even be mad if ... Read More »

An Ohio killer appeared to gasp several times as a previously unused combination of drugs was used to execute him. It took almost 25 minutes for Dennis McGuire to die after doses of two drugs, the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone, were used in the lethal injection. It was one of the longest executions since Ohio resumed capital punishment ... Read More »

A shocked nun has given birth to a baby boy, and named him after Pope Francis. The 31-year-old nun, who comes originally from El Salvador, was rushed to hospital from her convent in the Italian city of Rieti – only to find, to her huge surprise, that her ‘stomach pains’ were in fact labour pains. Read More »

A Pennsylvania couple has drawn national attention for the ad they wrote attempting to sell their house. The four bedroom 1901 Victorian has now become a draw for ghost hunters. The ad for the house at 1217 Marion St. in Dunmore casually tells potential buyers that the building is, “slightly haunted. Nothing serious, though.” Greg and Sandi Leeson go on ... Read More »