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Patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease were able to care for themselves longer and needed less help performing everyday chores when they took a daily capsule containing 200 IUs of alpha tocopherol, or vitamin E, a study has found. Compared with subjects who took placebo pills, those who took daily supplements of the antioxidant vitamin E and were followed …

Firefighters and police in Minneapolis are looking a report of an explosion at a building in the city, which injured several people. NBC affiliate KARE-TV says that there are few details at this time, but emergency official Robert Ball from Hennepin EMS told the station that as many as a dozen people have been injured, with injuries ranging from burns …

It’s the 50th anniversary of an American icon: Ford’s classic Mustang. To celebrate, the company has released the next generation of its timeless pony. For the first time in 34 years, Ford plans to sell it in Europe, as well as the United States.

Tesco own-brand ice creams that were withdrawn from sale after they were found to contain painkiller tablets may have been contaminated deliberately, police have said. North Yorkshire Police’s major crime unit, which was set up to investigate serious offences, is leading the inquiry into the food scare which resulted in the supermarket issuing a nationwide recall of the product in …

Pop star Britney Spears was rescued from a wardrobe malfunction by her backup dancers after her dress almost fell during the second night of her Las Vegas residency show at Planet Hollywood. The 32-year-old’s gold glittery sequin leotard popped open at the back Dec 28. Though she looked a bit distracted, she continued singing and dancing, while one of her …

Jake Strickland in Utah is fighting for a son he never had the chance to set his eyes on. A son who was given away in adoption keeping him in the dark. The worst part of the story is that Utah’s laws do not recognize the rights of unmarried fathers like Strickland. In this case, the mother was a married …

On 9 November, the dominos featured in a live performance, which included the designers of the Domino Action, politicians, contemporary witnesses and guests from all over the world. The former German Foreign Minister, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and the Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus and Mikhail Gorbachev have been among the guests.

Nirvana and Kiss lead this year’s class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, with their celebration set to be the first ceremony open to the public in New York. Also set to be inducted at the Barclays Center on April 10 are: Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens. The E Street Band …

The 49-year-old rocker and her 20-year-old child with late rocker Kurt Cobain, have had a decidedly tumultuous few years. But Love says their relationship is now one of, well, love. “I’m talking to her a lot which is great,” the Hole frontwoman says. “It is good to have her on my speed dial.” Recently Frances has gone to great lengths …

On one hand Jennifer Aniston was caught flaunting her bikini body in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and on the other hand the former F.R.I.E.N.D.S. co-stars fiance Justin Theroux, went shirt less and displayed his ripped abs and tattooed body. The couple seems to be very happy, relaxed and in a holiday mood all set to bring in the New Year …

Imagine finding a scratch ticket worth $1 million just blowing around in the wind. That’s just what happened to one man from Long Island. Marvin Rosales-Martinez picked up a wet ‘win for life’ scratch-off ticket while working as a landscaper one month after Superstorm Sandy hit. He brought the ticket to lottery headquarters and found out he was the big …