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Teacher donates kidney after seeing Facebook plea
Any parent of grade-school-age kids knows that it takes a saint to be a teacher. Now a teacher from Kentucky is proving that yet again by volunteering to donate one of her kidneys to a complete stranger. Twelve months ago, John Desmond, a father of two, came down with bacterial meningitis, which shut down his [...]
Israel airstrike hits Syria arms convoy
13 tech terms you should never say again
Porn star Ron Jeremy hospitalized with aneurysm
Adult film legend Ron Jeremy, 59, has been hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles with a heart aneurysm and is currently in critical condition.
Family sues NYC; says police handcuffed and interrogated 7-year-old boy
NEW YORK (AP) — A 7-year-old New York City boy's family has filed a $250 million claim against police and the city after saying he was handcuffed and falsely accused of stealing $5 from a schoolmate.
Want more sex, guys? Stop helping with the chores
No good deed goes unpunished. That famous phrase from Clare Booth Luce apparently applies to married men, according to a new study that finds men who help with the housework tend to have less sex. The University of Washington research, published Wednesday in the American Sociological Review, suggests that heterosexual couples have more “sexual encounters” [...]
Deadly tornadoes batter central, southeast U.S.
A vehicle lies on a road after a tornado moved through Adairsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. A fierce storm system that roared across northwest Georgia has left at least one person dead and a trail of damage that included demolished buildings in downtown Adairsville and vehicles overturned on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
America's top dog continues 22-year reign
Jamaica embraces controversial Super Bowl ad
Jamaica is embracing a controversial Super Bowl commercial that depicts a white office worker from the U.S. Midwest feigning the Caribbean island's lilting patois accent to display a cheerful, upbeat outlook.Some ...
DNA ties dead man to Missouri prof's '05 murder
Prince Charles and Camilla's surprise for London commuters
Manhunt underway for Phoenix gunman
Standoff with Ala. gunman continues
Oil tycoon's 21-year-old grandson dies
Lindsay Lohan faces jail — again
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan will stand trial on March 18 on charges she lied to California police about a June car crash and violated probation, raising the possibility she could be sent back to jail. A judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday set the trial date on charges related to the car crash and said the court will hold a hearing at the same time on whether Lohan in the incident violated probation from a 2011 jewelry theft. ...
At least three shot at Phoenix business complex, say police
Officers continue to search for a gunman; no fatalities reported.
