A woman who vanished from her home in Santa Ana nearly a decade ago at age 15 has been found and she told police she had been kidnapped, sexually assaulted and held captive in Los Angeles County, police said Wednesday. Isidro Garcia was arrested Tuesday and booked on suspicion of kidnapping for rape, lewd acts with a minor and false ... Read More »
Golfer Rory McIlroy confirms it’s officially over between him and Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, just days after sending out wedding invitations to their guests. Read More »
On Wednesday, the Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks visited the White House, where they were honored by President Barack Obama after their 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2. Read More »
A senior military commander from Ontario was killed Wednesday morning during a training exercise on a northern Alberta military base. Lt.-Col. Dan Bobbitt, commanding officer of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery based in Garrison Petawawa, Ont., died when a light armoured vehicle rolled over during a training mission for Exercise Maple Resolve 2014 at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright. ... Read More »
The mounting scrutiny of prescription drug prices in the U.S. reached fever pitch when a new drug for hepatitis C was priced at about $1,000 a day. An American Health Insurance Plans blog has reignited the debate on Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), noting that although the drug “has shown tremendous results, and it’s the kind of medical innovation we need to sustain…unfortunately, ... Read More »
Comb jellies – a seemingly simple form of marine life — took a radically different path to neural complexity than the rest of the animal kingdom, a finding that could have implications for synthetic and regenerative medicine, new University of Florida research shows. Read More »
After a string of film-festival screenings that have earned universally positive reviews, the first trailer for Life Itself — a documentary which traces the life and career of legendary film critic Roger Ebert, who died in April 2013 at age 70 — has finally debuted. Read More »
According to a report from TV Line, former Community star Gillian Jacobs will play a recurring role on Season 4 of Girls. While we don’t know yet what her character’s plot arc will be, we know her name is Mimi-Rose Howard and that she will make her first appearance in Episode 5. The episode’s name: “Mimi-Rose.” How fitting. Read More »
For the next 58 days, fans of the Star Wars franchise and supporters of UNICEF can enter a contest to win a guest role in the upcoming film, “Star Wars: Episode VII.” J.J. Abrams, the director of “Episode VII”, used a video message to announce a new “Star Wars” initiative today called “Star Wars: Force for Change from Disney, Luscasfilm, ... Read More »
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is set to unveil an Anti-SeaWorld advertisement at the San Diego International Airport Thursday, May 22, the Associated Press reported. This is after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California announced yesterday that airport officials agreed to settle a previous lawsuit with the animal rights organization by allowing the said ... Read More »
Led Zeppelin are facing claims that their timeless classic song “Stairway To Heaven” plagiarized a 1968 track from the band Spirit. Lawyer Francis Alexander Molofiy is seeking to block the re-release of Led Zeppelin IV, stating that his client, former Spirit guitarist Randy Alexander, should be given a writing credit on the track, as it resembles Spirit’s 1968 song “Taurus,” ... Read More »
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