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Sheriff’s office releases names of Oregon shooting victims. Among the victims are the class professor, and several teenagers, including students who were in their first few days of college. According to the Douglas County Sheriff Office the victims are: Lucero Alcaraz of Roseburg, 19, Quinn Glen Cooper of Roseburg, 18, Kim Saltmarsh Dietz of Roseburg, 59, Lucas Eibel of Roseburg, ... Read More »

Chris Mintz, an Army veteran, was shot seven times when he charged straight at the gunman in an effort to save other students during the shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College Thursday morning. Chris Mintz, 30, was taken to hospital after he was shot several times by the gunman during the attack on Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Thursday ... Read More »

Kendra Wilkinson made a surprising revelation about her past in today’s episode of “Kendra on Top”. The 30-year-old reality TV star has revealed she previously “battled some severe depression,” which saw her overdose on drugs and slit her wrists when she was younger. Read More »

A federal judge agreed Thursday to delay the trial of Dylann Roof, the man responsible for a mass shooting at a Charleston church. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel agreed to push back the trial to no later than January to give both defense attorneys and federal prosecutors respective time to prepare, NBC News reports. Roof is facing a ... Read More »

A mountain lion was spotted atop a 35-foot California telephone pole near the aptly-named Cougar Buttes and eagle-eyed residents snapped photos before the big cat climbed down. According to Victorville Daily Press, the cougar scaled the 35-foot pole in a rural section of Lucerne Valley after being startled by rowdy kids who were headed home on a school bus. The ... Read More »

A notable reduction in nicotine content in cigarettes appeared to significantly reduce smoking, nicotine exposure and nicotine dependence in adults who smoke, according to results of a randomized, double blind clinical trial. The double-blind, parallel clinical trial, conducted at 10 sites between 2013 and 2014, randomly assigned adults to smoke for 6 weeks either their usual brand of cigarettes or ... Read More »

A mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, left 10 dead and and more than 22 injured on Thursday, according to CNN. Early reports suggest a suspect has been detained, after the shooting spree before lunchtime at the Umpqua Community College in the timber town of Roseburg. The shooting took place in a science building, according to one ... Read More »

Amid continued reports of child strangulations on window blinds, IKEA says it will no longer sell window coverings made with exposed pull cords. IKEA is the second major retailer this year to make the change. As of October 1, IKEA will only carry window blinds or coverings that have either no cords or inaccessible cords. Read More »

Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to help the baby boy nephew of one of her backup dancers, who is battling cancer. “Baby Ayden, I’m lucky enough to perform with your uncle Toshi on tour,” the “Bad Blood” singer, 25, posted on the GoFundMe page for 13-month-old Ayden, whose uncle Kim “Toshi” Davidson, 28, performs on Swift’s “1989” tour. “All of ... Read More »

Stanley Glanz resigned on Wednesday after a grand jury indicted him on a pair of misdemeanor charges, one of them accusing him of withholding details related to a volunteer deputy who fatally shot Eric Harris. According to the documents read in open court, the Grand Jury indicted Stanley Glanz for willful violation of the law and violating the law for ... Read More »

John Guillermin, known for “The Towering Inferno” and the 1976 “King Kong,” died Sunday at his home in the Topanga Canyon area of Los Angeles. He was 89. The filmmaker’s career began after studying at Cambridge University and a stint in the RAF during World War Two. His friend Nick Redman confirmed that he passed away at his home in ... Read More »