In the days and months following Matthew Shepard’s death, news outlets reported that his tortured body was found strung up on a fence “like Jesus on the cross.” It wasn’t true — he was tied to a fence, but his bloodied and beaten body looked nothing like the crucifixion. Yet the phrase was repeated, and the image of Matthew Shepard …

If you’ve recently bought hummus or dip, check the label. A new recall has been issued for some brands of hummus amid concerns about possible bacterial contamination. Lansal, Inc. is pulling its hummus and dip products off the shelf.

The world’s largest lizard species returns to New York’s Bronx Zoo when an exhibit called “Amazing Monitors” opens on Saturday (May 24). The zoo’s three Komodo dragons, two female and one male, will rotate individually through the indoor space throughout the day. The trio are still adolescents at just over five feet (1.52 meters) in length.

An investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, or ASIRT, has determined that the St Paul shooting suspect, John Quadros took his own life and there will be no charges will be laid against police officers involved in the incident.

Straight-A student Alyssa Funke shot herself dead on a family boat after cyberbullies taunted her for appearing in a porn film. The 19-year-old, who had planned to be an anesthesiologist, was mocked by former school mates at Stillwater High in Minnesota after featuring in a sex video with a stranger in Las Vegas on porn site, CastingCouch-X. Students gathered around …

Michelle Knight’s horrific experience being brutally locked away by Ariel Castro has left deep scars in the young woman and she angrily lashed out in an interview when talking about another woman who was just rescued from her kidnapper after more than a decade.

The Pete Holmes Show has been axed by TBS after two seasons, EW confirms. The half hour late night series followed Conan at midnight, but it failed to gain an audience large enough to convince TBS to renew it.

Meat Loaf, aka Marvin Lee Aday, mistakenly received quite a few congratulations for his supposed American Idol win this week after rocker Caleb Johnson was crowned season 13 champion on May 22. Johnson had been comparing himself to Meat Loaf throughout the season, and apparently this was enough to confuse many Facebook and Twitter users.

The United States on Friday won an international trade case against China for duties placed on imports of American automobiles, a victory that Obama administration officials hoped would prevent Beijing from enacting discriminatory taxes in the future.

Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by breathing pauses or shallow breaths during sleep. Without proper treatment, the chronic illness can repeatedly disrupt sleep and lead to other health complications. In a new study, researchers found that sleep apnea might increase one’s risk of hearing loss. For this study, the researchers examined data on nearly 14,000 participants from the Hispanic …

The dramatic moment a Florida woman jumped out of her car seconds before it was hit by a train was captured in a stunning video released Thursday. Video of the incident, which happened on Monday, shows a woman jumping out of her new Infiniti sport coupe after it stalled on train tracks. Moments later, a Sunrail train smashes into the …