Shawna Cook is getting ready to marry her fiance Brian Mascarelli on Feb. 2, 2014. Shawna Cook was also born and raised in Washington and is a die-hard Seattle Seahawks fan. Does anyone see a problem with this? “I said OK how about Feb. 2, 2-2, that’s easy enough for my fiance to remember,” says Cook. “About a month later, …

For those who like their mind-altering herbs sprayed with dangerous chemicals and sold to them in gas stations, there’s always synthetic cannabis. The designer drug, branded as ”herbal incense” or a “herbal smoking blend,” is often sold in convenience stores and gas stations — and it’s nothing like cannabis. Nicknamed ”synthetic marijuana” because of its origins as a cheap, legal …

Nightly news anchor Chet Curtis passed away yesterday after almost 50 years of reporting in Boston and losing his battle to cancer. He is best known for co-hosting the weekday news magazine show “chronicle” on WCVB with Natalie Jacobson. From the 70’s to the 90’s TV ratings sky-rocketed as this married duo brought the news to their homes.

A rare giant squid has been caught by fishermen off the coast of Japan. Measuring 11 feet in length, the creature was hauled from its home in waters deep off the coast of the Tottori Prefecture during a trawl for crabs and flatfish. It was alive when the fishermen brought it on board the boat but died before reaching the …

The brother of a man who died after collapsing during a run in a New York City park has died days later, also while jogging. The Daily News says 60-year-old Peter Berry collapsed and died while running in Central Park on Sunday. His half-brother, 68-year-old Rynn Berry, went into cardiac arrest during a New Year’s Eve run in Prospect Park. …

Rob Ryan isn’t an NFL head coach because … his hair? That’s one theory making the round, and it’s a theory that makes sens to Rob’s twin brother, Rex, the clean-shaven coach of the Jets. Rex told reporters at the Senior Bowl this week that Rob’s flowing locks might be a turn-off to those who do the hiring. In Rex’s …

The head of the Met Police has told Heart the death of a 16 year old who’s thought to have taken ecstasy is a tragedy. Daniel Spargo-Mabbs was taken to hospital in the early hours of Saturday 18 January 2014 after going to an illegal rave at an industrial site in Hayes. Police were called at about 4am by paramedics …

We’ll all be cured of Facebook soon. At least, that’s the conclusion of a new Princeton paper published this month on the Arxiv server that modeled the social network’s popularity over time as if it were an infectious illness. The conclusions may sound hard to believe—the scientists predict Facebook will lose 80 percent of its user base by the end …

Healthy vitamin D levels may lead to better memory and depression-free life in patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease (PD). A new study exploring vitamin D levels in patients with Parkinson’s disease opens up the possibility of a new avenue of early intervention that may delay or prevent the onset of cognitive impairment and depression.

Study suggests fewer children would get ASD diagnosis; Autism Speaks investigating what happens when diagnosis lost or changed to SCD A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that fewer children would receive a diagnosis of autism under new criteria for the disorder. The new criteria came into use with the publication of the 5th edition …

According to a recent research, eating more fish could lead to larger brain volume, particularly in the hippocampus – the brain area directly linked to dementia. The number of nerve cells in the hippocampus has a great influence on memory, and their amount decreases as people get older. 1,111 women took part in the study during which the levels of …